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Comment · 2 years ago
Which customer support?
Comment · 2 years ago
The problem with Google takeout is that if you haveany photos, let's say 300gb like myself, you end up having to manually download 50 or so files. This could be easily avoided if photos where synced to a pc like before, unsig Google drive.
Comment · 4 years ago
Our minds and bodies are made for "real-reality" and not for "virtual-reality". That is one of the reasons why you cannot turn a webcam on a beach and say you are on holidays on the Caribe. Even if you heard all the sounds and try to relax, is not the same.
Comment · 4 years ago
And why wouldn't be? He is offering a premium from the current valuation. You either accept it or reject it if you think the premium is low, or am I wrong?
Comment · 4 years ago
I live in Berlin, but I am not from Germany, nor from Europe. I never understand the complains on the quality of trains (or the public transport in general) in Berlin at least. And I am from Buenos Aires, where we have great transport system (subway, buses, trains). Still, Berlins is much better.
Comment · 6 years ago
Is that a Chrome for Mac feature? Never seen it before. Care to elavorate?
Comment · 6 years ago
Agree with you. It is a matter of what software do you need.

That said, for my use case, I have never found a software that I need on Windows that is only available on Linux.

The opposite happens to me a lot.

Comment · 6 years ago
I have to agree with you.

I consider myself a geek, a fairly advanced user of software and a software developer.

I have been trying different versions of Linux since the Mandrake Linux times, so about what, 20 years?

I always come back to Windows, which from Windows 2000 has been getting better and better. Of course there have been sh*t moments like Windows Vista and Windows 8, but Windows 2k, XP, 7, and now 10 (enterprise version), have always been good to me.

I can use Linux for sure, and I appreciate the effort the community does, however, for my use case, I don't see the advantage of using Linux over Windows, and I find many disadvantages: missing software (office, adobe, although I have run it under wine), missing or not perfect drivers (energy efficiency is a problem even on thinkpads).

Again, I really like the effort, and if I must use it, I can, but I don't see the advantage.

Now, I use it on my dad's computer (he is 80), as it is much difficult for him to screw up than Windows.

Comment · 6 years ago
Interesting article. I personally think that some of the advantages are easily solvable, like the remote thing.

From my point of view, case sensitivity in filenames is not an advantage but a disadvantage.

Why would I want to have "presentation to management.ppt" and "Presentation to management.ppt"?

Same for some of the restrictions in file names. I never found any problem. Maybe it is because I write in english and spanish.

Comment · 6 years ago
Impressive. But which one is your mother tongue?
Comment · 6 years ago
that is firefox preview.
Comment · 6 years ago
Works perfectly in windows. And I have not the best sight.
Comment · 6 years ago
That is totally different. Of course you want to care first for your people. So if USA said, exporting of ventilators is forbidden, that is one thing. Another thing is intercepting a rightful order of a 3rd country and taking it as their own.
Comment · 6 years ago
I can understand you working 100% and no more. And I can live with it if I was your manage.r But no loyalty, no team spirit? No way. For me it is a two way road. I give you flexibility to work remote some days, to arrive at 10 some days, to leave earlier others, but in exchange I expect that you some days will work more hours, arrive earlier or leave latter, and maybe work some weekends. It should be a balance.

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