AndreiArgeanu

idk, I use ubuntu extensively for development, and tried to install some other distros, but god damn does Linux not like secure boot, TPM and other similar features. I hate having to enrol random keys for secure boot, why doesn't Linux do it itself, why can Windows but Lindon't? Linux is definitely nice, and so far much more stable (the OS, doesn't always apply for some of the software I use) for me, but I'd find it hard to use it personally for gaming or using random somewhat obscure software or even more popular stuff, but it makes the perfect development environment.

That's your particular use case. Most people in a casual audience don't have a 1000$+ gaming PC laying around or they don't know how to/are willing to deal with the hasles that come with owning a PC. There's a reason why TV streaming boxes are so popular, just the fire TV stick alone having sold over 200 million units, Roku with over 80 million active users as of 2023 and Android/Google TV with over 110 million users. They're cheap and easy to use, coming with an actual TV remote. Most people that I know that own a console also have either a Smart TV or some kind of TV stick that they use to stream media. Consoles are primarily gaming devices with media streaming coming at a distant 2nd, I don't think most people buy a 500$ console with streaming in mind. I can't find exact statistics for console users but generally it seems that mobile and TV viewing at least in 2023 accounts for about over 70% of viewership in the US for netflix. Other probably means consoles I'd imagine but I can't say for sure, but if that's the case then console viewership account for about 7% of the total.

That was kind of end of generation. The Kinect came mid to late in the generation and it was a success as far as I can recall and did get people excited, it's what came afterwards that worked it's way into the next generation that ended up slowly killing Microsoft. The PS3 overtook the Xbox 360 in sales really late in the lifecycle, in early 2013 from what I can find the PS3 only just about overtook the Xbox 360 in sales by a few thousand units. It was after the kinnect released in about 2010-2011 where Microsoft started shifting their focus to a more casual audience, while Sony was still going full steam ahead with many exclusive titles, and a lot of multi platform games did run better on the Xbox 360 for a really long time, and that hasn't really changed as far as I know since I doubt developers went back to their legacy titles to patch them on the PS3 given that they could focus on making their newer titles better. Meaning that for some people the 360 was the better choice given that the established library of 3rd party games would just run better most of the time, even if all those 3rd party titles did also eventually come to the PS3. That's not even mentioning the massive data breach Sony suffered from in 2011 which ended up costing them 171 million dollars and ended up with the data of 77 million playstation 3 and psp users leaking, including passwords and also caused a network outage for nearly a whole month meaning no online play, or any kind of access to sony services. This, on top of the fact that Sony's online services were just objectively worse than Xbox live, even if it was free does bring it down a notch. That definitely tarnished Sony's reputation. So I can definitely see why someone would choose to rank the 360 above the PS3.

If the price difference is so small between them all, it only makes sense to get the best one in this particular case. But yeah, as long as it's reliable, 200mbps will be more than enough for a house hold of at least 4 people assumming they're not doing bandwidth intensive tasks too often, say the now and again game download on a console or something along the lines.

If you ever need more random linux distros to look into, look at this wikipedia SVG that lists most linux distros. SnakeOil OS is an interesting one I just hapenned to find that is designed to listen to music. https://www.snakeoil-os.net/ . Or bedrock linux that claims to be compatible with everything. Or Damn Vulnerable Linux that apparently was made to teach security at some point. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg

I'm asumming US pricing. And I was comparing it to the 13100F and 14100F which have similar pricing to each other. I think it's about 40$ when compared to the 12100F.

They're pretty much just the same chips but each have slightly higher clock speeds and power budgets than the other. And support for more memory, I think 192gb of 14th and 13th gen vs 128gb on 12th gen or something like that. Cheapest might be best, but if it's not that much extra it might be worth considering one of the newer chips. There's a 200mhz difference between gens for boost clocks and 100mhz for base clocks, so 14th gen is 200mhz higher boost and 100mhz higher than 13th gen and same applies for 13th and 12th gen. Personally I don't thin any of the i3 chips are really worth it, I'd just pick up the 12400f, 20$ extra for 2 extra cores is a pretty good deal

My G502 Hero has started to have some problems and I wanted to get a wireless mouse. I wanted to get a wireless mouse for convenience and wanted to know what is best for around 50£ maybe less. I would like something lighter, given the G502 weighs about 120g without any of the additional weights but I do like the ergonomic shape it has. Here's some choices I've found and their price. SteelSeries Prime Wireless - 50£ (lightest of all 80g) SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless - 35£ (3rd lightes at 90G with a single AAA) Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed - 60£ (heaviest at 111G but very similar to the G502) Razer DeathAdder V2 X HyperSpeed - 48£ (2nd lightes at 85g with a AAA and best overall rating of all on RTINGS) Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED - 40£ (not a big fan of the ergo) Corsair KATAR PRO Wireless - 45£

My l380 thinkpad works fine with my Iphone 12 through USB C both in Windows 10 and Ubuntu. Is it an iPhone 15 issue? seeing as they're using USB C now plus the increased speed might cause problems, due to the way apple does things. Have other people had problems with their laptops and the newer iPhone.

Split keyboard might be your best bet. Either something ergonomic or just a basic keyboard but split. Unfortunately these do demand a premium, with both examples below coming around/starting at 150$. There are cheaper options but they either lack customizability or use worse software than what you might be used to alongside potentially lacking mechanical switches. You could also save money and have a fun project by making something like this yourself. You may be able to find board designs for some of these keyboards, have it printed by some PCB printing company and buy switches and a controller and make it all yourself.

Backfire? That sounds like a money making opportunity for apple, by either paying for more storage on new iPhones, or even better, a recurring revenue stream through iCloud+ and cloud storage.