nevrthepfhor

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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
You have to authenticate to github just to install a public package with maven? What a joke.
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
Driver issues alone disqualify Ubuntu versus Windows (where are all the three-monitor setups and touchscreen laptops?). So does the complete lack of desktop background options. And having to hold down `Alt` to make the Suspend button appear
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
Yes, Windows Home is awful, but I believe I got a Windows 10 Pro key for ten dollars. I think I used the same key on two different computers. No Candy Crush, slightly better control over the system. It would be nice to have an OS that'
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
Ubuntu is indeed bizarre (tried 18.10 and 19.04). It's either lock, restart, or shut down. Otherwise I get to have fun at the command line. And multiple monitors hasn't been anything but a pain either. I was told that Ubuntu is ab
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
From each according to his ability?
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
People choose proprietary software because proprietary software doesn't make you memorize and type things like "systemctl suspend" for the most basic of tasks such as putting your computer to sleep. They don't want to fi
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
Savings rates in China are astronomical in comparison. RIP
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
Seems unfair that someone making 11x what another person makes used to pay 25x as much as them in taxes but now pays 40x instead (i.e. 550k vs 50k)
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by nevrthepfhor 7y ago
Not a cut? Based on what data? Or is this a bait-and-switch where anything less than $2k is peanuts (so it's not really a cut)? I understand that people who own homes in high-tax states are missing out because of the SALT reform, but