Change the title to something like "Picking an Apple laptop for development use".
Am I the only one getting title fatigue? Now I automatically skip or flag links whose title (not necessarily editorialised) are completely uninformative or deceitful.
Where to Go from Here
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Am I the only one getting title fatigue? Now I automatically skip or flag links whose title (not necessarily editorialised) are completely uninformative or deceitful.
It's clickbait, and I seem to recall hearing that it's a deliberate strategy from Hacker News – that they want people to be "intrigued" by the headline. I hate it.
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#13nvidia 1060/1070 GPU able to run VR headsets, without sounding like a hairdryer
Commensurate or better battery life
More than 16GB RAM
Easily upgradeable SSD.
More durability
Apple is not making this laptop! In fact, I have no inkling if they're going to make that if I wait another year, or ever. So why should I remain an Apple customer? I don't think Apple is interested in me as a customer. What kind of customer am I? Basically, a dev.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Am I the only one getting title fatigue? Now I automatically skip or flag links whose title (not necessarily editorialised) are completely uninformative or deceitful.
It's clickbait, and I seem to recall hearing that it's a deliberate strategy from Hacker News – that they want people to be "intrigued" by the headline. I hate it.
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#15I wonder if Mac-users realise that isn't actually an Apple logo, but is just a private-use character which Apple display as their logo (while every other system can do whatever it wants).
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#16Change the title to something like "Picking an Apple laptop for development use".
Am I the only one getting title fatigue? Now I automatically skip or flag links whose title (not necessarily editorialised) are completely uninformative or deceitful.