Yes I was not aware he had done that, I have LTT blocked on Youtube because he’s an asshole, so didn’t see it.

When I started using Linux in 2005 Linus was definitely using MAC, and I heard that a few times within the first decade. Linus also expressed that Linux desktop is not suitable as a daily driver.

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/05/03/09/1314250/torvalds-switches-to-a-mac

Torvalds Switches to a Mac

I’m surprised it was a bit hard to find, and I had thought I’d find better sources on it, but apparently it’s hidden behind things that have happened since.

They’ll probably stay on until they are 90, So 20 more years with an insane supreme court on top of the 8 USA already had.

Same here.

around 2011-2015 he did daily drive a mac,

That’s what I knew, I never heard he changed to actually using Linux, last I heard he said the Linux desktop isn’t good enough for daily use.
I’m glad if he actually uses Linux desktop now. 😀

I’m pretty sure Red Hat financed it, although it was a pet project of his.
Last I heard Linus was using a MAC.

Edit:
Apparently Linus does use Fedora now.

Things work different for different people, you can’t get a universal answer to this question.
Your brother should pay attention to is he experiences any side effects, and hopefully he has a good doctor that pays attention if he has any questions.
The principle of GLP 1 is quite elegant IMO, but that’s the case for most medicine that works. Doesn’t mean there can’t be minor or even serious side effect.

There is a danger of malnutrition if you overdo it, and malnutrition can lead to all sorts of conditions. But I really really hope he is being well informed by his doctor.

Best of luck to your brother. 👍

That’s what I thought, why not just make a guide to use GOG with Heroic?

I’m really hoping that Valve will end up being a better stewart of the PC ecosystem than Microsoft in the long run.

Outside companies can’t really contribute to Windows development and have no say, so it’s 100% up to Microsoft to look after the Windows ecosystem.

On Linux however, Steam can contribute to the kernel and both audio and graphics systems. All this apart from delivering their Steam service. The same will be the case for GOG, although they probably can’t afford much, and the same will be true for Epic if they want.

Linux has mainly been held up by server development on the professional side, and desktops have been mostly been an afterthought among the ones with the money. Even Linus Torvalds does not use Linux as his personal computer. So most of the Linux desktop was developed by personal private interests with help from Red Hat.
But despite that Linux desktop is pretty damned awesome today with strong alternatives to Gnome. 😀

It can never be the responsibility of Valve alone to keep the Linux desktop alive and thriving, they are merely part of it, and they have been a great boon for Linux, like Red Hat used to be who developed most of the GTK graphics back end, Gnome desktop, Pulse Audio and systemd.

Linux desktop is a very very different ecosystem than Windows, in the way it works, kind of like how Eric Raymond tried to describe in his book The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Unfortunately he failed, and the book and ended out as mostly nonsense, but the book is famous anyway, because it does try to describe the gist of it.

Sometimes, It does really feel like the PC ecosystem can wither and die

The traditional PC is dying, no doubt about it. PC used to be a universal tool for everybody, it isn’t anymore, many people have scrapped their PC, and now just use their phones and sometimes also tablets. The PC is a special interest tool today, and as such it will survive, but at a smaller scale than it used to be on. But as a special tool, it will also keep developing for those special “needs” like gaming, and the PC remains way ahead of any other form of game system in almost every way.

Edit:
Linus Torvalds does indeed use Linux desktop today, he Apparently uses Fedora.
But for many years he didn’t.

There is no historic term that is as you describe, except maybe if you go back to ancient Greek philosophy. But even within philosophy the words are used as I described.

You are making shit up, because you claimed that’s how “we” use it. In current tense.
I hope you learned something, because your claim was way way off any definition.

Ah OK now it makes sense. Thank you.

To summarize: But behind the pile of shit is a good overview.
It’s very weirdly worded IMO, he calls it a good overview, as if I had said anything to the contrary, because I recommend people not to read it. But that was not because of the quality, but the issues of the content. Which I think I made pretty clear in my first post.

Bitcoin does not protect privacy, that was a claim when it was new, but has been thoroughly debunked. Bitcoins are as traceable as any other digital payment.
Using it illegally is reserved for people or nations that are out of reach of the law.

🤣🤣🤣
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The Affordable Care Act

Did not result in healthcare for all, and was based on a concept designed by Mitt Romney. It also makes so more people join the program, saving cost for the public budgets, so in a way it’s also a tax on the poor. Not helping the economic balance much.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Helping the economy is also in the interest of wall street.

Wall Street reform to prevent a financial crisis happening.

Again is in everyones interest. That is in no way contrary to the interest of the 1% or Wall Street, despite their claims that any regulation is bad.

OK I never said they are equally bad, Republicans are clearly worse. What I’m saying is that Democrats as a party still work for Wall Street, and then throw some crumbs to the people, and protect rights of minorities and environment more.

So clearly the Democrats are better, but they are still very right wing by European standards. You could say just left of fascism.
If we take Germany as an example the AfD is as bad as the Republicans, And German traditional right wing parties are much like the Democrats.

What? I never claimed the reporting is bad. It’s the actions of those psychos that are. The article is fine.
But I honestly don’t think it’s a healthy read, unless you have a strong stomach.

I never made any claims about that, that doesn’t change that claiming it’s not AI is moronic. We absolutely have AI, and have had it since at least the 80’s.
Claiming we don’t is moronic.

Exactly. But the independence from government control was a HUGE selling point originally.
But it only works if you are legally immune from consequences. Like for instance Russia and North Korea.
And guess who has been using bitcoin to circumvent sanctions? 😋

No we don’t, no such definition exist, you clearly don’t know what AI even means. You probably also don’t know what intelligence means. But that’s OK many people don’t.
You clearly didn’t bother educating yourself, either with the link I sent, or looking it up for yourself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making.

But you probably don’t understand it, and conflate it with strong AI:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a hypothetical type of artificial intelligence that matches or surpasses human capabilities

There’s a huge difference between the 2, having some abilities associated with human intelligence, and matching or surpassing are 2 very different things.
Also notice that the Strong AI remains hypothetical, while AI does not because we already have an abundance of that.

Still having an absolute corrupt supreme court for more than 8 years shows a systemic problem. If they “leave” Within the next 2 years, it is still Trump appointing the candidates to replace them.

That’s at least 10 years with a supreme court where party politics are more important than the law of the land.

Except if you are a country like Russia or North Korea.