I'd recommend putting more time into switching to Linux instead of pirating Enterprise versions of Windows and then installing and configuring a bunch of third-party software that is supposed to stop Microsoft from doing all the Microsoft things we don't like. That seems like it's a lot of work and effort too, plus they are actively hostile towards users instead of just "not ready".

I'm hoping repairable tech is going to become more and more common. So far neither Framework nor Fairphone seem like grifters while some that came before didn't end up fulfilling their promises.

This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen

Congratulations I guess?

For real though, containerization isn't the only way to separate applications from each other but totally fine, it's the "It works on my machine, so here's my machine" mentality that doesn't fill me with confidence. I've seen too much barely-working jank in containers that probably only get updated when a new version of the containerized application itself is released.

The concept of zero is scary, so it's a wizard shooting lightning from all orifices. Makes sense.

I had a Jolla smart phone, it was pretty great but it also quickly became apparent that the company had no real intention to make Sailfish the Android-compatible, open and privacy-friendly OS I was hoping it'd be. Selling licenses to customers to put the OS on third party hardware really killed it for me.

Kinda surprised they are still around, but I guess knowing the right magical words to whisper to investors is a good enough business strategy. They've done it with blockchain, now it's AI.

Hexbear user spotted (or at least that’s what my first impression is with the weird image)

Heck no, that's just an ancient meme to indicate it's just banter/harmless trolling, not an attempt at serious discourse.

My grandma thought that there was a very intelligent mouse living in her hallway once. It would occasionally do a little squeak at her but never be found. She was a bit cross when she learned the truth about her mousy friend.

I also know of an older couple that was convinced the noise came from an earwig queen(!?!) that lived inside their living room table. Much more concerning story, both if true or false.

You could fit an entire modern OS in that space, together with all the drivers, a web browser, an office suite, graphics editor, an IDE and a compatibility layer for running Windows applications.

ITT: People who apparently never had an intrusive thought getting awfully judgy about someone's immediate feelings.

Decency is to not act on negative emotions and impulses, not never having them.

Windows isn’t controversial since everyone has adopted it. No one is making you use it but keep in mind you are a very small minority.

It's a lot like commissioning something from an artist. You have to describe what you want, with the style, details and mood you want to see, then maybe go back and forth a few times until it's just right. Doing that well is a skill, so are things like art direction. But replacing the humans executing on the direction with a machine doesn't suddenly make the directing human an artist.

die Außenpolitik ist der Punkt, wo ich auch anderer Meinung bin (FCKPTN). Aber der Kampf gegen den Faschismus und der größer werdenden Schere zwischen Arm und Reich sind mir wichtiger.

Putin ist meiner Meinung auch Faschist, die Position der Linken zum Ukrainekrieg ergibt für mich einfach keinen Sinn. Ist wirklich schade.

It's a thing kids say to taunt each other, "girls go to college to get more knowledge, boys go to Jupiter, to get more stupider".

Explanation: The guy on the right is Linus Sebastian, a tech youtuber running a fairly large media company. I'd characterize their output as being a mixture of news, reviews and Top Gear style fucking around with tech.

A couple weeks ago he sent Linus Torvalds an e-mail, asking him if he'd like to do some sort of collaboration - mainly because of the name and because he's a personal hero of his. Torvalds quickly responded, telling him that it would have to be a "there can only be one" type situation, like in Highlander or Mad Max.

So they shot something where they most are just chatting while building a computer together but did the bit for the intro. The video is not released yet.

That whole routine doesn't magically make sense to neurotypical people either.

Taiwan was never part of current China though and does not want to be absorbed into that state. Reunification doesn't sound right for what China would have to do to make it happen.

There's flowers blooming on the grave in the last panel.

That's a very Brent Spiner thing to say, doesn't mean he actually hated that cat. And it wasn't just one cat playing the role anyway. Most if not all of them were good cats I'm sure.

Diese Kolumne des stellvertretenden Chefradakteurs hat mich faules Stück vorhin endlich dazu gebracht dieses Wirtschaftsheulblatt bei Google News auf die Sperrliste zu setzen. Nicht nur argumentiert der werte Herr so als würden nur körperliche Beschwerden eine Krankmeldung rechtfertigen und sich der Status einer kranken Person nicht in den Stunden nach dem aufstehen rapide verschlechtern können, er haut auch unironisch sowas raus:

In Schweden etwa, auch nicht gerade das Land des wilden Manchester-Kapitalismus, wird der Lohn erst nach einem Krankheitstag weitergezahlt, und garantiert auch nur zu 80 Prozent. Die weitaus meisten Arbeitnehmer dürfte dies kaum ins soziale Elend stürzen, aber vielleicht manchen dazu bringen, die Bettkantenentscheidung noch mal zu überdenken.

Blau machen mit einem wirtschaftlichen Interesse der Arbeitnehmer bekämpfen zu wollen ist doch quatsch, das Interesse hat ein wirklich kranker Mensch doch auch. Gerade die Minderheit die tatsächlich von der Hand in den Mund lebt wird dann eben doch krank zur Arbeit erscheinen, sich und andere gefährden und potentiell noch viel mehr Schaden anrichten als nur ihren eigenen Arbeitsausfall.

So weit ich weiß ist es durchaus möglich ab dem 1. Krankheitstag eine ärztliche Bescheinigung zu fordern. Nur spart man so natürlich kein Geld auf Arbeitgeberseite.

Nebenbei: Ich bin dieses Jahr tatsächlich öfter krank gewesen als die davor, bisher 2x Erkältung und 1x Corona. Hoffe es bleibt dabei.