Add to this the news that you'll be able to run full Linux applications on the Chromebook, and I can see this being a very enticing offer for many people.
But don't buy one until you know that the model you're buying has a new enough kernel to support Crostini (the container allowing what you call "full Linux applications"). Otherwise, you may end up disappointed. (See "Linux Apps Are Not Coming To Many Still-Supported Chromebooks" from last week.)
I become more comfortable swapping hardware once the warranty has actually expired. Until then, I want the manufacturer to cover screen, keyboard, and power jack problems for the first 24 months, and I don't want the manufacturer to treat installation of a general-purpose operating system as an excuse to refuse me the service that I had paid for.
at that point, why would you buy a chromebook and not just an off lease business machine?
One reason is physical size. After manufacturers stopped making 10" netbooks, and the third battery for my own netbook stopped holding a charge, I bought a ThinkPad X61 tablet on eBay for $101 shipped and tried carrying it as a replacement. Debian installed and ran fine, but it was physically much larger than the 10" Dell, meaning I needed to carry a bulkier bag. I later ended up buying a 11.6" Dell that fit in a reasonably sized bag.
Say a file originated on a computer whose file system with extended attributes and in fact has extended attributes. You want to sync it to the computer you're using, whose file system does not support extended attributes. How should the sync tool store the file on the computer you're using without removing the extended attributes when syncing it back?
If you don't want to accidentally powerwash your Arch Linux installation off your Chromebook, you'll need to install replacement firmware that lacks the "Press Space then Enter to powerwash" prompt on every boot. This requires, among other things, opening the case and turning a screw. Does firmware replacement void the warranty on the screen, keyboard, power jack, and other parts in the Chromebook?
One mechanism I like to implement such a thing is to require that X% of the stock of all corporations or other such liability limiting/wealth concentrating legal tools always automatically and irrevocably belongs to the country's citizens
You mean like state capitalism in the People's Republic of China?
If you use a U2F key as your primary, Google wants a backup phone but will accept printing backup codes with a printer. Do most households with a computer even own a printer anymore?
Can someone tell me which hypothesis they tested and what data set they used to draw these conclusions.
The paper presents the hypothesis that private sector activity alone or even a carbon emission tax will suffice to transform human society to sustain itself. Then it cites previously published articles to refute this hypothesis.
True, consoles are easier for many, especially those happy with vanilla AAA games. But on consoles, it's a lot harder to install and use enthusiast-maintained mods that fix a game's user interface annoyances. And consoles tend to get smaller-budget games later than PC if at all.
[A TOTP app is] not tied to your phone number any more than Google Maps is.
First, Google Maps is in fact tied to your phone number. The Google Maps app requests permission to "send SMS messages", "directly call phone numbers", and "read phone status and identity".
Second, as I wrote in another comment, Google considers TOTP secondary. A Google Account holder must first set up 2sv through SMS, U2F, or Google Search prompts before setting up TOTP, and two of these three options are tied to either a cellular plan or a mobile device running iOS or Android with Google Play.
Many passengers who would have taken a bus or train or walked or biked, now use an Uber.
People in my home town wouldn't have taken a bus today because today is Sunday, one of the 58 days of the year when the bus drivers are at home with their families. (Source: fwcitilink.com)
If you can have only one computer running at once, use the U2F key + printed backup codes method. Then plug the key into the USB port of whatever PC you use with your Google Account.
I hate games that use [...] Feed and Starve (candy crush/pay for lives/continues) to hook me.
Then you'd hate a jukebox, as it uses pay for songs. You'd hate arcade games, as all of them use pay for lives, with a few exceptions that use pay for time (such as PlayChoice and Mega Tech).
Setting up Google Authenticator or another TOTP app requires first setting up either SMS, U2F, or Google Search prompts, and printing backup codes. From "Install Google Authenticator":
To use Google Authenticator on your Android device, you'll need: [...] 2-Step Verification turned on
The phrase "2-Step Verification turned on" links to "Turn on 2-Step Verification", which implies that you'll need to have one of these:
A. A mobile phone to receive SMS. B. A USB security key implementing FIDO U2F and a desktop or laptop computer running a compatible version of the Google Chrome browser. I haven't tested whether Chromium from a GNU/Linux distribution works as well or whether U2F is one of the proprietary extras included only in Google Chrome. In addition, the U2F key has to have been manufactured in batches of at least 100,000. C. A phone or tablet with the Gmail or Google Search app installed (which works only on iOS or Android with Google Play, not AOSP alone or Windows Phone). This was introduced fairly recently, and I began using 2FA on Google once it was introduced.
