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Comment Re:Old! (Score 2) 40

While the processors are dogshit yes, they are modern architectures that provide better efficiency and a modern GPU that can provide good hardware acceleration. You are unlikely to find either of those things on a 32-bit system, which will make browsing the internet with it painfully slow.

Comment Re:Find a new excuse (Score 1) 97

I won't touch a device with Google services so doesn't really matter to me yet I find these excuses exceedingly lame. Everything is ALWAYS for your own security. The Google play store is an absolute cesspit of everything must be free malware.

Personally I always use adb install to install apps on my phone. So much easier and faster than screwing around with tiny screens and on screen keyboards. Also not having to deal with automatic updates that randomly break shit intentionally or otherwise is priceless.

How is ADB easier? Every Android device I've ever sideloaded on is as simple as opening the .apk file in a file browser, tapping install on the confirmation popup, and that's it.

Comment Re: Then what? (Score 2) 177

Ok, but who's going to pay for that basic income in an economy where there is zero human involvement? It would just end up being: Money dumped into corporate pockets -> they pay nothing back into the economy because they automated everything -> government has to print more money because there isn't enough income to pay for UBI -> hyperinflation -> economic disaster. I'm not trying to say UBI is bad, if used correctly it can be very beneficial, the problem is that for it to work there needs to be a solid stream of money moving through the economy and the government. This outcome would have very little movement of money so it would be a shitshow.

Comment Re:Untenible (Score 1) 8

I think trying to ban all advertising is useless. I think a ban of paid and targeted advertising would be great though. Online advertising would be gone almost entirely, but a sign on the side of a highway exit listing common/popular destinations at that exit would not be considered an issue. Any issues with real-world advertisements could be covered with additional regulation that specifically lists types of physical advertisements that are not allowed, such as roadside billboards or posters at a bus stop.

Comment Re:OS X is a mess (Score 3, Informative) 138

What on Earth are you on about? MacOS has better scaling than any other OS out there.

I tried using a Mac from my TV recently. The only way to make the interface larger so that I can comfortably read it from a distance is to turn down the resolution. Why????? There is a hacky way to force the TV as a retina display, but MacOS just 2x scales the whole interface on retina displays which is way too big for my TV's lower resolution. Both Windows and most Linux desktops have true fractional scaling, in fact Windows high DPI scaling has gotten quite decent recently. When I set my scaling to 125% in Windows on a 1080p monitor, it doesn't just set the resolution to 900p or something, it actually scales up the size of UI elements to make the interface bigger. Yes, some programs don't understand high DPI scaling and become blurry, but day to day I rarely encounter any software with this issue. All of my most frequently used programs handle high DPI displays just fine. MacOS appears to have no equivalent to this behaviour. Even with a retina display, the interface scaling options are just changing the resolution of the display. They just don't label it as such. Unless you leave the scaling at default, everything becomes a bit softer and blurrier whenever you use any scaling options on MacOS and it sucks.

Comment Re:Too Slow (Score 1) 222

You're missing a big point: people ALREADY have to do this. If you compare the amount of time spent in a car (usually 5-6 hours), or traveling on VIA rail (similar to by car), or a commuter flight including the time spent in the airports at both sides, then this will be the fastest way to get between the two cities. Also, say it's a 4 hour trip total, board a train at 10 am in the morning and be in Montreal by 2 PM. Plenty of time still left in the day even with a longer travel time. Also, trains are a lot more comfortable. No need to worry about turbulence or having to shouting over the noise of the engines to talk to the person beside you. And unlike a car, you can get up and walk around at any time so you don't destroy your legs.

Comment Re:Good ideas for public transport... (Score 1) 251

I can understand the autonomous part, but the overall design of the robovan is still stupid. A standard bus frame with some design changes to allow it to accommodate autonomous driving tech feels like a much better approach, plus it'll cheaper to create since the vehicle itself is already designed and proven in the real world. It's like those automated LRT train lines, they don't look much different from an ordinary LRT line because it turns out there is no need to waste tons of money making a brand new design that is significantly worse.

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