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points by varispeed 2 days ago | 0 comments

This explosion of "hacking" is interesting. Like wow I can run X on Y or wow I decompiled Z and I can add feature A and B.

So there is this wow factor, but really we just enjoy mathematic transformations on a greater scale than we used to have just few years ago.

My guess is that the legal system will catch up with it, but also people will get bored.

Like, I can run macOS on thinkpad! Great! but ultimately this is a crap hardware in comparison to Mac. Will it have backdoors, will it be stable? Who will maintain it? and so on.

For me, that's meh.

[–] platevoltage 2 days ago

There are years of precedent. Mackintosh has been a thing for a while already, and the community has always made big efforts to stay off of Apple's radar.

[–] bigyabai 2 days ago

I triple booted macOS on my Thinkpad specifically because my Macbook had one of the worst keyboards I had ever used.

For the brief period where Apple refused to sell you non-Butterfly keyboards, it was one of the best ways to use macOS.

[–] varispeed 2 days ago

Interesting. I have a few Thinkpads and I hate their keyboards with passion, but I could type on my Mac for days. I guess each to their own.

[–] bigyabai 2 days ago

The travel on my Macbook's Butterfly keyboard was like typing on concrete. Even with a light keystroke, it became a source of physical discomfort for day-to-day work. Add in the Touch Bar, and it was quite literally impossible to touch type on that machine.

The modern Lenovo keyboards aren't perfect, but they're comfortable for desktop-esque use. Plus, I prefer the arrow cluster with pgup/pgdn nearby so I don't have to reach for the function key every time. It's also nice to be able to buy a replacement on Ebay for $20, too.