ho_schi

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by ho_schi 19d ago
I agree on the second point. I assume we all know that this weird EU free market religion is harmful. The EU would be 1000% better for us, without the economy stuff it was originally build upon. Free markets are dysfunctional and never
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by ho_schi 20d ago
I’m thankful for the STF. Germany is one of the few countries doing something. But it is not strategic software-development. * They don’t employ software-developers. No safety for the developers. No control over developers. * It
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by ho_schi 4mo ago
My boss . Generates entire websites with AI Slop. Instead of sending a single text mail with three links and the words please make that certificate . No. He wastes the time of all personnel. Wastes energy. And hides the important messag
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by ho_schi 4mo ago
I see usually two options: a) Solution X does it generally better than Y and their solution is *ported*. b) Adapt to solution Y. The end. Most of the time it is b. Because Vim shall not be Emacs. Linux shall not be Windows. And
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by ho_schi 5mo ago
And TUIs * Are simple to grasp for uses * Efficient to use (not just resource wise) * Look nice on nice terminals Notcurses (C++) and Ratatui (Rust) did help ncurses (C) a lot.
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by ho_schi 5mo ago
Reading from Wikipedia Spirit sounds like a horrible low-cost Airline like Ryanair. Why should we rescue something which hurts employees and passengers? If it would be TWA or PanAm my reaction would be positive.
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by ho_schi 5mo ago
Are they just “against” or is there a currently required set of applications which cannot migrate to Gtk3 or Gtk4? Even Gimp is using Gtk3. And already heading to Gtk4. Take that already with a smile ;)
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by ho_schi 5mo ago
No. It is using a central “well known server” and requires internet. Test: * Does it work in an airplane? * Does it work in a submarine? * Does it work in the mountains, when a thunderstorm is approach and you need to share th
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by ho_schi 5mo ago
I wonder about the sadly . Luckily the hang was deterministic.
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by ho_schi 6mo ago
I’m still surprised how people ignore Meson. Please test it :) https://mesonbuild.com/ And Mesons awesome dependency handling: https://mesonbuild.com/Dependencies.html https://mesonbuild.com&#x2F
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by ho_schi 6mo ago
The last competitor remaining is Lenovo with the ThinkPads and pre-installed Linux [1]. But even Lenovo cripples them: * You need to be very careful. Select alwaysCTO build with the best available display. But even then, Lenovo *rem
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
Tenth of millions of devices were sold (somewhere between 20 to 35 Million?). You could build multiple plants for it, with government funding in Europe. The MBAs at Apple noticed: * Big size is a status symbol in Asia. And TV replacem
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
No compact smartphone. Apples MBAs produce just more slight variants of the same phone. The Google Pixel 10a is superior, same chassis with flat camera. The Pixel 10 doesn’t suffer a camera bump. At least a step in the right direction.
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
What I don’t like about FaceID is the premature unlocking. If you pass your phone to someone else it can unlock, especially for taking photos. And to allow strangers to make photos is intentional that’s why the camera app doesn’t need an
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
It looks nice. Less nice but very good in Germany is DWD Warn Weather: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/dwd-warnwetter/id986420993?l=e... Yes. We pay for it with taxes! And again with our money in the App Store.
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
No. Every man page is better, concise, easy to access. GNU Info should be like a browser but it makes something simple into something complicated.
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
Thank you! I assume “didn’t train” is correct. Probably my favorite mistake! I like it when people point out mistakes, give me corrections, and explain why. The reason is crucial. Maybe “hadn’t trained” is even better. Makes sense when orde
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
I’m rather sure *Airbus* will prefer a programmer which reads and writes reliable code. The programmer which delivers useful products is probably hired by Microsoft? Or worse, Boeing. Or Toyota. Some NTSB people or Michael Barr are happy
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
I’ve learned about that website only four years ago. It is still helpful, teaches me how to install front derailleurs properly (as deep and far to the front as possible, better chain line with less trimming and better shifting). The German
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by ho_schi 7mo ago
Another layer (ouch) to abstract away Windows (ouch * ouch). Use Linux or BSD and ignore that approach for Vendor Lock-in* into their “library OS”.
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by ho_schi 8mo ago
Tja. Chuckles in German.
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by ho_schi 9mo ago
Two problems: Apple. And Google.
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by ho_schi 9mo ago
Or Microsoft. Stay as far away from BigIT as you can. Linux or BSD are there for many good reasons. This is another one.
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by ho_schi 9mo ago
Kill HDMI, a bad standard from entertainment industry (Sony). Use DisplayPort (VESA), integrated into USB Type-C (USB-IF). Anyway better, a flawless with HiDPI and FreeSync.
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by ho_schi 9mo ago
Yep. That’s a hell. A hell to maintain. And searching the web for “Excel government failure…” is an adventure. Excel is a shell script containing data. Minus well defined syntax and a proper change log. I see the nice point behind using Exc
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by ho_schi 9mo ago
True. Software and computers don’t even exist to save money. A lot of problems stem from the weird idea of MBAs that a computer, digitalization or even cloud are there to save money. I hope Holstein prepared the switch well and kill off any
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by ho_schi 10mo ago
It are only minor changes. Recent ThinkPads are close to be identical: X280 - X13 Gen3 (minor change: 16:10 with X13 Gen1). X13 Gen 4 - Gen 6 are sadly nearly identical, especially the ugly camera bump which is not required. No camera needs
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by ho_schi 10mo ago
Because there is no need. It just the usual trend/hype. * Manjaro is Arch. * Cachy is a patched Arch (exactly what Arch avoids, heavy patching). * SteamOS is Arch. * Arch is Arch. Any useful and stable patch will be mer
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by ho_schi 10mo ago
https://josephg.com/blog/electron-is-flash-for-the-desktop/ Please use native toolkits. At least Gtk or Qt :) Flash is just “We don’t like to pay developers. We prefer you to pay more for memory. And your processo
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by ho_schi 10mo ago
Please. No Electron!

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