The Web Is Eating the Desktop (2017)

Post by pritambaral » Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 2:37 PM UTC

brokenmachine wrote: post #160

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Every time this assertion is brought up I can't help but bring up this counterpoint: People continue choosing to use vi-keys (via vim, nvim, or even the many vim-emulation layers all over the place), even on modern high-speed connections , precisely because they still find "single character commands and the ability to type ahead of the display" valuable. "The display" does not have to be a terminal display. In fact,…

> I am fortunate enough to have the access I do have when I have it, but I can only sympathise with the plight of those in Australia. Australian here with 250mbit at home and 5G on my phone. I still hate Electron apps though.

Post by pritambaral » Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 4:50 PM UTC

brokenmachine wrote: post #162

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How's the latency to American / European servers? – Someone who has to work on servers in America & Europe from India, with 300+ ms latency via GCP's Premium Network

To be honest, I have nothing to compare it to. Most servers I connect to are outside Australia, so I guess everything has added latency and I must be used to it. I'm talking about websites here. Maybe 2-3 seconds total to load an "average" site with a fair few images? I'm not a fan of cloud anything anyway. We have these supercomputers in our pocket and on our desks, but we're meant to use them only as dumb terminals…