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nikscha , 3 months ago to Memes in I'm giving them a year until lifetime licenses start to mean nothing.

Yeah and there's just as many paid for programs with the same issues... What's your point? Want me to show you some open source programs that are polished? Heard of blender before?
That's not the point I was making anyway...
The issue with non foss software is that you have ZERO control over it. Big corporations can decide to drop support at any moment or make a free tier paid.

nikscha , 3 months ago to 196 in rule

Young people are less likely to vote than old people, and old people are more likely to be conservative.
But even if that wasn't the case, more people voting is always better for a society.

nikscha , 3 months ago to Memes in I'm giving them a year until lifetime licenses start to mean nothing.

That's why open source rules

nikscha , 3 months ago to Technology in The New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions

Least stupid car brain

nikscha , 3 months ago to Technology in Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle”

Show me one home that is wired with cat8 cables lol. Then I'm going to show you the millions of homes that have an isp provided wifi 6 router.

nikscha , 3 months ago to Technology in Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle”

So you agree that wired is not always faster... It depends on the hardware you're using. And most consumer grade hardware you can buy today has faster wireless speeds than wired.

nikscha , 3 months ago to Technology in Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle”

Wired is not always faster. I have a WiFi 6 router at home that (only) has gigabit ports, and wireless speeds are often faster than wired.
WiFi 6 is quite common in consumer electronics, but 2.5gbit is not.

nikscha , 3 months ago to Technology in The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.

I hate how they cut off the graph...

nikscha , 3 months ago to Technology in Polestar Joins Tesla in Departure from Auto Lobby Over Proposed Vehicle Efficiency Standard

Yeah you're right, but that's 100% on them. They knew it was coming and they chose to not make any significant changes. Now they die. That's just evolution.

nikscha , 4 months ago to Technology in 1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that's curbed oil demand – IEA

Huh, that makes a lot of sense actually. Thanks for correcting!

nikscha , 4 months ago to Technology in 1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that's curbed oil demand – IEA

Why?

nikscha , 4 months ago to Privacy in I installed Windows 10 in a virtual machine...man, this is straight up dystopian.

500$ for a Windows license just to have it not have bloat preinstalled? Hmm pass XD

nikscha , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to Technology in 1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that's curbed oil demand – IEA

I often hear people saying "But where does the electricity for the EV come from? Driving an EV is not better than driving a diesel."

They have to realize that the thiny ICE in your car is optimised for weight, and has an efficiency of 30-35%. So about ⅔ of the fossil fuel is turned into heat and blown out of the exhaust.
Compare that to the turbine in a coal or gas plant, which can archive up to 90% efficiency.

And don't forget that an EV is an investment, which will likely still be on the road in 20 years time. The electricity mix at the moment is still rather fossil fuel heavy, but this will change completely within the next 10 years.

Edit: not 90% but 40% efficiency. See comments below

nikscha , 4 months ago to Privacy in u mad, state?

What I'm hearing is that people have an inert desire for privacy, EVEN if they don't have anything to hide (what are you hiding in the toilet?)
I don't see why that wouldn't extend into the digital realm....

nikscha , 4 months ago to Privacy in u mad, state?

Everytime someone says they don't have anything to hide I ask them what the pin of their phone is and to give me their phone. Suddenly that's something different...