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by polshaw 3y ago
Wild that you try to include one of the most capitalist countries on earth, second in the number of billionaires only behind the USA, on the back of the fact that they have one-party rule with the word communist slapped onto it. The general
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by polshaw 3y ago
Software positions seem to be US-only (not London).
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by polshaw 3y ago
i3/8GB/128GB/1080p IPS + webcam Essentially they have defined "acceptable" performance across the board and given that a name. If I was looking for cheap hardware it ticks the boxes just about. "AI" is jus
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by polshaw 3y ago
The time of the data is written there (right under where it says Spain) As of this moment it says 19:00 and 3% of electricity, which was before sunset, it was probably an hour or more earlier, and sun has been especially strong today.
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by polshaw 3y ago
>Why is it all in English? I can't speak to the plagiarism aspect but this part is trivially answered; because it's a site made by an English speaker targeted at English speakers. Of which there are large numbers in Portugal, e
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by polshaw 3y ago
Furlough has driven an enormous increase in inequality though, thus not as left-wing as it might appear on the surface. Money was given to ordinary working people (whose outgoings, being essentials, didn't change much), and then went s
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by polshaw 3y ago
Most people are not voting conservative though, they win power on the back of 35-40% of the vote due to the electoral system.
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by polshaw 3y ago
2019 was as much as there could be a single-issue election about brexit. It's an anomaly as such and shouldn't be used to make trends. That said, I don't think it was any different in 2017 and I don't discredit the trend
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by polshaw 3y ago
To a considerable extent, Europe has ceded it's tech sector to the US. We use American search engines, retailers, social networks and messaging apps. China especially has fervently avoided that mistake. India not so much, Facebook, Wha
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by polshaw 3y ago
I wish they would find a way to deal with it, the constant harassment is one of the worst things about Lisbon.
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by polshaw 4y ago
You don't get that choice. Except for the biggest apps/companies, economics dictates that you'll probably get a packaged webapp as the alternative. With more tracking etc, less accessibility, and a little more drive space.
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by polshaw 4y ago
Used chromebooks are another good case of the arbitrage that the article refers to.
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by polshaw 5y ago
Interesting factlet; in Thailand chicken feet sell for over twice the price by weight compared to chicken breast (which is the cheapest part!). Despite a tiny amount of that weight being actual edible meat. I have also seen them sold in sup
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by polshaw 5y ago
I wish there were more opportunities like this. IME it's very hard to find part-time jobs that pay reasonably (pro-rata), but it seems it could offer a great work/life balance especially with the remote factor.
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by polshaw 5y ago
Simply click "print this article" at the bottom to get Anandtech articles on a single page.
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by polshaw 5y ago
I run chromeOS as my daily driver, and find a few android apps quite useful (I run linux apps too). There are lots of apps that are mobile-only which are nice to have a second copy of or use the big screen; google maps is possibly my favour
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by polshaw 6y ago
Transflective LCD, ie pixel Qi.. look vastly more difficult to see in sunlight; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UEqd-AnGeI The company also doesn't exist and only produced 10" 1024x600 screens, which are barely u
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by polshaw 6y ago
Power consumption is not the only thing going for e-ink. The major win for e-ink IMO is readability in direct sunlight. If it's a nice day outside I have to stay indoors (or at least in shade) in order to do work. The only reason is th
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by polshaw 8y ago
The UK was doing a full take of every packet in 2013, the US are definitely able to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempora >The Guardian claims that no distinction is made in the gathering of data between public cit
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by polshaw 8y ago
If you just want to get the device get it from ebay. The global shipping program is really great for this IMO; you pre-pay any taxes due (just VAT for laptops IIRC) so you don't have to deal with extra waits or paying a ton for DHL&#x2
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by polshaw 8y ago
How do you run your own GUI applications on it? I don't think you can. And there's also no email client.
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by polshaw 8y ago
As soon as you tackle the display, the problem becomes android, and the need for connectivity, ie radios that are always/often on
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by polshaw 8y ago
The tablets exist, eg look at the onyx boox max 2. Runs android (6), and it also has HDMI input. Not cheap, naturally.
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by polshaw 8y ago
The problem with that being a lot of people's internet is now faster than 54mbit
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by polshaw 8y ago
A higher wattage than 400W is utterly pointless for a fanless PSU; if you need to dissipate constant loads of >400W of heat, you will need a fan somewhere (exotic options like mineral oil cooling aside).
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by polshaw 8y ago
What I remember finding most annoying was when you can hear the same (IIRC, actually the inverse) through your monitor .. as in it would whine ever so slightly unless you were scrolling. (NB no speakers involved)
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by polshaw 9y ago
No, it's not.
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by polshaw 9y ago
The Yota phone has an e-ink display on the back. I got the impression OP was talking about stacked displays. I can't see why that wouldn't be possible.
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by polshaw 9y ago
>In the US, the police require probable cause to even stop or question someone They do not need probable cause, they need "reasonable suspicion"[1]. The same standard Aus had until around a decade ago (now reduced). There were
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by polshaw 9y ago
Copyright is an automatic right however, so AFAICT it makes no difference legally if you claim it or not or under what moniker. At best it serves as a reminder to the reader.

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