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Chromebooks are perfect, and it's unfortunate that the open source community remains in denial, still clutching their moribund "Linux Desktop" instead of stealing ChromeOS and putting a solid distro directly under it.
Crouton is nice, but it's not ChromeOS.
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What's moribund about the linux desktop? Millions of people use one, including myself. Is that not enough?
The open source user interface is, was, and always will be the web page. Desktop Linux is another attempt to ape monolithic corporate desktops. And most of the people using Desktop Linux just have a web browser (and maybe an xterm) maximized on it all day anyway.
few browsers, graphical file managers, email client, text editor, terminal.
AKA the exact same kind of shit I have open when I use windows.
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The open source user interface is, was, and always will be the web page. Desktop Linux is another attempt to ape monolithic corporate desktops. And most of the people using Desktop Linux just have a web browser (and maybe an xterm) maximized on it all day anyway.
checks open windows few browsers, graphical file managers, email client, text editor, terminal. AKA the exact same kind of shit I have open when I use windows.
PS: Chromebook's terminal emulator is top notch, even supports animated gifs and wallpapers.
Tangential, but: > I’m very vigilant and still a bit freaked out when I carry the Macbook around. Careful in tight spaces! Better not hop on a city bike with it in my backpack, ’cause what if I fall? I've actually found MacBooks to be impressively sturdy. Perhaps I've been lucky. I've dropped my 2016 Intel MBP once while coming out of my car, it hit the pavement on its corner. There was a little dent in the corner, a…
https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2022-06-20-introducing-mnt...
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Until Microsoft start putting ads and Telemetry in your shiny new WSL environment :) I'm seriously considering not upgrading to Windows 11 and just move back to Linux.
They did that in Windows 11?
They were testing it out. I hope it is now killed with fire now that the backlash has gotten pretty big.
A new meaning for the word defenestration, when you chuck the Windows out.
The allure of small PCs has been very, very strong for me these days. I think the problem is that we used to have this as a market by default, but size keeps creeping up. There used to be a 11.6" MacBook Air, which was a lovely little machine. The difference between 11.6" and 13" is astounding when you're looking at things like carrying it around or sitting on the couch. Smaller devices are even more portable just en…
Amazing device. Bad battery life. Battery died wayyy before its time too. Eventually took to random crashing.
When I travel for work again, I will be looking at whatever the latest one of these is.
Tangential, but: > I’m very vigilant and still a bit freaked out when I carry the Macbook around. Careful in tight spaces! Better not hop on a city bike with it in my backpack, ’cause what if I fall? I've actually found MacBooks to be impressively sturdy. Perhaps I've been lucky. I've dropped my 2016 Intel MBP once while coming out of my car, it hit the pavement on its corner. There was a little dent in the corner, a…
Renters’ insurance means I don’t have to worry about that. Drop it and a $200 deductible gets me a new one.