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  1. Comment on Wireless is a trap in ~tech

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    When I bought it I though it would be like you described, I was expecting some delay specially when starting, connecting or waking up from sleep, so that's the part that surprised me the most... I...

    When I bought it I though it would be like you described, I was expecting some delay specially when starting, connecting or waking up from sleep, so that's the part that surprised me the most... I made an experiment pairing the keyboard via lightspeed to a PC and via bluetooth to a notebook (because it has both connections) and when switching between both (using the dedicated buttons) was literally instantaneous.

    I played with it a lot because I couldn't believe it. You can perceive a little delay when connected via bluetooth, it's consistent and really minimal so it's not a bother (I don't want to throw numbers because I didn't measure it but let's say it's about 25ms tops). But when used with the lightspeed connection the delay difference between a this and a wired keyboard is literally imperceptible.

    And also that's why I mentioned about this working during boot time.

    BTW, this doesn't use the Unified Receiver so you can't use the same dongle for multiple products, it needs it's own so maybe that's the difference with yours. If your mouse can use the Unified Receiver then that's another tech.

    The battery life in my case last between 10 and 15 days, and because I'm kinda lazy I just leave it connected for one day and that's more than enough to fully recharge it, but I believe it only needs 6 to 8 hs or so.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on The small web is beautiful in ~tech

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    This article writes about two sides of the web, the user experience and the development experience, and on both I kinda agree but not really. On the UX side I'm with the author about the...

    This article writes about two sides of the web, the user experience and the development experience, and on both I kinda agree but not really.

    On the UX side I'm with the author about the minimalism, but I believe the problem is not about the amount of data being transferred or other hardware resources, but the amount of bloated UIs and bad designs everywhere. This is very well exemplified with this two motherfucking comparisons:

    The hardcore example of Dan Luu’s blog is just ridiculously bad. That lack of styles is not appropriate for the medium is in (the web); it could be perfect for an RSS reader, or an ebook reader (where the user controls the presentation), but not for the web.

    Also, comparing the UI of Hackernews and (new) Reddit is a tiny bit dishonest IMO because the target intention of both sites are clearly very different this days.

    And on the DX side, I don't agree how he writes 56KB of data (jeh) and only dedicate one small paragraph to when using SPA could reduce the overall complexity if your site has to deal with interactions and events. Modern web development using pwa standards (which include progressive enhancements) and others tools like the cache api, observers (intersection, mutation) effectively reduce the amount of data transferred and other resources consumed on both sides (server and client); but implementing this features is not always straightforward (and hyped tech in the hands of newbies is a real problem in the web environment). Even a simple blog build with this tech can benefit from them (and I'm not talking SSR or SSG here, jic).

    But I do agree with the overall sentiment. I wish the web in general where less bloated and also that the people working on the web to have better standards and more knowledge on how to build better products and services where performance is not just a feature but a requirement.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Wireless is a trap in ~tech

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    There are reported CVEs for the tech out there already. But apparently only one can be performed remotely (I don't want to go into security for physical access in this thread about wireless...

    There are reported CVEs for the tech out there already. But apparently only one can be performed remotely (I don't want to go into security for physical access in this thread about wireless stuff).

    And I think this is the mayor flaws of the original article, they don't even mention the potential security problems that come with the wireless territory in comparison with keeping stuff wired.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Wireless is a trap in ~tech

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    This is an interesting article that remarks some of the problem about wireless technology, but I believe that this problems are not cause by the technology itself but by the poor implementation of...

    This is an interesting article that remarks some of the problem about wireless technology, but I believe that this problems are not cause by the technology itself but by the poor implementation of it.

    I'm writing this using a wireless keyboard that uses Lightspeed, a proprietary tech by Logitech that makes the connection literally imperceptible fast. I play high speed input games like Doom Eternal on this and I never ever had any problems regarding latency. I even was impress that this works even during the boot stage of the PC (I can go into recovery or the mobo feats, or control GRUB), meaning between the dongle and the keyboard itself they do literally all the work and from the PC perspective it's just another keyboard connected via usb.

