Maybe not iOS, but I don't see why Android/ChromeOS/Fuchsia couldn't become a highly popular desktop OS in the not too distant future. As a power user since the 80s I will probably not like it much personally, but I can definitely see it becoming popular, and I can definitely see myself recommending it to non-nerdy friends and relatives.
You have a reasonably smooth upgrade path to PostgreSQL, in fact if you are using database abstraction as you should, it's a config option.
Um, no, unless you use such an incredibly small subset of SQL that you are not using the database for more than storing and retrieving your application data as-is. Depending on your code, it may be just minor adjustments or it may require a full application architecture overhaul to support a second database.
Realistically, no in-house application ever changes database engine without it being a part of a major rewrite and rearchitecturing anyway. If you develop for PostgreSQL, take full advantage of its fantastic feature set. Don't restrict yourself and your coworkers to the 5% of it that it shares with MySQL just to be able to switch with a config option.
KDE4 certainly pushed me away after being a KDE user since pre-1.0 in the 90s, but I just recently (this year) came back and now I love it again. Give KDE neon a try if you want to see modern KDE in action.
KDE users don't fork KDE because we have enough configuration knobs to tweak to make it look and behave so close to what we want that we don't feel the need to fork it. The configuration minimalism of some other desktop environments drives people to fork them over minor disagreements.
Or even worse, hairspray. Please arrange from softest to strongest: Super Hold, Superior Hold, Ultra Hold, Max Hold, Extra Hold, Extra Strong Hold, Extreme Hold, Ultimate Hold, Strongest Hold, Mega Firm, Mega Freeze.
They should learn from USB and rename the old one WiFi SuperSpeed aka WiFi 6 Gen1 aka Wifi 7 Gen1x1 and call the new one WiFi SuperSpeed+ aka WiFi 6 Gen2 aka WiFi 7 Gen2x1. Then the next one can be called WiFi SuperSpeed+ as well but also be referred to as WiFi 7 with WiFi 7 Gen 1x2 and WiFi 7 Gen2x2 modes.
I don't understand why people like the newer Samsung Galaxy cameras. They take mediocre pictures, then slam a ton of software post processing on them to make them look unnaturally sharp. Try taking a picture of a jar with tiny text, then try to read that text on the photo. With the S4, even though it has fewer megapixels and looks more blurry at first sight you can see the words and read the text. With the S7 and S8, it is impossible to read the text, the letters are just a sharp black mess. Also, fish-eye selfie camera is an asinine idea.
Thelasko specifically asked for Netflix and Amazon Prime, though. Nvidia Shield TV supports them all, including Kodi with Windows/NFS shares, Plex and also acts as a Chromecast.
Get an Nvidia Shield TV. It is absolutely great for Kodi and Plex and has native apps for all or most streaming services, like Netflix, Prime and Youtube that you mentioned. It also doubles as a Chromecast.
The problem is that FF 57 is still slower than Edge, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, Konqueror, and all of the other modern browsers out there.
Except that that's wrong. My main browser for the last two years has been Opera, on Linux, Mac and Windows desktops. Opera is faster than at least Chrome, Safari, Vivaldi and Edge. Firefox 57 is faster than Opera and is now my browser of choice again.
With "faster" I mean subjective responsiveness, how fast it feels.
I have been running the nightlies and betas for months and I love it. It made me finally come back to Firefox after using Chrome for about 5 years, then Opera for the last 2 years.
Firefox 57 is what finally made me return to it after using Chrome and Opera for many years. Firefox 57 is super responsive! Less sluggish than even Opera.
Can I completely disable Google Assistant? I can't think of a moment where I ever would prefer talking to my computer over typing. At public transport people would think I was a psycho talking to myself. At home, my partner would come 10 seconds later asking "excuse me, what did you say?" thinking I said something to her. In an office space, people would think I should shut up and just use the keyboard like a normal person.
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Why are they competing in the Eurovision Song Contest then, huh?
Maybe not iOS, but I don't see why Android/ChromeOS/Fuchsia couldn't become a highly popular desktop OS in the not too distant future. As a power user since the 80s I will probably not like it much personally, but I can definitely see it becoming popular, and I can definitely see myself recommending it to non-nerdy friends and relatives.
the primary software that is used by nearly every employee for 80+% of their job requires IE to be the default browser
I would quit if I were you.
