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811.
by trelane 4y ago
> as it will be impossible to access the internet with a device that doesn't disclose your identity. and prove the software that's supposed to be running is running.
812.
Lyft to lay off 13 percent of its workforce as economic outlook darkens(theverge.com)
4 points by trelane 4y ago|1 comments
813.
by trelane 4y ago
> Windows was the dominant operating system for developers for nearly two decades. This is rather my point. It's still the case that, in many businesses, nobody got fired for buying Microsoft. And, despite the increasing importance
814.
by trelane 4y ago
> My Asus 1215B netbook for travel purposes has been sold with Linux on it. Too soon! I miss the netbook days. Too bad Microsoft killed them.
815.
by trelane 4y ago
> does it have to revolve around UNIX clones as if there aren't any other kind of developers? The irony of saying this in the context of Windows is thick enough one could cut it and use it to build a sizeable home.
816.
by trelane 4y ago
Agreed. Right on then. Cheers! :)
817.
by trelane 4y ago
I don't think it's true that all hardware is certified for Windows. Yes, most hardware is not designed nor verified for running against Linux. Most hardware doesn't run OSX either. The solution, as with Mac, is to only buy
818.
by trelane 4y ago
Or you could buy hardware that comes with and supports Linux, instead of relying on Microsoft's walled garden for your Linux needs.
819.
by trelane 4y ago
> We're running Linux on computers bundled with Windows out of the box. No all of us are. Fortunately, it's not the 90s, let alone the early 00s. We have the option of buying Linux preinstalled. It would be nice if we didn&
820.
by trelane 4y ago
I think the main distinction is that modern clusters are shiny, sleek, fancy, and expensive. Whereas a Beowulf cluster is grungy, full of bailing twine, chewing gum, and possessing high levels of Bodge. And dirt cheap, built with what you c
821.
by trelane 4y ago
Ah, interesting. How many have they tried experimentally?
822.
by trelane 4y ago
Or please do. I personally like puns. :)
823.
by trelane 4y ago
Yep. And not even absolue zero is so absolute.[0] Zero gravity? Then why are you orbiting? [0] https://www.quantum-munich.de/119947/Negative-Absolute-Tempe...
824.
by trelane 4y ago
And they say Brits are the kings of understatement. :)
825.
by trelane 4y ago
Windows does hardware support primarily though proprietary drivers specific to that hardware. Outside of that, its own innate hardware support is quite lackluster compared to other OSes (especially Linux, due to the pressure to put drivers
826.
by trelane 4y ago
Malware is software. Just like any other software, it targets market share and ease of "use". So choosing a less popular OS (and, as an ecosystem, having lots of healthy competition) is a good strategy.
827.
by trelane 4y ago
This sounds like a very nice side effect of the Linux kernel lack of stable kernel ABI. It's usually portrayed as a negative, but I'd personally rather my drivers be open source (Free, actually) and maintained.
828.
by trelane 4y ago
> getting ring0 by installing a terribly designed and dubious kernel driver Given that most drivers are software written by hardware companies and, as soon as the device is sold, are just a liability, is this really going to be a huge ba
829.
by trelane 4y ago
So you're saying that Cloud revenue is quite nebulous?
830.
by trelane 4y ago
Interesting. That's the polar opposite of my own experience. And I usually put Gentoo on them instead of Pop. They've been rock solid for me since 2013 or so, when I first started with them. And their support has been top notch.
831.
by trelane 4y ago
> Perhaps I'm just jaded by all my experience over the years installing Linux on my own, but I'm never surprised when there are driver issues, etc. when I'm installing OS on hardware where it wasn't pre-installed. and
832.
by trelane 4y ago
The usual method is to vote them out. But, at least in the general election, the desire to vote the bum out is tempered by the need to keep them from gaining power.
833.
by trelane 4y ago
Yes, and vice versa
834.
by trelane 4y ago
> The only OS that makes supporting all three harder is macOS. How is Windows easier in this regard? Managing Windows clients requires a whole cluster of Microsoft services, no?
835.
by trelane 4y ago
Yep. I'd really like to see this broken down by vendor. I'm not convinced those trusting Dems are counting Fox News as "the media" for instance.
836.
by trelane 4y ago
Ok, a simpler library on top of, and in collaboration with, the existing library I can get behind. Perhaps they should add this to their FAQ.
837.
by trelane 4y ago
I don't get it. Why create a new, competing library instead of working with the devs of the existing library? From the faq: "We see libcamera as a continuation of V4L2." Ok, why not just contine v4l2? Or why not work with g
838.
by trelane 4y ago
Interesting. Another reason for me to not touch Windows, I guess.
839.
by trelane 4y ago
Perhaps you mean Free Software rather than Open Source? Parts of VS Code are open source but they are not Free Software.
840.
by trelane 4y ago
They probably are since the methods and requirements are very different to what you buy in the store.

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