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From: Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Apple requires too much money and sacrifice of control
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:58:21 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-03-23, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
> -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
>>>>>>> Take a look at my Cinnamon taskbar:  https://i.imgur.com/yPGDm6a.png
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Um...yeah, so?   That you have ~25 Apps on your machine's Dock doesn't
>>>>>> mean that you have 25 Apps running concurrently.
>>>>>
>>>>> They are running, dude.  I'm an Internet presence.  Deal with it.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, don't buy it.  Show the RAM processes usage page, not the Dock,
>>>> for that claim.
>>>>
>>>> Similarly, even if it was true, to go identify just what the workflow is
>>>> which actually needs to have 20+ diverse apps running concurrently.
>>> 
>>> Do the math.
>>
>>I have.  That's precisely why I'm asking for what possible workflow 
>>could require so many concurrent open Apps for one human to allegedly be 
>>rapidly swapping between.
>>
>>Workflows are subject to the Laws of Diminishing Returns.  For any 
>>modern system with fast storage (eg, NVMe), the pretense of a 
>>productivity gains from leaving Apps resident in RAM has functionally 
>>ended for the Pareto Principle 80% portion.
>
>
> My "workflow" is just revolving through different apps for various
> functions.

workflows not involving "work" are just flows, any tampon will do.

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