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    Comment #27272031

    I use Krita if I need CMYK, but I don't do much print work anymore. (Both work great on Linux.)

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    Comment #27272012

    Maybe on Mac. Works great on Linux at 4k+ with an nvidia.

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    Comment #27268967

    @dang, just wanted to say thank you for providing related threads, and also thank you for your even-handed moderation even on items you might disagree with; your care really shows …

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    Comment #27268927

    > Leave the discussion to adults. This is rude and condescending. Please restate your counter-argument to be more substantive.

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    Comment #27258081

    Are you talking about a laptop power supply vs an ATX desktop power supply? Even most enthusiast ATX power supplies that I've seen don't use SMT for the main power board, probably …

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    Comment #27241846

    It is absolutely an OS issue, but neither mobile OS has any incentive at all to do anything to make PWA's actually work. In fact, they have every incentive to make sure they don't …

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    Comment #27241050

    All Apple has to do is change the APIs from version to version and poorly document the changes. Would Apple do such a thing? Of course not. Apple is too noble and good for that -- …

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    Comment #27240080

    Most people buy pickups currently probably don't really think CO2 emissions are a big deal, but perhaps there's an undiscovered pickup market that Ford's going to tap into; perhaps…

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    Comment #27240066

    Perfect for taking the boat to the lake on the weekend. ... well, unless you actually back it into the lake on the boat ramp! Hmm..

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    Comment #27240017

    Kinda sounds like a question in a FAANG interview. The referenced study is here: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/21/e2023170118

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    Comment #27234600

    If they ever get to it and if it's economically feasible. Meanwhile, people are trying to buy old Tesla's and repair their batteries on their own (see numerous youtube videos), whi…

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    Comment #27234367

    The mercury didn't leak out when you dropped a watch battery on the floor.

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    Comment #27234360

    > CFL bulbs are fine; put the dead ones in a box then take the box to the hardware store once every 3 years when it fills up. So you live with a box filled with fragile glass tubes…

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    Comment #27210662

    $25 USB-C: https://solokeys.com/products/solo-usb-c?variant=23528357560... For those not familiar, solokeys was an open source project that became a company via kickstarter (and no…

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    Comment #27210475

    Maybe they'll just take 30% of any crypto mined on their card. That seems fair.

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    Comment #27178702

    cgroups predate systemd by quite a lot (even if systemd absorbed yet another unwitting victim)

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    Comment #27168230

    and channels... extremely useful for network servers.

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    Comment #27167689

    Why don't we do that now instead of ventilating?

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    Comment #27167614

    Sounds useful for Ebola patients. Dehydration is apparently the thing that kills you the fastest. However, it could be very hazardous to your (very loving) friend.

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    Comment #27167602

    tl;dr: researchers discovered that pumping liquid perfluorocarbons, which can absorb large amounts of oxygen, directly into the anus of the tested mammals (not humans, yet) can hel…