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hghid commented on GIMP 3.0   testing.gimp.org/news/202... · Posted by u/wicket
dusted · 6 months ago
> Updated graphical toolkit (GTK3) for modern desktop usage.

I'm scared, they already started messing with the toolbox stuff (putting multiple icons under the same button and then changing the icons too to make it entirely impossible to find anything).. "modern desktop" has taken on a different meaning for me, it's all about making it look neat at first glance, then entirely undiscoverable, removing any affordance in sight, burger menus, ribbon menus.. f...

hghid · 6 months ago
It's the blind assumption that if a UI was developed in the last year it is "Modern" and therefore automatically better. I guess there will be a phase of AI infused UI design to drag things further downhill. The equiavalent of a car saying: "We've noticed that you mainly use the Gas pedal, so we've made it bigger and put it right in the middle for you. Enjoy!". I am, of course, old and stuck in my ways ;-)
hghid commented on Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for plasma duration   cea.fr/english/Pages/News... · Posted by u/mpweiher
alkonaut · 7 months ago
If we do the fusion in zero g then we have solved the confinement issue. The problem is creating conditions for fusion in zero g. The simplest way would probably be aggregating enough material to a single spot that gravity itself creates conditions for fusion. But then the power plant becomes too energetic for earth so it has to be at an enormous distance away to be safe. And with that of course you have the problem of transmitting the power back to earth. But I think photons could be gathered at a safe distance from this fusion, to harvest it without having to be so close.
hghid · 7 months ago
There may also be a side business selling skin products to protect people who may be exposed to the radiation from this new reactor. Possibly people may even choose to vacation in areas of elevated radation, as it is likely to be warmer. Interesting...
hghid commented on George Stephenson   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo... · Posted by u/keepamovin
hghid · a year ago
Also worth a trip to:

https://www.beamish.org.uk/

To see a lot of Industrial Revolution tech actually working.

hghid commented on John Lasseter drew the BSD daemon logo   jacobelder.com/2024/01/17... · Posted by u/jelder
hghid · 2 years ago
There are plenty of things that I like to think I could probably turn my hand to and make a passable job of if I had to, but Illustration is not one of them. I would love to have to ability to visualise something and make it appear on paper like that, but no matter how hard I try I never will. The character and expression put into something that was probably a 30 minute sketch is quite amazing!
hghid commented on Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Vision Pro   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/evo_9
soligern · 2 years ago
Just order it then go and pick it up in store. High touch customer service is universally considered a good thing, but for someone like you, you can order it online or just pick it up in store.
hghid · 2 years ago
I'm not sure I agree with "universally", I bet there are a awful lot of people who can't stand that level of service and find it quite uncomfortable. I get that I could order ahead etc, but that makes an impulse purchase into a multi-step process. I'm sure the multi-trillion dollar company felt that pain when I still bought their product only from a different place. Oh wait... ;-)
hghid commented on Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Vision Pro   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/evo_9
nightpool · 2 years ago
Can't you also buy these products online? I'm not surprised that the in-store experience has become such a high touch affair when the customer base that would have wanted less interaction have already self-selected out by not going to the store at all
hghid · 2 years ago
That is true, but I'm sometimes I'm frankly far too impatient to wait for delivery.
hghid commented on Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Vision Pro   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/evo_9
hghid · 2 years ago
Slightly tangential rant, but is anybody else becoming frustrated with the process of buying Apple products in Apple stores? For me, it started with the Apple Watch - I knew which one I wanted and was ready just to head down and buy one, but I was forced to sit through an entire "fitting" with patronising explanation on how to use the knob on the the side. Recently, I wanted to buy a new Phone. Again, I knew the one I wanted and was ready to part with cash and walk out with a box as quickly as possible - I approached a sales assistant, said: "Hi, I'd like to buy a new phone please" (or words to that effect) to be informed that if I didn't have an appointment, it would take half an hour or so to get somebody over. A random store nearby that also sold phones had no issue selling me one.

The whole experience of visiting an Apple store has changed from being something I looked forward to just another shopping chore. The VR headset is a case in point - if I want to be guided through the process, then I will ask for that. Otherwise, just sell me the damn product! I guess maybe I'm just not their target audience any more.

hghid commented on No Source Code == No Patent   albertcory50.substack.com... · Posted by u/AlbertCory
hghid · 2 years ago
Nice idea, but at some point GPT + "generate code to implement this patent", may develop plausible enough code to satisfy most Patent Examiners. I don't see this fixing the issue in the longer term - maybe a "use it or lost it" rule + much shorter enforcement period for software patents is what is needed?
hghid commented on We achieved a 6-fold increase in Podman startup speed   redhat.com/sysadmin/speed... · Posted by u/DrinkWater
Gordonjcp · 2 years ago
You take out your picnic basket

'cos the car has blown a gasket

in the middle o' a place called Rannoch Moor

https://l-hit.com/en/143370

hghid · 2 years ago
Haha - that summed up my day perfectly!
hghid commented on We achieved a 6-fold increase in Podman startup speed   redhat.com/sysadmin/speed... · Posted by u/DrinkWater
ilyt · 2 years ago
More software is fine IMO. More software on critical path ain't.

Have the ECU only do the engine thing. Have the AC control just do AC control. Decouple dependencies and make it as simple as possible. Old cars already do it. Blinker switch send signal directly to light controller, not to some central box deciding what it should do with it.

If something needs config in addition to control signals, have it keep it own config and only be updated from the "config manager" (inforatinment box). If infotainment box dies, everything else still works.

Cars already are basically "microservices on a message bus". Let's just use what works with that - minimal coupling and maximum independence of "services"

> Had I been in a less complex car, a local garage could most likely have fixed the problem and sent us on our way. The sophistication and gadgets in modern cars are great until something goes wrong then they fail hard. Small local garages that used to be a life saver are next to useless now as they don't have the tools and knowledge to fix a mobile data centre.

Out of curiosity, what was the issue ?

hghid · 2 years ago
According to the car, the stability control system wasn't working. Cause? Obviously a broken fuel injector. The stability control system talks to the engine ECU to control the torque if there is a lack of traction - it is notified of this by the ABS computer. Broken Injector=No ability to manage torque, hence traction control warning. Sitting here now, that makes perfect sense. In horizontal Scottish rain - less so!

u/hghid

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