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Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by kqr » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC

On a similar note, people are way too precious about their dead-tree books. Feel free to chuck them in bags, make notes in the margins, fold pages, underline, and strike through text in them. It's yours. Make it yours! Your scribblings don't detract from what's in there – they elevate it to something unique.

(This is particularly true if it's a book that's still in print, or was in large enough print runs it's easy to buy another second-hand copy when the one you have falls apart. It's still somewhat true even when that's not the case.)

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by maxbrt » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC

ferranconde wrote: post #37

alanwreath wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes I want a post about that background, its pretty awesome how it gradually and seemingly randomly builds itself.

At the bottom of the post there's a link to an explainer post about the background: https://brt.fyi/posts/prime-flow-field/

That contains mostly placeholder stuff from Wikipedia and does not go much into detail, I didn't get around to finishing it yet. I'll try to write it up in more detail

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by rob74 » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC

Nitpick: those are (sharp) edges, not corners. Maybe the next generation of MacBooks will also actually have exactly 90° non-rounded corners? I guess that's the next logical step...

Also, TIL that Bosch also makes files. I was under the impression that they only made powertools (or electronic measuring devices, or other things with a battery or power cord).

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by timvdalen » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC

That looks so much better than that other post!

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by maxbrt » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC

trvz wrote: post #36

carodgers wrote: post #26

I would just like to say that with this page open I have ~15% utilization on my GPU. XD

I checked, too, after your comment. It's ~50% on an M2 (with 10 GPU cores) according to iStat Menus.

I know I know :D I have not done any optimization yet. Maybe I should also add some toggle to disable it or reduce the number of particles

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by noufalibrahim » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC

I did this with my first (and only Macbook) in 2014. Did it with a pocket file.

I never thought about blogging about it though. Perhaps something to consider.

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by Cthulhu_ » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC

rob74 wrote: post #43

Nitpick: those are (sharp) edges, not corners. Maybe the next generation of MacBooks will also actually have exactly 90° non-rounded corners? I guess that's the next logical step... Also, TIL that Bosch also makes files. I was under the impression that they only made powertools (or electronic measuring devices, or other things with a battery or power cord).

Their main bread and butter is components for cars and ebikes, their (power) tools / DIY stuff is like 22% of their business. Or so I learned just now.

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by eru » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC

rob74 wrote: post #43

Nitpick: those are (sharp) edges, not corners. Maybe the next generation of MacBooks will also actually have exactly 90° non-rounded corners? I guess that's the next logical step... Also, TIL that Bosch also makes files. I was under the impression that they only made powertools (or electronic measuring devices, or other things with a battery or power cord).

Oh, Bosch makes all kinds of things.

Bosch's logo is something like a sparkplug (the thing used in internal combustion engines). To this day, the 'mobility' division is the biggest one. See https://www.bosch.com/stories/creation-of-the-bosch-logo/

Decades ago I actually had an offer to work for them as a research student working on optimising internal combustion engines.

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by eru » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC

HugoTea wrote: post #19

I love the animation on the background of your website. And I totally understand what you mean about using a tool, if it's too delicate to do the job, then it's not doing its job. Imagine buying a hammer and trying to keep it clear of scuffs, it's obviously going to impede your work.

See https://www.brt.fyi/posts/prime-flow-field/ about the background.

Re: I also filed the corners off my MacBook

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Post by boredpudding » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC

rob74 wrote: post #43

Nitpick: those are (sharp) edges, not corners. Maybe the next generation of MacBooks will also actually have exactly 90° non-rounded corners? I guess that's the next logical step... Also, TIL that Bosch also makes files. I was under the impression that they only made powertools (or electronic measuring devices, or other things with a battery or power cord).

Bosch is one of those companies that makes a lot of different things. I own powertools, kitchen appliances and car parts from them.