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I understand. You have to do what you have to do to survive. In that case make the best of the Windows pc and do your work to their satisfaction. Making a living is more important than what OS you use.

Sounds like they are giving you crap hardware. Also, the IT guy should set up the VM and make sure it works.

Also, as a dev you should INSIST that you MUST HAVE Linux available as well. You are the dev, you know what tools you need, it’s not up to the IT guy to decide what software you need

I say this as an IT Tech/Admin who was responsible for running all the IT at my company offices. I had about 350 users/PCs to administer plus servers, printers, telephone system, door entry system, switches, WiFi system etc…

If a new guy started they told me what software he would run and what spec was needed and I’d get the right pc for the job and deploy the software needed. Not tell them what to use.

If work let’s you run VM’s you could run Linux in a VM on your pc

You should try a Mac. You’ll be surprised at how good it is.

This is a great point. I’ve switched between Android and iOS over the years. The past 4 years I’ve been on Android but later this year I plan to switch back to iPhone because they’ve leapt ahead again. Google has let Android languish. They don’t add user delight features anymore and what they do have is poorly implemented.

Apple is constantly adding features that people USE in real life, like Accident detection, fall detection, satellite calling, memoji, Facetime, iMessage, Find my devices, UWB shows you with an arrow on the screen exactly where your loved on is in a crowd or your airpods behind the couch etc

Apple fitness is the best out there and Watch is hands down the best fitness device. And it works great with iPhone.

There are too many things to list but the general rule of thumb is that apple adds delight and useful stuff but Google only adds things that benefit IT like circle to search. That’s just a way to get you using Google search instead of a different search engine.

When an OEM like Samsung’s One UI is better than stock android, you know you have a problem. Plus the fragmentation: something that is on my android device may not be on my wife’s or my friends, or in a different place or whatever.

Average Android users don’t know quick share exists at all. So it’s always off on their phone so if you want to quick share something it’s quicker to send it on WhatsApp than to teach them what quick share is and how to enable it… Whereas every iPhone user knows airdrop and that’s nothing to turn on.

Even the recent customisation additions Apple has made are better implemented than on Android where it’s a clunky process to add a widget, they look terrible and Devs have limited access. Even the bedtime feature where iPhone displays a clock on the screen when docked and charging is excellent for the average user. Why hasn’t Android had this year’s ago??? And still doesn’t!

Plus magsafe is genius. The incredible accessories and ease of use is fantastic.

I can’t wait to switch back to iPhone later this year!

Yes it’s great because now Siri can live up to its potential. And it’s done on device and privately. And if you need to use chatgpt your IP will be obscured it so they cannot create a profile of you.

Reenember though that on device needs iPhone 15 Pro and newer. Plus we don’t know if current iPhones will get the chatgpt functionality or not.

It’s very clear in scripture. It’s written in black and white.

Yes it does. There are very specific commands for what food you can and cannot eat.

Also there are many commands that tell you not to mess with creation:

1. Do not mix seed in your field
2. Do not mix linen clothes with cotton clothes
3. Do not shave/destroy your beard: because it is natural and was given to you by God. Do not destroy it
4. A man shall not wear women’s clothing or a woman man’s clothing. Again, the principle is: respect the natural order. A man is a man, a woman is a woman

In all these commands the principle is to not mess with the naturally created order of things.

Therefore GM food if is an abomination. As is lab grown meat because this is not the naturally created order. Meat is only to be obtained from killing a clean animal who was naturally born and raised (no clones or lab grown animals)…

“cultivated artificially” - you just said it. If it’s artificial it’s not natural.

I choose to obey God. You need to make your own decision but be aware that hell is a real place. You don’t want to go there, trust me.

Who said I thought I was knowledgeable? I’m telling you that according to God, this is wrong. Don’t eat it

I don’t care. God never created it that way. He made animals. You kill a clean animal which was naturally born by its parents and that you can eat.

Not this fake meat.

