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  1. Re:There should be a choice of maps on Google Will Implement a Microsoft-Style Browser Picker For EU Android Devices (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    > Normal people don't give a shit what browser they use. The world has conclusively shown the power of defaults matter.

    On MS-Windows the default is MSIE while 95% (or how much) of MS-Windows users immediately install Chrome.

  2. There should be a choice of maps on Google Will Implement a Microsoft-Style Browser Picker For EU Android Devices (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    Normal people do not want non-Google browsers and search engines. But one should be able to choose different map engine embedded in all the Android apps rather than the only provided Google Maps. There are various other ones with much better map data + primarily map rendering such as https://en.mapy.cz/ and obviously https://www.openstreetmap.org/ .

  3. Re:Hyundai Kona Electric on Tesla Launches Base Model 3 For $35,000 With Shorter Range, New Interior (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    The primary reason for the 50% range is apparently the speed. And Kona has even worse aerodynamics than Teslas. But then yes, I agree I haven't tested or seen appropriate review of Kona to say anything about its range under such conditions. Also Model S has both motors inductive compared to permanent magnet of Kona (or Model 3) etc. etc, too many variables.

  4. Re:Hyundai Kona Electric on Tesla Launches Base Model 3 For $35,000 With Shorter Range, New Interior (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    I did rent a Tesla and my real range was about 50% of its EPA range. Kona has EPA range 485km. If it behaves in high speed driving (175km/h) and winter conditions (around 0'C) the same as Tesla Model S (does it?) then its real winter fast drive range is about 242km. Therefore to drive to a city and back the city must be at most 121km away. The capital is for me 122km away, that is too tight for practical usage. Yes, I can drive slower but then it is often even colder than 0'C, one needs to drive some errands in the capital, one should keep at least 10% battery reserve (that is 109km range) etc. A bit more range of Tesla would satisfy me (but not so its price).

  5. Re:Hyundai Kona Electric on Tesla Launches Base Model 3 For $35,000 With Shorter Range, New Interior (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    Me not because in Europe we/I are driving 170km/h which when testing Tesla Model S 90D in winter has 50% of the EPA range. Then Kona has 485/2/2=121km for drive to capital and back without recharging (when I do just a quick pickup) and that is out of range for me. Model 3 LR AWD does make it fine. BTW Kona has 20.6% lower range (not 17% as I wrote) as one has to compare non-4WD with non-4WD (Kona would have also lower range when 4WD).

  6. Re:Hyundai Kona Electric on Tesla Launches Base Model 3 For $35,000 With Shorter Range, New Interior (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    Except that Kona has no 4WD variant. Plus also it has 17% lower range.

  7. Re:Torvalds rant: X86 development vs Arm Developme on Apple Expected To Move Mac Line To Custom ARM-Based Chips Starting Next Year, Says Report (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    TensorFlow is free software (Apache License 2.0) and it is not written in assembler, you can build it for (mostly) any arch. Google distributes x86_64 binaries but that is just to save people from building it.

  8. Re:Not paying by card as it costs 2-5% on As More Retailers Ban Paper Money, It's Making Things Awkward For Customers Without Plastic (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    All shops charge extra whether you use the card or not. But if we all do not use any cards then we no longer have to pay the ransom.

  9. Not paying by card as it costs 2-5% on As More Retailers Ban Paper Money, It's Making Things Awkward For Customers Without Plastic (wsj.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful
    There is a real reason why to use cash - as for the card payment the card company + bank charge 2-5% of the amount to the shop. Therefore the shop has to raise their prices by 2-5% which in the end is always paid by the customer - by me.

    Now handling cash is also not for free but at least with bigger shops it is not 2-5%. Anyone has an idea how much does the cash handling and transfers cost?

  10. Re:Moore's Law on Intel Has Killed off the 10nm Process, Report Says (semiaccurate.com) · · Score: 1

    Just start developing some larger real-C++ codebase.

  11. Re:From My Cold Dead Fingers on Slashdot Asks: Can Anything Replace 'QWERTY' Keyboards? (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1
    > Android phone for a couple of years and it was the most annoying keyboard

    If you cannot install a different keyboard (SwiftKey) it is better to get a dumb phone.

  12. It is being discussed for Fedora, RHEL is its derivative.

  13. It is unreliable - it is locking up on Encrypt NFSv4 with TLS Encryption Using Stunnel (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1
    nfs over openvpn locks up = CLOSED WILL_NOT_FIX

    "there is no reasonable solution for this kind of bug. There will always be a danger of deadlocks when using openvpn."

    openvpn should behave the same as stunnel - a userspace program handling the data

  14. Re:iPhone on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Unlocked Smartphone? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 0
    How to play on Apple normal safe videos without being jailed by DMCA - that is WebM?

    How to normally chat? That is using Free protocols like XMPP which is best done by Pidgin/libpurple? Apple forbids too Free software in AppStore. We ended up with my girlfriend using proprietary GoogleTalk==Hangouts but that has its own flaws.

  15. unlocked firmware or unlocked SIM on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Unlocked Smartphone? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    Does the question mean unlocked firmware/bootloader so that one can easily flash LineageOS (possibly rebuilt)or does it just mean a locked proprietary firmware where SIM card of any operator can be used?

  16. Re:Nobody cares... on Clear Linux Beats MacOS in MacBook Pro Benchmark Tests (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    I do not know, I use normal Lenovo laptop and it just works.

  17. Re:Nobody cares... on Clear Linux Beats MacOS in MacBook Pro Benchmark Tests (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    All the Macbook users I know use SSH to login to a Linux box to do their work. I had a MacMini at home and nothing is available there, if anything then it does not work anyway. A bit masochism but they praise the manufacturing quality of their box.

  18. Re:Can't install.. on Google's Lens AI Camera Is Now a Standalone App (androidpolice.com) · · Score: 1

    Also incompatible, LG G4 6.0 here.

  19. "Safari, Edge, and Chrome" - but where is Firefox? Then also Chromium but that is assumed to be patched along with Chrome. Nobody cares about Free software anymore?

  20. Re:Old CPU's...and does it matter? on Intel Says Some CPU Models Will Never Receive Microcode Updates (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    > apply the microcode on every boot

    Only after a powercycle, reboot keeps the updated firmware in CPU.

  21. Re:Video decoding is in the hardware, knucklehead on Chrome OS Is Almost Ready To Replace Android On Tablets (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I have found my Android really plays/prefers mp4 from YouTube, probably because of the hardware acceleration. But then Android plays even WebM, iPhone cannot play WebM. That is what makes the difference between shit and normal OS.

  22. Re:Video decoding is in the hardware, knucklehead on Chrome OS Is Almost Ready To Replace Android On Tablets (theverge.com) · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Bastardizing the GNU on Chrome OS Is Almost Ready To Replace Android On Tablets (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    So why is Apple blocking the Free WebM format? How to play Free videos on iPhone? That is probably the last reason why YouTube still have to provide also the mp4/H.264/5 crap variant for all their videos.

  24. Why not? LibreOffice was originally proprietary StarOffice. MS Office will also have to become Free one day or it will die completely.

  25. Such app does exist in Czech: Zachranka on Why Uber Can Find You but 911 Can't (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    Zachranka app is successfully cooperating with emergency services. But it works only in Czech Republic now, reportedly they are deploying it in some other EU countries.