Because what used to be a native application that used 200 mb of RAM now needs to be a web application built on top of a browser using 4 gb of RAM to do the exact same task.

I will honest to God pick fucking Eclipse over VS Code every single day, because at least it runs natively.

Does anyone ever actually say that?

I guess I never look familiar.

It’s hard for the younger generation to understand, but 4 Gb of RAM is MORE than enough for 99% of tasks if your software isn’t written by lazy idiots.

Until the padding material starts to dissolve.

It costs 50% more than it did at launch… if you can get one at MSRP, which you can’t, because they are immediately hoarded by scalpers and resold at exorbitant prices the moment an authorized reseller gets any stock.

Meanwhile their business customers can buy direct in bulk at a discount.

Raspberry Pi hasn’t been for consumers since before COVID.

Americans will never stand up for their own privacy because the vast majority of them thinks they’re talking about OTHER people - not them.

Even now, just like with the out of control law enforcement, they think somehow those cameras aren’t looking at THEM.

I look forward to my $3 payout 15 years from now.

Alright, had to go back to the archives for this one.

It’s good

You hit the nail on the head. That’s a very thoughtful and observant way of looking at it.

This whole snafu is fubar.

Gemini, is this true?

Thank you for your service.

One extremely interesting aspect of that episode is that while Barclay DID create holographic depictions of the crew for his fantasy world, and it does weird out the staff, they don’t actually present the holodeck recreations of the crew members as a PROBLEM in and of itself. The prevailing view isn’t “This is unacceptable” - it’s that “This is a disruptive fantasy that is preventing Barclay from developing socially and fitting in as a member of the crew.” Whether you chalk that up to bad writing or the future being accepting of using the holodeck to realize one’s personal desires is up to the viewer’s interpretation, I guess. Even after all these years, I don’t think we have enough information about the Star Trek universe to know.

Yeah, if we de-meme it and really want to define it, the difference is Star Trek is a post-scarcity world, so generative AI building things doesn’t take anything away from human artists - it doesn’t affect their livelihoods because their livelihoods are guaranteed.

As always…

Hand Banana!