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22,495karma·2,985submissions·April 9, 2022
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Ironically, LLMs would be perfect for implementing such a filter.
6mo ago·view thread
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6th gen X1 Yoga user here. My laptop has a full aluminum chassis (and I bought it three years ago).
7mo ago·view thread
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We're getting there! I think the new Valve hardware (especially the Steam machine) will help a lot, and obviously Microsoft has a lot more AI antics planned for the future, which will drive more …
7mo ago·view thread
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I just wish they would bring back their experimental $40 plan (and make it available in my area).
7mo ago·view thread
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Android users who get the updates in quarters where Google intends to not drop code should be able to legally request the open source code, no? In other words, couldn't e.g. the FSF be able to fo…
7mo ago·view thread
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Can we stop calling these platforms "prediction markets" and start calling them "gambling apps"?
7mo ago·view thread
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The KDE UI has improved a lot since the early 5.x days (it's already at 6.5), and some of the design people are working on a style overhaul.
7mo ago·view thread
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For context, KDE pushes one (1) donation notification per year and includes a button to opt out of future reminders. It's made a huge difference for them in donations.
7mo ago·view thread
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Qt/QML can do all those targets as well (although it is admittedly jankier on mobile than Flutter or Swift would be).
7mo ago·view thread
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Ah, that makes sense.
7mo ago·view thread
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The nice move in this scenario would have been to make the game free instead of delisting. Gamers can still enjoy it, and you don't have to worry about income once the company is closed.
7mo ago·view thread
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I suspected this as well. It took me a bit to find confirmation, but the weirdly merged WD drives give it away.
7mo ago·view thread
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The redneck version goes something like "Jingle Bells, shotgun shells, Santa Claus is dead. Grandma got her .44 and shot him in the head." Don't ask, it's not original with me.
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Fresh installs of Enterprise do not have any of the extra garbage on the start menu. It's just a few Office apps, Edge, and Explorer. Your Windows install probably started as Pro and then was cha…
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Smells like AI slop to me.
8mo ago·view thread
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> Qt Creator is actually very good, perhaps unexpectedly so for those who haven’t used it This. I can't abide VSCode. I instead use Qt Creator for all my C++ development.
8mo ago·view thread
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Puppy Linux should do this IIRC.
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