manderley

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by manderley 2y ago
Ubuntu extends the Gnome desktop in ways that make it a more "traditional" desktop environment.
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by manderley 2y ago
Ubuntu, probably the most popular distro, has this type of extension as a default.
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by manderley 2y ago
Clearly, law based on US definitions of terms is the only way to be free.
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by manderley 2y ago
Of course they were recycled, there are valuable minerals in these devices.
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by manderley 2y ago
So why not get something cheaper and more compact, like the Lenovo glasses?
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by manderley 2y ago
The issue with Vision Pro is that it's a fundamentally unappealing product and wouldn't sell in enough volume for Apple at any price.
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by manderley 3y ago
Why? That's not usually part of a forum conversation.
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by manderley 3y ago
And they'll keep updating contracts to sell ads for a defunct site? Seems doubtful. Past experience shows that the site is unlikely to stay up for the long haul.
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by manderley 3y ago
Those ad dollars will diminish quickly, and pretty soon it will be more expensive to keep the website up than to just take it down.
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by manderley 3y ago
Not going to happen.
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by manderley 3y ago
More often, there are no drive bays, because no one has those anymore.
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by manderley 3y ago
That thing never was "a beast"
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by manderley 3y ago
You were already told why, seems you're not actually curious but want to make a weird point instead.
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by manderley 3y ago
They're very obviously not nonsense, look at all the shattered screens on phones around out. And there's absolutely 0 chance your screen doesn't have a ton of microscratches.
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by manderley 3y ago
Apple isn't just "a retailer", and regulators seem to agree. Also, Google provides seven years of updates for their current Pixel devices.
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by manderley 3y ago
Why would the Chrome engine being dominant be all that problematic? And as a user, I'd like to make that choice for myself. Also, Safari wouldn't vanish just because you'd be able to use a different browser engine. I strongly
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by manderley 3y ago
But that wouldn't vanish the patent issue?
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by manderley 3y ago
Seems unlikely shops are locking up items to inconvenience people of a specific skin type.
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by manderley 3y ago
Seems there's no material increase in organized shoplifting, but that doesn't change the claims about regular shoplifting? Seems like you're not actually disputing anything.
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by manderley 3y ago
Why is it a better OS because of that? Not really seeing the logical connection here.
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by manderley 3y ago
What's so dystopian about it? Is this just the weird Anglo-Saxon cultural thing of ID cards being way worse than passports and state IDs for incomprehensible reasons?
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by manderley 3y ago
Installing another browser is way easier than changing the search default.
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by manderley 3y ago
With CRT monitors, different refresh rates very really easy to spot - 60 Hz was very flickery.
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by manderley 3y ago
Twitch numbers dropping off quickly after launch seems normal for any new game, as streamers will move on after having played through a game.
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by manderley 3y ago
Seems Nintendo IP is way more valuable than what Microsoft owns (and has, by and large, mismanaged)
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by manderley 3y ago
Seems reasonable to assume that person didn't mean people with butlers, the ultra rich, but rich people, just as you described.
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by manderley 3y ago
But if you're a Linux user, wouldn't you want a laptop that can actually run Linux without tons of critical drawbacks?
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by manderley 3y ago
But that doesn't apply at all if you're a Linux user?
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by manderley 3y ago
That's quite the logical leap.
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by manderley 3y ago
Seems 5 years are now the standard.

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