Charlie StrossJan 4, 2024
NO FUCK OFF GET AWAY FROM ME YOU CREEP— https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/ai-comes-for-your-pcs-keyboard-as-microsoft-adds-dedicated-copilot-key/
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994

Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.

Ars Technica
Show threadCharlie StrossJan 4, 2024

Seriously, if Apple copy Microsoft with a stunt like this, that'd be my cue to buy a Framework laptop and switch 100% to Linux for work.

(Which would be enormously painful as Scrivener isn't supported on Linux and it's been my work platform for the past 15 years.)

NB: only distributions with X.org ranther than Wayland and sysv init instead of systemd need apply.

Show threadalex  now on shonk.phite.roJan 4, 2024
@cstross why not wayland
Show threadCharlie StrossJan 4, 2024
@graphite Because Wayland AIUI isn't compatible with all previous X apps. And I want compatability. (Also, it's needless change for change's sake, just like systemd.)
Show threadhko 😷🪁Jan 4, 2024
@cstross X11 applications can run on Wayland, via Xwayland
Show threadCharlie StrossJan 4, 2024
@hko So they've built an X display server that runs as a guest on Wayland, which is otherwise useful for what, precisely? It seems like a waste of CPU cycles to me (that is: I have no use case for it).
Show threadStephan SchulzJan 4, 2024
@cstross @hko For one, CPU cycles are essentially free. X11 worked well on a Sun 3/60 with a single 8GhZ 68020. And secondly, having a single modern display engine means that you only need to support hardware compatibility once. Then you can run your different frameworks on top of that.
Show threadReid Ellis ☑️Jan 4, 2024

@cstross @StephanSchulz @hko I think you mentioned “with a single 8 *MHz* 68020”

Just imagine a Mac IIfx with an 8 GHz CPU. The mind boggles!

Show threadCharlie Stross
@clith @StephanSchulz @hko Mac IIfx: March 1990-April 1992. Sun 3/60: launched some time after mid-1985, end-of-life by 1989. So it predates the Mac IIfx by approximately half a decade (at a time when things were changing FAST). Also, no Sun 3 ran slower than 15.7MHz.
Jan 4, 2024 at 4:42pmWeb
Show threadStephan SchulzJan 4, 2024
@cstross @clith @hko MHz: Granted, I misremembered. Must have confused that with the Atari ST.