I like KDE, but it just seems to be that they're trying to do way too much stuff, and it's affecting the quality and stability. It got a hell of a lot better with KDE 5, but it's still less than ideal.
On the other hand, Cinnamon gets out of my way, which I appreciate.
I have Windows 10 on my desktop and on my laptop, by choice for anything I can't run in Linux. Sure, W10 annoys me in various ways, but it's not nearly bad enough to make me switch back to W7 (which also has a bunch of inconsistencies).
The gauge probably moves to the "warm" position relatively quickly, but modern temperature gauges are basically just fancy-looking idiot lights. You should look at the actual oil temp sensor, which can be accessed through the OBD port.
Most people severely underestimate just how much bigger your driving needs have to be, in order for diesel to actually make sense. Firstly, diesel engine cars tend to be significantly more expensive, and they usually require more expensive service, higher-grade engine oil, AdBlue for modern low-emission designs and other expenses compared to gasoline engine cars.
Secondly, diesel engines just don't work for short trips. They take longer to warm up to operating temperature, and until that happens, they pollute more and deliver significantly worse fuel economy.
NemID, the big all-encompassing public Danish login system, which is used for everything from public services to online banking, uses case insensitive passwords, which is just mind-boggling.
Of course, it also uses mandatory 2-factor authentication, but still.
I assume you don't live in an bubble, completely isolated from the world outside. You read reviews, you engage in discussions online. You can learn about new functions through those interactions.
False equivalency. Smartphones are nowhere near as addictive as heroin, they do not cause physical addiction and they do not have physical (sometimes fatal) withdrawal symptoms.
The One Plus phones would be a good choice, but it's not explicitly officially supported. Sure, you can do it, but forget about support from the manufacturer if you break something. First step in recovery will be "reinstall original software", just as it will be if you disable critical (or "critical") parts of the Windows subsystem.
Can you buy any phone at all that fulfills that particular requirement? The liability is simply too great, especially considering it's a device that hooks up to cellphone networks.
How many computers can you buy that offer built-in, seamless, fully factory supported rooting? You can root any (most?) computers, but it sure as hell isn't fully factory supported.
scripted dramatic series whose most popular discussion forum closes the thread for each episode two weeks to six months after its first airing
So don't join in the pointless back and forth debates. Is it really that important for your to analyze every single little bit of information in a TV show?
You can get a smartphone without necessarily getting sucked into wasting your time or money on frivolous nonsense. A smartphone is a powerful tool when used properly. You don't have to join the gadget race, just because you buy a smartphone, you don't even have to install any apps or use it for anything but the bare essentials (ie. stuff you can't do without a phone, or which are extremely cumbersome without a phone).
Being able to look up basic information from a handheld device is extremely handy, for instance to check on the status on your flight, or look up the address of that restaurant you remember, but can't quite place on a map.
You can use technology without letting it control you. Exercise moderation, don't get sucked into BS social media timewasters, don't join the race to have the newest, fanciest toy. A 2 year old phone is still perfectly capable of doing all the things you need it to do, such as calls, messaging, basic navigation, using a taxi app and so on.
So suddenly taking a modicum of care for the things I buy makes me a "lazy fatass"? If your "active lifestyle" entails needlessly destroying the objects you own, maybe you should reconsider it.
Or maybe you're doing rock climbing and shit, I dunno.
You have to look at the benefit they've gained from growing up in a supportive society, with extensive services such as public health, education and infrastructure. These people in their high-paying positions have almost universally reaped the benefits of higher education, sometimes decades of it. They've benefited from a society where you can afford to take chances, because there is a reasonably robust social safety net. They've reaped the benefits of a healthy labor market, where it is easy to hire people and similarly easy to lay off people when needed, with reasonably justification of course. They've reaped the benefits of well-educated and highly-competent workers, thanks to a world-class public education system.
The vast majority of them would not be in their current positions, had they not had the benefit of growing up in a supportive society. that is why they should pay their fair share, to support that same society and make success easier for future generations. By fair share, I mean the set tax rate, without exploiting loopholes for tax dodging and evasion.
Personally, I think progressive taxation is best, but even with a flat tax rate (and reasonable deductions for the lowest income levels), as long as the rich actually pay their damn taxes, that's good enough for me.
They'll still be able to live very comfortable lives in significantly more luxury than the average person. The tax evasion and dodging that they are currently doing is simple sociopathic greed, nothing more.
It is not a problem of jealousy (I think you meant envy, actually), but rather a problem of the people at the top not contributing, by way of tax evasion, investment scams and other methods to ensure they pay very little taxes, or none at all.
I do not have a problem with people having a lot of money, as long as they acknowledge their privilege, and contribute their determined fair share to the continued existence of a healthy society, where no one has to starve, live on the street or forego even basic medical attention. This is not done by sequestering vast sums away in tax shelters, exploiting your employees nor any other antisocial action commonly undertaken by the wealthy elite.
Uhhh, what? The Nordic countries are at the very top when it comes to equality and the smallest gap between rich and poor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
And in regards to debt, would you care to find the numbers for the US? Hint: It's not very small at all.
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Every version of Windows has its share of annoyances. We mostly just learn to work around them.
This would be the best-case scenario IMO. Qt is so ridiculously superior to GTK, it's not even funny.
I like KDE, but it just seems to be that they're trying to do way too much stuff, and it's affecting the quality and stability. It got a hell of a lot better with KDE 5, but it's still less than ideal.
On the other hand, Cinnamon gets out of my way, which I appreciate.
