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Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by clouedoc »

Robdel12 wrote: post #245
clouedoc wrote: post #88

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I know it's not really related, but how did you manage to build two startups worth getting acquired in such a short period of time?

Oh that made it seem like I was the driving factor. Maybe for the first one (Percy.io) I can claim a large part of that success (owning the SDKs and support end to end). The other I just owned the front end infra and was on the growth team. The rest of the folks were the stars on that one. Edit: I guess I brought that up because I guess I don't know any more "real work" that that, ha. What is 'real work'?

It didn’t look like bragging, if that’s what you were worried about. Thnaks for answering :)

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by PhilipRoman »

sheiyei wrote: post #249
embedding-shape wrote: post #138

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> I built multiple iOS apps and went through two start up acquisitions with my M1 MBA as my primary computer, as a developer. And the neo is better than the M1 MBA. I edited my 30-45 min long 4k race videos in FCP on that air just fine. Before I was a professional software developer, I used a scrawny second-hand laptop with a Norwegian keyboard (I'm not Norwegian) because that was what I could afford: https://i.imgur…

Your hardware matters quite a bit if you're doing lower level things and the architecture is not the same as you're developing for. But apparently HN is all web devs

Unless you want to insmod things in your main kernel like a cowboy, I don't see why you'd need architectures to match. Cross compilation is the proper way (for some architectures it would be quite hard to find a machine capable of compiling the kernel before the heat death of the universe...)

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by SirSavary »

yftsui wrote: post #296

I lost trust of DuckDB's test after https://duckdb.org/2024/12/06/duckdb-tpch-sf100-on-mobile#a-... , they were comparing apples with bananas, well actually Swift app on iPhone vs CLI app in a terminal.

> CLI app in a terminal

The terminal and CLI app within ran locally on a smartphone, which was the premise of the experiments within the linked post.

They also weren't comparing a Swift app on an iPhone with their Android run, they were comparing both against "... the system in the research paper that originally introduced vectorized query processing[.]"

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by MagicMoonlight »

jandrewrogers wrote: post #287
AlotOfReading wrote: post #227

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And a single machine can hold petabytes of disk for medium scale. There aren't many datasets exceeding that outside fundamental physics.

> There aren't many datasets exceeding that outside fundamental physics. Just about every physical world telemetry or sensing data source of any note will generate petabytes of analytical data model in hours to days. On the high end, there are single categories of data source that aggregate to more like an exabyte per day of high-value data. It is a completely different standard of scale than web data. In many indust…

You could generate PB of data from a random number generator.

My question would be, why does a company need PBs of sensor data? What justifies retaining so much? Surely you aren’t using it beyond the immediate present.

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by joe_mamba »

coldtea wrote: post #292
joe_mamba wrote: post #157

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If someone would call Apple customers idiots, would they get banned for breaking HN rules? After all, they were the ones who kept buying generations of overpriced overheating intel garbage with keyboard that would break from spec of dust. Would that not also be the truth? Then why is it OK to call other people, Mac Neo skeptics in this case, idiots?

> If someone would call Apple customers idiots, would they get banned for breaking HN rules? No. There's no shortage of comments of HN that do exactly that. In fact, you just imply exactly that regarding them buying "overpriced overheating intel garbage with keyboard that would break from spec of dust". Been using Wintel and Mac laptops for 30 years, and, crap keyboard aside (itself an overblown concern, had those fo…

> There's no shortage of comments of HN that do exactly that.

Then you should have no shortage of examples to show as proof.

>In fact, you just imply exactly that

I didn't call anyone an idiot. The implication is on your interpretation. Meanwhile the comments I was replying directly called people idiots. If you can't make a distinction, I don't know what else to say.

>For the same reason the previous case is.

Previous case isn't. You get banned if you call people idiots on HN. Double standards hypocrisy.

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by noisy_boy »

disillusioned wrote: post #286
noisy_boy wrote: post #277

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It's not cost saving, it's deliberate differentiation.

Isn't it definitionally both?

Of course. At the same time, the cost saved is so little that you can reasonably discount it as being a meaningful contributing factor in this case.

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by noisy_boy »

compounding_it wrote: post #291
noisy_boy wrote: post #276

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Seems like vacation from things you have to do to things you enjoy doing.

According to Google AI > A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is a designated period of time for rest, recreation, or travel, often taken away from home. It involves a break from work or school routines, usually lasting several days or weeks. Vacations are crucial for mental health, reducing stress, and fostering better relationships. So maybe different meaning for everyone. For me it’s getting…

> a break from work... are crucial for mental health

When I'm hacking on my Linux desktop automation scripts on my free time, I can assure you that my good mood is positively contributing to my mental health.

> So maybe different meaning for everyone.

Indeed.

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by joe_mamba »

sam_lowry_ wrote: post #216
throwawaytea wrote: post #187

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I still manage and develop my php/jquery saas product on a 2011 27" iMac running Linux Mint, with an SSD being the only upgrade. Runs better than most new windows machines. No complaints.

I switch between Thinkpad T420s and PineBook Pro for all the hobby work. T420s has loose USB ports and the power socket is almost falling off, so I plan to replace it by a 5 years old T14 G2 in the coming months. I can afford the latest MacBook, but I'd rather not generate more e-waste that there is, and more importantly I feel closer to my users, and my code is efficient and straight to the point. My non-hobby lapto…

Do you have any of these meaningless jobs that come with top Macbooks to share? I am in dire need of such a job right now.

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Post by carlosjobim »

butILoveLife wrote: post #150
f6v wrote: post #127

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I never met someone using Apple laptops professionally who thought it was a status symbol. I only keep hearing this from non-Apple users.

Its because its frowned upon to say it out loud. Think of the people who buy fancy cars and pretend they bought it for other reasons than status.

Think of those who buy modern motorcycles which have the same performance as a super car for a tiny price and an out of this world user experience.

Re: Big data on the cheapest MacBook

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Post by coldtea »

joe_mamba wrote: post #305
coldtea wrote: post #292

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> If someone would call Apple customers idiots, would they get banned for breaking HN rules? No. There's no shortage of comments of HN that do exactly that. In fact, you just imply exactly that regarding them buying "overpriced overheating intel garbage with keyboard that would break from spec of dust". Been using Wintel and Mac laptops for 30 years, and, crap keyboard aside (itself an overblown concern, had those fo…

> There's no shortage of comments of HN that do exactly that. Then you should have no shortage of examples to show as proof. >In fact, you just imply exactly that I didn't call anyone an idiot. The implication is on your interpretation. Meanwhile the comments I was replying directly called people idiots. If you can't make a distinction, I don't know what else to say. >For the same reason the previous case is. Previou…

>Then you should have no shortage of examples to show as proof.

I'm not your search engine. If you're on HN long enough, you should have already seen a fair share of comments calling Apple users (and basically any other tech target group) names. Here's from a random 1-second search:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46812578

>Previous case isn't. You get banned if you call people idiots on HN

Must be new here.

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