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The hyperbole really isn’t cute anymore after all of the fuckups. Like, some humility this time would be great. “We listened. We made some mistakes, but we want to fix them.” Don’t come out guns blazing like “this is the BEST laptop EVAR!” You don’t get to claim the world’s best anything when some people have been waiting the length of an entire presidential administration just to buy a usable laptop from you.

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7년 전discuss

Definitely a DodgeBall quote.

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7년 전discuss

Because it’s expensive, bulky, and unnecessary. Something like this already exists: the Optimus Maximus keyboard. And while it’s a cool concept, it’s not without its rough edges. [1]

[1] https://www.artlebedev.com/optimus/maximus/

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7년 전discuss

I use Linux as my daily driver, so I’m no stranger to wonky interfaces (although thankfully, I spend a lot of time in a terminal). I consider myself a fairly learned software developer who knows their way around a computer, and it’s not that I can’t learn awkward interfaces. But Calibre makes it just difficult enough to figure out how to do what I want that I avoid it all together. Maybe this isn't your experience, but it’s mine.

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7년 전discuss

First of all, I’m not in SV, and you couldn’t make me move there even with a gun to my head.

Second, the interface is hard to use. Technology is a tool, and the interface is the part we interact with. If a tool is hard to use, then I’m probably not going to use it. I suffer enough with crappy technology at work; I don’t need it at home too.

And yes, it’s FOSS, and I don’t have to use it. But that doesn’t mean it’s above reproach.

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7년 전discuss

Well sure. I mean, bundling up is possible, just ask anyone in Chicago. My hunch is that places with healthy bike infrastructure are also dense enough to make most trips short, minimizing time spent outside.

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7년 전discuss

Places with good bike infrastructure take care of it (e.g. plowing).