Nonetheless, [a U.S. passport] is AVAILABLE to any US Citizen, even if you have no intention of ever leaving your hometown
And a burner phone and pay-as-you-go plan are available to every US resident. It's just a cost in time and money to obtain either a burner phone or a passport, especially if your vital records are hundreds of miles away in another state.
Correct. AMP is a no third-party JavaScript solution. All scripts allowed to run are predefined, which makes it that much harder for third parties to abuse script.
mobile internet speeds have increased and download limits have expanded
For some, but not for all. The peak and sustained rates of high-end plans have increased, but in the pay-as-you-go segment, there still appears to be a minimum price for having even 1 GB/mo in the United States market.
That's why proprietary software always dies out in the long run and loses over to FOSS eventually.
"Always" is a strong word. When has this been the case in, for example, video games or streaming players for rented movies or income tax return calculation software? Those segments of the software industry have peculiarities that cause them to differ from the segments where free software shines: libraries and other tools with stable, well-defined requirements.
Each passport has a unique "book number". The US also issues "passport cards" to passport holders.
I was under the impression that most U.S. citizens who do not travel internationally do not carry a U.S. passport. The United States has a lot more area in which one can legally travel on ground without a passport than somewhere like Europe, whose countries are closer in size to the several states of the U.S. So what should a service that requires a passport "book number" do for U.S. subscribers who do not carry a passport? Require them to obtain one? I was under the further impression that the cost in time and money of getting a passport just to use one private-sector service was beyond "impulse buy."
what is needed online is a uniquely-issued cryptographic signature, which is passphrase-protected. This could actually be used to secure online communications. It could be given out by post offices
But is US Postal Service enough of a private-sector company that the small-public-sector wing of the majority party currently in office would allow it to issue client certificates for citizens?
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Add to this the news that you'll be able to run full Linux applications on the Chromebook, and I can see this being a very enticing offer for many people.
But don't buy one until you know that the model you're buying has a new enough kernel to support Crostini (the container allowing what you call "full Linux applications"). Otherwise, you may end up disappointed. (See "Linux Apps Are Not Coming To Many Still-Supported Chromebooks" from last week.)
I become more comfortable swapping hardware once the warranty has actually expired. Until then, I want the manufacturer to cover screen, keyboard, and power jack problems for the first 24 months, and I don't want the manufacturer to treat installation of a general-purpose operating system as an excuse to refuse me the service that I had paid for.
at that point, why would you buy a chromebook and not just an off lease business machine?
One reason is physical size. After manufacturers stopped making 10" netbooks, and the third battery for my own netbook stopped holding a charge, I bought a ThinkPad X61 tablet on eBay for $101 shipped and tried carrying it as a replacement. Debian installed and ran fine, but it was physically much larger than the 10" Dell, meaning I needed to carry a bulkier bag. I later ended up buying a 11.6" Dell that fit in a reasonably sized bag.
Say a file originated on a computer whose file system with extended attributes and in fact has extended attributes. You want to sync it to the computer you're using, whose file system does not support extended attributes. How should the sync tool store the file on the computer you're using without removing the extended attributes when syncing it back?
If you don't want to accidentally powerwash your Arch Linux installation off your Chromebook, you'll need to install replacement firmware that lacks the "Press Space then Enter to powerwash" prompt on every boot. This requires, among other things, opening the case and turning a screw. Does firmware replacement void the warranty on the screen, keyboard, power jack, and other parts in the Chromebook?
A $12K/yr UBI with a $40K/yr job taxed at a flat 30 percent is effectively a 0% tax. How is that regressive?
One mechanism I like to implement such a thing is to require that X% of the stock of all corporations or other such liability limiting/wealth concentrating legal tools always automatically and irrevocably belongs to the country's citizens
You mean like state capitalism in the People's Republic of China?
So now, do you want your neighbors robbing you, or hanging out relatively peacefully, painting watercolors or whatever?
A capitalist might want to see neighbors painting watercolors for paid commissions.
If you use a U2F key as your primary, Google wants a backup phone but will accept printing backup codes with a printer. Do most households with a computer even own a printer anymore?
Can someone tell me which hypothesis they tested and what data set they used to draw these conclusions.
The paper presents the hypothesis that private sector activity alone or even a carbon emission tax will suffice to transform human society to sustain itself. Then it cites previously published articles to refute this hypothesis.
