GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Signal Desktop is corrupting its database
Why are you all pushing for this Signal crap when Matrix is objectively better and doesn't require phone numbers?
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GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: What is the fuss over central-bank digital currencies?
>political extremist sites like Parler
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: How to lower the price of plant-based meat
>fraud-based ddemocratic election
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Meshtastic: Open-source, off-grid, hiking, climbing, GPS mesh communicator
Isn't the radio modem proprietary with a blob?
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells
You all know why but are afraid to say it out loud.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Drawbacks of P2P and a defense of Signal
Why are you providing your phone number to anyone? Software should be free.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Drawbacks of P2P and a defense of Signal
All apps that require a phone number are a scam, privacy-wise. Use Matrix.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy
Just move to Matrix already...
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: The Pyra Handheld Linux PC is Shipping
I used my plastic human brain to get used to the key placement. Now I can type quicker than on a smartphone. It's all in your head, man.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: The Pyra Handheld Linux PC is Shipping
I use microPC as my main mobile device. I'm posting from GPD right now. What's wrong with the keyboard, Sir?
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: The Pyra Handheld Linux PC is Shipping
>The closest thing that comes to it is the GPD Win series, but there’s no official Linux support there, and it’s not ARM based.
Cool lies there. Linux Mint exists and runs on GPD products.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: The Pyra Handheld Linux PC is Shipping
Ye, no.
I have x86 GPD MicroPC with a powerbank and I don't need no ARM.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
Why don't we have a single interpreter that can run both Python 2 and 3 code?
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
Plot twist : it's not an IT faculty.
I know how to code, Professors don't. I don't get paid enough to fix decades of errors. They had some smart people who created the code and they were smart enough to leave as soon as they got their degrees.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
Never claimed this is how it should be. I'm telling you how it is and I don't plan to lose my job by nagging senior stuff and telling them how they should do their jobs.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
They usually have some software created by some students in the 2000's. These people took their degrees and left years ago. Nobody will get paid to migrate this software and you can't get a degree for working on rewriting code. That's it. I was making backups of floppy diskettes last month with some obscure software. Windows XP is still king in many places because no drivers for ancient scientific hardware on Windows10 and Linux is "black magic".
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
Do we really need "progress" in software that just werks?
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
I work at the University. This is the reality. You keep computers working without updates till they stop working and backups are lost.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: Pip has dropped support for Python 2
That's why people move to crappy conda / docker. To keep those Python 2 environments running. There no new people to rewrite tons of software.
GNU_James | 5 years ago | on: How long does a bottle of wine last after it is opened?
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