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Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix

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Post by nottorp »

cpt_sobel wrote: post #287
nottorp wrote: post #280

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I was using KDE when I switched to Mac OS from Linux as my main desktop (2013 ish). Must admit I've only looked at the default desktop in Ubuntu in the past years, and that's ... disappointing. Maybe I should look at how KDE is these days, but it's a second class citizen in most major distros isn't it? Except in this Mint i've never tried. I also have this fetish for cool and quiet. Can I run KDE on a box that idles…

> Except in this Mint i've never tried Well, Cinammon is the windows manager for Mint, it's the barebones experience that's the closest to Windows (?) style, it's mostly what you see is what you get, but still very customizable. KDE used to be extremely buggy 5-6 years ago and since testing it on my Steam Deck, from my experience, this is no longer the case. It's a bit more feature-rich and flashier than Cinnamon. >…

> No laptop I'm aware of will do this, no idea about ARM adoption.

Oh the 10 W is my mac mini. The macbook pro idles at 5 W, display included :)

> you _must_ give full screen recording and accessibility permissions to 3rd party software

Well what do you expect? If Linux/KDE had a permissions system you'd have to grant it too.

> maximize != full-screen

Um. Yes. They should be different. They've been different ever since we had windows on screen in any system that I'm aware of.

Not that I'm a major fan of window management on Mac OS, I just got used to it.

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Post by actionfromafar »

nandomrumber wrote: post #294
actionfromafar wrote: post #219

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It was not better, it was less . US imperialism has deep roots, yes, but a large chunk of the world who would tolerate a moderate level of it, don't tolerate this level.

I don’t see any not tolerating it in practice. A lot of invective, but nothing in practice that really indicates not tolerating .

I hear rumblings about foreign companies disconnecting from American services and products. You don't turn large ships on a dime, but they are turning.

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Post by [deleted] »

gcanyon wrote: post #303
southerntofu wrote: post #202

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Assuming you're from the USA, your two main parties are exactly like that. The appearances have changed, but Obama drone-assassinating random children on the other side of the world was not much better than what Trump is doing. Not defending Trump, to be clear, just saying US imperialism and fascism has much deeper roots and that removing Trump is not going to fix any issues the rest of the world has with the USA.

Can you point to an objective assessment of Obama's drone policy?

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Post by 9rx »

yokoprime wrote: post #297
MostlyStable wrote: post #42

>Here’s hoping governments regulate laptop manufacturers to actually make repairable machines in the future. No, this is a bad solution. If you want a repairable machine, buy one. They exist. Others have already mentioned Framework, but there are other options that aren't that far down the spectrum either. One of the things macbook users praise the most is "build quality", which often means the solidity of the device…

this is such a classic american reply. "vote with your wallet" and "the market decides". thing is most people don't care, don't complain or are not in a situation where they can "vote with their wallet". truth is, some regulation must exist to nudge companies is the right direction. a good example of this is e.g disposable vapes, people love them for some reason, but they are extremely wasteful.

Trouble is that regulation isn't imposed by an omnipotent deity in the sky. In a democracy, regulation must come from the very same people who you say don't care, don't complain, and aren't willing to change their habits. Given that you say the people don't care, aren't willing to change, and perhaps even prefer the status quo, regulation isn't going to magically appear.

Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix

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Post by jollyllama »

MostlyStable wrote: post #42

>Here’s hoping governments regulate laptop manufacturers to actually make repairable machines in the future. No, this is a bad solution. If you want a repairable machine, buy one. They exist. Others have already mentioned Framework, but there are other options that aren't that far down the spectrum either. One of the things macbook users praise the most is "build quality", which often means the solidity of the device…

> One of the things macbook users praise the most is "build quality", which often means the solidity of the device, lack of flex, etc. These quality features are, in part, achieved by the same choices that make it hard to repair. Ease of repair and "build quality", are to some degree (although not entirely) tradeoffs against each other.

You're making an oversimplification. You could make a heavier, thicker device with those same qualities that was repairable.

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Post by sandworm101 »

RajT88 wrote: post #142
Gigachad wrote: post #134

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This is mostly because Americans keep electing total morons.

I would actually suggest this is symptomatic of the real problem: money in politics. Elected officials (and some appointed, like SCOTUS) keep changing laws and precedents to allow more and more money in politics. They can't quit all that dark money - without a lot of funding, you don't get elected. Usually the best funded candidate wins. There was an anonymous oped from a congressman some years back which bemoaned th…

Yes yes yes. Dark money. Nepotism. Corrupt courts. Gerrymandering .... anything to deflect from the fact that so many voters still put thier mark beside the biggest idiot. And i mean that literally. American voters like tall people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heights_of_presidents_and_pres...

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Post by mattstir »

an0malous wrote: post #111
wvenable wrote: post #50

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> No, this is a bad solution. You didn't say why this is a bad solution. The government mandates that cars get safer every year and fatalities are down 78% from the 1960s. Whenever government regulates things to benefit people, people tend to benefit. > One of the things macbook users praise the most is "build quality", which often means the solidity of the device, lack of flex, etc. It seems like the Macbook Neo has…

> You didn't say why this is a bad solution. The fear is that regulations ossify industries and that's why heavily regulated industries like healthcare, education, and transportation have seen basically no innovation in 50 years. If you mandate that all electronic devices must have USB-C cables, how can anyone invent something better than a USB-C cable? And for what, so people don't have to have multiple cables? That…

> and that's why heavily regulated industries like healthcare, education, and transportation have seen basically no innovation in 50 years.

Not to get distracted, but aren't these three all incredible examples of innovation over time? Healthcare alone is significantly better than it was 50 years ago and it's not really close. 50 years ago, this hip new treatment called electroshock therapy was being used to "treat" being gay. It was also within touching distance of getting a lobotomy for depression or anything else your husband thought was a problem.

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Post by egeozcan »

nandomrumber wrote: post #285
egeozcan wrote: post #214

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> Given that it's the EU making those regulations, it looks like the government only has to be semi-competent Context: I'm not a EU-native, I've migrated to here. It disturbs me a lot when people keep repeating the "incompetent government" narrative when it comes to the EU, but when you compare it to the dictatorship that I escaped from, they still seem way more competent, surprising when the big advantage of a dicta…

You’re worried about the Right-ists. When it has been the Left that has largely governed Europe for the previous few decades to bring it to the point where it is now where the economics and defence capabilities of nations that once ruled the world are now laughing stock on the global stage.

> nations that once ruled the world are now laughing stock on the global stage

...and yet it gets repeated!

I'm not worried about the right ideology. Last time I took a political test, it told me I'm slightly right-leaning, but that changes every time I take such tests :)

I said that I'm disturbed by the extremists who plan to take away my legally earned rights.

European countries have rules and requirements like most other countries. I looked at their criteria, it sounded fair, took the deal and now I'm here. I pay my taxes, obey the rules, even applied for citizenship (takes ages), and I expect my rights to be protected as well, as long as keep my end of the deal. Those people threaten that golden rule.

Some seem to be obsessed about ruling and military power, and from the outside, they seem to believe that you only are allowed to move in this world if you kill/defeat the previous residents.

Those are the people I'm scared of.

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