Comment Two things.... (Score 1) 177
1. You used the word 'woke' twice in your post. You should never even use it once.
2. Download and install Palemoon . It's based on Firefox, and is much more like Firefox used to be.
1. You used the word 'woke' twice in your post. You should never even use it once.
2. Download and install Palemoon . It's based on Firefox, and is much more like Firefox used to be.
But I guess the real question is are we just doing it to ourselves, or are there those outside the US who are fucking with us?
I have an IBM Model M keyboard circa 1989. The Model M was the keyboard that invented the standard 101 (later 104) key layout that we all use.
And both keys are "Enter".
So basically as far as the IBM PC standard is concerned, they are both "Enter". Other systems, of course, can define things differently. But if you're using a PC, the key above shift is supposed to be called "Enter" according to the company that invented the standard.
I have an IBM Model M keyboard circa 1989. The Model M was the keyboard that invented the standard 101 (later 104) key layout that we all use.
And both keys are "Enter".
So basically as far as the IBM PC standard is concerned, they are both "Enter". Other systems, of course, can define things differently. But if you're using a PC, the key above shift is supposed to be called "Enter" according to the company that invented the standard.
Same here. However, in looking at that, and other keyboards around my house, the larger Enter key above the right shift ALSO has the return symbol (down-then-left arrow). The one on the keypad does not. Shift has a symbol, as does Tab and Backspace. I suppose it could be argued that the symbol on Enter is the Enter symbol, but I think it might be the return symbol. I haven't done any googling... just using my brain here.
I laughed when I read this: "Consumers like to say they value their privacy, but are they finally willing to pay for it?"
Are those the same consumers who can't regurgitate all the details of their life and their information fast enough to Google, Facebook, and basically anyone who asks for it?
Just this week I had a friend send me a pic of a dumbbell set he bought online... a $700+ set (5-50 lb w/rack) for $98. But it would take 6-8 weeks for delivery. I went to the link, backed out the main page, and it had the price in Yen. Looking through their site, it was clearly a scam, canned photos of their warehouse, their innovative products, etc. I went to the contact-us page, and it had a form to contact service@aaayyii.com. (not the actual domain, but it was similar). I went that domain, and it had been flagged as a known phishing site. I took screenshots of it all, and sent it to my friend. He said "oh, I thought it was fishy when I couldn't use my debit card, so I used my bank card. My bank had called me to confirm the transaction because it looked fraudulent, but I told them it was ok. It thought it was sketchy, but figured it was only $98, I've spent more than that out at a bar before so it was worth the risk." He then called his bank and cancelled the card. I asked him how he found out about that deal and he said "It just popped up in my FB feed." (He is a well educated guy, in his mid-40s.)
Back to the topic: gmail is too easy, is free, and everyone uses it. Even if this new "privacy" email service was free, people will not switch to it enough to make a difference. The average person doesn't care! (besides, as much as I hate to admit it, email is dying.)
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Indeed.
The USA actually has fewer officers than many other countries, per capita.
I believe that more officers allows for more professionalism - more ability to properly train, for example. They can afford to assign more officers to various duties, not have to ignore sections of crime.
USA: 298 per 100k
France: 340
Germany: 381
Italy: 456
Singapore: 713
Of course, there are counter-examples like Mexico(464), but that would only point out that there are lots of factors to control for besides just the amount of police. Economics and culture play big roles as well.
There are lots of other contributing factors: size of the population, size of the country, bordering nations and policies, military presence, laws in the country (including gun laws), and what type of government they have - really just to name a few. Rarely are any issues a single-variable problem, nor do they have a single-variable solution.
I thought that a) Gates was developing a vaccine (its one of the things his foundation does - with mixed results by all accounts)
b) that he wanted a tech version of a "vaccination certificate" that people could have implanted to store other health related info (this is not a new idea by any means, and people already have rfid chips implanted in them for uses such as credit card payment)
However I don't go in for the "and it will control your mind" stuff (though you never know, we've already had serious politicians call for a global government to fight the pandemic)
If you watch the recent interview with Gates on the Daily Show, he said they are working on, or with the makers of, 7 vaccines for COVID-19. In fact, he said they are going to spend billions to build the manufacturing facilities for all 7 now, even though it's likely only 2 would be selected to be made after trial data is available. That is because to wait for the selection of the final 2 would be way too late. So they are going to spend the billions to avoid trillions in impact - in addition to the human impacts.
As for "and it will control your mind" part.... I find this deliciously ironic. Because these conspiracy theories are spread via social media, which does in fact control people's minds. (unless of course, you take a tip from Mr. Paul Anka!
There are some people who support or hate people because of who they are; and there are some who support or hate based on what they do. You can decide based on your/their identity, or based on current facts.
When Bill Gates was using MS, Windows, IE, Office, etc as a sledge to smash all competitors, I was, well, not a supporter. But "MS hater" was never my identity, is was just my decision based on the facts of the day.
Now, while I'm still no Gates fan, I realize that these COVID/5G claims are utter bullshit. "Conspiracy hater" is also not my identity, but the facts of the day are that idiots are believing these conspiracies (and usually tying them to their own identities of "anti-tech", "anti-government", "pro-$COUNTRY", "follower of $RELIGION", or any of the other crazy identities people carry around like badges of honor).
