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Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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It's a shame it's still using the 2014 design. I don't really care about the camera or the screen tech, but the form factor looks actively retro compared to every other smartphone out there (and every other Apple product (okay except the cheapest plain iPad)).

That's the point. The iPhone 6 was revolutionary at the time, and not everyone wants to use Face ID.

True, but you could still have a TouchID button on the side. I get price is the main reason, I'm just saying that I personally wouldn't want to be rocking a device designed in 2014 in 2027.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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post #72

Would love to see Rust compile times on the M1 Ultra :-)

This is the only reason I'm tempted to get an Apple machine, tbh - those sweet, sweet compile times.

"let's not fix slow software, just pump more hardware at it"

it is scary how delusional and inefficient "modern" developers are

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

#124
Watching the Apple event brings up a question for me. I know nothing about sign language. They have to make new words for different technical fields as new words and technologies get created. I am curious to know how difficult it is to come up with a new sign, is there enough "entropy" for it? I also wonder what the process is. How does one agree upon the sign for a word and how it's codified and disseminated?

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

#125

I realize this is totally off-topic, but has anyone else noticed how wide-stanced all of the presenters have been? Like your legs don’t stand that far apart normally; the announcer right now seems to literally need to constantly shift her legs to keep her standing stance so wide. I’ve noticed this a couple of other places too; is some body coach teaching the weirdest crap out in California right now?

It's a power stance, they are asserting dominance over the feeble audience to whom they are selling $5000 computers

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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God damn that M1 ULTRA is a beast on paper for the power consumption. It’s what we expected but still I can’t wait to see real world numbers. Edit: and god damn again at it being in something as small as the new Mac Studio. Interested in price... Edit 2: $1999 for the base Mac Studio with M1 MAX. $3999 for the base M1 ULTRA model.

About tree-fiddy.. thousand..

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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post #50

God damn that M1 ULTRA is a beast on paper for the power consumption. It’s what we expected but still I can’t wait to see real world numbers. Edit: and god damn again at it being in something as small as the new Mac Studio. Interested in price... Edit 2: $1999 for the base Mac Studio with M1 MAX. $3999 for the base M1 ULTRA model.

Nice chip. Its only problem is that you pretty much have to run macOS on it.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

#128

I realize this is totally off-topic, but has anyone else noticed how wide-stanced all of the presenters have been? Like your legs don’t stand that far apart normally; the announcer right now seems to literally need to constantly shift her legs to keep her standing stance so wide. I’ve noticed this a couple of other places too; is some body coach teaching the weirdest crap out in California right now?

I noticed this too with a couple of the presenters. I wonder if it's some advice from their presentation consultants.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

#130
One thing I wonder is if their software is up to the challenge of being used in a box with 10ge and thunderbolt and whatnot. My M1 mac mini loses its mind if it has wifi and a crossover ethernet connection to a PC. The wifi link flaps up and down constantly in this condition. If I connect the mini to a PC over thunderbolt, "bridgeos" whatever that is will panic and the machine reboots. It's all a bit fragile.
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