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Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by znpy on Friday November 13, 2020 @04:46PM (#25087874)
This is common apple fanatism bs.

Except for a few very specific workloads and iDevices development, most things can be done on windows or Linux equally well.

In the meantime, have fun with your dumbed down is where you can only run apple-approved things.

Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by supermatt on Friday November 13, 2020 @05:55PM (#25088540)
I respectfully disagree.

The entire desktop experience on macOS feels WAY more cohesive than windows (which I have used since early 90s), or any of the DE i have tried on linux/bsd (which i have used extensively for over 20 years). Additionally the quality of the hardware (specification/cost aside) far exceeds the alternatives.

I HATE the way that apple are going. Their products are absolutely fantastic, but it is evident that the direction is to lock-down the "computer" as they have done their mobile ecosystem. I hope that legislation and regulation will tear their walled garden (and others!) apart. Then we can get back to bashing peoples OS for being not our own - rather than for being the authoritarian minefield they have become.

Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by JxLS-cpgbe0 on Friday November 13, 2020 @05:22PM (#25088240)
> windows

Hey now, WRT the topic at hand Windows is no better [0]

https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by seanwilson on Saturday November 14, 2020 @09:45AM (#25092552)
What video editing and UI/UX/illustration software would you recommend on Linux?

I know I could use Inkscape over Sketch for example but I can't see how I would be as productive as the clone functionality isn't comparable to the symbols functionality of Sketch e.g. you can create a reusable web page header element that you can paste in multiple locations with the colours + text changed via simple parameters where the rest is kept in sync with the original. Is there something similar?

Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by oh_boy on Saturday November 14, 2020 @10:33AM (#25092869)
UI design I do with Figma on Linux since 2 years. For video editing I recommemd looking into DsVinci Resolve.
Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by seanwilson on Saturday November 14, 2020 @10:47AM (#25092978)
Are there any alternatives to Figma?
Re:Ask HN: How to Block Apple's Spyware on BigSur? by oh_boy on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @06:52PM (#25131475)
I only heard of Akira. Put I'm not sure it will hit production state at any point as it never reached its crowdfunding financing goals.

https://github.com/akiraux/Akira