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- <h2>Philosophy</h2>
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- <p>I typically like to follow the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy">UNIX philosophy</a> approach when it comes to creating software. In essence, the UNIX philosophy is a minimalist approach to software development. Software has to be easy to write, test, and run programs, such as this website.<sup><a href="#fn1">1</a></sup></p>
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- <p>When it comes to software, I prefer to have minimal bloat, and the computer should just do what I need it to do. I do dislike the Linux project in certain aspects due to it becoming so <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bloat">intrinsically bloated with new software</a>. I don't need ~1000 apps to achieve just one function; it should be able to get me from point A to point B in a simple manner without being bloated.<sup><a href="#fn2">2</a></sup></p>
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- <p>There always seems to be a simpler way to create things; the universe isn't made to be overly complicated. Before Einstein, gravity was a complicated mess of forces (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_physics">classical physics</a>). It obviously worked, but it didn't explain how gravity behaved the way it did. Once Einstein came, his formula was extremely simple and compressed into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_field_equations">famous field equation</a>.</p>
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- <p>What excites me is that everything we know right now is bound to be replaced by simpler theories that explain things better; there was once <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_physics">classical physics</a>, and then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_physics">modern physics</a> came to replace most of classical physics. Humans keep evolving and finding simpler, more general rules that explain more things; there will always be a better way and a faster, more optimized route.</p>
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- <p>A big thing that I've noticed from working on old vintage technology is there is far more documentation. On the PowerBook 145, there are a bunch of <a href="https://macdat.net/macintosh/powerbook/powerbook_145.html">schematics</a> and stuff actually publicly released from Apple. The point I'm trying to make is that now a lot of these service manuals seem to be more like warnings to not work on it.</p>
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- <p>These companies truly believe that locking down their devices to be as much of a closed system as possible is the only way forward. They try to make you believe something is just <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/electronic-waste-(e-waste)">E-Waste</a> because it's three years old; all tech doesn't have to be thrown into a landfill. Most of the tech in my house has been working since 2014.<sup><a href="#fn3">3</a></sup></p>
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- <p>Currently, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Rossmann">Louis Rossman</a> has been at the forefront of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_repair">Right To Repair</a> movement. A lot of companies choose to follow this practice because so much money comes from repairing; they get so much money and scam you into thinking that the device you have has to use <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-il/120555">"certified tools" from a "certified technician."</a><sup><a href="#fn4">4</a></sup></p>
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- <li id="fn2">Microsoft Windows is typically criticized for this; it has so many useless apps preinstalled.</li>
- <li id="fn3">I converted my old 2014 MacBook Air to OpenBSD and it runs flawlessly now.</li>
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