ilmagico

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[–] ilmagico 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're right, I didn't see it! I just saw a bunch of chinese writings, which I cannot read, so didn't bother trying to read even the only thing I could 😅

[–] ilmagico 5 points 9 months ago (10 children)

The real numbers we need to see are watts per volume, or watts per mass

You have to chase it down, following the link to electrek.co, but then it says: "the prototype cells house an energy density of 720 Wh/kg"

(of course, I'm just stating what is claimed, no idea how true)

[–] ilmagico 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you (or that website) want to spread this kind of alarmist information, some would say conspiracies, you'd better back it with credible sources for all the claims in there. I read it and saw exactly zero evidence.

[–] ilmagico 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I love osmand for outdoor activities, recording hikes and bike rides, they actually have better info on trails than google maps (though there are specialized outdoor apps that are even better, usually paid). The UI has a lot of features and it's not the easiest to navigate, but I love it exactly because it has all those features. Searching for places used to be a nightmare, but it got better. It even works with Android Auto (not sure abt Carplay for Apple folks).

So, what is it missing? Traffic info. And that's why I still have Google maps.

[–] ilmagico 5 points 10 months ago

that they look for a way to moderate cheating without just lazily requiring Windows in order to play online.

I would avoid those kernel level ~~malwares~~ anticheat anyways, whether they're for Windows or if they port them to Linux ("to run this game, please load this kernel module"... no thanks).

[–] ilmagico 4 points 10 months ago

Most of the issues you describe are because usually computers come with Windows preinstalled with all the drivers and configuration set up by the oem to "just work", so replacing the OS inevitably means fiddling with it. People who e.g. try to install Windows on a SteamDeck will face similar difficulties.

[–] ilmagico 11 points 10 months ago

haha lol yeah we do get a bit annoying here ... For me it's the opposite though, I use linux for work, and I've used it for so long I almost forgot what Windows looks like.

[–] ilmagico 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In capitalistic societies like the USA, for-profit companies are mandated to serve the interest of their shareholders, which is usually to make as much money as they can. If there was some kind of incentive to do the right thing, that makes the "right thing" more profitable than the rest, maybe companies would do the right thing. Maybe make companies pay for the amount of ewaste (or any kind of waste) they generate?

[–] ilmagico 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (12 children)

If linux came preinstalled by default and vendor supported, regular people would use linux as well. Usability is actually pretty good these days, arguably higher than Windows since you don’t have to deal with this BS.

Yes, you can buy Dell laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled and supported, maybe Lenovos, not sure, but it's not the default, available only on custom builds online and on business (expensive) laptops, so most regular people don't bother.

Edit: well, there's the SteamDeck as an example of mainstream vendor supported system with linux, I guess. Some people go through the trouble of installing Windows on it, but most people don't bother and stick to what it came with.

[–] ilmagico 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My point is, since its meaning depends on the context, I don't see the issue for it to mean, in the context of containers, "outside of a container". Just like in the case of VMs, or OS vs No OS, it means there's one fewer layer between the app and the hardware, whether that's a VM, Container runtime, or the OS.

I'm pretty sure everybody, including you, understood its meaning in this context, it didn't really cause any misunderstanding.

[–] ilmagico 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

That's only the meaning you're used to, and that's my point. It depends on the context. I can assure you that, in the context of microcontrollers, for example, "bare metal" means running without an OS.

[–] ilmagico 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Well, since we want to be technical ... Docker is not bare metal. Linux apps are not bare metal. Arduino is bare metal.

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