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    Comment #36906977

    iPhones end up being cheaper in the long run. They get software updates much longer than almost any Android phone, and at least here even small cities have local shops that repair …

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    Comment #36583393

    It's especially funny when some people complaining about this probably make 200k a year in silicon valley, then think that someone else should work for free to supply their company…

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    Comment #36583313

    >When the source changes, you get those as well. No, it does not say this. It says that if someone gets a piece of software, a binary for example, they must be given the source cod…

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    Comment #36583281

    You can still learn it for free with the developer subscription or CentOS Stream. A company building it's entire infrastructure with the free derivatives isn't "learning" anymore.

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    Comment #36583264

    Yes, someone can buy RHEL, request the source, and then share it away. And they can do nothing about it. However, it doesn't mean that Red Hat is required to keep doing business wi…

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    Comment #36583107

    I'm actually with Red Hat on this one. There are many other great distributions that you can use, such as Debian. People are just angry that they can't get an exact copy of a paid …

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    Comment #36081454

    Some of the comments here seem absolutely ridiculous. What is the probability that a perfect flute just happened by accident and survived until this day? For whatever reason, a lot…

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    Comment #34856190

    >Do you run it at your home or on some VPS? I run it on a rented dedicated server. Yes, it's pretty expensive, but I also use it for other stuff and this is a hobby for me. >My cur…

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    Comment #34855738

    Nextcloud is fantastic. I'm personally running it on a Debian 11 server. I like the web-ui more than for example onedrive or gdrive, and it's not even that hard to setup.

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    Comment #34835298

    Yeah. Owning and driving a car is becoming really expensive. It's understandable that people will avoid it if they are able to. Also, I'm pretty sure that many "anti car" teens sti…

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    Comment #34807563

    >With hardware remote attestation there will no longer be any point in even owning an android phone anyway. Android is obviously inferior to iOS in every way but the whole point wa…

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    Comment #34802717

    >I find it curious that archaeologists or historians (?) seem to take a lot of things like this so seriously and assume everything has some sort of symbolic meaning, rather than ju…

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    Comment #34801195

    Humans weren't fundamentally any different back then. Bathroom wall graffiti has been discovered from ancient Roman ruins.

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    Comment #34791085

    You can pretty much take US tech salaries and divide them by two, and you get something that's pretty typical in western Europe.

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    Comment #34760687

    Could it be possible to create an open-source license that allows hobbyists and researchers to use the software for free, but would require commercial users to pay? Or does somethi…

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    Comment #34695791

    >The tech industry is desperate to somehow frame a period of time where it took advantage of low interest rates to recklessly overhire and overinvest as something that created enti…

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    Comment #34694940

    I'm not sure if it's that much better, but I've been thinking about moving to some "non big tech" search engine such as https://gigablast.com

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    Comment #34692369

    On the other hand, another way to have more financial security is to save and invest money. That way you have time to figure out something new if your current job ends for whatever…

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    Comment #34668077

    Even something like Debian with the Mate DE can be pretty lightweight. Modern web crap is really the biggest resource hog for most users.

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    Comment #34615440

    Honestly I think that this article is just stupid. The writer basically complains that he can't find counterculture in mainstream media outlets and mainstream social media. Is that…

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    Comment #34615163

    Totally agree with your last paragraph. If something is being praised in the mainstream media, for example, then I don't think it really is a counterculture. You give two good exam…

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    Are there any robust and easy ways to keep two or more computers in sync?

    For a long time I've been just using a laptop docked to peripherals, because I've found that keeping files synced between a desktop and laptop can become a burden. This setup works…

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    Comment #34584602

    Tabs are not that bad

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    Comment #34576332

    I don't find this surprising. Like the article mentions, living expenses have been quickly rising, and at least over here it has made many people (including me) think about our per…