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Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by leetrout »

what_ever wrote: post #132
turndown wrote: post #116

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?

Yup, that and all the hand movements (along with the usual grandiose words used) were so distracting that I just stopped watching it.

The hand gestures were over the top.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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gnicholas wrote: post #257
alexashka wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I stand corrected. 1600$ for a 2014 LCD monitor remains fucking outrageous.

How much would a monitor with comparable pixel density and resolution have cost in 2014? Asking because I truly do not know. The high-end camera, array of microphones, and speakers are worth at least a couple hundred bucks — especially for remote workers. The connectivity is also pretty nice, and didn't exist back then. I don't know how the overall value stacks up, but I was pleasantly surprised the price was this lo…

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Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by Turing_Machine »

DonaldPShimoda wrote: post #211
dkarp wrote: post #161

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When I see a presentation so well trained and rehearsed, I am also put off. It's such overt manipulation of my monkey brain.

This is... such a weird take to me. Imagine you are a developer who are going to talk about a product you worked on, and you are aware that millions of people[1] are going to watch you present. You're telling me you wouldn't want to do everything in your power to be well-rehearsed? You wouldn't try to do things like learn how to stand still or not stutter? Like, that is just... I absolutely cannot comprehend that you…

There's a whole lot of distance between "stuttering" and "coming across like a slick politician or car salesman".

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by easton »

GeekyBear wrote: post #195
easton wrote: post #174

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Face ID is a step back in usability for most cases, since you have to be looking at your phone to unlock it. Doesn’t work if you’re in the car and need to unlock for CarPlay, doesn’t work if someone else needs to change music, doesn’t work if the phone’s in your pocket and you want Siri to continue telling you privileged info. They just solved masks (in beta), but that still doesn’t work for Apple Pay or app authenti…

>Face ID is a step back in usability for most cases, since you have to be looking at your phone to unlock it. You can flip a switch in the settings to turn off the requirement to look at the phone to unlock it.

My face still has to be in front of the screen, even if I’m not “paying attention” to it. That doesn’t solve most of the usability issues, unfortunately.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by fastball »

nightski wrote: post #194

Wow $4k is pretty crazy. I'm not saying it's a bad deal, just that it's enough to make someone think "do I really need this". I can build a powerhouse PC for $2k.

What $2k PC are you gonna build with anywhere near the performance of the Mac Studio with M1 Ultra?

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by awiesenhofer »

yisonPylkita wrote: post #156

128GB of RAM in M1 Ultra is unimpressive compared to 1.5TB of RAM in Mac Pro. Right now Apple doesn’t have a replacement for Mac Pro with Apple Silicon EDIT: At the end of the presentation Apple said Mac Pro refresh is coming later so let’s wait and see

That Mac Pro probably won't include a new chip though since they said "one last chip" when presenting M1 Ultra. So no more than 128gb of HBM, but maybe there will be some kind of DIMM support?

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by blintz »

8f2ab37a-ed6c wrote: post #123

Did Apple just imply that buying a faster processor from them levels the playing field for underrepresented minorities? Did anybody else hear this or am I hallucinating?

Yup:

"Now we're going to have designers from different backgrounds, different voices, different experiences, being able to have a seat at the table." (34:30)

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by lostmsu »

samatman wrote: post #199
tillinghast wrote: post #154

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For me it's mostly that they no longer announce anything that I _want_. I guess I'm not a pro-sumer looking to spend $3k+ on a workstation.

The Mac Studio is a very attractive offer for people doing audiovisual work on Macs. The price of 6K and even 8K video cameras is dropping through the floor, and working on that much raw data is demanding. The Ultra with all those 'neural engines' is a steal at four grand, if you need it.

It looks like an incredible machine for development too. And I would steal it, if it would run Windows.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by runnerup »

DonaldPShimoda wrote: post #211
dkarp wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I see a presentation so well trained and rehearsed, I am also put off. It's such overt manipulation of my monkey brain.

This is... such a weird take to me. Imagine you are a developer who are going to talk about a product you worked on, and you are aware that millions of people[1] are going to watch you present. You're telling me you wouldn't want to do everything in your power to be well-rehearsed? You wouldn't try to do things like learn how to stand still or not stutter? Like, that is just... I absolutely cannot comprehend that you…

At the other end of the spectrum lies George Hotz:

[Comma 3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLiehrC2DQ

In the middle, perhaps lies Steve Jobs:

[Handling Criticism] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o

[iMac announcement] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiWd8ujtK5k

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by krrrh »

Tade0 wrote: post #164
josh2600 wrote: post #52

The pace at which apple is pumping out new silicon is astounding. It’s hard to imagine anyone competing with them pound for pound, especially in the flops per watt game. I still can’t get over the fanless MacBook pros and the battery life. I actually hope somebody is challenged enough by this to really push for competition as this level of performance asymmetry will ultimately result in further pricing asymmetry as c…

> I still can’t get over the fanless MacBook pros and the battery life. The Lenovo X13s reportedly offers even more battery life at around 70% the multicore performance(based on demo device score) and is fanless as well. Still doesn't beat the M1, but comparing the TDPs of M1 and Qualcomm's 8cx gen 3 in the X13s, it appears that it's TSMC's 5nm node that's doing all the magic. Personally I'm happy that we're getting…

It's up to Microsoft to deliver something as smooth as Rosetta 2 though. I wonder if anyone with experience running a windows ARM laptop for dev can comment on this.
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