You have a reasonably smooth upgrade path to PostgreSQL, in fact if you are using database abstraction as you should, it's a config option.
Um, no, unless you use such an incredibly small subset of SQL that you are not using the database for more than storing and retrieving your application data as-is. Depending on your code, it may be just minor adjustments or it may require a full application architecture overhaul to support a second database. Realistically, no in-house application ever changes database engine without it being a part of a major rewrite and rearchitecturing anyway. If you develop for PostgreSQL, take full advantage of its fantastic feature set. Don't restrict yourself and your coworkers to the 5% of it that it shares with MySQL just to be able to switch with a config option.
KDE4 certainly pushed me away after being a KDE user since pre-1.0 in the 90s, but I just recently (this year) came back and now I love it again. Give KDE neon a try if you want to see modern KDE in action.
KDE users don't fork KDE because we have enough configuration knobs to tweak to make it look and behave so close to what we want that we don't feel the need to fork it. The configuration minimalism of some other desktop environments drives people to fork them over minor disagreements.
Try KDE neon. It's Ubuntu LTS + rolling releases of the latest stable versions of the KDE packages straight from the KDE project itself.
Or graphics cards.
Or even worse, hairspray. Please arrange from softest to strongest: Super Hold, Superior Hold, Ultra Hold, Max Hold, Extra Hold, Extra Strong Hold, Extreme Hold, Ultimate Hold, Strongest Hold, Mega Firm, Mega Freeze.
They should learn from USB and rename the old one WiFi SuperSpeed aka WiFi 6 Gen1 aka Wifi 7 Gen1x1 and call the new one WiFi SuperSpeed+ aka WiFi 6 Gen2 aka WiFi 7 Gen2x1. Then the next one can be called WiFi SuperSpeed+ as well but also be referred to as WiFi 7 with WiFi 7 Gen 1x2 and WiFi 7 Gen2x2 modes.
I've been reading Slashdot for a while now and I thought that pedant remarks is what the whole Slashdot comment section is about...
I don't understand why people like the newer Samsung Galaxy cameras. They take mediocre pictures, then slam a ton of software post processing on them to make them look unnaturally sharp. Try taking a picture of a jar with tiny text, then try to read that text on the photo. With the S4, even though it has fewer megapixels and looks more blurry at first sight you can see the words and read the text. With the S7 and S8, it is impossible to read the text, the letters are just a sharp black mess. Also, fish-eye selfie camera is an asinine idea.
Thelasko specifically asked for Netflix and Amazon Prime, though. Nvidia Shield TV supports them all, including Kodi with Windows/NFS shares, Plex and also acts as a Chromecast.
Get an Nvidia Shield TV. It is absolutely great for Kodi and Plex and has native apps for all or most streaming services, like Netflix, Prime and Youtube that you mentioned. It also doubles as a Chromecast.
Debian.
FLACs are about half the size of WAVs, but more importantly they have a standardized metadata format so you get proper artist/album/title/etc tags.
Paper cash is at least liquid.
Languages evolve because most people are too stupid to learn their languages properly.
Very soon the only free-to-read news media will be far left/right populist, conspiracy theory and other nutwing media with agendas.
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The problem is that FF 57 is still slower than Edge, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, Konqueror, and all of the other modern browsers out there.
Except that that's wrong. My main browser for the last two years has been Opera, on Linux, Mac and Windows desktops. Opera is faster than at least Chrome, Safari, Vivaldi and Edge. Firefox 57 is faster than Opera and is now my browser of choice again. With "faster" I mean subjective responsiveness, how fast it feels.
I have been running the nightlies and betas for months and I love it. It made me finally come back to Firefox after using Chrome for about 5 years, then Opera for the last 2 years.
Firefox 57 is what finally made me return to it after using Chrome and Opera for many years. Firefox 57 is super responsive! Less sluggish than even Opera.
It was used in the Compis computer that were common in Scandinavian schools throughout the 80s and early 90s. I learned touch typing on one of those.
Can I completely disable Google Assistant? I can't think of a moment where I ever would prefer talking to my computer over typing. At public transport people would think I was a psycho talking to myself. At home, my partner would come 10 seconds later asking "excuse me, what did you say?" thinking I said something to her. In an office space, people would think I should shut up and just use the keyboard like a normal person.