True, consoles are easier for many, especially those happy with vanilla AAA games. But on consoles, it's a lot harder to install and use enthusiast-maintained mods that fix a game's user interface annoyances. And consoles tend to get smaller-budget games later than PC if at all.
Tetris Ultimate for Xbox One is only $10. Or by "original", did you mean the pre-infinite spin version?
[A TOTP app is] not tied to your phone number any more than Google Maps is.
First, Google Maps is in fact tied to your phone number. The Google Maps app requests permission to "send SMS messages", "directly call phone numbers", and "read phone status and identity".
Second, as I wrote in another comment, Google considers TOTP secondary. A Google Account holder must first set up 2sv through SMS, U2F, or Google Search prompts before setting up TOTP, and two of these three options are tied to either a cellular plan or a mobile device running iOS or Android with Google Play.
VPN doesn't give you a street address or bank account in the appropriate country.
Many passengers who would have taken a bus or train or walked or biked, now use an Uber.
People in my home town wouldn't have taken a bus today because today is Sunday, one of the 58 days of the year when the bus drivers are at home with their families. (Source: fwcitilink.com)
If you can have only one computer running at once, use the U2F key + printed backup codes method. Then plug the key into the USB port of whatever PC you use with your Google Account.
Fiat money saved Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram from closing.
Where's the money in you going outside and getting some exercise?
Ask any Planet Fitness or CrossFit franchisee or the manager of a Dick's Sporting Goods store.
I hate games that use [...] Feed and Starve (candy crush/pay for lives/continues) to hook me.
Then you'd hate a jukebox, as it uses pay for songs. You'd hate arcade games, as all of them use pay for lives, with a few exceptions that use pay for time (such as PlayChoice and Mega Tech).
Setting up Google Authenticator or another TOTP app requires first setting up either SMS, U2F, or Google Search prompts, and printing backup codes. From "Install Google Authenticator":
The phrase "2-Step Verification turned on" links to "Turn on 2-Step Verification", which implies that you'll need to have one of these:
A. A mobile phone to receive SMS.
B. A USB security key implementing FIDO U2F and a desktop or laptop computer running a compatible version of the Google Chrome browser. I haven't tested whether Chromium from a GNU/Linux distribution works as well or whether U2F is one of the proprietary extras included only in Google Chrome. In addition, the U2F key has to have been manufactured in batches of at least 100,000.
C. A phone or tablet with the Gmail or Google Search app installed (which works only on iOS or Android with Google Play, not AOSP alone or Windows Phone). This was introduced fairly recently, and I began using 2FA on Google once it was introduced.
You'll also need to own a second phone as a backup or a printer to receive backup codes.
Nonetheless, [a U.S. passport] is AVAILABLE to any US Citizen, even if you have no intention of ever leaving your hometown
And a burner phone and pay-as-you-go plan are available to every US resident. It's just a cost in time and money to obtain either a burner phone or a passport, especially if your vital records are hundreds of miles away in another state.
Correct. AMP is a no third-party JavaScript solution. All scripts allowed to run are predefined, which makes it that much harder for third parties to abuse script.
mobile internet speeds have increased and download limits have expanded
For some, but not for all. The peak and sustained rates of high-end plans have increased, but in the pay-as-you-go segment, there still appears to be a minimum price for having even 1 GB/mo in the United States market.
That's why proprietary software always dies out in the long run and loses over to FOSS eventually.
"Always" is a strong word. When has this been the case in, for example, video games or streaming players for rented movies or income tax return calculation software? Those segments of the software industry have peculiarities that cause them to differ from the segments where free software shines: libraries and other tools with stable, well-defined requirements.
Each passport has a unique "book number". The US also issues "passport cards" to passport holders.
I was under the impression that most U.S. citizens who do not travel internationally do not carry a U.S. passport. The United States has a lot more area in which one can legally travel on ground without a passport than somewhere like Europe, whose countries are closer in size to the several states of the U.S. So what should a service that requires a passport "book number" do for U.S. subscribers who do not carry a passport? Require them to obtain one? I was under the further impression that the cost in time and money of getting a passport just to use one private-sector service was beyond "impulse buy."
what is needed online is a uniquely-issued cryptographic signature, which is passphrase-protected. This could actually be used to secure online communications. It could be given out by post offices
But is US Postal Service enough of a private-sector company that the small-public-sector wing of the majority party currently in office would allow it to issue client certificates for citizens?