XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 12/17/25 21:50, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-17 8:26 p.m., -hh wrote:   
   >> [...]   
   >>   
   >> Not to say that Apple is perfect, but in trying to think of the last   
   >> time that I had to have a Mac be serviced ... I'd probably have to go   
   >> back to a 2005 vintage PowerMac G5's CD/DVD burner.   
   >   
   > For what it's worth, I loved the PowerBook G4 I had in the early 2000s   
   > and the iMac G5 that replaced it.   
      
   I got a 12" PB G4 at one point ... actually still have it:  I'll have to   
   see if it still boots up, and what's still on it.  Think all of the   
   Intel MBP laptops got traded-in, but I still have two cheesegraters.   
      
      
   > The iBook G3 was okay for Mac OS X,   
   > even with 640MB RAM, but it ran OS 9 beautifully. Even the MacBook Air   
   > M1 I had was a joy to use. I don't think I've ever disliked anything I   
   > got from Apple.   
      
   I suspect that there's going to be some old beige Macs /etc appearing in   
   a future remake of Woody Allen's movie "Sleeper" ... if for no other   
   reason than some adults today have never seen an aircooled Beetle ;-)   
      
      
      
   >>>> I'd have to go see what the old COLA post said to be 100% accurate,   
   >>>> but my recollection is there was something like just 1 or 2 Androids   
   >>>> in that pile of ~20, with the rest all iPhones...a pretty brutal ratio.   
   >>>   
   >>> Honestly, I don't blame people for preferring iPhones. The very fact   
   >>> that developers only have to develop for one operating system means   
   >>> that that iOS app you're downloading is going to run right whether it   
   >>> is an iPhone 12 or an iPhone 17. Meanwhile, the Android ecosystem has   
   >>> so many versions and so many varieties that making your application   
   >>> run properly must be a nightmare. I know that Bell Canada stopped   
   >>> making its French RDS sports app available for Android TV because   
   >>> there was no way of guaranteeing that it would work for everyone.   
   >>> Meanwhile, the iOS edition is still available and works great.   
   >>   
   >> Agreed; there's strengths and weaknesses to try-2-be-it-all-for-   
   >> everyone architectures.   
   >   
   > I can't imagine going back to an Android now that I'm with the iPhone   
   > 13. I can get used to it again either way, but I never really found   
   > Android to be a pleasant experience.   
      
   I do wonder sometimes of how many people are Android users simply   
   because they are "Apple haters" for whatever reason.   
      
   >> I think it was Civ 3 and/or 5 that I had squandered many an hour on;   
   >> was a good diversion at the time.   
   >   
   > It's the most perfect game I have ever come across.   
      
   The last version I had ran on Steam...hmm...going to have to see if I   
   can go find my Steam account to try running it again.   
      
   (update:  found some ancient Civ 2(!) files ... and the Steam account   
   for V ... might be out of touch until mid-January now)   
      
   >>> You can always give it away to a needy family.   
   >>   
   >> If I could figure out the Windows password to do a good secure wipe,   
   >> I'd consider that; my recollection is that it was (barely) running Vista.   
   >   
   > Wow, at that age you're better off using it as a paperweight. Of course,   
   > it will probably run Linux fine.   
      
   Precisely.   
      
   >   
   > < snip >   
   >   
   >>> I honestly don't know enough about how they produce the batteries to   
   >>> comment, but I know that once the original battery of a typical PC   
   >>> manufacturer's machine wears out, you are likely to get a terrible   
   >>> counterfeit if you seek to get it from anywhere but the manufacturer   
   >>> itself. I had what turned out to be a complete piece of garbage in my   
   >>> old MSI GT72 when I replaced the original battery and the experience   
   >>> was almost traumatizing.   
   >>   
   >> The one thing that Elon did right with Tesla was to employ what's   
   >> basically a consumer electronics battery in his car design ... but the   
   >> trade-off is that doing health monitoring and power tailoring down to   
   >> the individual cell level is onerous (& probably skipped).  That's a   
   >> corner that can be cut for a product with a 3-5 year lifespan, but   
   >> becomes increasingly problematic (and a higher fire risk).  It almost   
   >> goes without saying that therefore, I'd never risk parking one of his   
   >> inside of an attached garage...and while I've not done a detailed   
   >> check, I suspect that the same probably also applies too to his power   
   >> walls.   
   >   
   > My wife flat-out refuses to get an electric car and considering the   
   > problems they've been shown to have (as well as the fact that they don't   
   > truly benefit "the planet" like they claim), I'm quite happy to hold   
   > onto my gas engine. Besides, electric cars wear out tires faster even if   
   > you accept the risks attached to those vehicles or truly believe that   
   > you're saving the world by owning one.   
      
   I suspect that a strategic mistake several automakers have made has been   
   to try to jump to pure EV instead of the transitional step of a hybrid.   
   The reason why is because from a manufacturer's perspective, a hybrid is   
   the worst of both worlds: it has the costs of design & manufacture of   
   two engines per vehicle instead of just one.  Nevertheless, Toyota has   
   announced that they're heading there more broadly.  Time will tell to   
   what degree its been in the back room at a lot of other OEMs which could   
   be more broadly deployed; I know that Porsche has had a few models ship   
   with hybrid configurations (eg. Panamera) which didn't get much attention.   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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