TheCleric

Revocable software licenses are a scam.

> I keep forgetting that there is a requirement to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in US schools

There most certainly is not. The pledge is common in schools but the Supreme Court has ruled no one is required to participate and cannot be punished for non-participation. Is it still weird? Sure. But it’s not required.

I would take healthcare I have to wait a bit for over healthcare that could cripple me financially thanks.

This is so good and almost exactly expresses my own thoughts. There's a narrow window where it's capable and fits a need of tedious work (mostly around automating tasks it would take me a bit to remember all the arguments and commands I'd have to chain together to do it). But a lot of it is the stuff I actually WANT to be doing. And solving the hard problems makes me a better developer just as training in the gym makes your body stronger.

Yeah I’m still going to read AND write code thanks.

I think it’s both but depends on the device. For a tractor or car the author’s case is mostly correct. For a smart watch it’s more likely what you describe.

That’s because certain dog breeds aren’t more likely to maul and saying otherwise is ignorant fear mongering.

Are you saying we’ll be greeted as liberators?

This is the case in other areas though. I keep some of my passkeys in BitWarden and that is cross device/platform as well.

I have a Logitech MX Vertical and it works flawlessly.

Here’s a simple decision tree:

Do you run any exotic hardware? Do you run MS Office regularly? Do you run any highly specialized software?

If the answer is no to all those then Linux is worth a shot.

Yes but the headwinds of Linux adoption are (to some extent) that Linux is the best choice for A, but it is not far and away the best choice for B (not saying it’s bad or even worse than Windows, it’s just not CLEARLY better).

But when you approach 99% of the population who, to the extent they’ve even thought about it, will only judge an OS on B, Linux is just one of 3 main choices (sorry BSD folks. Don’t yell at me). Is it the best choice purely on functionality and app ecosystem? Maybe, but also maybe not.

Since the majority of Linux does not come on hardware by default what you’re essentially asking people to do is to buy a car and swap out the motor. We have to convince them why that new motor is better and is worth the effort of doing so. If it’s marginally better or worse, it just won’t be worth the headache to most people.

To be clear Linux (and MacOS) are my preferred OS. I haven’t owned a Windows box in at least 5 years.

I don't think I understand the point of this. I colored in the players for US, Russia, and China (should be that way by default I'd have thought). But I have no idea what to "simulate".

I do see in the site meta that it's purpose may be to just fill in so you can see who would have what population and area if an alliance was formed or area was conquered, but even that doesn't seem to work as selecting the US registers 0 population and 0 area.

I do things for free all the time. I love my kids for free. I serve the less fortunate for free. If I have the time and resources and it makes the world a better place free is my default price.

That being said I also produce software for a living as well and there’s nothing wrong with that either. It’s not either or. It’s yes and.