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by cjk2 2y ago
I think it's simpler: these web services have zero tangible value and end users know it and aren't going to pay for it.
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by cjk2 2y ago
I don’t agree with this. You can run macOS without this crap so why can’t you run windows without it? macOS is arguably less enthusiast oriented than windows. Microsoft is one facade regardless of who is underneath it and they are aligned i
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by cjk2 2y ago
I remember the discussion about that which boiled down to: it’s good for you - shut up. That was the thing that kicked me over the fence. Open source doesn’t matter if the stewards do not have your best interests at heart.
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by cjk2 2y ago
Same situation here. Apple is not the best option, but it's the least shit.
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by cjk2 2y ago
I would rather hope the vendor has the right policy, not that a multi-national union forces it to have the right policy.
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by cjk2 2y ago
I've purposely avoided all three of those for that very reason. I've spent 30 years working with Microsoft stacks. It paid the mortgage off but it's been hell from a churn and lock in perspective. So much ROI was wasted on re
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by cjk2 2y ago
More user hostility. Less user choice. I remember a few years ago on here everyone crowing about the new Microsoft and how it wasn't like the old one. It's notably worse a this point.
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by cjk2 2y ago
I'm enjoying this one. Mostly because it has motivated people to move to AWS quicker which is where I make money :)
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by cjk2 2y ago
Why not a picosecond after the first one? What is the smallest unit of time? Does it even make sense when you get there? Now I've got a headache.
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by cjk2 2y ago
Well there is some variability in that. A lot of the cloud services out there don't work offline at all, suffer from sync issues, have poor quality apps if they even have one or have poor or undocumented privacy architecture. (I have A
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by cjk2 2y ago
Bloatware? The only thing that matters is the software! I've run my entire life, business and academic study with this software for over a decade. Works across my computer, ipad and phone. Works offline for days at a time. Never goes w
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by cjk2 2y ago
Then along comes GTK...
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by cjk2 2y ago
I don't use windows. My point is roughly there isn't even a remotely comparable bit of software to the stuff built into macOS on Windows or Linux (calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, mail, maps).
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by cjk2 2y ago
Best time to Linux ever. But worst time to dump other platforms which you rely on. Same as the last 25 years.
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by cjk2 2y ago
Yeah this. Also the plane tickets are so bloody cheap these days that the baggage doesn't hurt a bit.
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by cjk2 2y ago
I use yt-dlp to download the videos, then play it on VLC on my iPad. Much nicer experience!
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by cjk2 2y ago
Not everyone here is a Linux dev. I spend most of my time with Goodnotes and MacTeX.
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by cjk2 2y ago
We have about 500 of them and this is normal. You are the lucky one here.
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by cjk2 2y ago
No. I have a high end Dell Precision 7670 with their top NBD support option. The machine has been a shit show. Dell had no parts for it when it failed and took a week to find one. The NBD support doesn't always turn up on the NBD. It&#
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by cjk2 2y ago
So far. I know someone who had to wait a month for a battery to turn up...
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by cjk2 2y ago
Enjoy your warranty service with other far more terrible vendors then!
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by cjk2 2y ago
Yeah that. It's usually the same people who will pay $2500 a year for routine service on their car without saying something but bitch about $500 repair on the principal income generator they have (their macbook).
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by cjk2 2y ago
Yes sure anyone can punch themselves in the balls, break their entire workflow and start again if they want to. But is it worth it?
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by cjk2 2y ago
Yeah my 2021 M1 Pro is showing 89% battery. My spare 2021 M1 Pro is showing 99% battery. (Also I have a spare iMac and a spare Mac Mini and an iPad I can work on) YMMV but redundancy is good.
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by cjk2 2y ago
Ok I completely missed that despite reading it. Clearly not enough coffee. As for mail in, you only have to mail in custom configs usually. If you get an off the shelf one they do it in store. I've done a couple before. One took an hou
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by cjk2 2y ago
Why no AppleCare? This would have been replaced free. This was a poor hedge. (Edit: missed the applecare bit) As for the battery being sold with the top case, I have less of a problem than many with this as it's difficult to ship the b
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by cjk2 2y ago
Good advice. If you're in a bad place, don't watch it.
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by cjk2 2y ago
Ooh yeah fuck that last one. Especially when you have 2h to return a hire one. Urgh.
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by cjk2 2y ago
Charging. The network of chargers and the billing is a shit show. Also service which is somewhat variable. If I fast charge anywhere reliable here (instavolt) in the UK I’m better off driving a petrol car. Helm a coal powered one is probabl
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by cjk2 2y ago
Planned for 2027. When it ships for that price I’ll believe it. The main underdelivery of EV’s is total cost of ownership which is a shit show of complexity under a layer of marketing. (Note: former EV owner. I don’t own a car now)

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