    And this is also hinted on the article, when they talk about how wireless audio has a latency problem but then mention AptX as a coded that tries to solve this problem, but both sides have to implemented.

    There's also a lot of people reporting that wireless game controllers are even faster than wired ones (even with the same controller).

    And as another comment here already said, security concerns are not even mentioned, which are IMO the real problem at this point.

    So to me is not that the "wireless is a trap" but that poor implementation of tech has it's consequences, as always.

    8 votes

  5. Comment on After years of prep, NASA's Perseverance rover is ready to land on Mars Thursday in ~space

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    It didn't say this in the post (because why provide direct access to the source of info, right?) but this are the important links for tomorrow: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/...

    It didn't say this in the post (because why provide direct access to the source of info, right?) but this are the important links for tomorrow:

    10 votes

  6. Comment on Why do computers running Windows get progressively slower over time? in ~tech

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    This is our point of disagreement. I do think the blame is on Microsoft. It's their OS after all. And look how it is getting better and better with every upgrade; it definitely seems to me that...

    You can certainly blame Windows for not having better permission and user consent policies, but I'd say 99% of this is on the devs, not Microsoft.

    This is our point of disagreement. I do think the blame is on Microsoft. It's their OS after all. And look how it is getting better and better with every upgrade; it definitely seems to me that they have a saying on this matter and can manage it better.

    But yeah, this is the point where we have a fundamentally different opinion.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Why do computers running Windows get progressively slower over time? in ~tech

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    IMO I don't think this is exactly right, given that sometimes there are programs that are ancient and are not distributed by distros' repos and you have to compile them yourself, and when you do...

    Linux developers tending to be a lot more respectful of users resources than Windows ones
    (...)
    When you install something on Linux, there doesn't tend to be a ton of unnecessary and ancillary crap attached to it and also installed along with it without your knowledge or consent

    IMO I don't think this is exactly right, given that sometimes there are programs that are ancient and are not distributed by distros' repos and you have to compile them yourself, and when you do you end up with config files everywhere because they dev didn't follow the "filesystem hierarchy standard" or any other standard (I worked a lot with software for biologists and physicist... it's a real mess) and nevertheless when you are not using those programs the system responds without any trace of slugginess.

    Linus distros are definitely better in the way they handle the resources than Windows, even when you compile crap that has been unmaintained since last decade and doesn't adhere to any standard besides the "ok-it-compiles-done-don't-touch-it-anymore".

    But, this is not about Linux vs Windows. I was just giving an example by comparison from personal experience on why I still believe that Windows is to blame for being (or feeling) sluggish after a few months.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Rocket League's free-to-play launch will be September 23, update coming tomorrow that will add cross-platform account linking and more in ~games

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    It's sad, because since today we cannot play the game without creating an Epic account and since I'm opposed to the practices that Epic Games do with their anti-consumer movements I don't even...

    It's sad, because since today we cannot play the game without creating an Epic account and since I'm opposed to the practices that Epic Games do with their anti-consumer movements I don't even want to pad their numbers by creating a "fake account".

    I'm not gonna ask for a refund either because one, I bought it on a sale on amazon like 4 years ago for 5 bucks or so; and second, I still enjoy it for 4 years an put more than 1500 hs on this game.

    It's a shame that I feel that I'm not longer be able to play it because I love it, but I believe it's time to move on for me.

    gg

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Why do computers running Windows get progressively slower over time? in ~tech

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    Even if that were true, IMO Windows is still to blame because this doesn't happens on Linux (at least in my experience). At one point I had a machine running Fedora from 17 to 28 (5 years if I'm...

