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Re:System76 brings Ubuntu to $699 laptop with Kaby Lake chips
on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @01:18AM (#12852437)
I'd second the Ideapad. Not sure about recent versions, but I've had the Z510 for >2 years and it is great. I took out the CD drive and have an SSD + 1TB HD and it runs fedora with almost no issues (wifi drivers on some kernel upgrades). Only downside is the battery which was never great and after 2 years is down to about an hour.
Cost me about $700 2 years ago and other than the battery is perfect.
Re:AlphaGo beats the world champion Lee Sedol in first of five matches
on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @03:59AM (#11251774)
A chess program on your smartphone will obliterate even the world champion - http://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-the-smartphone-vs-desk...
Re:Ask HN: Most stable Linux distro for desktop use
on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @05:41PM (#10846671)
I've been using Fedora full time for the last 6 years (since 14 I think) and it has been pretty good. Haven't used any other distro much though so no real comparison.
Definitely agree that Broadcom wifi (what I have now) is a pain - occasional kernel upgrades kill wifi, when reinstalling I never remember which combination of kmod/akmod things I need. That is the only real complaint though.
Re:Market Rate is for Lobsters
on Sunday December 06, 2015 @10:38PM (#10687902)
Slightly unrelated, but I find the scaling factor based off experience interesting. Speaking as a junior, I am convinced that in 2 years or so when I would probably be classed as intermediate I will be worth far more than 10% more than I am now. Beyond that, I work at the moment with people who would be in the advanced/master range who are I think are definitely worth more than 20/30% more than me.