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There's a subtle modulation that happens on all of the samples. It sounds almost like some kind of harmonic or phase shift? This is something I notice with every AI generated speech out there.

KDE has far too much surface area to test and support (as in end user support) effectively. Gnome may not be as flexible but it makes for a much smaller target to be able to reproduce and triage issues.

If people want KDE they can install it. Making it the default is short sighted and doesn't align with, or help further, the goals of the Fedora project.

Tax the hell out of them to pay for upgrading. There's zero reason why a 2500lbs vehicle should pay the same tax as a 7000+lbs one.

Giant SUVs and Trucks for non commercial use should have been effectively regulated/taxed out of existence a decade ago.

I agree with you here. For boilerplate stuff I can never remember it's fine.

With more advanced use cases I find the LLMs better at exploring a problem space and possible solutions rather than providing a solution full stop. Being able to refine a problem down into a digestible chunk the AI can take a bite of does require human level understanding that's hard to get if you haven't 'done the work' to have good fundamentals.

Add onto that the fact the 8th and 10th gen Intel low power mobile parts are, well, kinda garbage (low perf/watt, very little boost time, low core count) and were quickly obsoleted.

I'm not sure why Msft put that CPU and RAM combo in their own device when it's just barely past the minimum specs for Windows 10 let alone 11.

It's been a nightmare for my org. We have several people with T-Mobile and Verizon home internet and it's always a game of "What shenanigans will I have to use this week to get VPNs to work?" Sometimes it seems like their 6to4 implementation is just broken but I'm not a network engineer.

The 5400s and 5410s had tons of issues with power, heat, and general acpi funkiness but the 5420s and 5430s have been rock solid for my org. I really want an AMD 14" Latitude but I don't think that's happening any time soon.

Your best option is to dump the displaylink dock and go to a dp alt mode dock or tb3/usb4 dock if your device has a compatible port.

Dell WD19S or Cable Matters USB C docks (201055, 201056) have been flawless for my org all with Fedora laptops. For thunderbolt Caldigit has some decent options but you are still looking at $200-300 for anything decent.

Wow this looks amazing. I am eagerly awaiting a Linux version. We have ~150 Linux desktops and training or collaborating via one sided google meets can be limiting.

> Everytime I see anything related to the open source world bubble up into the public I am only reminded of high school and college level social drama.

This is engineering/technical communities in general. You get a lot of strong opinions and individuals who cannot take criticism. A few, often very loud, people make a ton of noise and take up the time of the individuals actually contributing real substance to the project.

Don't like it? Fork it. Simple as that. Same with all the code of conduct nonsense that crops up a couple times a year.

If your opinions are so popular forking and moving contributors to a new project should be easy right? Yeah, turns out your opinions aren't shared by most and only the loudest of the group, no one else really cares.

It's open source! Don't like it fork it! Simple as that. You're not forced to work with anyone you don't want to for any reason.

This always feels like a self tell for people with a very authoritarian mindset.

Just because someone like yourself would use conduct to exclude individuals from participating does not mean that others will.

Part of what bothers me with the current webdev approach is irreducible complexity.

How many layers of 'magic' to facilitate devs deploying do we really need and is it wise to depend on so many?

That sounds like an awful idea to be honest. Good way to damage your kidneys or flare up an diagnosed previously mild condition like hypotension.

Even so if your electrolytes become imbalanced when you do hydrate after the fast it's a whole other set of concerns.

You can find clearance name brand things there for 50-75% off of MSRP in the returns section. A BBBY is right next to a Target I frequent so I look every couple weeks.

I got a 12" Staub skillet for $80 and a 4qt Le Cruset dutch oven for $100, and a smaller Lodge dutch oven for $40.