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whatch··on Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers
With Mac OS 13 inch display was quite comfortable for me (MacBook Air 2011). After that I tried 15 inch ubuntu ThinkPad and it was a lot less comfortable even when I set up virtual workspaces and hot keys for switching between them.

For me MacBook touchpad gestures for managing virtual desktops/workspaces is what makes the difference.

whatch··on China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week
> Modern UX of games is designed so that you dont have to really read or understand the game mechanics even to be able to play and get into that feedback loop.

I wish this were true for me and GTA V. My friend and I really tried to do something in GTA V Online together this weekend with little to no success. I felt really stupid by not being able to play any mission together

whatch··on Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it
Or simply add "Reddit" to your search query. The first result will be from Reddit. And there will be a URL to other results from there.
whatch··on A database with 3.8B phone numbers from Clubhouse is up for sale
Shouldn't it be 380 distinct people?
whatch··on Piper: GTK application to configure gaming mice
I didn't check Logitech tools for Linux but on Windows their software was not only pain to use, but it made my UX with their otherwise excellent hardware WORSE. If I remember correctly the software broke mouse scroll wheel click in some game.

On the other hand, Ubuntu 20.04 reports mouse and keyboard battery levels quite reliably and that's all I need software-wise.

whatch··on How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works
I am right handed and wear apple watch on the right wrist from the day 1. :) But yeah, it's rare.

Also, I really tried to find any technical details on how close Apple Watch should be for this feature to work, but with no success.

whatch··on How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works
I am using Dell U3417W monitor [0] with windows desktop and linux laptop. Keyboard and mouse are connected to the monitor (via one Logitech unifying receiver). The monitor has built-in KVM switch and when I change video input using monitor hardware buttons keyboard and mouse switch automatically. And it's amazing! As far as I know the monitor has 2 or 3 USB A ports.

I found an article that seems to explain how to set everything up [1]. Sorry for medium, should work in incognito.

Interestingly, I almost bought standalone KVM switch when I discovered that my monitor already has one. Three years after I bought the monitor, I finally understood why there was that fancy blue USB 3 B cable in the box.

Also Logitech MX keys keyboard and MX master 2S mouse support three bluetooth/logitech adapter devices. So I can use this setup occasionally with a tablet and with my old mac that has hardly functioning keyboard and trackpad.

Logitech and Dell devices are worth the money.

[0] https://www.dell.com/si/business/p/dell-u3417w-monitor/pd

[1] https://medium.com/@ningzh/share-a-dell-u3417w-monitor-betwe...

whatch··on How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works
(Not) unlocking iPhone with Apple Watch when wearing a mask was driving me crazy in iOS 14.5. It worked two or three times and then stopped working until I disable/enable this feature.

Thanks god they fixed it in 14.6

whatch··on How Universal Control on macOS Monterey Works
Demos in trackpad settings were quite informative for me.

Also, aren't there notifications with change notes when you upgrade?

Maybe something changed in Big Sur, I only used old MacBook Air up to Catalina.

whatch··on FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web
Telegram is pretty decent
whatch··on Repl.it didn't have “cancel” button for subscriptions
There are chances it is "not a priority" intentionally
whatch··on AMD Launches Ryzen 5000 Mobile: Zen 3 and Cezanne for Notebooks
AMD hardware names look like a mess for me, but is it really different from Intel's i3-i9 cpus for both desktops and laptops?
whatch··on Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus use to Facebook accounts
Isn't there some sort of hard reset?
whatch··on A tool for recovering passwords from pixelized screenshots
Why pixelate something that isn't real password?
whatch··on TSMC confirms 3nm tech for 2022, could enable epic 80B transistor GPUs
I like how the article starts with "Monster chip foundry TSMC..."
whatch··on Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
1) I agree, but it is quite easy to ignor. I do not see it often though.

2) Agree, but with popular distributions it is relatively easy to find help. With unpopular ones not so much, but you can always choose more common one. If you need to use some special distro experience can be worse.

3) Sorry, cannot disagree more. For me OS utilities in Ubuntu are dead simple and this works for me quite well. But once upon a time windows 10 decided that for some reason I must have 3 different English laouts (UK, US and Latin or smth like that). I did manage to remove redundant ones by performing some unobvious actions in unobvious settings sections. And extra layouts kept returning after reboots. I had other similarly annoying problems and they were difficult to resolve because solutions posted literally month before had completely different settings layout on screenshots compared to mine. In windows 10 settings do change drastically every few... months?

Command-line-based interfaces seem more stable. And most common issues are already have accessible solutions if you use stable release of popular Linux distro. At least in my experience.

whatch··on Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
> I have the same effective level of support which is to say none-at-all or via the community of volunteers.

I find community support for linux much much better (askubuntu, superuser and numerous blogs rather than official ms forums). Not sure if this is because I am software developer and am used to stackoverflow-like kind of support or windows "community support" is a mess.

whatch··on Ableton Live 11
I liked videos on "iSongs" youtube channel and wanted to play with GarageBand to try some ideas without full-blown DAW. I am just starting and looking for what works for me.
whatch··on Ableton Live 11
> Android has a craptastic audio stack

Didn't know. Looks like I'm little closer to replacing my android with iphone

whatch··on Ableton Live 11
Or Android.

Actually I was impressed with what people do in GarageBand on ios. Unfortunately I haven't found anything comparable for Android. Only ridiculous $20/month apps.

whatch··on Amazon Argues Users Don't Own Purchased Prime Video Content
Is it different on GOG cosidering they "sell" DRM-free executables?
whatch··on You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
My original PSP is not as impressive. But when I found it a couple of months ago I really enjoyed flOw and NFS: Underground Rivals from 2008 or so.
whatch··on 1Password for Linux beta
Can't talk about security concerns, but my experience is exactly opposite. Using LastPass is pain, while 1password works like a charm.
whatch··on My chatbot is dead – Why yours should probably be too
(Not so patiently) waiting until banks and other service providers realise that
whatch··on AMD Zen 3/Ryzen 5000 announcement [video]
There is a high chance you tried it, but have you adjusted memory heap?

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/increasing-memory-hea...

Using pycharm (although with a couple of the smaller projects and the number of containers) just fine on i5-8265U (1.6 GHz base) and 16 GB of RAM. There are always tons of tabs opened in Firefox at the same time and 3440x1440 monitor. No discrete GPU.

It was painful to use Pycharm with default values.

whatch··on Today’s Webcams Are Boring, So I Brought Back a Classic
> 640x480 is not a camera resolution anymore

But 1280x720 unfortunately is

whatch··on AMD Zen 3/Ryzen 5000 announcement [video]
Thanks for sharing both the website and specific events!
whatch··on AMD Zen 3/Ryzen 5000 announcement [video]
Which macbook do you use? Thinking about replacing my thinkpad e590 with macbook pro 16
whatch··on What is the best dumb TV?
I've just bought new xerox printer with wifi feature. No display, just couple of leds and buttons. After half an hour and numerous google searches I was able to use it over wifi, but only 2.4GHz. Spent another hour trying to set it up with 5GHz. Now it is connected via USB only and I am happy.
whatch··on YouTube Channels to Level Up Your Programming Skills
> 10 minutes

And 1 second

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