I have a slightly different opinion, I have never liked Microsoft because of their business practices. A huge part of that was Bill Gates. He was a businessman, not a technologist (despite his early days). He led that company down the path they were on, and there were plenty of offenders alongside him. He became the richest man in the world because of how he ran his business. I have no respect for him for that... BUT! What he has done with his wealth is most certainly admirable. I knew that, but I really don't keep up on him. When I saw news stories about him, I just ignored them. I recently saw him interviewed on the Daily Show about the coronavirus, and I have to say I have a newfound respect for him. It doesn't nullify all the really shitty things he did in his past, but if I met him today (well, after the pandemic) I would gladly shake his hand for what he has done since. I would probably wear a Linux shirt while doing it though.
Battery life is not important for phones, otherwise companies would be making them with bigger batteries. And they get to determine what is important.. like lots of cameras/sensors/notches/non-notches/gyrowhizzles/etc.
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I hear what you're saying and don't entirely agree. Battery life is important, it's just not the only important thing. You have to trade off run time, weight, cost, size, generated heat, and what features you'd have to drop to improve the others.
I think people have complained about battery life for so long that they have just given up, and accepted the fact that they have to live with it being terrible. Yes, it does need to be weighed against other parts of the phone, but it really does seem to be last on the list. Probably even behind what color the phone will be.
Bigger battery:
Run time - improved
Weight - slightly increased
Cost - minimal impact (especially compared to the other much more expensive parts)
Size - minimal impact. People buy bulky phone cases, sometimes even with extra batteries in them!
Heat - I don't think a bigger battery would cause more heat... that is usually due to cpu/screen. But could get hotter while charging. Could possibly be cooler than smaller battery due to extra capacity. Not sure though
I DO think that manufacturers think about the battery - but they want to make it so it wears out in just the right amount of time so you'll just buy a new phone when it gets annoying. After all... the average user can't replace the batteries anymore when they get weak. Planned obsolescence.
Not exactly... I get 4 days, but I choose to charge at 25-30%. I am pretty sure I could get 5-6 days or even longer. On my previous phone, if I was at 20% it meant "CHARGE NOW!"
If you think the internet is just search and news then you have a very limited view of it. And it just isn't Google. *cough* facebook. (or so I hear, I refuse)
It's also easy to focus on the annoying parts of Google and ignore all the amazing things they have given us.
If your mind is turning to mush because of the internet, then that is your fault. You choose how you use it.
for laptops, chromebooks, tablets and phones.
If you want to burn a MW to run Red Dead Redemption at a higher frame rate, good for you.
I'd rather pay less to the electric company. And not have to leave my laptop plugged in all the time.
Battery life is not important for phones, otherwise companies would be making them with bigger batteries. And they get to determine what is important.. like lots of cameras/sensors/notches/non-notches/gyrowhizzles/etc.
I had to go to Umidigi to find the phone I wanted (F1 Play). 5150 battery, I only charge it every 3-4 days and it's not even dead then. 6GB RAM, 64GB storage. Even has a fingerprint reader and NFS, which I don't use. People complain about terrible battery life, but they don't vote with their wallets.
Checks back in on Mint.
Still systemd only.
Checks back out.
Not sure why you bothered checking in at all. A distro which adopted Systemd is not going to drop it. They adopted it for a reason and that reason was it was good for their maintainers and as perceived their users.
You're not a minority in need of a niche distro. Don't bother looking at mainstream.
Again for clarification, from the words of Clem who maintains it - they adopted it because Ubuntu did, they didn't have a choice. They are a downstream of Ubuntu. I'm hopeful there will still be a Mint that is systemd free, so it is worth checking back in when they put out new releases. It wasn't that big of an investment to check back in and read the release announcement. And never say never! They did revive LMDE, so maybe they would decide to release LMDevuanE?
Checks back in on Mint.
Still systemd only.
Checks back out.
Honestly, it reminds me of Firefox. I was a fervent user of it, until they changed things enough to lose me. And they haven't won me back yet.
I loved Mint for many years, until I started having issues. After a few releases - fresh installs every time, and even on new hardware - I determined it had to do with the adoption of systemd. And I couldn't figure out a way to stop it. I switched to Devuan, and have been there ever since.
It's a shame, I really liked Mint. But as Clem confirmed in a blog post comment several years ago, it wasn't their choice to move to systemd. They had to because Ubuntu did. And honestly, if I didn't have persistent issues, I probably would have stuck with it.
But since installing Devuan, the issues I had previously are gone. I am happy with Devuan, but right now it's one of my only choices. I've looked at MX-19, but I have no reason to leave Devuan yet. It's always good to have choice.
Windows works sometimes. Other times it doesn't. Same with Linux. Computers are awesome, and can be maddening too.
Example from the Windows side this week. My son would occasionally use his Xbox One controller to play games on his PC using a usb cable. After three of them quit working (including the official xbox one cable, and yes, I tested them) I decided to just buy the xbox one wireless adapter for the PC. Works with all versions of Windows.
Yeah.. no. He still has Win7, and it doesn't work. It can't install the drivers. Microsoft instructions - plug it in, let it install the drivers, then play. *eyeroll*
From lots of reading, there have been LOTS of problems with it on Win7 and Win10, even where it works, then some update breaks it. There is no easy answer to it. It was only $20, so I may keep it but I really want to get it working so I will keep trying, and trying. But if Microsoft 'just worked' I wouldn't have to, especially when using a damn Microsoft product!!
So if you don't want to use Linux, fine. But don't be telling me that Windows just works. Even Windows admins I know don't say that.
"Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch." -- Robert Orben
