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by jsz0 9y ago
This is exactly why cable providers have been so reluctant to spend huge amounts of money on FTTH. Squeezing more bits through existing copper infrastructure is a win-win situation for everyone.
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by jsz0 9y ago
Probably a fun combination of both!
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by jsz0 9y ago
IDC seems to think so. I think they have a pretty good track record. From a user perspective it feels right to me because it's easier than ever to scale on demand and otherwise manage cloud resources efficiently. https://www
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by jsz0 9y ago
The watchOS 3 update was a game changer for the Watch. So much so that it makes me wonder if the dock UI was supposed to be in watchOS 1 and had to be scrapped at the last minute. If you look back at the original watchOS UI it's sort o
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by jsz0 9y ago
> The reception thus far hasn't been extremely encouraging. It can't be any worse than downloading random exe files off the web. Most people are scared to install software on their computers at this point.
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by jsz0 9y ago
They're probably working on a design refresh. Spec bumps alone aren't enough anymore to get people to buy new computers.
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by jsz0 9y ago
It's going to be tough for AMD to claw their way back into this market anytime soon. The market for low-end to mid-range servers has been on the decline for a while and the explosive growth from cloud providers is starting to level off
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by jsz0 9y ago
I actually prefer to use mediocre sounding headphones in public. The cramped frequency response lets me clearly distinguish the sound of the music I'm listening to from the sounds of the environment around me. I bought a pair of high e
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by jsz0 9y ago
It's usually not even worth the cost of electricity to keep running hardware that old. Upgrading to modern power efficient hardware pays for itself pretty quickly with lower electrical bills.
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by jsz0 9y ago
I suspect Apple will release a low cost (iPad priced) ARM based MacBook soon. iPad sales just aren't good enough for it to continue being Apple's only mass market 'future of computing' device. There is clearly a big mark
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by jsz0 9y ago
I've always considered speeding tickets to be the small fee I pay for the privilege of driving faster. Last year I got about $250 in tickets in 40,000+ miles of driving. Totally worth it.
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by jsz0 9y ago
Failing to keep pace with the flow of traffic is just as much of a safety hazard. I see near misses all the time on the highway due to people make desperate lane changes to avoid getting stuck behind a slower car.
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by jsz0 9y ago
> it certainly isn't because they have the best track record for working with third party peripherals like chargers What track record? USB-C is their first officially supported open charging standard.
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by jsz0 9y ago
> providing a good customer experience No one is having a bad experience because of a paper wrapper and lack of 10 cent cleaning cloth in the box.
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by jsz0 9y ago
Anything that causes a delay can be a potential safety risk
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by jsz0 10y ago
When I have tried to do this in the past major news events blew up my feed with many pages of similar articles which totally drowned out everything else I have no clue if the right way to use Twitter is to follow a ton of people or very few
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by jsz0 10y ago
> don't use it ad an excuse to fuck with everyone else in the planet What about Europol? https://www.wsj.com/articles/europol-says-data-sharing-on-po...
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by jsz0 10y ago
The big practical advantage of Ethernet is standardized cabling, connectors and tools.
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by jsz0 10y ago
Impossible to know since Apple rarely discusses those types of details to the public. They probably should talk about it more because otherwise people just speculate and the best reddit joke punchline is what people end up believing.
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by jsz0 10y ago
You pay either way because Microsoft is not a charitable organization. Either you spend as much (if not more) upfront for ridiculously long term support or you pay for upgrades and get a better operating system every few years. For obvious
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by jsz0 10y ago
> My ceiling would have probably been around $3k. That gets you real close to buying an iMac for development and a PC for gaming. I think this is part of the reason Apple has pulled back from the high end. Hardware is cheap enough that w
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by jsz0 10y ago
> However, is there any reason they just don't go to Linux? One of the many reasons is desktop Linux has a terrible and well deserved reputation. Most people don't have any great yearning in their loins to switch operating syst
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by jsz0 10y ago
> I don't like tiny text This is something Apple really needs to address on macOS. The font sizes, many of which cannot be changed, are a bad mix of too small and too big. I can't find a comfortable resolution that works well f
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by jsz0 10y ago
> That’s why I want United Airlines to go out of business for it. Sounds like the economic version of dragging their employees out of their seats to me.
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by jsz0 10y ago
> What is it that MS is actually trying to do? They're trying to prevent Windows from becoming the COBOL of operating systems.
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by jsz0 10y ago
It's potentially a lot worse for Amazon/Google than it is for Burger King. I bet a lot of people will reconsider purchasing these devices based on just this one incident. Most people might not react as strongly but if this happene
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by jsz0 10y ago
> No way the boss will shell out $70 per license if/when ST3 is ever released Yeah this is how it always goes. The 'almost as good but totally free' alternative almost always wins in the long run. Even when the cost isn&#x
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by jsz0 10y ago
> Then you see all those shitty ads Still somewhat better than creepy targeted advertising. I bought a new garbage can a few weeks ago now many sites are full of ads for garbage cans. Although this may be one example where the targeting
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by jsz0 10y ago
> "I can't wait until we can grow zombies to pick cotton, then all the slaves can finally go free." Forcing (?) billions of people to change their eating habits is a far more difficult task than a quaint little Civil War t
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by jsz0 10y ago
> can we maintain the level of technological sophistication we've reached? Probably not but I doubt we'd regress very much. The world's population of less than 2 billion in the early 20th century was able to produce automo

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