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@MK2boogaloo @histoire why is macOS for people who fear technology? It's literally Unixoid and they tech Unix at universities for computer science and similar.

@silas @histoire people who buy Macs for school must be braindead.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire yeah how dare they buy a mac for their iOS app developer degree the only platform you can write ios apps on

@silas @histoire more like, how dare them making software for ios.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire yea why would anyone ever make apps for the platform with like 90% marketshare in the US.

@silas @histoire everyone should stop torturing themselves.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire but I didn't mean it like that. As a tech mfer you either know Windows or Unix. And macOS is the winner of the Unixoid systems. Not Linux or bsd or whatever. Plus a lot of shit just doesn't work on Linux. So if your tech job requires some tools that only work on mac. There you go.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire plus the apple silicon chips are actually insane. Kinda sucks you can't do a hackintosh anymore. But I love that someone finally doesn't just use the bog standard Intel chips now. I hope the 90s with all the different architectures makes a return.. Kindof.. I dislike every single thing being x86

@silas @histoire so many silicon but no use of real life usage?

@MK2boogaloo @histoire yes real life usage. Mac has software dev and like music or video production tools. You show me how to run Final Cut Pro X on Ubuntu. I don't use that but it's an example.

@silas @histoire we have alternatives that ran quite good here. I don't know about music or video production but there should be plenty.
@MK2boogaloo @silas

I find it interesting that music and video production are *always* the examples

I know dozens of people that work with computers, and exactly one does video editing

@histoire @MK2boogaloo yeah well that's my example because I do video editing. And I really don't like kdenlive. But the programs I learned don't run on Linux. Olive still sucks. Davinci resolve for some reason I can't get to run..

Like what's the options then. I put up with kdenlive but I don't like it that much.

@histoire @silas oh yeah I forgot to point that out, just how many people exactly do that? Even in this niche part of the internet, I know only one guy doing that and he's @beardalaxy on irl it's like 3 at most? Other people only use the internet, looking through their pictures, watching movies, video games, and writing a document. Which all can be done within a single installation of Linux.

@MK2boogaloo @silas @histoire I will say that logic pro on mac is probably the best DAW (digital audio workstation) and I really wish I could use it on windows. That's the only thing it has going for it. Thankfully there are at least pretty good alternatives on windows.

As far as video editing goes I've tried a lot of different ones and the only one that actually does what I need it to is Corel lol. Not sure if it has a Mac version.

One of my roommates edits gaming videos from time to time, but I think he just uses some software that's included in overwolf or whatever. It's extremely simple. He makes anime edits on his phone too, somehow.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire yea. But those are alternatives. It's an alternative. If you go learn video production or like game design. Chances are you will use premiere and Photoshop and Unreal.

Almost no one is willing to relearn and entire job just because oh look it's GPL licensed.

No one gives a shit.

I think they should. I hate having a computer with closed source OS at home.
But no one Really cares.

@silas @histoire yeah but those people are not that many, people just want entertainment mainly. They don't need those things.
@silas @histoire winner? Linux definitely isn't perfect but it's so close, you can do anything and even more compared to windows and mac.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire yea winner. Because Software is a popularity contest. Architecturally haiku is better than any Linux, Mac or Windows. And like 7 people use it.

@silas @histoire I see, popularity huh? Alright, time to just go back to Windows and use Adobe software.

@MK2boogaloo @histoire yea Adobe won as well. You send someone the video you made in kdenlive and they won't pay you because they can't open the project.

@MK2boogaloo @silas @histoire Unless they're oldheads who used Unix/Apple/NeXTSTEP machines back in the day. Given you can still do Unix stuff easily on Macs I would honestly take one over the average Winblows PC in most cases.

@Tadano @MK2boogaloo @histoire lol there's a reason i have Linux on my pc I built myself. And then I also have a mac mini. But that is only rented... I'm gonna give it back and swap it with an M3 model. I don't use it often because I dislike the GUI. Its like a really limited version of Gnome. And I really like Gnome. So. I am annoyed and hate mac.

@Tadano @MK2boogaloo @histoire I don't use it super often though. But there are some programs that only run on mac. Genuinely I don't even shut it down lol. I use it for. Crypto mining when I don't use it because that thing genuinely uses I think like 12 watts. I forgot. But I measured it. It's insane.
And yea because it's rented and I'll swap it out soon.... Actually really cheap for me too.

