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Dual external monitors are a different beast. Here I get random issues depending on the external monitors ranging from:
- random reorganisation of my apps
- different resolutions not working well
- one monitor constantly flickering (this may be due to the use of a docking station)
Waking up from sleep works 99% of the time with a single press on the keyboard.
A bigger issue for me is theac not actually going to sleep when I turn off the screen.
So, not sure about your specific problems. Macs can be fiddly, but they tend to work for my professional use case (programming).
Web3 feels like a hodge podge of random ideas with some crypto-blockchain sprinkled on top.
Then there's timeliness. Deutsche Bahn is known for frequently their trains are delayed. In summer, even on the Intercity connections (IC, ICE) trains will be filled to the brim and air conditioning unavailable.
I love trains. I want to use public transport. It's just so goddamn inefficient.
I live in a small town about 70km north of Frankfurt am Main. A lot of people will commute daily from here to Frankfurt. The drive is 45 minutes to 70 minutes depending on traffic. If I were to take a train I could: - Walk to the bus station (5 minutes) - Take a bus to the train station (25 minutes) - Take the train to Frankfurt (60 minutes) - Take the metro to the closest location for my office (10 minutes) - Walk into the office (5 minutes)
The time given is assuming no delays, and a schedule that matches up perfectly. Realistically you'll lose another 30 minutes just standing around on platforms.
Ultimately the whole trip, even with a daily ticket will already cost you double your fuel costs for the same ride while sacrificing air condition, quiet and comfort.
We need better solutions for a lot of things. I loved seeing how Oxford in the UK has massive parking lots outside the city center with free buses connecting you to the city. It means that people can take the highway to the city but not get stuck in city traffic.
I love Linux, but I also just want to be productive in my job. Gone are the days where I can spend hours happily compiling my own kernel to optimize the hell out of bootup time and slim it down. There's no single ready to use distro that has a somewhat modern feel to it (IMHO).
So I bit the bullet long ago, bought a Mac, made it feel as close as home as I could and I haven't spent a second trying to debug a random bug affecting my bluetooth, audio, graphics or wifi card since. The only thing I truly miss is i3wm.
It took a significant amount of time to get back up to speed, but some time last month it finally "clicked" and I couldn't be happier.
Definitely wish the keyboard was a bit more portable for travel, but for short stints I can stomach typing on a regular laptop keyboard.
As for the Kinesis 360: I recently saw it in use on a twitch stream (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1422298932) and it looked fantastic. Looks like the general public will have to wait until later this year to actually buy it though.
I, for one, have a hard time believing the 4k Russian casualties claimed by Ukraine.
Not sure how easily accessible this is to the average citizen but it surely makes it hard to shut down the internet entirely.
Can't say I understand it now after reading it though.