eksb

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[–] eksb 41 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I left a job over MacOS.

The management was bad. The product was bad. I would have left eventually anyway.

But the constant frustration of using a window manager that does not let you make keyboard shortcuts for most basic window operations, like cycling through windows on the current virtual desktop was too much. And MacOS really does not like you to have multiple monitors in different orientations. There were a whole bunch of other stupid things. I always felt like my computer was fighting me, not working for me.

But on the plus side, it did not have an Ethernet jack, it was really thin so the fans were tiny and made a huge racket, the keyboard sucked to type on, and keys would stop working if a piece of dust with any dimension larger the Plank length got under them.

[–] eksb 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

BMW: 40 in town, 90 on the expressway, 80 on the twisty roads, 70 on the on ramps.

Nissan: 60 in town, 100 on the expressway, 40 on the twisty roads, 12 on the on ramps.

[–] eksb 14 points 9 months ago

I will never understand why browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab = false is not the default, or why it is not an option in the Tab section of settings.

[–] eksb 10 points 9 months ago

It scared New York Democrats enough to pass new rules to restrict 3rd party ballot access. They got sued and SCOTUS refused the case.

If Democrats want people to stop saying "both sides are the same", they should stop giving people so much evidence.

[–] eksb 101 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Salaries for tech workers went up due to supply and demand, and it started cutting into billionaire's yacht money. So they fired a bunch of people (and used that money to increase executive compensation), which pushes salaries down, so in a year when they need to hire more people, they can hire at a lower rate, and then give themselves bonuses for being so smart.

Unionize.

[–] eksb 16 points 10 months ago (5 children)

My complaint is no so much the requirement of a phone number as the requirement of an Android/iPhone app.

The desktop app should be a first-class client.

[–] eksb 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The pizzagate bullshit did not come directly from WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks published John Podesta's emails.

Then some conspiracy theorists made up a conspiracy theory that included made up stuff that they claimed was in the emails, but was not.

[–] eksb -3 points 10 months ago

The use case (as opposed to public transit and stationary grid batteries) is that rich people get to feel good about themselves while still being subsidized by and separated from the working class.

[–] eksb 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There is an Amtrak stop right by the west entrance of Glacier National Park. It is 2.5 mile walk from there to the Apgar Visitor Center, and from there you can get shuttles through the rest of the park.

[–] eksb 81 points 10 months ago (5 children)

And a place name with twice as many letters as are necessary.

[–] eksb 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For almost all subwoofers, you do not need 1 to 2; just go from the output on the receiver to the (usually) left channel on the sub. Check the manual for your subwoofer.

The distance between your receiver and your subwoofer is typically long enough to warrant a shielded cable.

Do not buy from Amazon, because you do not know what kind of crap you are going to get. Buy from a vendor that knows what they are selling. E.g.: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1320249-REG/svs_soundpath_rca_audio_interconnect_cbl_2m_soundpath_rca_audio_interconnect.html

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