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Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite GPT powered tool? on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:35AM (#35946569)
Sindre Sorhus released this list:

https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-chatgpt

Re:Ask HN: What is the most corporate programming language? on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:31PM (#35643323)
Corporate meaning big businesses; not startups or SMEs.
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:18PM (#33197745)
Will take this into account, thank you.
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:17PM (#33197736)
This is really insightful, thank you!
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:06PM (#33197644)
I see, thank you.
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:57PM (#33197555)
Could you elaborate?
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:54PM (#33197532)
CORRECTION: You can run x86/x64 operating systems via lower performance emulation on M1 Macs on UTM.

Thank you everyone for your input!

From my experience (which isn't worth much but I have had similar thoughts about this) I went with a used iPhone 8 last year for around $180 because I thought it was going to get iOS 16, which it did. It's good until September next year (when the next iOS probably comes out) and at that point I will probably get a newer iPhone albeit probably a used one to save money.

On custom ROMS, a security researcher named 'madaidan' states that ROMs such as Lineage are insecure (https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/security-privacy-ad...) with GrapheneOS being an exception.

On the GrapheneOS website, it recommends getting a Pixel 6 and above which has 5 years of guaranteed full security updates (https://grapheneos.org/faq#recommended-devices).

Louis Rossmann recently released a video talking about GrapheneOS as his daily driver and breaks down some usability misconceptions. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIZmUINSvQ4)

Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:29PM (#33197303)
When you say 'prevents you from writing apps' do you mean native iOS apps which (at least to my knowledge) can only be done on Macs? Or do you mean other types of applications?
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:19PM (#33197201)
I see, thank you.
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:17PM (#33197185)
Wow, thank you for sharing!
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:16PM (#33197158)
I see what you mean, thank you.
Re:Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook? on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:08PM (#33197093)
Thanks for the correction. I would be concerned of the lower performance (how much lower?) but this may be a nonissue now.

Ask HN: To MacBook or Not to MacBook?

I was reading up on becoming a hacker from Eric S. Raymond's HOWTO and it stated NOT to run MacOS since it is proprietary (which makes it difficult to learn how to hack) but I also remember reading Paul Graham's essay 'Return of the Mac' which highlighted the reasons why hackers (in 2005 anyway) started using Macs again (the OS and great hardware design).My question is, in 2022, should a person...

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Re:HackerU: Lessons from Hackers on Hacking and Programming on Sunday October 09, 2022 @12:32PM (#33142740)
"Hack the planet!"
Re:HackerU: Lessons from Hackers on Hacking and Programming on Saturday October 08, 2022 @09:34AM (#33132163)
So I originally wanted to make a repo that had general CS and programming info but then I discovered OSSU's repo. Feeling as though there was still space for my general idea, I switched to lessons and maybe specific resources from hackers for hackers.

What are your thoughts on this?