@sysrq @Tadano @MK2boogaloo @histoire yea no way I would spend that much money every year on a new computer or a new folding phone.
This is way cheaper.

@sysrq @Tadano @MK2boogaloo @histoire yea right. You give me 2k Ever year for a insane new folding phone then. That's fine

@sysrq @Tadano @MK2boogaloo @histoire well. The mobile productivity boost of a folding phone is Really really useful to me. Splitting the screen on a regular phone I never did because it's too cramped.
You show me a 100€ folding phone.

Also currently you need a new one like each year. Because the screen just breaks. Which is fine too because it's rented. Literally any damage is covered.

@sysrq @Tadano @MK2boogaloo @histoire if I didn't want a phone that turns into a tablet. Yea I would just have a 100 or 200€ phone or something. But that would impact what I use a phone for now too much.

@silas @sysrq @Tadano @histoire why the hell do you even work using a phone? You have a powerful fucking PC, why even make your life more miserable with a phone? Even moreso to the point of having to rent one.

>Also currently you need a new one like each year. Because the screen just breaks. Which is fine too because it's rented. Literally any damage is covered.

I still have my fone from 5 years ago, I can use it just fine without any issue. Unless you're a nigger, I don't see any point in buying a new one every year.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire I don't have my computer with me at work for example. That's why it's useful to have baiscllay a tablet in your pocket.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire you don't have one? Either the management being shitty for not providing you with one or your line of work isn't about computer. They're not a reason why you should rent a damn fone.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire no I mean personal. Things why would they give me a pc for personal shit on break time.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire when I need to SSH into a VPS for example. Oh shit that's also rented. How dare I not own a data center. Or screw around with some docker container on my nas. Then not only having a big screen is nice. Having a screen big enough to allow multiple things next to each other is really nice too. Same thing with emails or doing things with money. Putting the banking app next to emails so I can just see who to send money too or whatever.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire >guys you don't understand I really need to SSH my server while I'm working just to do stuff. I also can't remember people's bank details that's why I need to rent a 1000$ fone

Do you see how ridiculous you are right now?

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire not really. Yea I don't have every fucking IBAN memorised in my head. I just like having a big screen. I like to early adopt new shit and find out it's strengths and weaknesses.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire you could switch screen, surely those 5 seconds you saved will pay for those money you spent on the rent.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire yea I could do that. Very correct. But that's boring and how everyone uses their phones. Thats not new exciting and fun. I like tech that is new and weird and quirky. Not the established standard.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire just use a 100$ fone, it's enough for everything.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire I really don't think so. 100 dollar phone doesnt seem like it has enough space for 2ssh connections and the keyboard.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire >I really really need to have SSH access to my server guys. A laptop? No, I prefer just renting fone for it.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire no I have a laptop. But the fucking laptop does not fit into my pocket.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire tell me how you're too weak to carry a laptop without telling me that.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire right. Do You carry your laptop Literally everywhere you go?

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire as I wrote. There are no cheap folding phones yet.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire you don't have a PC everywhere you go. Being able to multitask. Or even just single task on a big screen is very good.
It's so good I even put up with the insane shit cameras on the z fold series. Initially I rented it just so I could check it out if it made sense to me. If I liked a folding screen. Yes.

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire just even the fact you can prop up put the phone into like an L. Shape and use it kinda like a built in tripod is very good. Makes my workday a lot easier so I don't need someone standing on one end of the machine looking at the screen of something. Or at the IO of a PLC while I am pressing a switch or something.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire >I truly prefer touching screens on my ridiculous looking phone rather than typing at the office desk

What do you even work as?

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire I work as an electrician in maintenance having to repair machines. So Actually for my job the important bit is the built in propping up of the camera safely. Just set the phone down looking at some lights on a plc. Walk 50 metres away and press. Some button and see if the input works this time.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire >wow I need PC everywhere to take notes and shit.

Have you ever heard of a thing called book?

@MK2boogaloo @Tadano @sysrq @histoire book doesn't help me to put watch youtube while also having a messaging app open.

@silas @Tadano @sysrq @histoire oh a zoomer, I see everything makes sense now. I guess the main reason is that you want to be able to livestream on tiktok while SSHing into your server to get robux.
@silas @Tadano @histoire you don't even have your own PC? Just shut up man.