    Even if that were true, IMO Windows is still to blame because this doesn't happens on Linux (at least in my experience). At one point I had a machine running Fedora from 17 to 28 (5 years if I'm not mistaken) without a single OS reinstall (only upgrades), and I used it to study and practice for sysadmin stuff (so a lot of programs and different configurations) and never felt slow, or see any performance penalty.

    And I tried to manage my Windows 7 and Windows 10 installations with even more care than my Linux one (just installing what was necessary, paying attention to updates and upgrades, etc) and after 12 months it started to feel sluggish again.

    But I have to recognize that since the last upgrade (I think it was version 1909) this started to get better and this year I'm not seeing this "performance impact" that match. So I still blame Windows because to me there is/was something wrong in the way they manage the system maintenance.

    11 votes

  10. Comment on Reddit CEO defends their intention to run Trump ads ahead of election, outlines their plans to move comments on ads into subreddits in ~tech

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    App.net tried to do that in 2012... they lasted less than 5 years back then. Their released their source code (or most of it, didn't really check): https://github.com/appdotnet

    App.net tried to do that in 2012... they lasted less than 5 years back then.

    Their released their source code (or most of it, didn't really check): https://github.com/appdotnet

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What's a movie that has entranced you? in ~movies

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    I second Coherence. Is one of those movies that leaves you thinking and wanting to watch it again and for the good reasons.

    I second Coherence. Is one of those movies that leaves you thinking and wanting to watch it again and for the good reasons.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Favorite "elevator/waiting/lobby" songs? in ~music

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    This is the best elevator music that kpop has produced LP

    This is the best elevator music that kpop has produced LP

    2 votes

  13. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    I think there is a lot of confusion about the differences between a "classic website" (aka server web app) a "SPA" or Single Page App (aka client web app) a "PWA" or Progressive Web App (which are...

    I think there is a lot of confusion about the differences between

    • a "classic website" (aka server web app)
    • a "SPA" or Single Page App (aka client web app)
    • a "PWA" or Progressive Web App (which are just a set of standards to follow)

    ... and I also think that the word "app" doesn't carry any meaningful meaning anymore, because depending the context or who are you talking to it can mean a different think (like, in Django, which arguably can be said is a framework to build webapps server-side, you create/install "apps" instead of components or libraries or modules.

    Like for example when the author said:

    server-side rendering is a better choice for many applications

    I wasn't sure if he was referring to use Laravel or use Angular Universal.

    Now, IMO, each project should be build with the appropriate tool, for example:

    • if you are building an API, probably you'll want to go with Django Rest Framework
    • if you are building a blog that's gonna have multiple authors, maybe use Wordpress or Ghost
    • if you are building an online-cv or a brand brochure a simple static site would work
    • if you are building something where the user is going to generate the content by doing a lot of interactions, then Vue is a good choice
    • etc
    4 votes

  15. Comment on The Good Place S04E12 - "Patty" discussion thread in ~tv

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    I believe that they are going to tackle existentialism and are going for the idea that life doesn't have meaning and wanting to enter paradise (and avoid hell) is not what we should seek. Because...

    I believe that they are going to tackle existentialism and are going for the idea that life doesn't have meaning and wanting to enter paradise (and avoid hell) is not what we should seek. Because we give ourselves meaning by the relations that we have and how we choose to spend our limited resources (like time).

    Otherwise this concept of The Good Place is flawed, because any philosopher could have thought about the problem of leaving to define self meaning to ourselves. If this were a real Good Place it should give meaning to everyone that couldn't create it for themselves, it should adapt and change it giving everyone constant and eternal wonder and enjoyment. If True Freedom is a problem (as in, a cause of pain) then True Freedom shouldn't exist in The Good Place.

    I like that they seem to be going for the idea that "you shouldn't seek meaning anywhere but in yourself". Like there's nothing external that could give you true meaning. What I don't like is that the solution to this flawed Good Place is to end existence.

