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Legally, I guess. Because thankfully, it's not hard to create PDF copies of any ebook even in 2021.

HN has more Apple "fans" than "haters". And they will downvote anything bad about Apple lol

Lol, I'm on a 4th gen because my wallet is empty. But I like to think that it's because performance improvements up to 8th gen were pathetic.

It does have a hangover when you smoke too much, and the stupefying effect that lingers for days in some people is also something to dislike.

But when the drugs you actually need are locked behind a retarded system, you use what you can get.

It's amazing how wasteful the whole industry is.

Now you have soldered CPUs in laptops - a great way to ensure they get replaced often ($$$ for Intel/etc) and end up in a dump in Africa somewhere, where no one will see or use the vast majority of it, ever again.

What a waste.

Cost efficiency is the key, though. It'd be kind of like newer 2.5" SSDs, the actual drive takes up a fraction of the space inside. Just without the benefit of being cheaper.

Power savings would pale in comparison to cost and for many components like amps, bigger = more power.

What'd they get you for?

Ignoring the licensing issues, LTSC failed for me. Just literally wouldn't boot one day.

It's probably something hardware related, but the Pro version works great so far, even if it ignores update time and sticks my files into a black hole because it thinks it's a virus.

Hopefully the last version I'll use on bare metal as I move away from soldered processors and more centralized garbage.

The lesson here is to use proper hosting instead of AWS or some other fart cloud.

Well, yes they would've. "The USSR is opening up", "let's help them liberalize/democratize".

It would not have been important technology, but that's not what the USSR lacked.

Worked great for China.

You pay for the service, the device is "free".

A datacenter that doubles as district heating seems like a pretty good idea.

Basically, fit in, don't stand out.

So if you're not a lemming and want to succeed, pretend to fit in. Fake it till you make it.

The chances of getting ahead without challenging anyone/anything are extremely low.

The most cliche shit possible, but yeah, it holds up.

> Trolls could face two years in prison for sending messages or posting content that causes psychological harm under legislation targeting online hate.

And who/what is the benchmark for it? Because some people get offended at seeing the word "fuck", or someone they don't like looks at them (irl).

Knowingly posting false information? Uh, about that... A lot of people spreading idiotic theories are actually serious. At least everyone I've met.

Like, I thought people who think COVID is not real just have to be trolling. But no, 100% real, they think there is no such virus.

We will all be controlled because of a bunch of imbeciles. As a society, we deserve it. It's a garbage version unworthy of freedom.

Thankfully, suicide is always an option, but it ain't easy.

Let's see, drone research, bomb research, gunmaking and ammunition possibilities, research on fires, explosions and incendiary devices, quick suicide methods, drugs, legality and punishment for a lot of shit, etc.

Yep, I'm fucked :D

Both dogs and cats will stay with you even if you're not there. I guess they consider it family or something.

Me and many others have left our cats (and sometimes, dogs) alone at home to go work abroad, and they're still there when you go back, surviving by hunting/scavenging. They always recognize and happily run to you.

Thankfully there are shelters/carers now, but over a decade ago it was the wild east.

On the other hand, cats won't stick around if they don't like you, I've had cats from neighbours (burnt out alcoholics) run away and hide at my place any chance they got. They'd literally run away when the owners tried to catch them. Fucking sad.

Dogs will stick with you. Which is probably even sadder.

Everyone seems to love quoting that, but it's just a quip from a fantasy series written by a professional writer (i.e. no experience in economics/shoemaking/business/etc).

Most satellites orbit at 1000+ km.

I used to be affected by downvotes a lot. I understand them on aggressive shitposts, but on comments with facts or comments that I've put a lot of thought in? It just doesn't make sense!

It's like having a group of people think up ideas for something and then you share yours and everyone tells you to shut the fuck up. That sort of feeling.

I never downvote. Either upvote or leave it, it achieves the same thing imo.

Fortunately I learned that any interaction on general social media is absolute garbage and not worth the emotional (and even intellectual/mental) investment.

I'm here because I'm a dumb addict. I am/was on small technical forums because that's where my interest lies and I can share and learn specific knowledge. Sadly it's all moving to Reddit nowadays, where you're one misclick away from drowning in shit.

It's a proven method in gambling games. Oh you thought you clicked "my list"?

Sorry, but now you have a list of trending stuff, look at all this good stuff!

You want to watch some, right? Do it now or later, no pressure!

It also helps retain people who would otherwise leave in some cases.

Yeah, it was great. Until I fucked both of my knees and my back, and have been in pain ever since. It affected me mentally, as well lol.

No one helped me, no one even thanked me.

Take the mental work. At least you can always exercise enough to be spared them physical injuries.

Energy and compute power backed by, you guessed it, proof of violence.

15 out of 10, meaning you're living way beyond comfortable.

That's the kind of rich I talk about when I say "rich", btw, not some doctor or lawyer.

Yeah, the primitive vs advanced brain struggle is real. Unfortunately it doesn't quite translate to social systems.

In the quest for ever increasing safety, someone might ban tap water because one guy choked on it. That would be hilarious.

I still don't see how a millionaire giving away 1/10 of his wealth lowers their quality of life. Unless you think a QoL of 15/10 is acceptable.

The great imbecility pandemic of 2020-2021. People who have experienced severe symptoms, hospitalization and deaths of relatives came out smarter than those who didn't.

Yeah, good old unjammable radio.

Hopefully learn that getting everything to rely on an Internet connection was the dumbest thing to happen this century.

Brb, my notepad needs to update.

I mean, I agree with you, life is harsh and we all need to practice more personal responsibility.

However, there are a lot of cases where things are out of someone's control and they're really helpless.

Like depression. Take a pill? No, it's wade through the medical system trying to find a doctor who will graciously grant you the magic paper. And if you don't find one, tough shit.

Then there's the case of a girl being chained and dying of dehydration, for which the accomplice wife of the ISIS piece of shit who did it got 10 years in prison. Not only was the girl helpless, she wasn't even helped by someone who could.

These two things made me reply. I probably shouldn't have, but whatever, we're all shitposting here.