Netbooks were replaced by ultrabooks. Install Linux on one if you want.
erwan
joined 2 years ago
I agree, FOSS not only appeals to communists but also to the most extreme libertarians.
Everyone acting in their own selfish interests, using the code they need and writing code to scratch their itch. Forking when they want.
The idea of a fork (I'm not happy, I'm going to do my own thing) is absolutely not a communist concept. Communism is usually centralized planification.
Most of them were not real manufacturers, but slapping their name on Chinese white brand phones.
Real world protest disrupt the daily life of the city (or country) making them impossible to ignore for politics and media. The government can respond with discussion or with violence but they have to respond.
Social media protest however can be completely ignored.
What can happen, and actually happen in a lot of software fields, is multiple companies investing in the tool. That's the case for the Linux kernel, for databases, for programming languages...
Many game companies even have their own in-house engine. Instead of investing in that (usually sub-par) engine, they could be investing in an open Source engine.
I don't understand why this doesn't happen in games. And don't tell me that they want to keep their own engine as a competitive advantage, because most in-house engines are shit.
Godot is the closest alternative to Unity.
Unreal is kind of a different beast on a different market, more complex and more geared towards big 3D games with high-end graphics.
You don't have to use electricity to make hydrogen! You can make it from methane! But yeah, it's probably even worse than a diesel engine when it comes to CO2 emissions...
I imagine that the fact that you call cars with an app instead of waiting for an empty taxi to pass by is more efficient, and you can have less cars for the same number of passengers. Basically having less empty taxis on the road.
I know it's a stretch, but this is the only way I can see Uber reducing traffic.
As a Steam Deck user I really like flatpak, because it allows me to install third party apps while my system remains exactly the same as every other Steam Deck on the same version.
That means just like other "consumer" devices and unlike most PCs, updates are simple and risk free. There is no risk of having an update break because I installed some app that broke system level stuff.
Maglev is expensive both to build (because you need magnetized rails) and to operate (uses more energy overall than a shinkansen).
There is a reason why Japan built a prototype decades ago but never built a commercial line.
You can install vanilla Linux, but huge headaches are involved.
I did it, and it worked, but I had to open is and remove a foil (equivalent to a jumper), go to developer mode, then flash a new bootloader by running a script from GitHub.
Think flashing a ROM on a pretty locked down Android device.
The upside is that when the process is done, you have a regular PC and no need to do any cumbersome process again.