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Comment Re:If i can't work on my car (Score 3, Insightful) 292

Unfortunately, unlike non-Apple desktop computers, cars aren't designed to be repaired easily. They are designed to look good, so screws are hidden, custom parts are used, and even when there are standard parts (such as tires), they use so many different sizes that you will be lucky to own two cars with the same tire format.

Comment Make sense (Score 1) 91

While I have seen a lot of viruses on Windows PCs, I have never seen an Android "harmful app" or virus. They probably exist, but I tend to believe that they are only installed on less than 0.5% of Android phones.
I've seen a lot of crapware with too much permissions and lots of ads, just like on iOS, but nothing the user didn't agree with.
Soon enough, all these apps will be forgotten and replaced by better alternatives, just like nobody still use WinZip or any other file archiver with a nag screen.

Comment Re:Mac/Retina (Score 1) 385

The Macs with Retina displays are second-to-none. Visually spectacular that nothing comes close to.

It would be an argument for those working in graphism or video editing. But for a physics student? Really? Who cares about the color reproduction of C++ code? Even a cheap TN panel is enough. I agree that resolution matters, however. But there are many laptops with high resolution displays. 1920x1080 is good enough. You can do with less if you work primarily on an external display.

Comment Re:A second language DOES change your world views (Score 1) 274

English is used because it's the language of the UK, which ended up winning most colonial wars, surpassing France and the other European colonial powers in a crucial part of history. But even that is not enough. If the USA ended-up being a poor 3rd world country (like many other UK colonies), English would not have its current clout.
If the language of colonial-era UK had been Yiddish or Mandarin, it would have still been the world language today. It's all about history, and not about ease of learning. Nobody learns English because of it's characteristics as a language. People learn it because it is useful.

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