Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983 (2017)

Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by ryanlol on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @10:57AM (#22366596)

I run xmonad on Debian bullseye with 5.5.3-grsec kernel, it’s definitely snappy. There’s no perceptible input lag, even when testing using the iPhone slo-mo thingy. I mostly use Chromium, electrum, signal-desktop and urxvt.

Everything goes to shit as soon as you install one of those “desktop environments” though.

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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by TheRealPomax on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:08PM (#22372605)

The thing is, the only thing that makes a computer pleasant to use, as opposed to merely functional, is that "desktop environment".

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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by ryanlol on Thursday February 20, 2020 @04:08AM (#22373762)

How come? All I see is loads of unnecessary fluff.

I for one find xmonad & co extremely pleasant to use even if there’s a slight learning curve. I really don’t see what Cinnamon, Gnome & co. have to offer (except to users who aren’t very technically oriented, who’d probably be more productive on OS X or Windows anyway)

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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by tom75 on Friday February 21, 2020 @03:43PM (#22386513)

No one can get any more the grsec patch... Post grsecurity/kconfig file on github or pastebin for view...

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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by ryanlol on Saturday February 22, 2020 @08:59AM (#22391043)

Buy it. Perhaps your employer will pay for it?

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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by tom75 on Saturday February 22, 2020 @05:02PM (#22393628)

He only sells to the company, not to an individual.

That's what I thought, you didn't...

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