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whieee

20 karma · joined January 13, 2019

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whieee··on Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again
Hehe, let's indeed hope you won't :-) Enjoy the new laptop!
whieee··on Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again
How is Razer's customer service these days? I considered their laptops in the past but was put off by the poor customer service. As much as I think Apple need to fix the MBP, their customer service is some of the best I've seen (albeit not perfect) for an electronics company.
whieee··on Apple iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Again
Can you elaborate what you like so much about Apple's butterfly keyboards? I've used every Apple notebook keyboard since 2003 and up until 2015 I was pretty satisfied. The only keyboards I considered better were Thinkpad keyboards. The butterfly keyboard to me is completely unusable due to lack of travel and feedback, so I barely use it. It feels like bashing my fingertips on to a flat surface, hoping for keystrokes to register. I prefer to drag my mechanical keyboard along and use that.
whieee··on Graying Out
> I dread the scenario of being in a public place, like a library or about to give a talk, resuming my laptop from suspend, and loud music (or worse!) blaring out of the speakers, with all audio controls unresponsive as the system churns (or crashes!) under the load of resuming.

It's very much this why I fully prep my laptop before I need to give a talk or go into a meeting where I might need my laptop (as much as I despise laptop-filled meetings). All applications closed except for whatever I need in that setting.

whieee··on Google Urged the U.S. to Limit Protection for Activist Workers
> There isn't any restriction to prevent any employee from using a non-employer email system for organizing the very same activities.

Actually, in some cases there is. By using third-party email systems employees might violate non-disclosure agreements or company rules, which would in turn give the company cause for direct termination.

whieee··on DIB Guide: Detecting Agile BS (2018) [pdf]
Surprisingly clear document, completely free of BS itself.