But imagine if they handed out free access to Kimi or GLM-5. Actually, I still wouldn't use it, because I avoid APIs that say they hold on to data.

Man, I want to get a Framework, but I'm held back by the lack of trackpoint. Yes, I know it's not going to happen officially, but I just can't see myself using a laptop without one. So, until someone figures out some mod or 3rd-party part I'm sticking with Thinkpads.

Dell Precision used to have track points. Now the only holdout is Thinkpad. I sometimes wonder how much the track point itself keeps that product line successful.

That being said, thinkpads are almost as upgradeable as frameworks. The latest t14 received a better score from ifixit than framework for repairability (first ever to get a 10).

I wonder if Lenovo has telemetry of some kind that tells them how many people use the trackpad and how often compared to the trackpad / mouse.

I'd bet a bunch of money that it's barely used anymore.

Only benefit of trackpoint nowadays is that you don't move your hand. Otherwise, it's all downsides compared to modern trackpads, especially haptic ones like here. It's less precise, less ergonomic. Nowadays I'd rather move my hand a few centimeters off, than put regular strain on my forearm and struggle being precise with the pointer.

And most thinkpad users, employees of big companies, don't care at all about the trackpoint. I'm pretty sure it's only kept for the thinkpad brand and to keep the vocal minority of us geeks pleased.

> The latest t14 received a better score from ifixit than framework for repairability (first ever to get a 10).

Hm, I wish they had scores for the X230 and older; I'd like to see how they compare. IMO they're better, if nothing else because you can replace RAM, SSD and battery without unscrewing the entire bottom.

I don't think the difference between half the bottom and entire bottom would make a difference according to ifix it. It's more about: 1. Is it possible 2. Is it documented 3. Do you need proprietary parts 4. Without solder

same

I like most of what I see in the Next, but can it have a trackball like the original? I'm not a fan of trackpads.

Only if it's Australia.

Still better than five eighths.

It's almost like Qwen 3.5 9B is 4 times larger.

and that 4x difference allows you to use CPUs and much cheaper hardware to achieve the same level of outcome... for free

> A weekend of focused work, Claude as pair programmer, no ML degree required

It's not caught up if you're using Claude as your pair programmer instead of the model you're touting. Gemma 4 may be equivalent to GPT-3.5 Turbo, but GPT-3.5 isn't SOTA anymore. Opus 4.5 and 4.6 are in a different league.

good callout, want to clarify. claude helped us set up the test harness. gemma took every question alone with zero help. the ~8.0 is all gemma. and you're right, opus is in a completely different league. we're not arguing otherwise. we just found it interesting that a free 2B on a cpu matches what a lot of people are still paying for daily. every tool has a cost. some are free, some are expensive, some have rate limits. the right move is matching the tool to the job. thought it was worth showing where that floor actually is now.

Get the metadata from Anna. At least now it's freely available.

Also it's unfair to call Anna greedy. There can't be much money in giving stuff away for free.

Have you considered blaming Spotify or the music industry instead for how ridiculously closed the entire system is?

There is nothing open about that. You own none of it. Only usable within their walled off platforms.

Want to build an alternative player? Can’t do that. Support new or alternative hardware? Sorry, no API access. Want to record them onto a tape/CD/SD card? Forbidden. Want to play songs at your neighborhood party? Illegal. Use them for a funny video? Nope. Even sharing lyrics gets you a DMCA takedown request.

I really hate people using terms like "theft" or "piracy" to refer to the act of artificially-limited copying. Copying something does not take anything away from the person you're copying from inherently. Theft does. And piracy is like theft, but with murder and kidnapping too.

I'm pretty sure piracy also includes threats to phisical security by the pirates. No such thing here. Let's not dilute the meaning of the word.

I've been against the UK trying to shove its regulations everywhere and I'm just as against the US doing it.

> I used to think that HN is full of enlightened open minded people who are open to correcting misconceptions if presented with new evidence, and adopting better practices.

Well, I don't think the average HNer has much of a say in how WordPress is operated, or even uses WordPress by preference.