Yes it does. There are very specific commands for what food you can and cannot eat.

Also there are many commands that tell you not to mess with creation:

1. Do not mix seed in your field
2. Do not mix linen clothes with cotton clothes
3. Do not shave/destroy your beard: because it is natural and was given to you by God. Do not destroy it
4. A man shall not wear women’s clothing or a woman man’s clothing. Again, the principle is: respect the natural order. A man is a man, a woman is a woman

In all these commands the principle is to not mess with the naturally created order of things.

Therefore GM food if is an abomination. As is lab grown meat because this is not the naturally created order. Meat is only to be obtained from killing a clean animal who was naturally born and raised (no clones or lab grown animals)…

These “experts” are crazy. How can it be kosher when it’s not a naturally occurring meat?

This would be what the Bible calls an abomination. I’m not touching that stuff, it’s gross!

When Russia and China attack and destro the US, no one should be surprised… The US brought it on themselves

Yes. I use my headphone jack at least 3 times a week for 4 hours at a time went I’m on dialysis.

Plus for home listening I have a nice pair of over ear headphones which I run off a mobile DAC/AMP which connects to the phone via 3.5mm aux cable.

I won’t buy a phone if it doesn’t have a headphone jack. Hence my previous phone was an LG30 and my current is a Sony Xperia 10iii.

I once tried using Bluetooth in ear headphones at dialysis and the damn thing fell out of my ear and onto the floor. Had to leave it there for hours until I was unhooked from the machine. Thank goodness the cleaner never came to sweep otherwise it would be lost forever.

With wired this is not a problem, neither is forgetting to charge them since they don’t need charging.

Ok, so the WHO are using dubious sources?

No it’s not that. It tasted fine when I drank it but to have that pure aspartame taste for days thereafter is not fun.

I can’t remember it was years ago, but I got this from Mayo Clinic website today:

“A popular artificial sweetener that’s widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO’s cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it’s safe to consume in limited amounts.”

So the WHO is saying it could cause cancer so drink it in limited amounts. So there may well be some issues with it. Definitely don’t be drinking 5 or more diet sodas a day that’s for sure.

I don’t know why they don’t use something like sorbitol instead. It doesn’t have these issues and I never have any side effect from it whereas the few times I drank aspartame my body rejected it and kept sending it back to my tongue for me to scrape off, until all of it was out of my system.

No other food had ever done that to me.

Of all the open source note apps I tried over a year ago, they didn’t seem that great. I’m also not interested in self hosting.

I like that Keep let’s you quickly create lists, let’s you add images, you can markup images, you can pin notes, search is fast and it all backs up to the cloud seamelessy. And I can result access it on any device.

In general I think there’s a lot to be said for Google services. Drive is great, put anything in there and have it everywhere and easily share.

Photos is indispensable because it’s so tig byhtly integrated with Android: take a photo and instantly it’s backed up to the cloud. No worry about losing my phone because my memories will be in the cloud.

I use Calendar all the time to manage events and reminders and it works perfectly. Also syncs to my calendar on Mint perfectly. It’s fast, easy to use, let’s you get in and out.

Google Messages now uses RCS which is great, is designed very well, and you can also send and receive messages from the web if you want. Plus it integrates nicely with Phone, Meet and Contacts.

It’s really hard to beat. And this is all free, although I pay €20 a year for the larger storage plan.

You can replicate this in Nextcloud but then you need to self host, set up incoming open ports, sorry about being ddoss’d or hacked, have either a large HDD or external HDD which may fail at any time. And it won’t integrate with Android as well.

I get people’s concern with privacy but I don’t think it’s as big a deal as people make out and end up throwing the baby out with the bath water.

All I can tell you is that the few times I drank it because I had no other option, I had the taste of it in my mouth all night and for several days afterwards. That’s not normal… My body was clearly rejecting it and sending it out though my tongue.

The only way to get rid of it was to scrape my tongue each time my body sent more back until it sent it all out via my tongue …