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> Does start-up time matter?

Yes.

> Who cares?

Me, and my colleagues.

> I have three terminals that have been open for almost a year.

I have 10s of them open at times. Close and re-open at least a dozen ones every day, because what I do requires that.

> Does anything actually require an i5?

Yes "modern" terminals really require some heavy lifting, because "smooth scrolling!"

> Whats wrong with requiring a GPU?

A lot. Showing text shouldn't need gaming level hardware. Then people moan about their battery life.

> Doesnt it get tiring, being so grumbly about other people having fun & doing cool things?

Haha no. Because they do the cool things, and they backtrack and return to roots as they move down the path. Watching this is delightful.

> Do you really think we should do as you say & just freeze time, insist on doing nothing?

Why not try to increase efficiency and try to do cool things without sucking the living light out of our systems, E17 style?



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