R.L. Dane 
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Guy who's trying his best :(@rl_dane I'm not even joking, if I meet the dipshit that created UEFI, I _will_ give them a piece of my mind, and it will _not_ be kind.
We're addicted to overcomplexity.
kabel42@rl_dane @OpenComputeDesign not implementing the bios compatibility when your customers don't need it seems like a reduction in complexity
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane depends, if 99.9% of their customers use windows, well, that only works with efi afaik. Not even sure linux works without anymore
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane to be honest, i have no idea how many android phones there days allow you to install custom ROMs.
I'll buy one that does, but most people won't care and if none of you customers are ever gonna develop a custom rom for your crappy piece of short lived plastic, why bother?
I'll buy one that does, but most people won't care and if none of you customers are ever gonna develop a custom rom for your crappy piece of short lived plastic, why bother?
I mean... virtue? Doing something good? Not being a moneyslut? Am I speaking Martian? Oh, I'm in America, of course I am. 🤦♂️
(I know I'm preaching to the choir)
@rl_dane @OpenComputeDesign but PeOpLe want to buy cheap phones a lot...
People want to buy $1,500 phones every 8 months?
Well, clearly, I guess, given that's the paradigm we've ended up with. And actually, I don't even know why I asked, given that I've had people yell at me for _not_ buying top of the line phones every time they come out, and for even suggesting that people should have the option of _not_ doing that
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane I have no idea why, but they do...
It made a lot more sense when there was more change every year (think 1998-2015), but now it's just stupidpants.
@rl_dane @OpenComputeDesign but you NeEed the new Apple chip with more AI and cloud and stuff
I swear, by 2040 it will be normalized to have authentication dongles inside the human body or something. That's the only way things could possibly get more invasive.
Oh my god do _NOT_ challenge them.
It's already bad enough you've gotta submit your credit card, phone number, email, home address, backup email, back up phone number, mailing address, face, finger prints, social security number, driver's license, GPS location, and install an app with permissions even _you_ don't have, just to use modern services.
I had to enter my (cell) phone number to set up my new router yesterday.
Utterly cursed.
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane why can't you use that instead of the isp router?
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane the wonders of TR-69 and router just magically connection to the one thing they are connected to :)
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane
The most complicated setup I've had was, pick provider from drop down, enter username, enter password, wait a minute. If you already have the internal networks set up, it shouldn't be that much work right?
The most complicated setup I've had was, pick provider from drop down, enter username, enter password, wait a minute. If you already have the internal networks set up, it shouldn't be that much work right?