Piatro

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[–] Piatro 11 points 4 weeks ago

The main draw to the CLI for me is portability. I've been a dev for ten years now and used tons of different editors on different platforms and while each one had a different way to describe the changes, how to commit, or how to "sync" (shudder), the CLI hasn't changed. I didn't have to relearn a vital part of my workflow just because I wanted to try a different editor.

[–] Piatro 35 points 1 month ago

Just saying "built on AI" or whatever isn't a convincing sales pitch. What can I actually do with AI that will improve my day to day life? Not a single advert or pitch has told me a single use case for this that applies to what anyone would use for a personal computer, and they're too risky to buy for employees in a work environment unless you can afford to be the guinea pig for this unproven line of hardware (in the sense that I know a ThinkPad will last 10 years but I have no idea how long a copilot pc will last, how often I need to replace the battery or ram or anything else). I'm aware of tech, I know what these laptops are, but as far as I can see the market for them just does not exist and I don't understand why anyone would think otherwise.

[–] Piatro 1 points 1 month ago

I think you're always going to have issues installing an OS yourself versus using a laptop (or other device) with an OS installed already. The hardware issues should be resolved for you which gets rid of some of the issues others have raised like missing wireless card drivers. Having said that, the issues you hit are pretty common to anyone moving to a new OS like "how do I install software?". I remember using macOS for the first time and finding the "mount a DMG file and drag it to the applications folder" completely unintuitive and someone had to tell me that was how it was done. There's always a barrier to entry and I think it's perfectly reasonable to say that Linux requires more from the user than other OSes. However I think we're seeing some solid efforts from companies like System76 and Tuxedo to make Linux more accessible. Hell the Steam Deck is fantastic and the fact it's Linux is almost completely hidden from you (until of course you come across a game you can't play, thanks Warhammer Vermintide 2).

In short I disagree with some of the other comments that imply some failing on your part or on tech illiterate people. Every OS has problems, and Linux's biggest problem is getting people past the painful stages of adoption which you just power through if you've bought a new device. I will agree with others saying their windows experiences are worse than modern Linux but then we're probably a bit biased!

[–] Piatro 1 points 1 month ago

It would be nice if this worked on Linux/Steam Deck

[–] Piatro 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think there's something I'm not understanding with logseq because I use it and obsidian and massively prefer obsidian. I can't pinpoint why or what the problem is but it never feels like I can access the notes that I want when I want them. Did you have any issues making the switch?

[–] Piatro 1 points 1 month ago

The self-contained electron app works better for most people I think.

[–] Piatro 2 points 2 months ago

That's amateur numbers. We've hit 45 minutes+!

[–] Piatro 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Didn't they effectively kill the oculus rifts with required logins and no more support?

[–] Piatro 14 points 2 months ago

Ah yes, the Keir Starmer school of winning elections.

[–] Piatro 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah I have to re-fix this after every update, drives me mad

[–] Piatro 2 points 3 months ago

I believe it's 1% for access to the "entire post-open ecosystem", rather than 1% per project which would be unreasonable. So you could use one or thousands of projects under the Post-open banner, but still pay 1%.

It will take years to develop the post-open ecosystem to be something worth spending that much on.

[–] Piatro 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also chromosome tests aren't a foolproof indication of sex anyway. People can have one set or another while still having the properties associated with the other sex, so it doesn't really work as a definitive measure. The question is reasonable until you examine it and it's motives.

The question subtly suggests that if she had a Y chromosome then she has some biological advantage and therefore doesn't deserve the medal she earned. Does she actually have an advantage from the Y chromosome? Are we going to ensure through DNA testing that all competitors are going to be exactly equal by genetics? If so, we're going to have 8 clones of Usain Bolt competing for the 100m sprint. Michael Phelps arguably had a biological advantage by having hyper flexible shoulders, are we disqualifying those biological advantages? Of course not, so what do they actually mean when asking those questions about the chromosome? They don't have meaningful answers to the questions I raise, they just want to add fuel to the fires of the culture war for their own political means.

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