So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux • Hacker News Board

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by noahadavis » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #23

I find the fetish for terminal-based music players a bit odd. I associate terminals with doing work , so the idea of having one whose sole purpose is playing music (presumably in the background while you do other stuff) to feel like a waste of screen real-estate and something I'm likely to accidentally pull up while trying to cycle between my other terminal windows where I'm doing stuff. I much prefer something that…

I put my terminal based music player (cmus) in a Quake-style drop-down terminal (Yakuake). It's easy to access, doesn't add any clutter, works with ReplayGain, and it works with media keys.

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by russfink » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC

MattyRad wrote: post #33

This is a shameless plug, but if anyone wants a nudge toward Linux (Ubuntu), coming from Mac, I have a recent write up of things things that I personally gain by using Ubuntu over Mac. https://code.mradford.com/post/ubuntu-vs-mac/

Well written, but the last sentence kind of trails off. (Perhaps there was a homicidal bunny in the room.)

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by geggam » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #23

I find the fetish for terminal-based music players a bit odd. I associate terminals with doing work , so the idea of having one whose sole purpose is playing music (presumably in the background while you do other stuff) to feel like a waste of screen real-estate and something I'm likely to accidentally pull up while trying to cycle between my other terminal windows where I'm doing stuff. I much prefer something that…

You just need a bigger monitor. I hooked a 4k 42 inch LCD to my laptop and for the first time ever I had visible desktop space

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by k__ » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC

I read that more and more parts are soldered on the logic board in the new version, which means people have to buy new macbooks every few years anyway.

I tried to upgrade my RAM and found out it's soldered in, whelp, lets see how long I can stand 8GB of RAM, haha.

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:32 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #23

I find the fetish for terminal-based music players a bit odd. I associate terminals with doing work , so the idea of having one whose sole purpose is playing music (presumably in the background while you do other stuff) to feel like a waste of screen real-estate and something I'm likely to accidentally pull up while trying to cycle between my other terminal windows where I'm doing stuff. I much prefer something that…

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Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by DanCarvajal » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:32 PM UTC

As a graphic designer, if I Adobe CC worked on GNU/Linux I would gladly switch. Alas my job is very depended on Adobe InDesign.

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by laumars » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:32 PM UTC

dwighttk wrote: post #12

TransAMrit wrote: post #3

> Recently I’ve just found myself disenchanted with Apple in a way similar to how I felt maybe twelve years earlier with Microsoft, when I switched to Linux the first time. This is exactly why I've been switching back to Linux everywhere, including laptops. Apple has done a pretty good job recreating the modern Windows experience.

I feel like I'd be much more open to Linux if I spent most of my time in emacs, but since I've spent like 8 minutes in emacs and about 14hrs in vim and have very little desire to increase either of those numbers, it only takes a small dose of Linux to re-enchant myself with Apple.

I'm not about to tell people which platforms they should run - each to their own and all that - but I do feel it's worth mentioning there's no need to use emacs nor vim on Linux if you didn't want to.

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by driverdan » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:32 PM UTC

dbingham wrote: post #19

What screen resolutions do the Librems support? Their tech specs don't actually list the resolutions, just the graphic card and size of the display. That's, honestly, one of the main things holding me to my mac: I want the retina display. That and the fact that all the PC hardware makers insist on offsetting the damned touchpad. Which, maybe it's just my preference, but I hate when they offset the damned touchpad.

Unfortunately their 13" is only 1920x1080, a non-starter at a price that's about the same as a MacBook.

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by carlospwk » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC

I find it depressing that (despite this post) there really are only two viable operating systems for 99% of the user base that needs ease of use and commercial software. Same in mobile devices. And there is absolutely nothing indicating a change to the status quo.

Re: So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux

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Post by proyb » Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC

As far as I like about Linux but audio quality feel less bass despite a tweak to supposedly bring the best sound on ALSA didn’t help.

Piano timbres sound far better on macOS and Windows unless you could advice me.