Podman, docker etc are all linux namespaces, cgroups, seccomp, capablities etc underneath. You can get similar restrictions with systemd or flatpack/flatseal(bubblewrap) or firejail or other solutions. It could be built into Steam or wine or via flatpak. Podman/docker isn't very friendly for gamers coming from windows but its good for more advanced users. Something like distrobox. Ideally focus all the effort on flatpak and make it great for everyone else.
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I was going to proudly mention we don't have any EA titles on our families steam libraries, thinking of their biggest names.
But then I found some abandonware like title in one of my kids libraries. So now I need to do more digging (oops, found more). Ofcourse all our machines run Linux (do I need to mention the distro? I feel I do but you can probably guess) so kernel mode access isn't likely. But I think I need to pay more attention to sandboxing and isolating games.
Massive increase in black market tobacco in Australia as well. The government tried to reduce smoking by making it increasingly unaffordable and it got to a point that it became worthwhile for organized crime to step in. The obvious solution is to reduce taxes so the margins are not there for criminals but keep them high enough to deter new smokers. But that would be far too logical for politicians.
Agreed. Infantile and basically a slur on people because of their dietary choices. Part of a pattern of language that is basically alt-right bait for young insecure and disaffected men.
Edit: Adding a link to an article I saw on the orange site. The Four Dark Laws of online engagement are a nice little cheat sheet for the patterns you see repeatedly online. Negatively biased language that targets an out group has a virality amongst this audience: https://www.derekthompson.org/p/all-the-sad-young-terminally-online
Chrome was disruptive.
Part of the reason for its disruption is that Chromium is open source (BSD licence), built on Webkit that was open source, which was built on khtml from the KDE project which was open source. That is how we got to Microsoft Edge also running on Chromium.
If it wasn't for the monoculture aspect and the actions of some of the companies using it, khtml->Chromium would be a great open source success story.
So late stage communism is the same as late stage capitalism. Toilet paper for me but not for thee.
It is an emergency exit not a normal exit.
Software enables new revenue streams. Manufacturers can lock out features and force people to pay subscriptions. The industry wants to normalize that so they get bigger margins and a source of revenue that extends long after the initial sale. Motor vehicle as a service.
I like controls that don't distract from driving. Computers without any internet connection aren't a problem. I don't mind all the buttons and switches being connected to a micro-controller. It saves a lot of wiring and complexity. While I don't like screens I can see how they are useful for some people. Ideally you can use a vehicle offline and with the screens off.
I grew up before mobile phones so I know I have the skills to function without one. There isn't much I would miss. I am ok without social media, maps, chat apps etc.
Its the odd little things that I don't do very often that could get annoying. Stuff like translating a label in a foreign language. There isn't really an easy way to do that without a smart phone.
Not sure I actually want a linux phone. Not sure I want a smart phone at all anymore.
I think digital convergence probably went as far as it needed then kept going. Not sure how we went from nokia candybars and palm pilots to having a an always on camera, microphone, location and wifi sensor controlled by foreign advertising companies in our pockets but I think I am over it.
On the other side of the world here and the hotels in South Australia stopped serving alcohol at 6pm between 1915 and 1967. Did wonders for our binge drinking culture. People would race to the hotel after work to down as many beers as quickly as possible in what used to be called the 6 o'clock swill. A typical bar was very long to accommodate so many orders in a short time and tiled to deal with all the spills. People passed out in the streets at 6pm from a big nights drinking. The legal system is a very blunt instrument for changing human behavior with often unintended consequences.
Perhaps a worse vice in terms of societal harm currently is the gambling industry which is massive and growing and its just such an obvious scam and abuse by some of the most unethical and evil businesses around outside arms and human trafficking.
I shouldn't call it abandonware. First thing I found was Plants vs Zombies came up under EA in one of my kids libraries - sort of thing that runs well on his under powered school laptop. Think I mixed it up with Bad Piggies and all those old Rovio mobile games that basically got abandoned as publishers moved to adware and pay to win crap.
When I think of EA titles I think of Sims and sports and battlefield - which we don't really play. I found It Takes Two and a few really old titles like Mirrors's Edge that nobody plays and I don't think are installed anywhere. Wasn't sure about their relationship with Crytek. Not going to go too crazy removing stuff but its a good reminder to have a think about game sandboxing.