Gnome definitely needs to die and get replaced with Cinnamon ASAP.
I have Windows 10 on my desktop and on my laptop, by choice for anything I can't run in Linux. Sure, W10 annoys me in various ways, but it's not nearly bad enough to make me switch back to W7 (which also has a bunch of inconsistencies).
I'm still using an alphanumeric password. The PIN thing is optional AFAIK.
The gauge probably moves to the "warm" position relatively quickly, but modern temperature gauges are basically just fancy-looking idiot lights. You should look at the actual oil temp sensor, which can be accessed through the OBD port.
Most people severely underestimate just how much bigger your driving needs have to be, in order for diesel to actually make sense. Firstly, diesel engine cars tend to be significantly more expensive, and they usually require more expensive service, higher-grade engine oil, AdBlue for modern low-emission designs and other expenses compared to gasoline engine cars.
Secondly, diesel engines just don't work for short trips. They take longer to warm up to operating temperature, and until that happens, they pollute more and deliver significantly worse fuel economy.
NemID, the big all-encompassing public Danish login system, which is used for everything from public services to online banking, uses case insensitive passwords, which is just mind-boggling.
Of course, it also uses mandatory 2-factor authentication, but still.
I assume you don't live in an bubble, completely isolated from the world outside. You read reviews, you engage in discussions online. You can learn about new functions through those interactions.
False equivalency. Smartphones are nowhere near as addictive as heroin, they do not cause physical addiction and they do not have physical (sometimes fatal) withdrawal symptoms.
Stop being facetious.
The One Plus phones would be a good choice, but it's not explicitly officially supported. Sure, you can do it, but forget about support from the manufacturer if you break something. First step in recovery will be "reinstall original software", just as it will be if you disable critical (or "critical") parts of the Windows subsystem.
My 2yo Moto X Play handles Carmageddon perfectly. That's my guideline.
If that is the case, holy shit find a new job ASAP.
Can you buy any phone at all that fulfills that particular requirement? The liability is simply too great, especially considering it's a device that hooks up to cellphone networks.
How many computers can you buy that offer built-in, seamless, fully factory supported rooting? You can root any (most?) computers, but it sure as hell isn't fully factory supported.
scripted dramatic series whose most popular discussion forum closes the thread for each episode two weeks to six months after its first airing
So don't join in the pointless back and forth debates. Is it really that important for your to analyze every single little bit of information in a TV show?
You can get a smartphone without necessarily getting sucked into wasting your time or money on frivolous nonsense. A smartphone is a powerful tool when used properly. You don't have to join the gadget race, just because you buy a smartphone, you don't even have to install any apps or use it for anything but the bare essentials (ie. stuff you can't do without a phone, or which are extremely cumbersome without a phone).
Being able to look up basic information from a handheld device is extremely handy, for instance to check on the status on your flight, or look up the address of that restaurant you remember, but can't quite place on a map.
You can use technology without letting it control you. Exercise moderation, don't get sucked into BS social media timewasters, don't join the race to have the newest, fanciest toy. A 2 year old phone is still perfectly capable of doing all the things you need it to do, such as calls, messaging, basic navigation, using a taxi app and so on.
Good! If Apple manages to do this, they should be applauded.
Fuck advertisers, they're the scum of the earth.
So suddenly taking a modicum of care for the things I buy makes me a "lazy fatass"? If your "active lifestyle" entails needlessly destroying the objects you own, maybe you should reconsider it.
Or maybe you're doing rock climbing and shit, I dunno.
You have to look at the benefit they've gained from growing up in a supportive society, with extensive services such as public health, education and infrastructure. These people in their high-paying positions have almost universally reaped the benefits of higher education, sometimes decades of it. They've benefited from a society where you can afford to take chances, because there is a reasonably robust social safety net. They've reaped the benefits of a healthy labor market, where it is easy to hire people and similarly easy to lay off people when needed, with reasonably justification of course. They've reaped the benefits of well-educated and highly-competent workers, thanks to a world-class public education system.
The vast majority of them would not be in their current positions, had they not had the benefit of growing up in a supportive society. that is why they should pay their fair share, to support that same society and make success easier for future generations. By fair share, I mean the set tax rate, without exploiting loopholes for tax dodging and evasion.
Personally, I think progressive taxation is best, but even with a flat tax rate (and reasonable deductions for the lowest income levels), as long as the rich actually pay their damn taxes, that's good enough for me.
They'll still be able to live very comfortable lives in significantly more luxury than the average person. The tax evasion and dodging that they are currently doing is simple sociopathic greed, nothing more.
Sorry no. The successive right-wing governments here have tried that, and it's made the situation worse, in every case.
Adam Smith even came up with the idea of unconditional basic income, which is like kryptonite to modern day libertarians.
It is not a problem of jealousy (I think you meant envy, actually), but rather a problem of the people at the top not contributing, by way of tax evasion, investment scams and other methods to ensure they pay very little taxes, or none at all.
I do not have a problem with people having a lot of money, as long as they acknowledge their privilege, and contribute their determined fair share to the continued existence of a healthy society, where no one has to starve, live on the street or forego even basic medical attention. This is not done by sequestering vast sums away in tax shelters, exploiting your employees nor any other antisocial action commonly undertaken by the wealthy elite.
the gap between rich and poor is extreme
Uhhh, what? The Nordic countries are at the very top when it comes to equality and the smallest gap between rich and poor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
And in regards to debt, would you care to find the numbers for the US? Hint: It's not very small at all.