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Europe experiencing what LATAM, SE Asia and Africa have had to deal for a long time but now the shoe is on the other foot and it's a huge deal all the sudden.

Who isn't a "rival" for this administration?

I wonder how much would Adobe benefit from porting its suite to Linux for example. Do a Steam move and pick a fave distro, use some translation layer and bam. I vote for the unholy matrimony of Adobe+Steam to break the stronghold of MS+Apple.

That is pretty much the chicken and egg problem of Linux in regards to Apps and Games.

To me the downsides on installing on pure metal are bigger than running over something like UTM.

On my maxed out M1 Max I have a VM with Ubuntu 22.04. Runs flawless, I can expose IPs, share folders and multitask with macOS. And it runs very well with 10Gb of RAM and 3 CPU's.

Maybe in a few years an outdated mini could be my home server with Linux on bare metal but for work and play I prefer the flexibility of running on a VM.

For my usage I am still heavily dependent on Macs since Adobe suite isn't available for Linux and the alternatives just do not compare. Neither in performance or interoperability. Davinci is a nice alternative to Premiere but Lightroom and Photoshop still reign supreme.

For the rest I am 100% on Linux as well. I used to game on Windows but MS made it such a hassle I just went Linux instead.

If I had one euro for every time The Economist has said that the Euro/EU were wobbly/breaking/etc I could balance Liz Truss'es budget and have money left for some fish'n'chips.

I am try to unify my note taking/planning in one place.

I use Google Sheets and Keep. Sheets because I can dump photos, use formulas, paste links and Keep for jotting down some quick thoughts.

Can anyone recommend something similar? I would like to move everything to the same app where I could sync with my server of choice.

Oh no, not the banks...

That's one of the reasons I mentioned those three.

I think we have to distinguish between plastic, the one that feels cheap and might crack even when exposed to cold like many of the cheap DSLR lenses. And the "new" kind of plastic that is sturdier and more resistant to drops or scratches. The FE 24-105 is the latter and it does not feel anyhow less quality than more expensive top zooms.

Plastic has its positives as well: it won't scratch as easy as metal and, specially for zooms, its lighter. Imagine a zoom made of metal like a Voigt lens.

If you interested in great feeling and great IQ lenses with a small foot print look not further than the Zeiss Loxia line, Sony 24mm F2.8G / 40mm F2.5G and 50mm F2.5G, the new Sigma Contemporary lens line for both E and L mount and Voigtländer lenses for both E and M mount. All of them have metal bodies and some of these are even weather sealed and have AF.

There is some Chinese lenses as well which seem to be very well built.

Great lens resources: https://phillipreeve.net/ https://dustinabbott.net/ and https://www.fredmiranda.com/

No I have not.

Will do it right now, thanks for the heads up.

From what I saw only old versions of the software I need run and when they run lots of little things are missing.

I would call software with that amount of quirks and performance issues pre-alpha quality.

So, I can use my MacBook for Adobe for now until they come to their senses.

Very good, I am not a 4k-120fps-highest-detail kind of gamer so anything over 60fps at 1440p with high detail is quite enough for me.

I run RDR2, Fallout 4, TW series, and some indie stuff at those specs and I have no problems even with mods.

I see no difference from Windows but, ofc, you mileage may vary depending on your HW and what you want from your games.

Starting at Win7 the telemetry and invasive advertising ramped up to the point where I don't feel I can customize the Desktop to what I want without heavy tweaking.

And if that amount of tweaking is necessary why not go Linux instead.

So got rid of my Win10 install, went with KDE Neon+Steam. And now I wonder what took me so long.

I haven't tested my entire Steam library yet but my top 10 games run perfectly, some times with some changes to the Proton version but beyond that even workshop mods are available.

I am seriously impressed and can't imagine myself going back at all.

If only Adobe would release their software in Linux, then, I could ditch MacOS too.

I would love the opposite: text messages that can be go from text-to-speech. Specially useful when doing chores and those long threads some people write. Or one of those busy groups where everyone is saying something. Just hit play and let the phone read them all. (I use WhatsApp)

Or is this a feature I am unaware on phones?

Does it mean that a vaccinated person who caught the virus and developed minor symptoms has a better chance to develop longer lasting immunity than those only being vaccinated and without the dangers of no vaccine?

What rumors? Come on!

Looks great, can't wait to try it.

Kudos for those who worked hard on it.

It is a shame so many comments are putting down the effort. Firefox is still the best browser out there where privacy is a concern.

I will take it.

Better than just yank it out of existence.

Maybe not the perfect instagram digital nomad life but I do have some experience on working from the road.

I travel a lot between EU/Asia/LatAm (yes its still happening) and for that my company provides unlimited plans. I spend most of my year on the road, from 6-8 months, but the longest stretch was only 4 months. We have 2 subs that cover pretty much the whole world.

