cosmic_cheese

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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
> Meanwhile Firefox being the fastest browser in terms of least janks and best for hundreds of tabs gets No recognition either. This is likely subjective. Out of the browsers I use regularly, Firefox is by far the one with the greatest n
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
I considered a used i3 when I last shopped but got spooked by how some models used plastic parts that can break easily and have cooling systems which can fail spectacularly, both of which are costly to fix. If it weren’t for that there’d pr
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
I hear you on the lack of diversification in models available. I’d really love to see an EV that’s in line with the virtues of the Honda Fit, Honda Element, and Toyota Matrix — not sexy or fancy, but cheap, insanely practical little “everyt
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
Economics is not my field, but I’d reason that tariffs can be useful if they’re used as a scalpel instead of as a sledgehammer. So for example, if the goal is to stimulate domestic automakers to be more competitive without unnecessarily ris
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
That ability to copy system folders and macOS having generally not cared about what it’s booting off of was a lifesaver for both myself and the friends I’ve acted as tech support for several times over the years. It was a bit confusing when
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
The trend to exclude CarPlay and/or Android Auto really is awful. Not only is there a high risk of notoriously underpowered head units becoming increasingly laggy over time with updates, there’s also the risk of the automaker deciding
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
Yep. Midrange-to-expensive EVs have been around for long enough that pretty much everybody in those market segments who are currently interested have already bought one. Additionally, the segment has been flooded with midsize SUVs, with the
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
My point is that people cannot manifest that which they cannot imagine, and the system as it’s currently structured crushes imagination and packs it away into the box of “childish” fiction. All those opportunities you’ve mentioned get boxed
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
In the US, we also have large numbers of homes that have not been brought up to modern efficiency standards and cheap/outdated, grossly inefficient heating/cooling contributing. That number could probably be brought down quite sig
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
I agree that this is probably a major contributor. The human mind has only so much mental bandwidth available, and mere existence in modern society demands much of it. Whatever is left over is slowly consumed as responsibilities accumulate.
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
I would posit that the imperative to “grow up” is in fact part of the problem. As children become adults they’re repeatedly told to “be realistic” and follow well-worn paths taken by numerous others in attempt to avoid “failure”. Don’t do t
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
Shouldn’t be an issue under macOS for the most part, which has used grayscale antialiasing for several years since subpixel AA isn’t of much benefit with HiDPI displays and complicates text rendering considerably. If there are any problems,
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
Even if that’s true, it’s irrelevant from the user’s perspective. Regardless of the underlying reason, the result is a user experience that’s enough of an improvement that users feel motivated to migrate. If Bluesky becomes dominant, it wil
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
An advantage of Bluesky over Twitter that’s valuable to a lot of people is the degree of control it gives. Algorithmic feeds are more precisely tunable so it’s easier to get them to show the things you want to see, starter packs make it eas
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by cosmic_cheese 2y ago
I like Mastodon better too, but non-technical users seem to find it too complicated/nerdy. Threads is easy to use but apparently suppresses posts containing political content and perhaps as a result of inheriting Instagram's userb