[–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Sorry to nitpick. I am sure you know what you are talking about but people are easily misinformed and so definitions matter.

Chromium is Open Source. Waterfox is no more Open Source than Chromium.

Chromium is primarily developed by Google. So, you should be vary of their intentions and also aware of the potential fragility of a project dominated by one large player.

That said, Waterfox has exactly the same problems. As a fork of Firefox, it is dependent on Mozilla.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I was excited thinking this was 3.2 and then let down to see that it is just another 3.0 update.

    3.2 may not “punch Adobe in the face” but it is going to be a solid release. Most importantly, it will show that GIMP releases do not have to take years. If the time between releases drops, I am hoping that will attract more developer interest.

    A better “punch Adobe in the face” candidate may be the 3.4 release. It is possible that it will finally include full support for CMYK.

    Anyway, good to see a GIMP release of any kind, even if it is not 3.2 just yet.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Ya. That would mean 2020 Teslas, using far worse tech than what ships today, would all need new batteries.

    My local listings are hurting with Teslas as old as 2015 with original batteries. There are listings for 2013 that do say the batteries were replaced.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    There is a lot of misinformation on EVs out there.

    Current generation EV batteries are likely good for 500,000 km or more.

    But yes, battery tech is improving including some likely big price drops in the medium term. Sodium Ion is going to be a massive leap forward.

    But even current EV battery packs do not cost anything close to the price of a new electric car. Replacing the battery packs and getting another 10 years out of a car is already worth it.

    The biggest issue is that the tech is improving and prices are dropping. So, you will not want your old car.

    Better to lease for the next few years while things mature.

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