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  • Framework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy one

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  • TLDR: Fuck "AI"

    I was in the market for a 14'' work laptop and I so DESPERATELY wanted to buy a Framework but I couldn't thanks to a combination of all the AI bullshit driving up memory prices, Framework still being on the Series 1 Intel Ultra chips, and their global availability not quite being there (this bit is understandable for a relatively new company). I ended up buying a base 14'' MacBook Pro M5 even though I wanted to stay on Linux simply because it was the only thing with good perf, crazy good battery, and good build quality that was priced semi-reasonably even though it's on the opposite end of the repairability spectrum.

    Even now a comparable Framework (Intel Ultra X7 358H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) costs ~$150 more than what I paid for my Mac, assuming I can even get it shipped to where I am, and the regional pricing/taxes doesn't push the price higher. Kinda crazy because it's on the more reasonable side of things if memory serves. Dell XPS costs even more.

    I hope this memory crisis gets sorted because I never thought I'd see the day that Apple became the budget option. Maybe I'll sell my Mac and get a Framework then because as much as I love using the Mac, I still hate being at Apple's mercy if anything breaks or if I need an upgrade.

  • How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

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  • Actually!

    I went to the comments expecting some more jokes but found multiple dissertations instead wtf.

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  • Idk most teams I've worked with have either known better than to deploy anything at EOD or on a friday, or make heavy use of feature flags so any change that caused an issue just got swiftly rolled back. The ones that didn't, I made it ABUNDANTLY clear that I won't be available outside of work hours.

    Maybe I haven't been around the block enough or maybe I got lucky...

  • Would you retire at 30 and live frugally?

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  • That's the dream! Travel a ton, learn languages, work on just the stuff you care about...I hope to be able to do that someday!

  • PSA - If you don't have "Fast Connectable" on in your bluetooth config, you probably should

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  • I swear, every time I hear about Bazzite I'm tempted to switch. Seems like Fedora with but with the rough edges sanded down

  • PSA - If you don't have "Fast Connectable" on in your bluetooth config, you probably should

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  • Huh, now that you mention it, I think I've had that happen a couple of times with my old laptop running fedora (Atheros chip). A simple restart would sort it out and it didn't happen often enough that it was front of mind but it was definitely a thing. I haven't had any issues with my current laptop (Intel chip) so it may well be a driver issue.

  • PSA - If you don't have "Fast Connectable" on in your bluetooth config, you probably should

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  • That's weird, I've never had that happen before but threads about that specifically were all I could find when researching my particular issue. I think it ended up being a power saving issue, I'll link if I can find it. Hopefully it helps

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    PSA - If you don't have "Fast Connectable" on in your bluetooth config, you probably should

  • Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface

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  • Most of these are great but I wanna point out some of the ones I don't agree with

    • I've found that the elbow grease bit is gonna be a dealbreaker for 90% of Windows users even when they hate windows. I hate it but that's the truth
    • Nvidia is much better than it used to be but it's still a PITA unless you use a gaming distro or one that comes with proprietary drivers preinstalled and properly configured (even for someone already very comfortable with linux). This is important if you want Wayland to work correctly or need optimus on laptops. Furthermore, and this is laptop-specific, KDE Plasma is gonna have low FPS on secondary monitors or drain tf out of your battery by defaulting to dedicated graphics if your config is wrong (and it's wrong by default on laptops)
    • Switching desktop environments is a massive PITA so choosing the one you like first time is important.
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  • I had to look through their profile after you said that and GOD DAMN, they posted the ones I found most memorable!

    We don't deserve you!

  • Steam’s June Client Update Brings Proton Default on Linux

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  • Real talk, "Linux is the only way you can be sure your porn viewing habits aren't getting logged by some corpo in San Francisco" may be a good way to convert some people

  • Very warm

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  • Sounds nice, where do i sign? :)

  • Very warm

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  • "I refuse to work in defense. I'd rather my work wasn't used to blow anyone up" is a line I've used in multiple job interviews. I like to think the hell I end up going to at least has chilly weather and/or really good AC.

  • How my day is going:

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  • The "here's how you keep doing this poorly but more efficiently" energy on display here is a refreshing change of pace from the usual "here's how you do this correctly" crap peddled by normies (including me). You have my respect.

  • uBlock Origin is no longer available in the Chrome store

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  • Okay that makes way more sense then yeah. I don't know of a single chromium browser that supports extensions on mobile so unsurprising

  • What's been your most painful parent tech support moment?

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  • I love how it's the people who know the most about how modern tech works that want nothing to do with 90% of it.

  • uBlock Origin is no longer available in the Chrome store

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  • I'm trying. I'm trying so hard. But it keeps pissing me off because I have to dig through settings to undo changes they made to browser features that are standard across both Firefox and Chrome. It's free and I'm not tryig to sound entitled but almost every single change they made to Chromium aside from the privacy stuff has me going WHYYYYYY?

    The way they handle open in new tab, tlds like.internal, and ctrl+click to complete urls were the worst offenders off the top of my head.

    Plus their ad blocker doesn't even come close to uBlock Lite.

    I just want v8 in a hardened vanilla Firefox wrapper that doesn't go to the extremes that LibreWolf goes) :(

  • uBlock Origin is no longer available in the Chrome store

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  • Not sure how Vivaldi uses extensions since you cannot add new ones from the chrome store...

    Extensions in Vivaldi come from the Chrome Web Store, not sure what you mean by this

  • (How to trigger programmers (and make them irrationally angry)

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  • This is the hardest I've seen a someone try to not mention Rust. I'm actually impressed.

  • Linus Q&A

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  • It's actually kinda wholesome that Harvard Law lets you minor in clowning 🤡

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    Linus Q&A

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    I still don't get buffers