This is another 404 Media pay-for-placement post here on Slashdot. They're pretty much all low-quality hide-your-blogpost-behind-a-paywall drivel.

I think one of the problems Asahi runs into is that macOS can already be used for almost everything a Linux box can be used for - so it's harder to get excited about working on it.

My work-provided laptop is an M3 MacBook Air. I use it to admin ~ 100 Linux servers and workstations, and I can't say I've yet run into a situation where I said "darn it, that apparently doesn't work on a Mac". There are some command-line switches that are different between the two, but I think that mostly comes down to the difference between BSD vs. Mac. And I can (and do) install the Gnu tools.

The families of the dead servicemen and servicewomen are certainly crying, although if you asked them I don't know that they'd mention "winning" as a reason for it.

I tried to save money once by having a laptop delivered via UDP... let's just say it didn't end well.

I have heard Colbert talk about the LOTR universe before, and I swear he has even the hundreds of pages of those LOTR appendices memorized (if you've got the books, you know what I'm referring to). He really is a Tolkien super-fanboy.

Or, perhaps, the first release of Gnu Hurd.

I'm gonna assume they're aware that Mars has an atmosphere and the Moon doesn't...

Newest Russian CPU crush you like bug!

New Russian CPU is BIGGEST and BEST! 1000x size of Intel CPU!

Oh, duh, I wasn't even considering e-ink.

... and replace them with electronic waste and energy waste. Plus the extra cost of running power to every shelf in the store.

I will be curious to see what the effective lifetime of these electronic labels is...

It wasn't an argument, it was merely speculation.

For arguments you want room 12A, next door.

I'm sure that he'll insist on having that sort of title within the company, and that his employees will be obligated to support that in any public comments

That's assuming this fab actually gets off the ground. If it doesn't, it will be someone else's fault.

Knees... can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

You're right - I guess it was more of a "shot across the bow".