    Maybe in the grand finale they'll come out with an idea similar to The Egg, and crossing the door would mean forget everything and start over. One thing they never explained was where new people came from, so there is a possibility.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What piece of media had a profound emotional effect on you? in ~talk

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    Inside Out. I don't think I can watch that film without crying. At this point I have like a pavlovian response and every time I hear the first notes of the music theme I start smiling. It's a very...

    Inside Out. I don't think I can watch that film without crying. At this point I have like a pavlovian response and every time I hear the first notes of the music theme I start smiling. It's a very beautiful movie.

  17. Comment on What terminal emulator do you use? in ~comp

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    I'm late to the party but since nobody already mentioned it: I'm using Terminator with zsh with zim (with pure prompt). This combination is the more functional, fastest and pretty I could found.

    I'm late to the party but since nobody already mentioned it:

    I'm using Terminator with zsh with zim (with pure prompt). This combination is the more functional, fastest and pretty I could found.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on We need an alternative to Medium, and it’s not Wordpress in ~tech

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    To be honest there is something that I don't understand about why so many technically inclined people use Medium as their blogging platform. If you are not going to care that you cannot theme your...

    To be honest there is something that I don't understand about why so many technically inclined people use Medium as their blogging platform.

    If you are not going to care that you cannot theme your content, why not just host your own instance of something like Hugo, Ghost, Jekyll, Nuxt, Middleman, etc. Use the default theme and change the logo and its done.

    I understand if you are not tech savvy they make it very easy to just write there and use their hyped network to gain attention. But I assume that If you are dissecting a framework or a library or a programming language to explain some intricate or less known functionality you know how to host your own blog.

    And SEO is not that hard if you are being honest with your work.

    I'm really curious about how much money they contributors get through the partnership program. Because is the only reason I can think of for people to choose them, but since I never used it I don't know how much of a difference can be.

    Personally one thing I'm starting to get tired of from sites like Medium is that they seem to develop with a "mobile-only" mentality. Is not only the overused white space, it's also the size of fonts, paragraphs, images, headers, popups, etc. All sizing on desktop seems off, not only spacing.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on What's a cheap laptop that works well with Linux and is available wordwide? in ~tech

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    As a counter argument I can offer my experience. I have a Yoga 710 (14IKB) from 2016, now discontinued, running Fedora from the start and e v e r y t h i n g works perfectly out of the box. And I...

    As a counter argument I can offer my experience.

    I have a Yoga 710 (14IKB) from 2016, now discontinued, running Fedora from the start and e v e r y t h i n g works perfectly out of the box. And I mean everything, including the orientation sensors that allow to rotate the screen automatically. Wifi, touchscreen, touchpad, webcam, external hdmi, audio, usb 3, bluetooth, card reader, orientation sensors, virtualization tech from the cpu, bumblebee/optimus for the gpu... everything. Including hibernation and suspension.

    I use it mainly as a on-the-move working environment for web development and sysadmin stuff and never had a problem with the hardware and this combination of OS/software.

    And the best is that the battery runs for between 6 to 10 hs. For example, if I'm testing deployments locally using several vms running a lot of containers it's more like 6 hs... but if I'm just coding or accessing remote servers I can squeeze almost 10 hs.

    But overall I agree with the sentiment that Lenovo notebooks are excellent.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~movies

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    Fringe: It's a tv series similar to X-Files but less dark. John Noble is incredible in this show. The first season is a little rough but seasons 2, 3 and 4 are solid. Season 5 (finale) has a very...

    Fringe: It's a tv series similar to X-Files but less dark. John Noble is incredible in this show. The first season is a little rough but seasons 2, 3 and 4 are solid. Season 5 (finale) has a very different tone because it was canceled but they give them half a season to get the plot to a conclusion and they have to rush it. They ended it... satisfactorily. Very entertaining, highly recommended.

    I recommend that you go watch the first 4 episodes without learning too much about it and see if this peaks your interest. If it does, don't try to learn anything else about this show and continue to watch it blindly because everything could be a potential spoiler.

    2 votes