I use a MacBook 13 fully specced out and a Samsung 21 Ultra where, when outside of the office, I hotspot from when WiFi in public is unavailable (LA/Asia has lots of free fast WiFi places).

Electronics with me, I take: laptop, phone, camera (RX100 6 or my A7R 3) and WF1000XM3. That's it. Sometimes it's already too much.

Can't live without: VPN (personal/office), streaming services (spotify/netflix/hbo) and I load some books on my phones kindle app.

I never think about data limits but I am also never too far from main cities.

If I could change something would be to get the MacBook 16. But then I think of the weight and hassle.

How is this relevant to the conversation?

To begin with, every company is more than welcome to produce their goods in the country and lower their costs, happens to the xbox for example. If Apple would produce their phones there and still not include the charger they would be fined the same way.

Trade restrictions are there both ways. Or do you think we can sell our planes cheaper in America? How about the billions the US gov dumps on Boeing propping up a company that is a safety risk for not only those who fly but those who are in the ground as well, or all the pork that goes to the soy farmers, the restrictions on dishwashers and so on and so forth. To name a few.

And, please, Brazil is on the G20 your mud slinging against "people marrying into a military pension" is just blowing things way out of proportion. Or do you want me to talk about the terrible state most of Alabama, Arkansas and Mississipi are? How about the opioid epidemic in many states? Is that solved?

Imagine if my country would have an armed mob storming congress to stop an election what would you say right? But fret not, thanks to a president aligned to your previous president we will most likely face the same situation.

But I digress, I think the fine is fair and any company that does not comply to local laws should be fined accordingly.

Nice, can you list your extensions please?

With Apple Silicon I wish Apple and Adobe would bang their coconuts together to bring the full versions of Lr/Ps to the iPad.

The majority of my unpleasant experiences abroad were taxi related, regardless of the country.

-In SF got shouted at because I calculated wrong the tip

-Seoul a driver told me I owed him 10x what was agreed with other drivers joining in (scary)

-In Lisbon the famous "this restaurant is closed today I will take you to another one" (from what I understood they get commission) got me twice

-Barcelona the driver "hid" a high bill and told me I gave him 5€ bill instead (I showed him the receipt from the ATM where I just took the money before paying him since his machine "did not work")

Since ride sharing apps became a thing? Way fewer problems and a way for me to influence positively/negatively a ride.

I would love a similar effort to be able to run the Adobe suite on Linux. It is the last anchor I have keeping me in Win/Mac world.

As many have pointed out the majority of the debt goes into home ownership in the nordics. At least in 3 countries that I have lived.

And the prices are eye watering high for what is offered. In the main urban areas Stockholm/Helsinki/Oslo it is easy to find house blocks consisting of buildings with soviet style looks costing close to 500k USD. Weird floor planning and "dry" walls are the norm here.

One of the apartments I had did not have a window in the bedroom. How is that okay to build it that way? I don't know. Yes, there are laws against this but it does happen.

The construction, while not shoddy, does not justify the price alone and it seems construction companies are doing quite well between the pre-built structures and hiring immigrants to do some of the less qualified jobs.

If you can make a parity between salaries price of apartments/buildings in Southern Europe, Portugal/Spain/France, and in the Americas are better built than the ones here. And they come in other colors than brown or beige.

I love coffee. Even as a child when I smelled it from the kitchen and my parents were having breakfast already I wanted a sip.

Coffee has been a "side hobby" of mine for years. Different beans, grinders, you name it.

But now that I am older I can see how bad it is for me. My sweat smells different (as if I haven't showered in days), my jitters are increasing, I get very unfocused and aggitated and worst of all, mild panic attacks.

I spent few years thinking that something was really wrong with me until I noticed that coffee has a huge negative effect when I am on crunch time.

I started with teas, still not a fan, and decreasing coffee. Also moving to decaf, where are hard to enjoy because of taste.

Not sure if anyone is on the same boat.

Do you mean he would use nuclear weapons against its own people?

What's the stop gap for the military in case an order this crazy would be made? Is he respected enough in the military circles that they would carry out his command?

It does not surprise me that this approach has failed.

Folks don't mask up and, also, do not keep the distance as required. Visit a supermarket, metro or restaurants (yes, restaurants are open!) and you won't see anyone using masks or distancing.

Anecdotally my wifes work place only started WFH recommendations once 6 people got infected. On industries such as software almost everyone I know has been WFH since February but many folks insist in going to the office.

On the beginning of the pandemic retirement homes were badly hit which would lead you to think the government would learn something. It did not happen and lots of places are being reinfected.

Recent news headlines to keep in mind:

-Gov is thinking in requesting private practice nurses to help with the load on public hospitals

-Talk of neighboring countries "sharing the burden"

-Elder care not well equipped to deal with this wave

-ICU occupancy reaching 99% in Stockholm

Looks exactly like some of the suburbs in Finland as well. Gives me the same feelings.