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by vamur 8y ago
China is already the world's largest economy by PPP. It is also #1 trade partner for many nations. On top of that it has its own processors, and is building fabs as well to compete with Taiwan and SK. It is also leading in solar panels
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by vamur 9y ago
Gas turbines can be started within minutes. And majority of grids do not currently use "stabilization" within seconds. This sort of requirement is caused by the unreliable and unpredictive solar/wind generation.
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by vamur 9y ago
Why wouldn't it? NG plants are already used to meet grid demands.
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by vamur 9y ago
129MWh is a laughable amount of storage when you need at minimum 10000MWh per day for 1mln people. So you would need at least $12.5bln to build enough plants for just one day per 1mln people. And that's not counting maintenance. For th
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by vamur 9y ago
For example, app development - virtual machines running Android are dreadfully slow and cumbersome to use. Also, Linux doesn't have many apps and small games. For example, if this works, Linux users can run Word and Excel, as well as A
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by vamur 10y ago
>>With web apps there are issues such as vendor lock-in of your data You can use self-hosted web apps or a vendor that allows export of data. You can use a vendor that allows loading/saving data locally. >>Security issues b
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by vamur 10y ago
By your definition, Linux is also insecure since it depends on closed source BIOS and closed source device firmwares, as well as closed source hardware. Security is a process not a if/else choice, and Android is more secure than Window
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by vamur 10y ago
With local apps there are issues of updates, security and platform lock-in. No such issues with web apps. And thanks to modern JS engines, web apps are now fast enough for most tasks. >>but it's slow and unable to keep up with ed
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by vamur 10y ago
It isn't, as you can disable or replace parts of Android you don't like. With Windows you are stuck with whatever Microsoft decides.
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by vamur 10y ago
It supports 4GB - https://www.amazon.com/Development-Rockchip-Cortex-A17-Proce... - and with modern browsers 4GB is required for comfortable use.
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by vamur 10y ago
Try OVH. $3.5/mo for a 2GB RAM VPS https://www.ovh.com/us/vps/
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by vamur 10y ago
Has only 2GB RAM. A version with 4GB for $20 more would perform better as a limited use desktop PC.
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by vamur 10y ago
They can still do it. If they don't have resources for further development, then just ship it out of kernel as a separate patch/driver for now. That way it will still be open source and will be included in Ubuntu, Archlinux, etc.
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by vamur 10y ago
Energy generation is not a problem, there is nuclear, sun, wind. Energy storage is. Currently, hydrogen should be a better option for energy storage as it is cheaper than the expensive and explosive lithium-ion batteries. Never mind that li
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by vamur 10y ago
I don't think this is a trick - especially as it states "Pay What You Want". They need money to develop the OS and apps. And asking later will result in more hate. They should include more videos and screenshots so people hav
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by vamur 10y ago
Cofeeshop people will still buy Macs, as well as those looking for status symbols. So there is no danger of Macs going away from demand side. The issue is that Apple is alienating early adopters by removing ports, charging double for obsole
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by vamur 10y ago
Photoshop CC 2015 has gold rating and should be stable with Crossover or a fixed Wine version - not too hard to setup with Playonlinux. Of course, a native version from Adobe is preferrable but that is unlikely to happen until market share
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by vamur 10y ago
Epiphany uses Webkit, and Gnome and Elementary are clearly emulating OSX. Also, unlike Chrome, Epiphany is well integrated with GTK3 apps - for example you can drag/drop text from Epiphany to Nautilus. And Firejail+Epiphany should be s
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by vamur 10y ago
This works in Gnome. And if it doesn't you can just copy/paste stuff instead of dragging. In any case that's no reason to switch OS, whatever the direction.
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by vamur 10y ago
Speak for yourself. Linux is a perfectly viable option for non-lazy people, who don't complain about everything. And Windows 10 is excellent too if you don't care about privacy. And it's Ubuntu not Ubuttnu. >> a sneerin
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by vamur 10y ago
Article doesn't mention any numbers. OVH VPS is $3.50 for a 2GB RAM and 100mbs (about 14TB a month assuming 50% utilization). That is about 14mln pages with 1MB size vs 1mln requests for API Gateway at $3.50, not including Lambda costs
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by vamur 10y ago
They are still selling S7/Edge by the truckloads - not to mention old versions of the S phones and Notes. And some consumers are even buying their incomprehensible A/C/J/E phones. And they are introducing S8 in March, an
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by vamur 10y ago
What is the benefit of AWS Lambda vs getting a cheap VPS or a dedicated server with much better specs and bandwidth, setting it up and adding auto-update? And how does one prevent going bankrupt if a Lambda app is DDOSed?
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by vamur 10y ago
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. And video evidence these days when billions have a smartphone shouldn't be much to ask for. >>At least 2 of these have happened while people have been sleeping (One guy in KY h
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by vamur 10y ago
So far there isn't any hard evidence (e.g HD videos) that the replacement phones really have the issue. All claims are based on hearsay and "reports". But if true then Samsung really needs changes to its management and produc
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by vamur 10y ago
You have either filled the phone storage or installed too many apps.
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by vamur 10y ago
One issue with Samsung AMOLEDs I've noticed is the PWM effect - you can see it in any review of a Samsung phone where the phone is not on max brightness. The PWM effect can cause headache for people who are susceptible to the flicker.
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by vamur 10y ago
They will sell the phone in BRICS and EU where consumers are more risk tolerant. Still plenty of profit. Also, I suspect US consumers will buy directly from Samsung anyway as Note 7 is still the best phablet out there. >>also hope it
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by vamur 10y ago
It can be purchased piecemeal, can only run during the sunlight, and requires little storage and space. As opposed to purchasing and installing solar panels and storage.
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by vamur 10y ago
Grid-tie is not a magical energy storage. It's actually a headache for grid operators. Panel prices have dropped due to competition between Chinese and German manufacturers and large scale solar power plant projects, such as the 600MW

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