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> Windows is practically banned.

FWIW I don't think this is accurate (was kinda true in the 2010s?). I wouldn't be surprised if it's almost easier to get windows laptop than linux one now.


Since it's mostly browser tabs, as long as you have ample memory (eg 16gb) it's good enough.

And the counter intuitive thing is that people in countries with lots of renewables and not so many external links (e.g. Scandinavia with hydro) might be against adding more links since it will increase electricity prices.

Bloomberg has a long read about this: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/why-uk-gu...

(pottty training strategy changes were apparently somewhat pushed by researchers close to disposable diaper industry)


> Why did google code end? Was it too hard for them to monetize?

My guess is that abuse (people hosting files/data that google didn't/wasn't allowed to host) made it untenable for a service that wasn't generating revenue and had limited headcount.

Something like Google drive or yt could spend a lot more energy stomping it rather than the handful of folks from the open source programs team.


For me, can do anything complex in terms of history rewriting without ever shooting myself in the foot (worse case just `jj undo`).

And the UI is pretty intuitive so don't really have to search for a solution, usually the command to use is obvious (tho I guess now you could delegate the UI to an LLM to ask it to give you the right incantations).


Do you use a mega-merge + absorb workflow on top of the faned-out changes?


Yeah same here, have been using jj exclusively, the only reason people notice is because my branch names default to the changeid in my setup so I've had questions about the random looking strings.


> And? Reduced capacity for awhile raises prices

That oil is being consumed somewhere, countries/industries will face shortage (in addition to the price increase).


FYI this is a parody website. (in case it's not obvious)


It wasn't obvious to me!


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