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I've had to work with Java professionally for a number of projects over the years, and honestly the only use for it I've actually agreed with as "good" is on Android -- and as we know, Google tweaked it, battles ensued, yadda yadda ...and even they are moving away from it.
The shitshow that owns it is good enough to avoid it, let alone the language itself.
As someone pointed out these are often also similar to the more "child like" thoughts that are not constrained by society and do very much so seem to be more of the things that actually do matter.
With that said, they are only doing what they know the masses want. So in a way, they're just doing the people's bidding. If Google thought the majority wanted Parler and hate speech, they'd certainly have kept it up.
For years people have griped over this "fragmentation".
Google, Apple, and others are much too powerful. I cannot deny that. Something really needs done. However, they made the right move. It's not "censorship", and yes you do have options if you're the type that wants garbage like Parler.
As pointed out in the comments here: Get yourself a domain and "own your email". If Purely Mail dies, I can move my provider and keep my email.
With that said, things certainly were not easier. Plug in a device now days and viola it works! Transfer a archive from Linux -> OS X -> Windows and you can view it (and even using the same multi-platform apps) across the board. ...the list goes on forever.
Can things be easier? Sure? Simplicity? Yes! Is it all rainbows and unicorns? Nah (as people have pointed out already you lose control).
Many systems exist for things like single file applications. Of course no one can agree on what that should look like it seems. AppImages, .apks (which are just Zip files), static binaries, containerized applications, etc. OS X has had .app's for a long time which are just a folder of files (and the common way to transfer that is a mountable image or archive).
People have tried many times to come up with embedded icons in ELF. Why some Linux users push back is still beyond me. Yes we know we need multiple formats and resolutions. OK, support that. .desktop files are nice, but that shouldn't be something I have to mess around with generally. Most systems still don't have a nice way to even create these files (which let's be honest: are just the Windows equivalent to a .lnk desktop shortcut).
Oof I could go on forever here. I think I'll stop.
You can artificially lock down the device and expose only such things, but default mode is YouTube and Roblox type stuff.
RE path limitations. I actively -- and have for many years -- use paths much longer that 25x characters. Including in Windows Explorer. I can't recall the last time I had a issue, though IIRC there is some sort of operation (that I guess I never use?) via Explorer where one can run into issues.
The main issue, and it exists on Linux as well is this in code:
char path[MAX_PATH]; // or equiv
In Linux this generally gives you a 4k buffer so you're MUCH less likely to hit the issue of course.
I'm assuming the Registry keys and the like are from the statically linked in libs.
Every once in a while I have to sub to Bash, but it's very rare.
The only counterpoint to end-to-end is "we want to be able to access your private conversations", which isn't really a counterpoint unless you agree with spying on citizens and would like to also allow the government to come into your house and place listening devices as they please, listen to your phone calls whenever they please, open up your mail whenever they please, so on. Hell, actually require you to wear a device at all times so all conversations can be recorded. No, just no.
Nonsense on both statements. Shpongle crosses all sorts of spectrum's, and certainly into psy/etc. trance.
While some sort of music elitists may try to consider IM as "too mainstream" at this point, they certainly were not that way for many years.
Talk to just about any modern artist in the genre about their heavy influences and you'll find Simon Posford (Shpongle) and Infected Mushroom.
If it's truly for end-users (read: non-admin/dev types), you probably shouldn't have them touching configuration files _at all_.
Hop on a Telnet/SSH BBS and check it out!
1) Binding a specific CPU->NIC like one often does for LB's such as HAProxy is likely more performant.
2) Multiple instances of Redis on a single box; one per physical CPU core
3) I can't argue that it's annoying, but generally with Redis you're going to want shards across physical machines anyway.
Not trying to attack, just curious. As you say, that's the beauty of OSS so props to you!
Some reasons against: http://antirez.com/news/126
There is a lot of nostalgia, but also a lot of people enjoy time away from the modern corporate controlled web. A text-mode interface, community, etc. is quite nice at times.