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Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by georgia_peach »

smt88 wrote: post #27
bediger4000 wrote: post #20

Linux really is a good general purpose desktop OS.

Setting aside privacy or software freedom idealism, why would someone use it over Windows or macOS?

After mastering *nix userland, Windows is suffocating. Not having ads slipstreamed into my start menu, or not having the calculator take 10sec to start due to telemetry, or not having my CPU/HD/RAM hammered by Cortana no matter how many different ways I disabled it, or not having updates+reboots forcing themselves at the absolute worst time, or...

The advantage over OSX is commodity hardware: easy upgrades/downgrades/repairs, & lower cost. Swapping HD in my macbook involved ordering special screwdrivers & prybars, then at least 30min worth of disassembly/re-assembly. Last linux/PC upgrade consisted of slapping the old HD into the new PC and powering on--10 minutes max. Aside from that, OSX is nice.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by smt88 »

jleyank wrote: post #30
smt88 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Setting aside privacy or software freedom idealism, why would someone use it over Windows or macOS?

Software development, particularly for large-scale computing environments.

I have been writing software for 26 years. The first ~16 I used Linux exclusively, then Linux and Windows, and recently Windows exclusively.

There's absolutely nothing I'm unable to do on Windows 10, but there are a lot of things I wasn't able to do on Linux.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by smt88 »

georgia_peach wrote: post #36
smt88 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why should this be more popular?

opinions here

I agree that it's unpopular on HN. Why is it undeserving of being unpopular? I'm referring to the second part of OP's question.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by smt88 »

the_only_law wrote: post #38
smt88 wrote: post #28

This is unfortunately full of very popular opinions. This is exactly what happens on reddit.

Just hunt for greyed out comments.

Doing that on any thread (and having showdead turned on) tells you exactly what HN dislikes, and it's surprisingly consistent.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by ggm »

the_only_law wrote: post #40
ggm wrote: post #11

Scientists should stay in their lanes.

pretty ironic coming from HN. The home of armchair experts.

Yes. It's said to me all the time. And, I try to listen. I think reddit is home, HN is where we hang out pretending to work. We're expert generalists.

The people I really have a problem with are the autodidacts. It's very hard to argue with somebody convinced of their genius, when it's never been formally tested, or constructed in a methodology.

Staying in lane means asking questions in the other field, make assertions in your own.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by georgia_peach »

smt88 wrote: post #44
georgia_peach wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

opinions here

I agree that it's unpopular on HN. Why is it undeserving of being unpopular? I'm referring to the second part of OP's question.

State your objection and I will address it.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by the_only_law »

georgia_peach wrote: post #48
smt88 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree that it's unpopular on HN. Why is it undeserving of being unpopular? I'm referring to the second part of OP's question.

State your objection and I will address it.

I think they’re asking why you believe more people should believe god is real.

Re: Ask HN: What are some unpopular opinions here that should not be?

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Post by bediger4000 »

smt88 wrote: post #43
jleyank wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Software development, particularly for large-scale computing environments.

I have been writing software for 26 years. The first ~16 I used Linux exclusively, then Linux and Windows, and recently Windows exclusively. There's absolutely nothing I'm unable to do on Windows 10, but there are a lot of things I wasn't able to do on Linux.

Oddly, I've had pretty much the opposite experience. Windows is so full of quirks. The irregularities keep me from doing things.

Each cat his rat I guess.

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