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Comment Re:Meanwhile in America (Score 2) 83

But I was specifically referring to the sort of ginormous pick-up trucks that are rather popular in America. Most of them have a 0-60 time of eventually.

My F150 has a 0-60 of around 5.5 seconds. Big truck or not, its twin-turbo v6 can move it surprisingly quickly. And it is not a high-end performance model like the Raptor, just a plain XL with the 3.5L option.

Comment Re:Could be a game-changer (Score 1) 27

If people can run legacy Windows apps without Windows, they will gladly move to a new platform simply to be free of Antimalware Service Executable and the constant useless updates.

That's the fun part though: You can't. At least not with this solution. This is just thin client computing. They run windows servers in their DC, your IT installs your apps, configures everything like what app icons to present to what users, and you login to a web portal. Yes, the endpoint doesn't need to be Windows (Although MS still gets a cut from it since you need a RDS CAL) but you still need Windows on the back-end. Citrix has being doing this for decades now. You can see the architecture on their site: https://helpcenter.cameyo.com/...

Comment Re: Make them occasionally? (Score 1) 169

They may take them to a bank or kiosk to cash them in, but no way most people will get rid of them through payments. That's one of the problems with them, no one wants to carry them so they pile up. I remember my parents had like half a dozen coffee cans full of coins, 99% pennies. Hell there are a pile of them in my center console in my car right now that will most likely never get spent.

Comment Re:Does anyone else worry... (Score 1) 72

That glamorizing this sort of game is directly responsible for the recent phenomenon of crime in US cities? Street take overs, rampant looting during peaceful protests and even sports team wins(or losses), shoplifting, carjacking, etc?

I could get behind GTA3 back in the day, and even Red Dead Redemption, but I think the evidence must be SOMEWHERE that kids, sadly, glamorize this type of behavior and emulate it in their every day lives.

That you Jack Thompson ?

Comment Re:It'll be a previous generation MacBook Air (Score 1) 83

Dumb response. I ran the same applications I run on my windows laptops: Office (full suite), Firefox, Edge (works better for some work SaaS apps), etc. Almost exactly the scenario you mention "doesn't do so well" on Windows. On a 8GB Windows machine it would have been painfully obvious it was resource starved. How the OS manages swap makes a huge difference so no, the OS is not irrelevant here.

Comment Re:It'll be a previous generation MacBook Air (Score 5, Interesting) 83

I have the exact same spec M1 Air, also bought for testing when it first came out. I used to use it for onsite meetings back when those were still a thing for me as well since it was lighter than my windows laptop at the time and the battery life was just so much better. I keep it around the house these days for web browsing and such. I never had an issue with it when it came to performance. I've come to the conclusion that MacOS is just miles ahead of Windows when it comes to memory management.

Comment Re:When a crisis, isn't. (Score 1) 38

While i share the general sentiment of this post, may i suggest the elderly are supposed to do physical exercises like anyone else ? The are also much more at risk of losing their health fast if they don't move enough.

I didn't realize owning a gaming console and physical exercise was an either/or situation.

Comment Re:"reimagines" (Score 1) 49

I was right, /.ers really will complain about anything!

Seriously though, I kind of agree. I forget they are still around. They do still make sound cards and a bunch of other audio gear (speakers, headphones, DACs, etc) but it's a name you almost never hear anyone talk about, at least in the present tense.

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