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This might be when it's better to not use the API and just pay for the flat-rate subscription.


I am on a Hisense A7cc. I think it's actually a much better experience than using traditional Chrome/Firefox, especially with scrolling as you say.


For Linux, why not use one of the many tiling window managers?


I am new to linux, so I don’t know my way around them currently!


X-monad and i3 are two common tiling managers for Linux. They prioritize different ways of working. So one might click with you while the other feels awkward…I connected with x-monad’s interface and not i3 but you might find the opposite.


i'd recommend a cheet sheet for both (i no longer have a url to one i used years-past; there's probably many variants nowadays) - but i can say a background pic of common commands can be quite handy when using tiling wms (esp when not using as a daily driver)


Don't worry, in a couple weeks you will be using i3 as window manager, code in neovim, have a github repo of your dotfiles, and consider switching to Arch Linux


You'd still have to learn this one... Takes 10 minutes to learn all about i3 config.


There is also a transflective lcd portable monitor: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/radiant-world-s-first-tra...

Video from MyDeepGuide: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NXLwc0eJZsw


Do you have a link to this? Does this mean that say Google Play, Youtube Music, and Youtube will keep working but just limited in what it can do?


Guessing the author means that you can dock it and play on a TV/monitor in your house in addition to being portable for taking around.


There once was something called a Super GameBoy, which was a cartridge adapter for GameBoy games to play via your SNES. It came out in 1994.


But if you wanted to play gameboy games on TV and on the go, you'd need to own a SNES, Super GameBoy and a GameBoy.

The SNES also couldn't play GameBoy games, the Super GameBoy was really just an entire gameboy in a cartridge formfactor.


But it's not the first to do that. There's a cable that allows you to connect your PSP to your TV.


Yeah, I had the same thought. However, the Switch actually makes that convenient, by design. I would play my PSP on TV all the time. It sucked. Getting the screen full size required your TV to have that option (and crappy cheap TVs didn't). Fumbling with the wires was annoying. It didnt have a stand.

The Switch has the same feature, you're right. But its designed (and marketed) around it. That's the difference.


Too small because of underscan? I'm baffled why with HDMI and the 1080p standard it's now the other way round - I need to disable overscan to get the full image and games still have to prompt me to choose a safe area to display UI elements.


You can play the PSP in your handheld and connected your TV.

With the Switch you can use it docked, handheld, and tabletop (i.e. stand alone).


Speaking of docking, there was this phone + tablet hybrid from Asus: https://www.asus.com/us/Phone/ASUS_PadFone_X_US/gallery/


Which itself is a bit silly, since there are already wireless video standards being built into TVs.

It seems like a pretty obvious ad though.


I know this counts as an accessory that bridges two devices rather than a complete device in its own right but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy. The Switch, as neat as it is, isn't without precedent.


What do you use the touchscreen for on ChromeOS? I basically never used the touch screen on my Chromebook until the beta with Android app support.


Well, touch almost makes complete sense in a web browser but few other places on the desktop.

Scrolling, hitting links etc would be easier.


Blink is a fork of webkit so it supports webkit prefixes anyways.


He's talking about Opera 12 and before which was built on the Presto engine, not the Webkit engine


The case with Opera is interesting. The web standards became so complicated that Opera was unable to maintain their alternative engine and implement all of new features. Microsoft might have to switch to webkit in the future too.


In addition to the Ergodox, Massdrop has another keyboard that requires soldering available right now, which resembles the shape of the HHKB.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/infinity-keyboard-kit


Hrm, that looks pretty neat, but as someone completely new to mechanical keyboards, I wonder if it would be a good starter.


Probably not, since it requires a bit more work than just a keyboard you can buy. I would say something like the CODE Keyboard, WASD Keyboard, or Ducky Shines are good and reliable keyboards.


I'm not opposed to doing some soldering - I'm mostly interested in the entry price. The lack of arrow keys concerns me a bit (but I suppose I could use their layouts to account for that). I'll give those keyboards a look though, thanks!


Probably, but since it is the one of the first to market, if not the first, it's not unusual for it to cost more than what is really reasonable for most people.


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