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by owenwil 6y ago
I wonder if this means they'll build for Windows ARM64 next or continue ignoring it until after they support it for macOS
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by owenwil 6y ago
Yes – anyone saying otherwise is an early adopter (so most of this site), but for the average user, an ARM-based device won't be perfect at launch. Plenty of apps (and games in particular) will outright not work; buying an Intel device
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by owenwil 6y ago
Apple generates more than 50% of all smartphone App Store revenue, so I'd argue it has a monopoly through that lens https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/07/03/apples-app-store-...
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by owenwil 6y ago
To be fair that Mac was one of the greatest ever made, haha – I blame most of my issues with all of this on stability issues with the 2019 MBP I'm forced to use for work.
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by owenwil 6y ago
Last time I did it was February, and it was just as problematic back then – I'm not sure what advantage it offers over WSL2 (which is containerized) when combined with all of the benefits of Windows these days, for the hassle.
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by owenwil 6y ago
A MacBook Pro doesn't have a HighDPI 4K display, which is where it falls apart. Indeed, it works fine on a MacBook because Retina is not the same thing! :)
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by owenwil 6y ago
Are you on Windows 10's 2020 release? That doesn't resonate with my experience at all – macOS has been vastly more frustrating to deal with on 4K displays in my experience, constant reflowing and forgetting window states, takes fo
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by owenwil 6y ago
I can think of a few reasons not to, as someone who tried to use Linux first when switching away from macOS. The most notable of which is using Linux with a high-density 4k+ display is nightmarish at best; everything is either too big or to
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Why laptop webcams are still junk(onezero.medium.com)
4 points by owenwil 6y ago|0 comments
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by owenwil 6y ago
It's literally the successor to <iframe> so yes, that's the point.
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by owenwil 6y ago
They showed Docker for Mac built for ARM during the keynote, and mentioned that they have been working with Docker for when macOS 11 ships, so I doubt that's going to be the case.
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by owenwil 6y ago
Electron is already compatible with ARM, as Microsoft added support in 2019 to allow targetting ARM64 devices like the Surface Pro X.
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by owenwil 6y ago
Also note that Google allows third-party payment gateways via the Google Play API – Netflix, as an example, dodges the cut with a custom implementation of Stripe! It's a lot more work to implement, but developers actually have the op
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by owenwil 6y ago
Interesting that this is not the case in Canada. My partner is the main visa-holder here, and is tied to her employer in the same way a H1B would in the US, but it also provides a full 'open' visa for her spouse, which allows me
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by owenwil 6y ago
Indeed – Edge is based on the ARM Chromium branch – though oddly enough, you can't get an official Chrome ARM build yet. I'm assuming Apple's push to ARM would make them actually release it. Also just remembered that Visual S
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by owenwil 6y ago
Microsoft already builds ARM Office for the Surface Pro X, and has the only official ARM-based Chromium browser, Edge, as well, so I suspect they'll be well positioned.
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by owenwil 6y ago
Anyone who thinks this hasn't had to deal with a 100mbps connection before. It's not about a single user consuming all the capacity – though that's definitely a factor as well – but allowing simultaneous use of multiple deman
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by owenwil 6y ago
I think we'll always find ways to use up the available bandwidth, even as it expands to new highs – but the real limiter has been how inconsistent high-speed deployments are, so it's difficult to reliably use them today. I have a
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Surface Book 3 review: the web developer's laptop(char.gd)
1 points by owenwil 6y ago|0 comments
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by owenwil 6y ago
Classic mistake, even worse for me IRL, I worked at both of these companies simultaneously! But, both are indeed going remote.
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by owenwil 6y ago
Hang in there <3
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by owenwil 6y ago
I don't think the US government is functioning properly right now, but what about the global lockdown, affecting almost every industry and endorsed by most scientists, leads you to believe that nothing has been proven?
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by owenwil 6y ago
Except that walking outside and getting groceries are a choice and calculated risk, with VERY limited exposure given most shopping trips are brief...by contrast, Tesla opening their factories means workers are forced to choose between losin
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by owenwil 6y ago
I know the average Torontonian wasn't into this, but I live nearby and was really excited about what it could have been, even though it was fraught with missteps. This area is a concrete wasteland–just car-parks and abandoned lots–that
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GitHub Codespaces mean your computer doesn't matter anymore(char.gd)
3 points by owenwil 6y ago|0 comments
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by owenwil 6y ago
Honestly, that sounds faulty – I had a SB2 with similar symptoms and it generally means the thermal paste or something is bad. I was able to return mine for a full replacement, no questions asked.
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by owenwil 6y ago
Same problem here on the damn late 2019 MacBook Pro I was issued at work – and now I'm stuck with it for 3+ years. Sigh.
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by owenwil 6y ago
> The thing that worries me is that by attempting to prolong it as long as we are, we are basically setting up a stage for a greater depression Killing thousands of people in the name of the economy would also set the stage for an even l
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by owenwil 6y ago
Genuine question: do people really expect to be back in the office at all this year, given how high the risk is and that those jobs can almost certainly be done from home? Why?
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by owenwil 6y ago
I know it's not exactly raw-metal ARM development, but I've been using Microsoft's ARM-based (SQ1 processor) Surface Pro X for the last few months for web development and have been pleasantly surprised that the majority of

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