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Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by doktrin »

wishinghand wrote: post #202

The Macbook Pro chassis before the OLED touchstrip. I'm a web developer and learned on MBPs. The touchpad was the right size, the keys had the right amount of travel, the form factor and weight were perfect. Right now I'm considering moving to developing on a Galaga Pro and using Windows/WSL. I've got most things setup on my desktop how I like using HyperTerm (I had too much trouble with Cmder), VS Code, and ZSH. I c…

After my 2017 mbp developed several concurrent issues (screen, keyboard, speakers) I switched back to running Ubuntu on a lenovo x model. I'm satisfied, honestly, and won't be returning to Apple until they veer off this almost comical form-over-function course they're on (and that frankly seems unlikely)

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by porcupinetv »

scooble wrote: post #456

The Nokia N9. The swipable interface was a joy to use, and the always visible clock/notifications was ahead of its time. The window/app management system was also heaps better than anything today. It was a travesty what happened to it, and I still unreasonably bitter about the whole thing.

Nokia N900 with Maemo 5! Physical keyboard. Camera with a shutter slide (I'm still not comfortable with my phone having 2 cameras exposed at all times). Highly customizable... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by mholmes680 »

jvvlimme wrote: post #629

SimCity up until SC4. EA really dropped the ball there, completely destroying a classic. No one ever asked for a multiplayer version. And most just want to build a big city, not the tiny sh th les it only lets you build now.

On the off chance you (or someone else) didnt come across it: Cities Skylines is worth the price. (though i didnt stick with it through the expansion packs)

https://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities-skylines/CSCS00GSK-MASTE...

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by qorrect »

kiksy wrote: post #496
ramses0 wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

WSL is terrible. It's basically a tech demo (look up what happens if you `cp` a file from `C:\...` to `/home/user` versus `copy` or going the other direction. It's alright to boot up a linux "VM" using docker, but then you have to pay extra for windows pro or whatever so you can unlock hypervisor privileges. I recently bought an extra SSD to put into the windows desktop I bought and am happily running linux, don't mi…

I too use it daily on multiple machines (albeit Windows Pro with Hyper-V) and it's changed my day to day dev work dramatically. Combined with Docker there is no reason for me to even look at MacOS or running Linux natively (which I have done before for years.) For me it's the best thing to come out of Microsoft in a long time.

> For me it's the best thing to come out of Microsoft in a long time.

Agreed, I think it's an amazing feature. Have been a full time linux user for 20 years, my new laptop is BIOS locked ( ugh ) so I _cant_ install linux ( didnt know that before buying it ) , but it's actually not an issue because of WSL, it's exactly what I always wanted in Windows.

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by Jemm »

Browsers that did not have to reload the page when you hit the back button.

Webpages designed to use the least bandwidth, load fast and be accessible.

Companies that had older staff who had enough experience to not make the same mistakes over and over again.

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by tootie »

wishinghand wrote: post #202

The Macbook Pro chassis before the OLED touchstrip. I'm a web developer and learned on MBPs. The touchpad was the right size, the keys had the right amount of travel, the form factor and weight were perfect. Right now I'm considering moving to developing on a Galaga Pro and using Windows/WSL. I've got most things setup on my desktop how I like using HyperTerm (I had too much trouble with Cmder), VS Code, and ZSH. I c…

I never liked Mac touchpads and hate even worse when Windows PCs copy them. Having left and right-click buttons is 1000x more ergonomic.

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by ZoomStop »

CosmicShadow wrote: post #627

Is there a site that anyone knows of that allows people to track if a consumer item has been discontinued and what the best alternatives are? This is less about tech products/services/games and more about stuff you'd buy at Walmart or the grocery store. For example, my wife has used a very specific eye liner for years in a certain colour, and then the brand discontinued the line with no equivalent replacement and we…

Interesting idea, an alternativeto.net style site for consumer products with crowd maintained lists. I'm sure you could affiliate link to a lot of the products to help finance the effort.

Re: Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?

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Post by tootie »

markatkinson wrote: post #313
wishinghand wrote: post #202

The Macbook Pro chassis before the OLED touchstrip. I'm a web developer and learned on MBPs. The touchpad was the right size, the keys had the right amount of travel, the form factor and weight were perfect. Right now I'm considering moving to developing on a Galaga Pro and using Windows/WSL. I've got most things setup on my desktop how I like using HyperTerm (I had too much trouble with Cmder), VS Code, and ZSH. I c…

You should give Ubuntu an experimental try. I have only ever used Windows most my life, but for hobby projects I use Ubuntu/PopOS!. If you are doing Web development I highly recommend that over Windows. Just last night I tried to setup a Phoenix project on a fresh install of windows and after 5 hours I was still installing C++ build tools, setting up path variables etc etc. It honestly is a world of pain. I remember…

WSL gives you an Ubuntu shell in Windows without virtualization. It's really the best.

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Post by qorrect »

kgc wrote: post #342
wishinghand wrote: post #202

The Macbook Pro chassis before the OLED touchstrip. I'm a web developer and learned on MBPs. The touchpad was the right size, the keys had the right amount of travel, the form factor and weight were perfect. Right now I'm considering moving to developing on a Galaga Pro and using Windows/WSL. I've got most things setup on my desktop how I like using HyperTerm (I had too much trouble with Cmder), VS Code, and ZSH. I c…

WSL is very, very slow. Be warned.

I also use it every day and have very few issues ( one problem where it became corrupted and I had to reinstall ).

It's not a production machine no one is using it that way, its perfectly fine for development.

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