There is only one way to break free and actually own and decide down to every line of code on how you want your system to run. Hell you can make your work flow identical for the next 20 years if you wanted to.

Nobody has time for that… Nobody is actually auditing all the code on their system. Yeah, you could probably customize your experience to a point where you like it, but that too is wise an investment. And it’s still not a “good” experience. I only lived on Linux for a short time, but it was pretty awful. For instance, I found that Linux doesn’t have any equivalent to a Ctrl Alt del or force quit, so when a full screen program crashes, just restart the machine, it’s unrecoverable. That’s just one example, but it’s that kind of lack of overall design and structure that leaves Linux a hot mess as a home pc OS.

I’m totally happy to run my router, my nas, or a web server on Linux, but I don’t want to actually use it as my computer.

If you’re against change and want things to stay the way you’re used to forever, despite running terrible security and outdated UX, then Linux is for you.

What I’m against is bullshit.

I’m against ads in my start menu. I’m against getting all of my “apps” from an OS curated store. I’m against an OS constantly phoning home about every aspect of my usage. I’m against using a Microsoft account to log in to my own computer (I’m the admin, thank you very much). And I’m against simply forcing users to update to a companies newest product whenever it’s convenient for the company.

I suppose what I don’t like is ceeding all control over my computer to corporate entities, it’s my computer.

Honestly, if I had my way and if it could have security updates forever, I’d want to use mac os 10.6 snow leopard for eternity. Best os I’ve ever used, it came with a lot of extra software and utilities, the search was fast and the rest of the time it stayed out of your way. The industry has only gone downhill from there.

And to be honest, I’m only using 7 on one PC, my gaming PC is running 10.

But no, I don’t see windows 11 anywhere in my future. I did try Linux for a little while and to be honest, it was a pretty terrible experience. Still, should these trends continue, it may be the only choice going forward.

Not on Windows 7, they haven’t.

Never 10 for life!

The irony would be thick if this satellite were launched on a next-Gen methane fueled rocket.

(That is the trend now, kerosene and hydrogen are out, methane is in.)

It needs some kind of handler, but we mostly have those in place. A web browser could be the handler for instance. A web browser has the green dot on the upper left, telling you a page is secure, that https is on and valid. This could work like that, the browser can verify the video and display a green or red dot in the corner, the user could just mouse over it/tap on it to see who it’s verified to be from. But it’s up to the user to mouse over it and check if it says whitehouse.gov or dr-evil-mwahahaha.biz

Those quick half-lives decay right away, losing a neutron, right? So that Berillium-11 just decays back into Berillium-10.

The problem is that the blanket is constantly absorbing neutrons from the fusion reactions, that’s it’s job. So despite using simple berillium 5 to build your blanket, you end up with these heavy isotopes over time, and because the heavier ones quickly decay into lighter ones, you basically end up with a whole lot of berillium-10.

Is it unlimited though? I mean sure, the fuel is abundant, we have hydrogen. But the other support materials are quite limited, berillium, helium, nuclear engineers. I don’t think we have enough of all of that for an energy revolution.

Tokamaks… sigh.

When it finally works, you will have invented the most expensive form of energy we’ve ever imagined. Congratulations.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for fusion. Fusion has some amazing potential as a power source and propulsion for space ships. But outside of that application, I don’t know… I’m pissemistic. I do not think it will be the global energy revolution so many people seem to think it will be. It will not be unlimited cheap energy, not be a longshot.

I feel like the big scary problem is capturing the heat. The proposed method I’ve seen involves a beryllium “blanket” that captures the heat to send it off to a boiler. The problem is beryllium is quite expensive and quite limited in availability. And in fact we may only have enough beryllium (in the world) for a dozen or so reactors. But it’s worse, because these blankets absorb high energy neutrons, and become radioactive over time. And that means two problems, you need to replace the blanket and you need to dispose of radioactive waste.

When you put all that together, I just think “shouldn’t we stick with fission power?”

Really curious to know what’s going on over Poland. Found this article talking about it. Seems to think Russia is responsible which I suppose isn’t a surprise.

Yeah, it looks to me like this is mostly a map of gps noise, I would assume that only a fraction of it is intentional jamming. But it paints a pretty clear pattern, with the only large areas of heavy jamming being around Russia and the middle east (Israel, Jordan, Iraq, iran) and between Pakistan and India. All areas that have real concerns about being the target of gps guided nukes.

Get your kids a real computer. Show them how to move files around. Show your 7 year old how to manually install a Minecraft skin. Show your teens how to turn an mp3 into a ringtone. Show them the actual practical uses for understanding how a computer works, and what a “file” actually is. You’re giving them tools to save money, make better decisions, and actually control their experience.

Is this news?

It certainly doesn’t belong in /technology, right?

Man, Intel seriously needs to license Optane out. That technology represents a new paradigm for digital storage. It’s simpler/cheaper to manufacturer than flash memory and its speed is more comparable to RAM than flash, it’s at least an order of magnitude faster than current nvme drives. It’s also three dimensional, so there’s potential to make super fast terabyte, even petabyte sized drives.

I wish the world was competing to make better Optane/xPoint drives like they are with flash, it’s a shame the tech is locked behind a patent…

That’s a good strategy. You can do a lot of smart home automation with two separate networks, where one has Internet access and the other doesn’t.

Here’s a reminder, keep your old routers, having an extra can really come in handy.

Yeah, I totally agree. I don’t think this is an insurmountable challenge or anything, just a bold decision.

Yeah but looking out the window as your plane crashes isn’t going to change the fiery death that a system shutdown on a modern airliner will inevitably bring.

Simply not true.

There are redundant systems for everything on aircraft. You can certainly control the plane without the computers working, and without any instruments working. You can generally control the plane even without power because of redundant hydraulic systems.

Thinking computers are necessary to do anything is wrong when it comes to aircraft.

And obviously the choice to eliminate the windows is entirely a structural design, that’s where you see the benefits, which I’m sure are quite real.

Great game and amazing simulation! I fee likel I learned a lot about the difficulty of balancing thermal loads in a closed system.

It’s really not, flying without looking out the window is very common especially for NASA and the USAF.

Absolutely, in fact it’s not just nasa or military, almost everyone does that. You need to prove that you can fly without looking out the window to get your “instrument rating” and be legally allowed to fly at night. Every instrument flight rated pilot can do it (a majority of pilots). However, airports are lit up with lights, so even at night or in fog, you can see the runway as you’re landing. If you have no windows, you can’t do that, you’ll need someone to guide you down.

That’s not my concern, the issue is a lack of redundancy. If the computers crash or if the vehicle loses power your suddenly have no windows. From a design perspective, it’s a risky choice. Not insurmountable, but it’s a potential problem point. It’s a choice that adds an additional critical single point of failure.

Ok, I know why we changed the version naming scheme: a, b, g, n, ac, ax… It was a nightmare, just awful.

But I’ll bet it does still have a IEEE designation, so how does 6 or 7 map to the previous scheme? Also, what’s new, what are the impressive current speeds and features?