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pauby··on ChatGPT Brought Down an Online Education Giant
I don't think ChatGPT took it personally. It probably didn't get upset. And you don't need to protect it.
pauby··on My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore
> and you're kinda restricted to AMD GPUs.

No idea where that came from but it's not the case.

pauby··on My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore
> just non-existent

You have just been lucky. Nothing more.

A classic case of it doesn't happen on _my computer_ so it must be a lie.

pauby··on Thoughts on desktop operating systems
You forgot the disaster that is Snap.
pauby··on Thoughts on desktop operating systems
> People interested in desktop OS are either using MacOS or windows 11.

This feels very much like its written by somebody who hasn't used Linux as a desktop OS and is an unneeded back-handed comment that does the rest of your otherwise reasonable comment, a dis-service.

pauby··on Apple introduces M4 chip
In my 30± year career I can confidently say that Software Engineers look towards standardisation by default as it makes their lives easier.

It feels to me that you're bitter or had more than one bad experience. Perhaps you keep working with, or come across, bad Engineers as your generalising is inaccurate.

pauby··on The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display, 7 years of updates
My recent purchase of Samsung S23 Ultra at almost £800 is full of Samsung crud and spying that I can't remove.

Cost is no guide on a crud-free experience.

pauby··on Helldivers 2 PSN account linking update will not be moving forward
> Who do you think is going to be hurt?

By doing nothing? The consumer.

Voicing your disagreement with a company (whatever the reason) is necessary to get things to change.

Perhaps doing so will stop future decisions that hurt consumers and by consequence the developers, publishers etc.

I don't think it's too much to say they brought this on themselves by their actions and the backlash will cause them to think twice about doing the same in future.

pauby··on Helldivers 2 PSN account linking update will not be moving forward
Judging by the number of bad reviews, there are many more who don't.
pauby··on 2 years after UK poop-engulfed beaches became national scandals, it's even worse
This article flip flops confusing "England" and the "UK".

England is not the UK. This article discusses England and its privatisation of water services. The author should pay better attention to these specifics.

pauby··on What contributing to Open-source is, and what it isn't
> A "senior" developer with less than 10 years of experience, an empty GitHub repo, and a fake degree should be more humble.

This says more about you than it does about them.

The author is offering an opinion. You can disagree without resorting to this. You need to be better than that.

pauby··on Do not buy a Hisense TV (or at least keep them offline)
There is no privacy to be gained from buying Samsung products. They're just as bad as every other data harvesting company.
pauby··on The New Audi A3 Is Amess with In-Car Subscriptions
I think the sarcasm was lost there. You need to use /s to remind people :)
pauby··on The New Audi A3 Is Amess with In-Car Subscriptions
> the Asians who got out of poverty way later it is heaven finally on Earth so they just cheer more and more of it.

There are so many things wrong with this statement Im not sure where to start.

pauby··on U.S. to Build Pier to Allow Aid Into Gaza by Sea
This is a blinkered and naive view of the rest of the world.
pauby··on Google Messages RCS is blocked on rooted, custom ROM Android phones
> They love their iPhones, they hate their laptops.

Feels like unsubstantiated generalisation.

Source(s)?

pauby··on iMessage with PQ3 Cryptographic Protocol
People rolling their own crypto still makes my jaw drop.

I get people want something custom but the tradeoffs are just too great.

pauby··on The killer app of Gemini Pro 1.5 is using video as an input
It's Windows only so it won't run on your Mac anyway :-)
pauby··on Walmart buying TV-brand Vizio for its ad-fueling customer data
Apple is not a poster boy for privacy.
pauby··on Is the $139 Amazon Prime Subscription Still Worth It?
Can confirm it's paywalled.
pauby··on What makes switching to GNU Linux almost impossible for many?
Do you have a source for this?
pauby··on Apple to EU, Drop Dead
There are numerous games stores I can install on my PC or Mac.

There are numerous games stores that game developers can use to sell their game through.

Steam do not have a monopoly on the devices it runs on.

Apple do.

pauby··on Apple to EU, Drop Dead
Source?
pauby··on Ask HN: Who else is working on nothing?
> Don’t get so attached to your own opinions, that’s a form of clinging.

Ironically, this is precisely what you're doing.

pauby··on Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service
How is Apple Mail and Apple any better than Outlook and Microsoft?
pauby··on Show HN: I've Implemented a RSS Reader
Is it open-source? I'm assuming not as I don't see a repository URL on the Play store or here, but thought I'd ask.
pauby··on With Firefox on X11, any page can pastejack you anytime (middle button paste)
Wayland supports screenshots. I drive it daily and use that feature many times per day.

Can't talk about the others as I don't use them.

pauby··on The U.K. government is close to eroding encryption worldwide
And go where exactly?
pauby··on The U.K. government is close to eroding encryption worldwide
Meta and Apple will come to and arrangement. Signal will not.

I'm not sure how I feel about any of that.

pauby··on The U.K. government is close to eroding encryption worldwide
Sadly, this is spot on.
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