Fedora. Better than Ubuntu in pretty much every regard.

You’re gonna get your ear poked.

All apps developed by AI use useless, annoying, battery draining animations. That’s why you have to close them once you’re done if you want any battery life at all. The Suno app will chew through 50% of my battery in an hour.

Nothing stopping you. Well, except for the federal government and its military.

I definitely agree. Lol. But I also totally understand using Discord. I assume the community isn’t meant exclusively for people who currently self host, but also for people interested in starting to. In that regard, Discord will most likely be what those people have and are willing to use.

It is such an amazing vehicle!! You’re gonna love it. :)

The problem with cheaper vans of this size is that the large thin panels (like the roof) will flex and bend when you go over bumps. That causes slight changes in internal air pressure as you’re driving which you feel in your ears. Adults generally don’t mind, but children will dislike it and babies will often start crying (think about how babies cry on airplanes for the same reason).

So, for cargo, or for driving adults around, yeah, this may be a great deal, but for families, it’s probably a no-go.

If you watch reviews of this particular van, that’s a problem that is specifically called out.

I just bought a VW ID. Buzz, and based on the reviews, I think the extra 50% price for the Buzz is worth it. The Kia seems like it would be an ok van for cargo, but not for a family.

Mitch is very very dead. They’re just waiting until it’s politically convenient to announce it.

McConnell and Graham in one week!?

It’s like _____, but it sucks. But like, in a good way. Like the old Internet. It sucked, but that’s what made it so good.

You mean all of those people who say, “what’s a seatbelt gonna do if the plane crashes” didn’t actually give any thought to why else it might be important?

For email, I use Port87. I have a label specifically for job applications, and when I’m done (get hired), I block that label.

How many butthole pics do you think they received?

Ah, ok. Well I don’t think Framework has done much in the way of cost. The 13’s battery is listed on their site for $70, so it’s about on par with other battery replacements, if not a bit more expensive.

I understand that I can sell it. Why would I? I wouldn’t be able to get a better laptop for what I sold it for, so I’d just go through all of that hassle to have a similar laptop. Unless they somehow don’t depreciate and I’m just unaware of that…

I already paid the money for the Framework. They tricked me. They got my money. I already lost.

When it eventually dies, I will not consider another Framework. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me… you can’t get fooled again.

That’s good. This was mine two weeks after the warranty expired.

I would be more inclined to give them a pass on maybe a bad batch of cheap batteries if the laptop didn’t have a nearly 40% price premium over competitors. If you’re going to charge a much higher price, I’m going to expect a much better product.

I’m not sure that there’s any such thing as a “generic laptop battery”. They’re still made to fit one or maybe a handful of models. AFAICT, buying a replacement Framework battery is about the same as buying any other laptop’s replacement battery. I’ve replaced 4 different laptops’ batteries in the past 5 years, and the Framework was the second easiest (after the Thinkpad that you literally just slide the battery out of), but even the most difficult one wasn’t that hard. So as far as hassle, I’d say the worst offender still isn’t that bad.

1. Thinkpad (unknown model, slide out mechanism, no need to open chassis)
2. Framework 13 (chassis easy to open, unscrew old battery, screw in new one, easy connector)
3. Acer Spin 5 (basically the same as the Framework, but you have to pry the chassis a little)
4. Dell XPS (unknown model, chassis much harder to get into, but once in, basically the same as Framwork and Acer)

Batteries just aren’t that hard to replace.

Framework uses batteries that die after a few years (mine turned into a spicy pillow after 25 months). My M1 MacBook Air from 2020 still has 88% battery health according to the OS.

My Framework lasts about 5-7 hours on battery. My MacBook lasts about 15 hours on battery.

Replacing the battery on my Framework cost me about $80. Having Apple replace the battery in my MacBook would cost $160.

Let’s say my MacBook’s battery is about to go bad (it’s not). Battery replacement every 6 years, vs battery replacement every 2-3 years (let’s be generous and say 3 years) with Framework. That means after 6 years, both laptops will just be getting a new battery, and you will have spent $160 on new batteries for each one. Sounds like there’s no benefit to Framework battery-wise.