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pauby

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    Comment #42100683

    I don't think ChatGPT took it personally. It probably didn't get upset. And you don't need to protect it.

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    Comment #40758500

    > and you're kinda restricted to AMD GPUs. No idea where that came from but it's not the case.

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    Comment #40758456

    > just non-existent You have just been lucky. Nothing more. A classic case of it doesn't happen on _my computer_ so it must be a lie.

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    Comment #40747381

    You forgot the disaster that is Snap.

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    Comment #40747360

    > People interested in desktop OS are either using MacOS or windows 11. This feels very much like its written by somebody who hasn't used Linux as a desktop OS and is an unneeded b…

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    Comment #40300632

    In my 30± year career I can confidently say that Software Engineers look towards standardisation by default as it makes their lives easier. It feels to me that you're bitter or had…

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    Comment #40290494

    My recent purchase of Samsung S23 Ultra at almost £800 is full of Samsung crud and spying that I can't remove. Cost is no guide on a crud-free experience.

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    Comment #40273112

    > Who do you think is going to be hurt? By doing nothing? The consumer. Voicing your disagreement with a company (whatever the reason) is necessary to get things to change. Perhaps…

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    Comment #40273085

    Judging by the number of bad reviews, there are many more who don't.

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    Comment #40264430

    This article flip flops confusing "England" and the "UK". England is not the UK. This article discusses England and its privatisation of water services. The author should pay bette…

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    Comment #40178002

    > A "senior" developer with less than 10 years of experience, an empty GitHub repo, and a fake degree should be more humble. This says more about you than it does about them. The a…

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    Comment #40096765

    There is no privacy to be gained from buying Samsung products. They're just as bad as every other data harvesting company.

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    Comment #39688451

    I think the sarcasm was lost there. You need to use /s to remind people :)

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    Comment #39688434

    > the Asians who got out of poverty way later it is heaven finally on Earth so they just cheer more and more of it. There are so many things wrong with this statement Im not sure w…

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    Comment #39633629

    This is a blinkered and naive view of the rest of the world.

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    Comment #39569870

    > They love their iPhones, they hate their laptops. Feels like unsubstantiated generalisation. Source(s)?

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    Comment #39465276

    People rolling their own crypto still makes my jaw drop. I get people want something custom but the tradeoffs are just too great.

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    Comment #39464564

    It's Windows only so it won't run on your Mac anyway :-)

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    Comment #39451378

    Apple is not a poster boy for privacy.

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    Comment #39248547

    Can confirm it's paywalled.

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    Comment #39170711

    Do you have a source for this?

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    Comment #39149158

    There are numerous games stores I can install on my PC or Mac. There are numerous games stores that game developers can use to sell their game through. Steam do not have a monopoly…

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    Comment #38988570

    > Don’t get so attached to your own opinions, that’s a form of clinging. Ironically, this is precisely what you're doing.

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    Comment #38965716

    How is Apple Mail and Apple any better than Outlook and Microsoft?