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room505··on Desktop Linux Keeps Winning the Wrong Battles
It's because the software they use is not available. Put aside there are alternatives. There are not alternatives for some software. I would use Linux if Autodesk made Revit and AutoCAD for Linux.

I would venture to guess that kids know the difference between Mac and Windows and probably prefers one over the other.

room505··on Microsoft's big lie: Your computer is fine, and you don't need to buy a new one
...because I cannot run Revit on Apple or Linux.
room505··on NOAA Is in Danger
Volunteer. You can start here - https://www.mobilize.us/
room505··on A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates
room505··on Elon Musk Bought X.com for Twitter
Oh, my mistake. Sorry for the confusion.
room505··on Elon Musk Bought X.com for Twitter
x.com redirects to twitter.com
room505··on Microsoft: Windows 10 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10
I can't get Revit or AutoCAD on Linux, so no.
room505··on Give babies peanut butter to cut peanut allergies, study says
I've heard that peanut butter is mainly an American thing. What would be an alternative to peanut butter in other cultures to cut peanut allergies?
room505··on Why Substack?
There are many legitimate journalists on the platform. Painting a broad-brush does a disservice to those that put a lot of effort into their reporting.

Edit: Check these out.

https://noahpinion.substack.com/

https://petestrzok.substack.com/

https://www.thebulwark.com/

https://damonlinker.substack.com/

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/

https://joycevance.substack.com/

https://thedispatch.com/ (No longer on Substack. They became so popular that they decided to manage their own platform)

room505··on US Supreme Court to weigh end to race-based college admissions
Here's a great response to how colleges can ensure diversity since this will likely get struck down.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/20/opinion/affirmative-a...

Edit: TLTR: Dump standardized college admission tests as an admissions requirement, end legacy admissions and tap corporate activism.

room505··on Less Than 6 Hours of Sleep a Night Linked to Serious, Chronic Illness
Get your prostate checked.
room505··on Available Today: Windows Dev Kit 2023 a.k.a. Project Volterra
Will this Windows Arm only get three years of updates, just like a Qualcomm phone?
room505··on Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince
https://archive.ph/JrvlQ
room505··on Use NextDNS everywhere you use Tailscale
Hmm, it's interesting that they are saying it's now supported. I've been using my NextDNS ip6 addresses in Tailscale for one or two years now. I just had to add the ip6 addresses in the global nameservers and checkmark the "override local DNS". It's been working really well. I've been able to use Tailscale to access my Synology for music and blocks ads on my phone.
room505··on Show HN: Earn 9.62% on US Treasury I Bonds on Yotta
Add this to your uBlock filter:

  treasurydirect.gov##+js(remove-attr, readonly, input.pwordinput)
room505··on How fateful?
My spouse and I passed each other all the time because we lived in the same neighborhood. I almost had the courage to approach her. Ironically, we ended up meeting through a dating website!
room505··on Streaming TV is having an existential crisis, and viewers can tell
https://archive.ph/tgv2W
room505··on A Message from Signal's New President
I'm not sure what is proprietary...https://threema.ch/en/open-source
room505··on A Message from Signal's New President
My family has been using Threema, which doesn't require a phone number.
room505··on Casio F91 smart watch reboot
I wonder if an eink display would work okay. Then it would last a month!
room505··on Ask HN: What's the coolest website you know?
Yamauchi No.10 Family Office: https://y-n10.com/
room505··on Mechanical Watch
Don't forget Citizen's Miyota 9000 series!
room505··on Dubai real estate data leak – Exposes criminals, officials, and politicians
From what I recall after listening to a podcast (I don't remember which one) on foreign policy, it's said that Putin was extremely angry that it was leaked because it exposed his wealth. It's also said that the Panama Papers helped create sanctions against him.
room505··on Big cuts coming for CNN+ after slow start
I like reading The Bulwark, The Dispatch and Lawfare Blog. All seem centrist and have indepth information.
room505··on Ask HN: Where do you store important information for your next of kin?
Check out FidSafe by Fidelity. https://www.fidsafe.com/
room505··on Madeleine Albright Has Died
"I said a thousand times that I regret that statement. Sanctions never included food and medicine..."

We can quote stuff all day. In the end, we can never understand what it's like to be in someone's shoes when having to make decisions that affect so many people.

You already posted this in another submission. Do you have an axe to grind with Albright? What's your schtick?

room505··on Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, has died of cancer
"I said a thousand times that I regret that statement. Sanctions never included food and medicine..."

We can quote stuff all day. In the end, we can never understand what it's like to be in someone's shoes when having to make decisions that affect so many people.

room505··on 5 Important Things to Do Before the Market Bubble Bursts
The best way to improve your odds of success is to stay invested over time, no matter when you start.

https://www.schwab.com/resource-center/insights/content/is-t...

room505··on Ask HN: How do you manage your personal documents?
I find Cryptomator a better encryption solution.
room505··on Ask HN: How to start learning about investments?
The Bogleheads' Guide To Investing is the best book to understanding investing, too. https://archive.org/details/the-bogleheads-guide-to-investin...
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