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This bet includes you.
We regularly buy dell latitudes or ThinkPad TPX series NEW ones for a large University. 100% Linux only usage.
Usual sleep/resume problems. No other problems
All problems with gfx you state are often listed in all dell forums - with windows.
Aliexpress style mini HT PC are always with poor drivers - even on Windows. Not just bazzite.
Make a list of all ppa before proceeding.
What is your use case?
Edit: This is not meant to support h1b.
Ideal case - people that are not on H1B and work in these companies - contact your CEO/managers. People don't do that. Instead are happy to argue (or downvote) here.
Why?
If you go that far then
- senate
- scotus
- violence
- SV
- tech bros
- lies about AI
What is not broken.
The idea of academia is it is an investment. Look at internet, DoE, Genome, vaccines - a lot from academia. Companies barely do that.
Why? What did it do?
This is the problem. Overload. It is not a google problem. If you get 200 emails - even without AI - just by using Thunderbird or k9mail (android) it will be a problem.
edit: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15604322?hl=en
I cannot find that "Messages and attachments might be reviewed by humans, so don't share any sensitive or confidential information."
anywhere.
Of course, there is nothing wrong about changing the provider. Variety is good.
- Vietnam get 50 % tariffs
- Change the ban
- Easy peasy for Tech bros.
For the average user this is safe enough. (i.e) keep google/apple password safe. Then all is fine.
> exporting and FAANG lock-in
You don't ever have to even sign into FAANG if you can put up with inconvenience.
- Buy a U2F FIDO key like OPEN SOURCE https://solokeys.com/ or Yubikey etc - You can register this key directly at the website or - Use https://bitwarden.com/passwordless-passkeys/ - Every password manager need to implement it obviously
I would assume apps that are non-geek oriented will do quicker adoption. In my experience, many people are looking at passkey like a
- Password manager that is automatically working fine on their phone - Apple or Google takes care of everything. And users think of it like 'Sign in with Google/Apple equivalent'. Press fingerprint/face-ID and all just works.
Only PITA I expect is that banks type dinosaurs will screw up this (like they did with 2FA - with custom apps and non-standard implementations). I wish W3C would some way ban these but banks are somehow escaping standards.
https://abcnews.go[.]com/US/hit-run-drivers-kill-people-jail...
If I find the legal podcast link then I will link it here.
- Would you also allow your team mates to know same data about you to them?
- That would be a level playing field.
- Or at least MS tools should 'automatically' report to the User that an Admin did LOOK into their habits.
- This way you will not have intelligent people working in your team. I am saddened that Google does this.
- Are your teammates aware that you can do this?
- stop sending me emails that your 'workspace' is going to be deleted spam emails constantly.
- I have disabled all notifications but still get constant emails telling of new plans etc.
- Dark or grey patterns: The unsubscribe is 'written' in smallest font size, and grey - impossible to click.
Please Stop
- Github does not allow for 'web' VSCODE to have English (if I use non-English OS locale or browser).
- Google - developer sites (API) translate it to local language. While one can chane it; for reasons unknown this reverts back if one logout and relogin. BTW, most EU devs reading developer documentation still want to read things in English, as it helps better communication with rest of the world.
- it will survive falling on concrete
- or if lost buy a replacement for $100- $200
It is one thing keeping a $1500 phone for 5 years. (though I have never seem flagship lovers that kept it for 5 years. They are too obsessed with keynote every fall that they buy new every year...)
Others love buying newer when it breaks.
> HTC
That was a different time. poor cpu.
These days a "almost new or good" phone from amazon warehouse for $250 P6a is good for most people. Even a decent Moto G-series for $150 is good enough for whatsapp, fb, emailing, maps, uber. Common man can live with that speed.
> Conclusion? Buy an expensive phone (within reason) and use it for five years. Or longer.
Buying for class/show off, gaming or every day I photograph/video my life is different. Then you need expensive. Or if you are in sales/marketing. IMHO such people with expensive devices
- scratch it, break it
- They don't go to client with broken device
- No one that wants to have state of the art uses a phone with shattered edges.
- such people also buy new-tech to keep up with tech
- rich/prioritise money to phone (instead of shoe or etc). all OK.
It all depends on user profile.
People know Google/FAANG rather than bitwarden.
If your family knows bitwarden then kudos. I am living in a different world.
> Like, you are laying out exactly how vendor lock-in happens, but your point seems to be that vendor lock-in is fine and we should just stop talking about it. "
- We can talk about it
- And we are now.
- But people in power don't understand (or care).
There are no equivalent, easy option. I wish some company like proton mail or some one else would run a phone with all equivalent google services. But they don't.
> They'll use Bitwarden or Dropbox and it'll be fine -- easier than setting up a new phone.
Are you sure? People would ideally like
- Buy phone
- sign in google/apple account
- All apps installed and ready to consume/produce MEDIA
> Do people really think that passkey is easier to back up than Bitwarden is?
People think in different way. They know 2 things
- Google/Apple username + password
- get SMS recovery info (again I am not recommending - people are simplistic). May be you can replace this with some other option
- For example, facebook allows for nominating a friend or a facebook for recovery
- Enter the code
- ready to consume/produce MEDIA
> They won't need to wonder if their new phone is compatible with anything,
Average Joe has brand loyalty so that they will stay in whatever. Usually. If one goes to Samsung, they usually stay there - even if Pixel is better.
> They'll use Bitwarden or Dropbox and it'll be fine -- easier than setting up a new phone.
Where is the 2FA for dropbox or bitwarden? is that file supposed to be accessible without 2FA?
I agree to your no-vendor lockin sentiment but this means some one should invest and build a platform neutral + verifiable thing.
And even if some decent govt steps in people will claim it is all to track you. So EOF.
A majority don't. A majority use their phones/banks rather than analysing ecosystems.
> It'll mean that when your family member that doesn't know to make backups loses their iPhone, the only way to get those keys back will be to buy another iPhone.
That is acceptable solution. Buy and then move on with life. Everything will be back after your shell out $$ (android).
But with local will the family member send the hard disk or USB disk containing keys to recovery? Which recovery company? Will they be honest?
Whereas if you want to new phone - all works then easy.
People want simplicity. Really thats it.
(Again it may be sad for those that don't want to carry phone but the world is designed for average user).
BTW, why do you thing banks are using proprietary device.
Ask the HN -er to
- make it possible using U2F or TOTP keys (QR code)
- the same HN-user likes to implement flashy APP - so that they
- track, help whatever
IIRC, nothing changed.
Take for example practices of PayPal or VISA etc. Nothing changed.
> Cloud backup works for average users. That includes keypass. Heck, even HN users do it that way. The only difference is that we have 16 word DiceWare passwords and key files on YubiKey devices.
Sorry most HN users are the ones building closed systems.
Sure, they work in FAANG for 10 years - get enough $$$M then sure complain things are NOT open.
> it's a lack of recourse when things go wrong.
but does it happen outside of banking etc. Most average Joe does not keep 10 year old email like a geek. They keep moving on.
I am a 20 year veteran of linux user. Sadly and frustratingly
- There is no easy open solution for google drive or docs
- Dont ask average Joe to do hosting/nextcloud etc
- I wish some one like FSF, Linux foundatation built some products that are usable (like firefox phone). Even during firefox phone sales, I found most of the EU devs were using for their daily use iPhone or expensive Samsung Galaxy. It is ridiculous to tell others to use 512MB or 1GB firefox phone when they used state of art
- Even recently I wanted to implement something like Codeberg at a large University. No help from their side.