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541.
by type0 3y ago
This is just typical FUD Apple spreads to undermine sideloading and open source apps that don't have monetary incentives
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by type0 3y ago
> Allegedly, Amazon is giving up on Android for their own hardware. Ah, that was news to me, so Amazon Vega is predicted to be some sort of immutable OS with web apps. It seems they are thinking of starting some Chrome OS resembling thin
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by type0 3y ago
Apple engages in a lot of anti-competitive practices. I think in the case of App Store it's called captive supply, it is detrimental for both users and developers but good for Apple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca
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Gen Z is worried they're going to raise a generation of iPad kids(businessinsider.com)
8 points by type0 3y ago|4 comments
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by type0 3y ago
> 2. Would it be possible for some random developer to put in a PR to the upstream Chromium project, to introduce one or more Manifest V3 capabilities I don't see why Google would ever allow it, unless some new regulation from EU or
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by type0 3y ago
There's a distinct difference of buying DRM-free ebook and renting DRM ebook and thinking you can use it on any device that you own - and "owning" here is still a central thesis.
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by type0 3y ago
> there's also a little bit to be said for the stability of Amazon What do you mean? Microsoft is a financially stable company as well and they closed their eBook Store https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-eboo
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by type0 3y ago
Maybe you should try FreeBSD, it's much more coherent
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by type0 3y ago
I'm not sure what distros you have been using but Linux Mint and Debian (if you set it up right) are extremely stable. Snaps have been slow but I have never experienced that with Flapaks; reasonable critique is it takes a lot of disk s
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Manifest Destiny(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by type0 3y ago|0 comments
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by type0 3y ago
Everyone wants to see Microsoft Skynet to emerge They should take SkyDrive, remove the Drive part and add all new cool AI made with .NET technology; so that's how we get Skynet /s
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eBPF: Unlocking the Kernel [Official Documentary] [video](youtube.com)
2 points by type0 3y ago|0 comments
553.
by type0 3y ago
I thought ChatGPT has already written it
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by type0 3y ago
Soviet Russia had no oligarchs
555.
by type0 3y ago
The whole thing is like a bad episode of Silicon Valley
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by type0 3y ago
Dark mirror episode
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by type0 3y ago
depends on who you ask, MS is practically mandating online account, maybe it's better if it doesn't sign in to it by default when browsing in Edge (have no idea how it does things) No irony here, Chrome has plenty of ads in the br
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by type0 3y ago
Does anybody know who is currently CEO of OpenAI? They should assign ChatGPT to be CEO
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by type0 3y ago
The best we can hope that can happen from this is that The Wire reboots with product placements for Chromebooks. Otherwise expect to find a bunch of very cheap Chromebooks on Craigslist
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by type0 3y ago
I hope not. What would be the reason to do so, other than cementing a complete disregard for privacy that they already shown.
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by type0 3y ago
So what? Red Star OS is also Linux distro.
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by type0 3y ago
> Couldn't they at least have put a lightweight linux distro on it? They couldn't, but I agree, it's dystopian. They're using taxpayers money to give more Google users.
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by type0 3y ago
Is it sponsored by Google?
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by type0 3y ago
I tried calling MS to get a refund in 2000s, they said we had no right to it because our PC was bought for a company. EU has protection for consumer rights, but if you are a small company juggernauts like MS can pretty much tell you go f* y
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by type0 3y ago
> Imagine having advertising in your own home That's why people continue to use Windows Home and if you want to get pro level of ads in your OS you would use Windows Pro /s
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by type0 3y ago
These are not Russian citizens: "they are nationals of third countries who were transiting Russia"
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by type0 3y ago
Another problem is that there no way of safeguarding that your SaaS provider won't raise your prices overnight, and migration also costs money and time
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by type0 3y ago
Small companies are often happy with a free tier of a service provided by big corporations. This perverse gatekeeping makes it hard for newcomer startups to compete and just get their foot in a door.
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by type0 3y ago
> but sell a service to companies and administration around it. That’s why it’s FOSS from the beginning. This doesn't work for everyone, some startups can't afford to put two thirds of the resources on providing support. I thin
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by type0 3y ago
I just hope they don't go back to Arabic alphabet, it would be a pain to write. Btw when will China start demanding we refer to it as Zhōngguó, or better yet 中國 /s

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