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2603 points mattsolle | 8 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 2.24s | source | bottom
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habitue ◴[12 Nov 20 22:05 UTC] No.25075755[source]▶
I feel like even Richard Stallman would have had a hard time imagining non-free operating systems would result in this.

Use linux folks! It doesn't communicate with a third party when a process starts up!

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Aperocky ◴[12 Nov 20 22:17 UTC] No.25075924[source]▶
It's just sad that we don't have the corresponding form factor in a similar laptop.

The biggest draw of mac:

1. slim, light 2. long battery life. 3. track pad.

That's all I want, but nobody else offers it on the same spec, the difference is even bigger with M1.

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1. Symbiote ◴[12 Nov 20 22:32 UTC] No.25076099[source]▶
It is strange how many people will sacrifice so much for free speech and the right to bear arms (like tolerating school shootings and foreign interference in elections), but offer them the "freedom OS" and they'll pick the slightly better trackpad.

Does no one here have principles?

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2. Aperocky ◴[12 Nov 20 22:44 UTC] No.25076250[source]▶
I didn't say I was that kind of people.

Your description of them was also not exactly flattering.

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3. Symbiote ◴[12 Nov 20 23:11 UTC] No.25076562[source]▶
Defending fundamental (in the USA, constitutional) rights is a generalization of people on HN.

I thought your reply to a "Stallman was right" comment with "but trackpad!" had the most contrast between principles and minor convenience.

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4. Aperocky ◴[12 Nov 20 23:43 UTC] No.25076896{3}[source]▶
Haha my principles are few but those I do hold up.

For things like computers though, I don't tend to hold a big grudge - I do whatever is the most comfortable and productive.

I have the opinion that if someone have too many principles, either they'll suffer an unhappy life or they will end up violating many of it.

5. brailsafe ◴[13 Nov 20 01:12 UTC] No.25077623[source]▶
Fuck yes I'll pick the slightly better trackpad. To a point anyway. Sitting for upwards of 8 hours a day typing code can be a depressing life trap to find yourself in. If every time I touched my trackpad I cringed because it feels like sandpaper, works like shit, and might not even have good first party driver support, only to be consoled by the the thought that I could install Windows on it if I wanted to, I'd probably not be too satisfied.

I have an expensive chair, that I could only really get fixed by the company that made it. I could have a shitty chair that hurts my ass, messes with my posture, costs 1/12th the price, that I could sit in and re-assure myself that I'm free to get commodity parts anywhere I want, but I'd prefer not to do that unless I had no choice.

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6. hundchenkatze ◴[13 Nov 20 01:32 UTC] No.25077783[source]▶
Or you could just buy a mouse, or even a BT Magic Trackpad[0] and use Linux.

[0] https://nathandyer.me/2019/01/27/magic-trackpad-2-linux.html

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7. brailsafe ◴[13 Nov 20 02:52 UTC] No.25078264{3}[source]▶
Certainly good to here that drivers for it are now in the linux kernel.
8. arvinsim ◴[13 Nov 20 09:12 UTC] No.25080534[source]▶
Then people will probably get what they deserve. Can't have their cake and eat it too.