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Apple, please put back in full size up and down arrow keys
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The question becomes: to what extent does acumen for writing a compiler overlap with the acumen for writing reliable code productively? I think, generally speaking, the overlap in a Venn diagram of that would actually be relatively small.
People don't tolerate compiler bugs very well. I'd say there's quite a bit of overlap.
But what I was suggesting is that one does not need to be capable of being both a compiler author and an application developer (if, for the sake of discussion, we avoid any semantic arguments and treat these as generally different things) to be of good value. I don't know how to, say, write a proper lexer, or write any assembly worth any salt at all, but I can write what I consider to be good, reliable application code at a reasonable level of productivity.
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Windows is so terrible, though. I could never go back.
Windows is better than anything. Nothing else even comes close to its mix of quality, flexibility, stability and commercial support. Nothing.
> In the meantime, let’s give some other companies a shot. Dell and HP have gorgeous, reliable, repairable flagship laptops that are getting rave reviews. Right now, I think they’ve done more to earn your business than Apple has. The laptop mentioned in the "rave review" link is an elitebook 840 g5. I have been using the 840 g1 as my primary laptop for the last 4 years and it really is a sturdy device. The hardware i…
Windows is so terrible, though. I could never go back.
Especially the endless Update-hell in Windows which regularly and spontaneously brakes things and consumes hours and hours of your time.
Never experienced this on my Macs. (Of course nothing is 100% perfect, but the difference is huge in my experience.)
I wish apple would just make a line of laptops aimed at professionals. They could give us back a real keyboard, give us back USB ports, give us back swappable batteries, and give us back SD card readers (although this could be microsd at this point). They could even call it "macbook professional" or something like that. /s There is just absolutely no reason for these changes. The lack of USB ports on this laptop is s…
Outside of phones, MicroSD isn't really used, and nobody uses MicroSD for transferring files.
SD cards are still the standard format for cameras, which are the main use case for SD card slots.
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I just set a "visited" bit in the data structure while the code walks it. There's a cycle if the bit is already set. It's the same algorithm as yours, but a lot cheaper.
Perhaps cheaper in space, but you will have to do an initial pass over the entire structure to zero your visited bits first, so it may not be cheaper in time.
> [Apple quietly announced][1] that they were extending the warranty on their flagship laptop’s keyboard by four years. No, they didn't. If you read the very source the article cites for this, you find, > The program covers eligible MacBook and MacBook Pro models for 4 years after the first retail sale of the unit. The original warranty was 1 year[2]; this is a three year extension. "Extending by 4 years" is just too…
FWIW AppleCare for this price of machine has been the same duration and roughly the same price since forever, even before MBPs. What they have quietly changed is now you can only buy it in the first 60 days instead of the first year which was a big surprise to me buying a new MBP. It had been the first year for a very, very long time — since inception IIRC. Of course I learned of this change after I'd already had my…
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System 76 (the small linux-only hardware manufacturer) just refreshed their Oryx Pro last month, which looks pretty capable and looks from afar to be really good build quality. https://system76.com/laptops/oryx I haven't found many/any reviews of it since the refresh -- does anyone on HN have one who can attest?
I switched to a System76 Lumur last year after 5-6 years of MacBook Pro. The biggest adjustment for me was the battery life, it’s not terrible, but I remember I never had to think about charging my Mac. Aside from the flimsy hardware I can’t complain about anything else, I certainly don’t miss macOS and I’d take Linux over it any day. The price is a factor as well, I got a maxed out system for half the price, in anot…
My mbp is having the common keyboard issues and while looking at replacements I can’t find anything remotely close that balances what I need. :/
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You can't be serious? The thing doesn't even have a centred trackpad.
It has anumeric keypad so the touchpad is in the correct place.
I've got a HP with a number pad because no 15" model doesn't have one. I never use it (the number pad) but I have to shift the whole machine to the right to have the touchpad and the "real" keyboard in front of me. So most of the vern is on the right of my eyes. Great design!
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System 76 (the small linux-only hardware manufacturer) just refreshed their Oryx Pro last month, which looks pretty capable and looks from afar to be really good build quality. https://system76.com/laptops/oryx I haven't found many/any reviews of it since the refresh -- does anyone on HN have one who can attest?
> System 76 (the small linux-only hardware manufacturer) Nitpick: IIRC they purchase hardware from some other OEM vendor (Clevo Google suggests).