Will probably get flamed to death for this, but… a few months ago I’ve decided to try Ubuntu on an older Intel MacBook Pro, just to try it out after many attempts in the past. (Mac user here)

Then I tried to use the trackpad. After 30 minutes of fiddling I gave up. Say what you want about Apple’s UX choices, esthetics and business practices. But boy do they know how to produce a computer and UX combo that fits like a glove.

In comparison, the Ubuntu experience was like eating nails.

And before y’all go off; I would like to switch. I’m getting tired of Apple’s business practices.

Of course, the revenge driven justice system is not looking for the most humane way to kill someone. The cruelty is the point.

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Thank you for this! Very poetically written and so very true.

Posing the question is answering it; because the quality is so-so. These things require regular maintenance and after 25 years, there’s a change that the 5th owner didn’t care that much.

I like how Amsterdam ended up in your list of countries. It clarifies the mindset of a lot of Amsterdammers.

Yeah, I’m using Voyager as well, but if Christian Selig would decide to retool Apollo, and bring it out for Lemmy, it would instantly introduce MILLIONS to Lemmy. That product was huge.

I guess that was Reddit’s problem, the 3rd party clients attracted eyeballs on their own. Reddit no longer owned these eyeballs.

This is so awesome, I cannot phantom a piece of tech that has stayed working for half a century. Imagine using a TV from 1977, let alone a flying computer powered by a nuclear battery.

Waiting for Apollo to retool themselves and come to Lemmy. That would truly hurt Reddit.