[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

Counterpoint: If there's anyone who doesn't promote Windows and actively dislikes it, it's Windows users.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

I suggest you look at someone else for reviews because this review is both inaccurate and somehow also blindingly stupid.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

To be fair, the media usually does a real shit job of explaining it.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

No, this is correct. What F-Droid worries about is that a lot of open source apps aren't signed and that the developers don't want to verify their id with Google, which would prevent distribution.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

ICBMs are spaceflight rockets, imo it's best to count them. The US hasn't had such large accidents with ICBMs, mostly minor ones.

Even if we exclude those it's not true. The US has sent significantly more people into space than the Soviets did, so NASAs accident rate was lower (hence safer), even if the absolute number of deaths was higher.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

His hands are even floating above his body, not even resting.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Well, looking at a microchip under a microscope might reveal a lot about how Intel/AMD/Nvidia design their chips. But it's not going to tell you how those chips were then constructed.

That's extremely specialised knowledge requiring very advanced technology and tooling that's globally only really available at TSMC. It's also so specialised that no one person holds all the knowledge in their head, it requires hundreds or even thousands of people.

But even if you figure that out, you still need to actually know how to build the tools that can manufacture wafers. And that knowledge is almost exclusively known to ASML, a company whose products can cost nearly half a billion dollars each.

China does invest in their own fabs, but even they purchase the (older-gen) tools from ASML. Compared to TSMC, they're 2 generations behind. Compared to ASML, they're 5 generations behind.

That's not to say they aren't innovating by the way. Huawei/SMIC developed chips that are only approx. 18 months behind using innovative techniques that gets more out of the older equipment they're forced to use. It's impressive stuff. But again, this does require the state to throw its full weight behind the initiative to create more domestic manufacturing, which a single billionaire is unlikely to manage on their own.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Korea had the longest unbroken chain of slavery of any society in human history, spanning over 1500 years.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Strange, it's the exact opposite for me. Moon in dark mode, sun in light mode.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Aren't religion checks more about straight facts about various religions?

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

Kik, as in "kickstart". Makes sense for templating.

Still, Kik could have easily named their package "kik-messenger" or something. Would have been much clearer.

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