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Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook

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Post by bryanlarsen »

fgblanch wrote: post #282
millstone wrote: post #13

What's the actual chip used - HQ, U, or Y series? Odd they call it "high performance" but don't publish even the clock speed.

Wired says it is Y series: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-pixelbook-release-date... So according to the intel website it should be this one: https://ark.intel.com/products/95441/Intel-Core-i7-7Y75-Proc...

And it's fanless, so more likely to throttle. They're calling it "high performance" but that might be a bit of a stretch, at 4.5W the latest iPads will probably run rings around it.

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Post by morganvachon »

euyyn wrote: post #276
morganvachon wrote: post #245

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"I'm using fraud as an ordinary layman would use it" Fair enough, my point was more that I was so surprised you were willing to stick your neck out by officially speaking for Google here, especially regarding legal matters. No, I'm not a lawyer, but I do have nearly 20 years in law enforcement and LE-related work, enough to have a bit of an informed take on things like this. I do feel that Google was wrong to permane…

> by officially speaking for Google here, The very disclaimer he added saying he was a Googler also said he wasn't speaking for the company.

His comment was edited, it originally said (Disclaimer: I work for Google) and was changed after my comment was posted. I think that action speaks for itself.

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Post by s17n »

samstave wrote: post #255
victorhooi wrote: post #148

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Um, you realise you uploaded a bunch of (presumedly) copyrighted material to a public video sharing site? That would normally raise a bunch of red flags. If you're stuck, there are dedicated support channels to actually talk to people - or feel free to reach out to me (my non-work email is in my profile.)

Uhm, you realize they created a completely open bucket for public to upload videos into and then put all the onus on the uploaders regardless? And they are one of the richest companies on the planet, and they just shit on the users, but allow freaking child porn and other disgusting content and then also delete anything politically relevant if it invades a safe space.... Yeah - screw youtube and google. The onus is o…

This guy's onus is out of control.

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Post by bogomipz »

dabockster wrote: post #281
bogomipz wrote: post #101

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>"The SMC is actually kind of nice to have since it means that the actual boot sector is more sandboxed." Can you elaborate on this? How does the boot sector sandboxing work exactly?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Controller It's primary purpose is largely DRM, but I'm guessing it has to store a large portion of boot information on the chip as to prevent a Mac drive from booting in a standard x86 tower.

Thanks, yeah I'm familiar with the SMC but this is the first I've heard of it in the context of boot sectors.

There wasn't much in the wikipedia link about that.

Also the primary purpose of an SMC is not DRM, but battery, fans, power management etc.

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Post by xenomachina »

samstave wrote: post #255
victorhooi wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Um, you realise you uploaded a bunch of (presumedly) copyrighted material to a public video sharing site? That would normally raise a bunch of red flags. If you're stuck, there are dedicated support channels to actually talk to people - or feel free to reach out to me (my non-work email is in my profile.)

Uhm, you realize they created a completely open bucket for public to upload videos into and then put all the onus on the uploaders regardless? And they are one of the richest companies on the planet, and they just shit on the users, but allow freaking child porn and other disgusting content and then also delete anything politically relevant if it invades a safe space.... Yeah - screw youtube and google. The onus is o…

> Uhm, you realize they created a completely open bucket for public to upload videos into and then put all the onus on the uploaders regardless?

As opposed to what? If the city creates a public park and you decide to commit a crime there, are you somehow no longer responsible?

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Post by terminalcommand »

victorhooi wrote: post #196
terminalcommand wrote: post #152

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I installed Linux Mint Debian for my mother, works just as you described. Once in a while I login as root and run "apt-get update && apt dist-upgrade" on the machine. That's about it. Even when her laptop broke and she needed to switch to a backup machine, I just plugged out the hard drive and put it in the new laptop. After installing wifi drivers, linux continued to run. And I'm at peace since she doesn't know the…

Yeah, I tried the Ubuntu desktop experience for them as well. Unfortunately, even though I wish it was the year of the Linux desktop it's still not quite there yet for the non-tech savvy. New devices are a pain, websites that don't work for whatever reason are a pain (since Linux penetration is so small, a lot of people don't test it), and overall the UI is nice for power-users but still inscrutably complex and unint…

I installed linux mint debian, with Cinnamon. There is the start menu, there is a file explorer, there is firefox and an email client. There isn't any difference to Windows for a casual user.

I admit, setting up the system can be a little time-consuming. But once everything is working, it is real easy to operate.

If there are any problems, I help.

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Post by threatofrain »

victorhooi wrote: post #309
tehwebguy wrote: post #293

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> In fact - Apple even introduced controls to stop scalping of Genius Bar appointments Yeah, they prevent the purchase. That sounds reasonable. They decidedly DO NOT brick the buyer's phone, or their entire digital life, if they suspect someone bought more than the limit. Also, even if they did, which would be just as horrible and outrageous as when Google does it, at least they have reasonable phone support and reta…

The issue isn't buying over the limit. The issue is making it seem like your account is hijacked, or part of a bot-net, or committing payment fraud (e.g. stolen credit cards). Say you create 100 email accounts - john001@gmail.com, john002@gmail.com, john003@gmail.com etc. - and have them each buy a phone, and ship them to a single physical address. Most people would see that as a major red flag for something fishing…

A bank freezing your account to protect you, because they think someone hijacked your account, is different than a bank that thinks you're a bad person and the bank wants to find out every single account you have and punish you.

Many people have experienced financial protections, but few have experienced an adversarial bank, and I imagine that would scare a lot of people.

It sounds like to me Google does both things. Google does things which are comparable to customer fraud protection, and Google also does things which maximally asserts its positions in a punitive manner, at which point, is it time for lawyers and media PR battles?

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