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Re:Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on its Discord, then locks the ...
on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:23PM (#47225730)
So... what's a good Linux distro comparison site? Just asking for a friend.
Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of emergency ac...
on Saturday February 28, 2026 @06:03PM (#47201387)
What? DEFINITELY astro turfed if you know what to look for.
At the very least by Chinese agents or useful idi*ts. The amount (or, alternatively, visibility) of Chinese apologists in this website is totally disproportionate)
Re:VW is bringing physical buttons back to the dashboard with the ID. ...
on Friday January 09, 2026 @12:07PM (#46556042)
Jeez, what car is this?
Re:America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
on Friday January 09, 2026 @12:03PM (#46556005)
No they aren't. F*ck China and its genocidal dictatorship.
Re:SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
on Friday January 09, 2026 @12:01PM (#46555985)
All Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk. There, I fixed that for you.
These breakups fall within a statistical analysis sent by SpaceX to the FAA requesting a permit to launch, and the FAA approves it. Like with all other US rockets. The fact that nobody was harmed is proof the system is working.
Re:Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin's Unretirement Is a Lesson for the Re...
on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:32PM (#46533216)
I agree with this, although I prefer to phrase it as "being useful to others (and appreciated)".
I'd think this is universal but it's interesting to see others in this thread that disagree.
Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades
on Friday January 02, 2026 @01:47PM (#46467984)
His retirement was sad and his death tragic. I wish his family would release the second half of his autobiography.
Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux...
on Friday January 02, 2026 @01:44PM (#46467951)
Lol. Here have my upvote
Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux...
on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:01AM (#46466095)
I may give it a try... again.
Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux...
on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:01AM (#46466083)
At least OnShape should work. I haven't tried it.
Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux...
on Thursday January 01, 2026 @05:17PM (#46458722)
Or... they can use Windows and not have to bend over backwards. I know this because I keep trying and giving up believe me.
Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux...
on Thursday January 01, 2026 @04:33PM (#46458252)
Can I run Solidworks on Linux yet? Excel? Labview? Vivado? Adobe products? Altium Designer? (Matlab is mostly yes) Not everybody is just writing Javascript and PHP.
Can I get a laptop to sleep after closing the lid yet?
Not that long ago the answer to these questions was mostly no (or sort of yes... but very painfully)
On Windows all of this just works.
Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux...
on Thursday January 01, 2026 @04:28PM (#46458214)
"Screen of death" in Windows? I haven't heard of one of those in over a decade.
Re:Programming peaked
on Thursday December 04, 2025 @09:58AM (#46148366)
Ew
Re:Anthropic acquires Bun
on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @03:42PM (#46126550)
That's ridiculous. Not it isn't even close.
Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
on Monday December 01, 2025 @07:21PM (#46115565)
No
Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
on Saturday November 29, 2025 @01:51PM (#46089808)
You are the clueless
Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
on Saturday November 29, 2025 @01:51PM (#46089805)
Baaahaahaa. Awesome!
Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
on Friday November 28, 2025 @01:29PM (#46081344)
Aaand this confirms once again that this website is in a bubble. Everybody else in the world uses Windows.
Re:Think Weirder: The Year's Best SciFi Ideas
on Monday November 10, 2025 @01:41PM (#45879251)
Not even Greg Egan? He's pretty popular.
Re:John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta
on Saturday August 30, 2025 @11:17PM (#45080066)
Now you are really starting to bend over backwards. The claim was that MS was a state enterprise. It's still not even close.
Re:John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta
on Saturday August 30, 2025 @11:15PM (#45080057)
Exactly
Re:Anduril: Amusement Park for Engineers
on Saturday August 30, 2025 @11:13PM (#45080046)
This sounds like such a sad and awful place. Some brilliant yet naive young people are being taken advantage of. (source: I was just like that at that age)
Re:John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta
on Saturday August 30, 2025 @03:44PM (#45077444)
I don't think you know what state backed enterprise means. You or anybody who spouts this.
Re:John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta
on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:38PM (#45069698)
No it isn't
Re:John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta
on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:35PM (#45069669)
Hehehe. I have talked to John Carmack a few times. He's super harsh and has zero filter or social niceties (Azperger's level, not that he is, but just sayin'). If you are not used to it or understand where it's coming from, it can be quite a shock. Or at least he was, many years ago. Maybe he's changed.
Re:Self-Taught Engineers Often Outperform
on Thursday July 17, 2025 @07:23PM (#44599419)
That's exactly what it is. Somebody who is self taught is _by design_ somebody who's extremely motivated and interested in the subject.
Re:Self-Taught Engineers Often Outperform
on Thursday July 17, 2025 @07:18PM (#44599389)
Oops, Margaret Hamilton is a terrible example and immediately makes me lose respect for the rest of the article. She was famously mostly a manager who received the credit for the work of others. Read the book by Don Eyles and read between the lines.
(uh oh here come the downvotes)