Agree. Luckily there are projects to FOSS the newer stuff. Like pinephone, framework laptop, and actually getting Linux to run on cell phones. To me, at least, that kicks up the old tech interest “feels.”
I have always wondered at the difference between how computers used to be all about computation and now most CPUs average like 1-3% utilization or something. If it’s pegged it’s often something nefarious, even.
Definitely feels like tech went from a cool way to do new things to a curated garden with hidden mics and surveillance.
Not totally on point but I still would like a computer display headset with a couple transparent screens built in. Seems totally do-able with modern tech but nobody’s doing it.
I have always wondered at the difference between how computers used to be all about computation and now most CPUs average like 1-3% utilization or something. If it’s pegged it’s often something nefarious, even.
Definitely feels like tech went from a cool way to do new things to a curated garden with hidden mics and surveillance.
Not totally on point but I still would like a computer display headset with a couple transparent screens built in. Seems totally do-able with modern tech but nobody’s doing it.
Edit and of course there’s all the bad faith to propagandist uses of tech discussion still ongoing https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30997666
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