adavis

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[–] adavis@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

I always find the term eating the onion amusing. Especially as a Australian where we had a conservative Prime Minister bite into and eat a raw onion like an apple.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Reading Moore's paper (which is the reference of the marketing person who coined the term), Moore's law isn't just miniaturisation, it was also an observation that's the economics would improve. ie that building N transistors is cheaper on the next smaller node than the previous.

And without the economics working, the shrinking would never have occurred at the rate it did for so long.

So yes, it getting bigger would be against the spirit of the law.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Nah screw needing adb, that absolutely kills free and open source software stores like fdroid, and fdroid have said as much that Google's then planned signing requirements would lead fdroid to stop.

The only way I'd even be remotely OK with another adb requirement is if

  1. it's a requirement to unlock the ability to install unsigned apps, ie it's not to an install an app but set a flag
  2. #1 becomes a requirement for Google certification so all manufacturers have to allow it
  3. It doesn't cause other types of attestation to fail that we see with unlocked, rooted and third party roms failing certain checks preventing some apps, most commonly banking ones from working
[–] adavis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

But the comparison is different now, Linux on the desktop is better and Windows is worse.

For example, if you turn off a bunch of telemetry options instead of stopping sending data it stops collecting it. That sounds subtle but it matters. It breaks functionality that has existed for >20 years, simple things like remembering what the last command was in the run dialogue when you open it.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was on an Intel 7700k. With Windows 10 coming to an end this year my choices were:

A) switch to gaming on Linux B) build a new pc

Given its age I picked b), getting it in January this year. 9800x3d, 32GB ram. It's been 11 months and no regrets.

(I could have gone c) and built a new computer AND switched to Linux, but I often play non steam games and didn't want to deal with WINE myself)

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

In your opinion what game deserved the best rpg of 2025?

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Basically the writing is separate from sounds.

And that's how people who speak mutually unintelligible dialects of Chinese can communicate through writing. The word (sound) may be different, but the written character is the same.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (11 children)

What's the issue with the push button on the toilet? Most toilets in my country are just a button to push on top?

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I doubt they will. The market for NAND and ram is insane at the moment, RAM has gone up 100% in the last 3 months. Announcing a price too early could lead to having embarrassingly increase price shortly before or after launch, or take a loss on the products.

That's not to say I don't share your sentiments. I too hope they announce it sooner rather than later, but understand why they may be apprehensive.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Don't liquor licences in your country require serving water?

In (all?) of Australia to have a liquor licence requires you also serve free water. That can be tap water, but it has to be available as easily as the alcohol. Typically from a bartender, waiter etc depending on the establishment providing it for you.

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 158 points 2 months ago (18 children)
  • Steam OS v3
  • 3 products announced today
  • steam machine is a cube. Cube is three dimensions.

Half life 3, Team Fortresses 3, Left 4 Dead 3?

[–] adavis@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Unfathomable to an Australian, Ackadacka is a band that Crosses generations here.

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