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   Jon Sterling (jonmsterling@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 15:23:46 JST Jon Sterling

   @GeorgWeissenbacher (It’s not just research, but everyday life). I use Apple devices. Currently linux doesnt run on Apple Sillicon, but my point is not so much whether there is a linux port at all, but whether I can have things like reasonable battery life. I get 10-12 hours battery life on my macbook air. Even when a linux port to apple silicon is completed, I don’t see similar battery life ever being achieved. Too much strength comes from tight integration between hardware and software.

   I dream of a similarly high quality linux-based laptop, but thats just a dream. Linux remains viable for desktop computers, but for me it is not productive to mix operating systems — I need all or nothing. If I stop needing a laptop, I’ll reevaluate.

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 15:23:45 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     @jonmsterling > "Currently linux doesnt run on Apple Sillicon"

     It has been possible to do so for the past 2 years, see Asahi GNU/Linux.

     @GeorgWeissenbacher

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 15:28:18 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     @jonmsterling People use it as a daily driver, and from quick skimming you get around 9 hours.

     So "totally incomplete and unreasonable" seem like quite the stretch...

     @GeorgWeissenbacher

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     Jon Sterling (jonmsterling@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 15:28:19 JST Jon Sterling

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     • Alfred M. Szmidt

     @amszmidt @GeorgWeissenbacher This is totally incomplete and not reasonable to daily drive. and let me know when I can get 10 hours battery life.