Why not an apple?
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windows has better ecosystem.
Yea, along these lines, I probably would have been mining bitcoin back in the day on my laptop had I been a windows user. Heck, may have even been a cypherpunk. Alas the allure of apple had me nearly from the start. No regret though; I trust universal plan.
But my question was intended to be a leading one because I no longer am comfortable with that level of trust. Instead now prefer FOSS solutions, and similar arguments can be made for DIY hardware.
if you're a dopamine junkie like me DIY is rather irresistible. i also build speakers from time to time. in fact my website was originally supposed to be about DIY speaker building.
https://dissidentsound.discoursehosting.net/latest
but what i learned in building speakers was the same as what i learned in building computers - that most DIYers are completely delusional and believe that the outcome is a function of quality of parts used not level of knowledge used in design.
i had an idiot tell me that he can design a subwoofer as well as JBL ( basically a Dell equivalent to speakers ) because he has a shitty free program that simulates bass response. this would be like saying i can design a computer as well as Dell because i watch Gamers Nexus. but idiots actually believe this.
yes you can design a computer that works better than Dell does. but you will spend TWICE as much money on parts as Dell does, and then you will simply not count the cost of Windows as well as not count the cost of your own time to make it seem like you won in the end. you will also overlook minor problems in the final result that you would not have overlooked in a store bought PC / speaker.
this is a known psychological effect - we value things we have created higher than they really are worth. this is why DIY is a thing. it's not about sticking it to the man. it's about Dunning Kruger.
this is why i have really shifted from DIY to Analysis. instead of building flawed things i teach others how not to.
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Thanks for sharing. I am minimalist/mobile by nature, so very rarely take the DIY route. But definitely appreciate good engineering and quality. That's what drew me to apple; especially the years under Jobs. But the world today seems to demand a lower trust model, especially at big corporate/government/mass media levels. But I cherish more local/individual levels of trust.
i have no respect for apple or tesla.
they focus on being impressive and completely ignore the actual needs of customers.
i am past that BS.
as for FOSS i can get on board with the open source but not with free part
there is no reason why anything should be free
that's communism bro
the ONE TIME payment of $100 or so for Windows is really not bad at all. that's like one tank of gas in a pickup truck, and it will serve you for 5 - 10 years.
if i'm spending thousands on hardware i may as well spend another $100 to $200 on windows than use some inferior OS because it's free ...
frankly it's so cheap i didn't even bother pirating it for my last build ... though pirating windows is certainly not hard if you are morally opposed to paying Microsoft ...
I agree, and am not opposed to a cost. Open source is what is most important to me. I view free more as freedom to modify and use as desired. I appreciate quality hardware that utilizes open source software.
yes i want a system where as many people contribute as possible.
apple is the opposite of that.