mightyfoolish

mightyfoolish , 10 days ago to Technology in Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough

Macbook Pros aren't really consumer grade hardware. Nor are they priced like consumer grade hardware.

mightyfoolish , 11 days ago to Technology in Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough

Software and AI development would be hard with 8gb of RAM on Linux. Having you seen the memes on AI adding to global climate change? Not even Linux can fix the issues with ChatGPT...

mightyfoolish , 12 days ago to Mildly Infuriating in I was explaining to my daughter about the differences between Gimp and Photoshop and saw that Adobe had a page that claimed to compare the two. It never compares the two. It barely mentions Gimp.

I don't do photo editing (Gimp) or drawing (Krita) but I have followed many aggregated blogs such as Planet KDE, etc over the years.

I got the feeling that most people have a hard time moving or transiting to Gimp. I have seen some posts from people who love Gimp but they seem to be a miniority. On the other hand, I got the feeling the drawing community love Krita and think it's worth learning. Krita even shows up in unexpected places such as Godot tutorials on YouTube.

mightyfoolish , 12 days ago to linuxmemes in GNU-Linux

I agree, outside of very, very few people it's just a stereotype.

mightyfoolish , 12 days ago to linuxmemes in GNU-Linux

get upset about it being referred to as gnu+Linux or gnu/Linux

I would say it's the opposite. Certain people get angry if you do not refer to it as GNU/Linux. These people used to be technically correct.

GNU tried to rewrite Unix from scratch under the GNU GPL license. They view their copy left license (a license where if you incorporate any code under their license, you must release the code of your project as well) as morally superior. Their kernel didn't work out, but Linus Torvolds wrote another kernel for that GNU OS.

Obviously, GNU wanted credit for the OS components that were not Linux. That's where the copypasta about "What you are using is in fact GNU+Linux..." came from. GNU is the heart of the free software movement so they have their fans as well that of course would also make that claim.

Of course, as the meme in the OP suggests, you can now have a Linux distro that either does not use code owned by GNU or uses very little of their code. I would argue Ubuntu, Arch, etc still are technically GNU+Linux as they use GNU's C compiler, their C implementation, their userspace programs like Bash and grep, etc. However, Alpine uses alternatives to GNU software such as the musl C implementation.

mightyfoolish , 17 days ago to Technology in McDonald’s will stop testing AI to take drive-thru orders, for now

This would also be nice. Usually, I only order fast food if I can place a call first (Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Pizza, etc). Grubhub fees are ridiculous or and apps are always taking your data.

mightyfoolish , 17 days ago to Technology in McDonald’s will stop testing AI to take drive-thru orders, for now

Why not just have a touchscreen menu then? You already need large screens so people can confirm the AI recorded their order correctly and this will skip the need of a person manning the drive through menu. You could even include options to "hold the pickle", etc.

mightyfoolish , 24 days ago to Technology in Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices

I don't know. It just made for a usable experience as iMessage made it so users literally hated communicating with Android users.

mightyfoolish , 24 days ago to Technology in Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices

Just get Telegram. Everyone except my boss moved to it. Now, Apple lost their leverage with iMessage.

mightyfoolish , 24 days ago to Technology in Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices

Finally, I'll be added to the group chat for work. I'll know where to report to just as early as everyone else.

mightyfoolish , 26 days ago to Technology in This new dating app will use facial recognition technology to exclude trans women

@Corgana

They said the same thing about gaydar but I already subscribe $9.95/month for the AI addon package for that. I already preorded the trantenna (trans antenna 🤣 ) for a cool $500 down. No price is too much to keep children safe... on dating service networks? Wait, I thought we hated trans people to save the children? There shouldn't be children on these sites anyways.

mightyfoolish , 26 days ago to Technology in This new dating app will use facial recognition technology to exclude trans women

Some daughters have the same face as their fathers, some sons have the same face as their mothers. How could this possibly work?

mightyfoolish , 1 month ago to Technology in Samsung is sunsetting Tizen and fully ending support for the smartwatch OS

This is a huge problem for Samsung. This is proof they cannot maintain an OS, making them further dependent on Google. They chose a Linux compatible toolkit (EFL from Enlightenment) and tried making their own OS. It was terrible and filled with security holes.

I think they should rebase Tizen on PostMarketOS, as I don't believe Samsung can create their own base.

mightyfoolish , 1 month ago to Technology in Manifest V2 phase-out begins

The Teams app is probably just Chromium pointed to the teams website. Might as well have Chrome/Chromium installed at that point.

mightyfoolish , 1 month ago to Technology in Manifest V2 phase-out begins

I can try again with a friend on Momday. Is there a specific user agent extension or a about:config option you used?