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The last time they tried that (Halo CE), Microsoft bought the studio from under them, after they had already announced it at MacWorld

Yeah, they include the surcharge in the list price and give you a "discount" for paying in cash (or direct debit).

Some merchants include it as a separate line item. But remember that taxes aren't included in the list price, so it doesn't stand out as much as it does in other countries.

And that, kids, is why you run your agents in containers.

But for that we already have mermaid.js (and its precursor Graphviz/dot).

The only reason to use this instead of existing, mature ones designed for humans is if you are an AI agent.

Aww, I really wanted a cottage industry of chip manufacturing

if you want to do BigCorp scale things

I think they were specifically talking about those large aeroplanes

Nah GitHub/MS doesn't allow SSH keys for their internal stuff. You have to use git-credential-manager, which enforces MFA

As a person that's been all electric since 2019, I've always been curious why everyone wants this.

It's really rare for me to drive 700km in one day. What kind of commute do you have?

The keyword being "comfortable".

Most certainly avoidable, unfortunately.

The fall of Rome took like 400 years...

I can assure you that offline installer you got today from GOG will not work on Windows 20 or whatever OS will be the dominant for PC in 30 or 60 years time.

And you can upgrade in future to match your actual needs instead of wasting money trying to front load costs for no benefit.

You can buy a “lightly used” Dell Optiplex with 8gb RAM for like $40 which will cover all your self hosting needs today.

Linux has this impression because most people use it as an aftermarket OS.

If you buy a device that's designed to run Linux from the start from say, the good people over at System76.com, you'll get a much smoother experience.