XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 12/19/25 08:49, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-18 9:58 p.m., -hh wrote:   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > There was something special about the Macs that didn't run on Intel   
   > chips, even back then. Of course, their performance was rather awful at   
   > some point and Apple didn't have a choice but to go to Intel, but the   
   > magic was lost the moment they did so. Luckily, they are back to using   
   > their own chips and have restored that magic.   
   >   
   > < snip >   
   >   
   >>> 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 know that a few are aware of the company (and their government's)   
   > desire to censor everything, so Android's ability to sideload   
   > application is a benefit. Of course, a few manufacturers seem to be   
   > actively disabling that feature, so the benefit won't be around for much   
   > longer. Once it's gone, there will truly be no good reason to choose   
   > Android over iOS.   
      
   This is alluding to the "walled garden" complaints.  As I mentioned to   
   rbowman, its pretty common for developers to hate having specific rules   
   imposed on their work, even if they understand the reasons why.  The   
   benefit to customers is fewer security holes/etc and fewer instances of   
   having to deal with "lab rat" quality software with UI violations/etc.   
      
      
   >>>> 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)   
   >   
   > I had the original Civilization on a computer I traded for. I had never   
   > heard of the game but the original owner was nice enough to show me how   
   > it worked and I didn't immediately realize how much that game was going   
   > to take over my life. Once the 2 came out, I was dazzled by the full-   
   > motion video. It gave the game some additional personality that made it   
   > even more fun to play. Of course, the personality of the original, with   
   > Genghis Khan and others smiling as they're offering you garbage deals   
   > was fun too.   
      
   Bad news for me is that I got Civ 5 up & running last night ;-)   
      
      
      
   > < snip >   
   >   
   >>> 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.   
   >   
   > If I were to get an EV of any kind, it would have to be hybrid. If the   
   > electric motor fails, I want to know that the traditional engine will   
   > still get me to my destination and vice versa. All I would want is   
   > greater fuel economy. Saving the world is not my concern, especially   
   > since my government and others are busily importing garbage people with   
   > no concern for their immediate environment or social cohesion.   
      
   Unfortunately, hybrids reduce overall reliability because both   
   drive-train systems have to be functional in order to operate.  Their   
   primary benefit is as you note, better fuel economy - but even this   
   needs to be hedged in terms of where the biggest benefit is, which is   
   where there's more opportunities for energy regeneration from braking,   
   so its more for stop-n-go city driving than it is for constant-velocity   
   highway driving.   
      
   -hh   
      
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