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by loudmax 7y ago
The only cruise I've been on was the Disney Magic in Alaska. It was a lot of fun for me and my family too. From what I've been told, one of the nicer things about the Disney cruises is they don't nickle and dime you as much
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by loudmax 7y ago
Speaking of dichotomies, referring to people as "good guys" or "bad guys" is a peeve of mine. Obviously, society should do what it can to prevent people from committing crime or terrorism, even using lethal force when n
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by loudmax 7y ago
Not hard until you want to become involved in an organization that happens to use Facebook as their primary platform for broadcasting information. Or maybe you really would like to see photos of your newborn niece or nephew. Depends on yo
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by loudmax 7y ago
I'm not sure where you get the impression that these three companies don't advertise much. In any case, nobody should have to patronize a company if they don't want to, whatever their motivation. The problem with the big tec
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by loudmax 7y ago
> they've been doing right by the open source community MS's newer efforts like VS Code are certainly encouraging. This doesn't change the fundamental issue that much of the world relies on desktop software that only runs
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by loudmax 7y ago
I wish I were in that bubble. At the company I work, Windows desktops are the standard and the workplace uses a product called Vidyo for video conferencing. Vidyo doesn't run on any open source desktop... or maybe it does, but I&#x27
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by loudmax 7y ago
That's not a contrary view, that's someone who seems quite pleased with his laptop. Yes it's a lot of tweaking to get the system to work optimally, but that is the nature of open source: you trade convenience for power. I&#x2
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by loudmax 7y ago
If solutions were independent of the environment, the fix would be easy: simply develop better software than Microsoft. Unfortunately Microsoft owns the stack so it's hard to compete with them on their turf. You can develop for Mac o
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by loudmax 7y ago
> The OS doesn't matter as much anymore. I disagree. Everything described above applies to the Microsoft Windows monopoly. The monopoly was shaken by the web, then by mobile in general, but lots of traditional businesses are still
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by loudmax 7y ago
> Sure. I'll take that bet. It will be a disaster. I understand the "bet" here is figurative, but it's pretty sad to bet on the misery of others. We should have realistic expectations for how this project is likely t
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by loudmax 7y ago
Navigation is working normally for me: middle click opens articles in a new tab, and I can right click and open an article in a new tab or a new window. I can also access articles by URL. I'm using Chromium. Has Techcrunch broken nav
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by loudmax 7y ago
The executive branch of the federal government is absolutely committed to "clean" coal, the solar industry has plateaued, and immigration is down. Tesla is struggling, but I agree that "close to bankruptcy" is hyperbole
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by loudmax 7y ago
Attitudes like this are what leads to systematic vendor lock-in and monopolies. If an open source system can't communicate with a proprietary system, the bug is one of these systems not following open standards.
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by loudmax 7y ago
Containerization certainly ought to be an isolation layer to boost security. What's unfortunate is how little we can rely on docker to provide any additional security.
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by loudmax 7y ago
> You have to pay for ambulances? Why is this not politicized more? Oh, it's politicized all right. Reforming America's health care system has been one of the biggest political fights of the last decade. At this point it&#x27
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by loudmax 7y ago
Good examples are critical. Examples are not a substitute for a thorough explanation, but they can make utilities so much easier to understand. If you're writing technical documentation, please include some examples starting with the
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by loudmax 7y ago
Pretty sure you're using 'mp3s' in a general sense, but I'm going to nitpick because I love audio format geekery. If you're going to rip your CDs, you should consider ripping to FLAC and Opus. The only reason to ri
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by loudmax 7y ago
The Medium article referenced points out the difficulties in getting accurate up to date information out of the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) database. The survey described in the article include data about the Mod
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by loudmax 7y ago
I think a lot of people are going to prefer to run games locally. I'm looking forward to playing strategy games on Stadia or games where lag isn't too critical. For quick reflex games, lag is important. And if VR games ever tak
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by loudmax 7y ago
Better than breaking up social networks would be to force them to interoperate on an open protocol. When I first signed up for Facebook I was disappointed that only other Facebook users could see my account. Then when Google+ came on the
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by loudmax 7y ago
There are a number of business models that are compatible with open source. But the question here isn't whether to open source your own software or not. The issue is whether it's a good idea to build on somebody else's prop
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by loudmax 7y ago
Or build on an open an open source stack. Don't like Intel? Switch to AMD. Don't like AWS? Switch to another cloud. Proprietary platforms lure developers to their stack by making development easy. Learning an open source is t
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by loudmax 7y ago
Developing Microsoft desktop software you're still building on someone else's platform and hoping they don't decide to alter the terms of the deal. Microsoft may be more forward thinking than Google, but companies change.
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by loudmax 7y ago
I have a Xiaomi fitness band 2. As far as I can tell, the sleep metrics it reports are pretty good. I wouldn't attempt to compare its accuracy to an Apple watch, but the Xiaomi's battery charge lasts about a week and it cost $30
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by loudmax 7y ago
Next, please provide a Windows kernel for Linux or other open source operating systems. There are many of us whose biggest frustration running an open source OS is working around Windows executables, Windows only drivers, and Microsoft pro
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by loudmax 7y ago
Microsoft's core revenue is still due to market lock-in of their proprietary technologies: MS Office and Windows itself. There are other office suites out there, but nothing can gain much market share without complete compatibility fo
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by loudmax 7y ago
I think a more nuanced explanation is that the problem isn't the amount of regulation but the nature of the regulation. If we simply add up all the rules, healthcare is probably more regulated in the US than anywhere else in the world
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by loudmax 8y ago
I'm no expert, but when they talk about multiple CPUs I understood them to mean multiple cores, not necessarily multiple CPUs on different motherboard sockets. Even midrange phones today typically have CPUs with multiple cores. Google
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by loudmax 8y ago
You should hear what people say about people that were born and raised outside the US. Seems in some places, it's perfectly (legally) acceptable to pick on others, as long as you're picking on the 'wrong' group of folks.
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by loudmax 8y ago
With autonomous cars, robotaxis become feasible. If you're buying a car for yourself, you're going to want a certain amount of space for passengers or cargo in case you need to do something like drive your family to the airport.

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