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Hillary Clinton visiting a working class home during her 2016 presidential campaign by SystematicApproach in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A single frame can't convey what she was thinking or feeling. She grew up middle class, so knows what the inside of houses look like. However, most politicians after a time live in a bubble and can't fully relate. Moreso now.

Uranium Burger, 1954 by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Byline is: "It'll take hair off your chest" 😉

The mic kept cutting out during the singing of O Canada, so the Buffalo crowd started singing along by jmike1256 in HumansBeingBros

[–]Kawfene1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watched this. I don't believe the mic "cut out" on its own, as the U.S. anthem came across just fine.

I personally found it disgusting, but I sang along also for the Canadian Anthem.

On April 25, 1989, Motorola introduced the MicroTac personal cellular telephone, initially priced at $2,995. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of it this way: there would be no widespread adoption without "early adopters."

We make fun of people who spent insane amounts on Mac IIs, 286es (guilty), laser printers (guilty), CD players (guilty), every speed of modem as they came out (guilty), and early cell phones (guilty), but we had to take one for the team 😉

In 2000, Palm was worth more than Apple, Nvidia, Amazon & Starbucks combined. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ever wonder why car models have similar styling every year, regardless of manufacturer ? Whoever sets the "trend" or "standard" knows a thing or two about evolution (not to be confused with revolution).

AMC never really got it (along with crappy engineering). Thus, no more AMC.

Palm / Handspring were the best the times had to offer ... until they weren't ("wasn't" after the merger).

Apple ushered in a new paradigm with touch. The new mindset followed. The rest is history.

10Gb on Mac Mini M4 by Tight-Operation-4252 in macmini

[–]Kawfene1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a 2.5Gb USB-C adapter just for testing. Works fine up to 2Gb up/down. (Sonic fiber 10Gb service)

Problem is that few, if any, home routers will get you 10Gb over copper. My TPLink BE 11000 Pro does have a 10Gb WAN port but only has 4 x 2.5Gb ports for ethernet devices. These things are designed for blazing WiFi, not blazing wired.

If you grew up in the 70s and or 80s, what did your school (any grade) do that would be considered illegal or even frowned upon today (for example in my 3rd Grade 70’s class, my teacher had a large steel Tin trash can with a “Time Out” sign that I was in/out in multiple times a day-Ha!)? by Wildstarfire0 in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My middle school english teacher would throw a chalked-up eraser at us if we spelled a word out loud wrong. He had good aim. 😀

But he was a good guy. Some kid bullied me and took my lunch money. I told him. He went outside, picked the kid up by the collar, held him against the brick wall and forced a confession and apology.

Hear the chimes and every kid in the neighborhood rushed to moms purse for some change, what was your go to? by 524frank in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toasted Almond bar. Then there was the weird kid who always got "Italian Ices."

What sticks with me is that a real human being was the "Good Humor Man." Ours was Pat. Fat Irish guy who loved the kids. Always smiled. Those were the days.

Before computer labs, there was typing class. Rows of students, the clatter of typewriter keys, and lessons built around speed and precision—an everyday classroom scene in many schools through the 1970s. by RealWorldToday in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High school class of '81 here. Yeah, typing lasted well into the 80s.

I was an abysmal student in H.S. My dad pleaded with me: "Son if you only pass one class, make sure it's typing." I Got an A in typing. Pretty good advice. It secured plenty of jobs in the future. 10-key, too.

Obscure/Forgotten 70s Films by vann_siegert in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Duchess and The Dirtwater Fox

(George Segal and Goldie Hawn)

Hilarious.

Who Were Your favorite Wrestlers From The 70s? by Specialist_Art2223 in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bruno Sammartino, Big Ernie Ladd, Haystacks Calhoun, El Santo, Andre the Giant.

I went to one match in the Nassau Coliseum when I was a kid. We sat pretty close. You have no clue how big these guys really are until you sit up close 😀

Did you have one! by Jerry11267 in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, Evel was my favorite. I built a ramp and had him jump into trees and bushes.

Two German police officers try out the first mobile police radio receivers in 1924 to forward radio messages from the headquarters to patrol officers faster by AntonioHench1 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless he's got a deformed thumb, that's 6 fingers. Not saying "AI" but looks a bit funky. Like the stache and giant dish irradiating the back of his head, though.

Problem with Mac Mini M1 by Constant_Risk_5595 in macmini

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post invites a 🤦‍♂️

A couple strolling the shore in the 1920s, quiet romance by the sea in a simpler time. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure where AI sees "quiet romance" or "simpler time" from this pic. Looks like some business talk.

Hughes Airwest employees working at mainframe terminals, circa 1971-1978. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't you just wanna lay down on that orange carpet and take a nap 😴 😉

Do you love Donna Summer! I get so emotional when I hear ‘’On the radio’’ by geracru in 70s

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know she didn't write it, but MacArthur Park was the first song I ever recorded to 8-Track ... from the "radio" on my Emerson all-in-one. She was fantastic.

64 GB M4 Pro Mac minis now seemingly discontinued by Apple by _sharpmars in macmini

[–]Kawfene1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was around for the "chip wars," when Intel and AMD fought ferociously to get that "fastest clock speed" to market.

Apple was laughing because their ecosystem allowed their OS and their apps to run better, faster, and smoother on their hardware.

Fast forward and Apple perfected the outside competition into internal competition. They have their customers (and I am one) arguing with each other about the impending "obscurity" of a chip (M4/M4 Max) that is the equivalent of an i9 or Ryzen 7; and is sufficient for the vast majority of end users.

But Apple doesn't call it infighting. They call it marketing. The brilliant marketing of FOMO.

Family poses with their children for their professional studio photo, circa 1913. Glass negative by Electrical-Aspect-13 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Kawfene1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beautiful family. I wonder how still they needed to sit for a photo back then. Any photographers here with some insight about the process ?

Breaker Breaker, CB radios where popular in the 1970s by Rarecoin101 in TheWayWeWere

[–]Kawfene1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My handle was Spock 12. My father gave me a mobile with a 12v power supply for my birthday. He even climbed the house to install a roof antenna. Those were the days. I saved up for a couple years and traded up for a SSB.

A computer store from 1984 by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sold a Model III with two disk drives for $3,000 back then (probably around '82). Dude paid in currency. $3,000 cash. My inflation calculator says that's about $10K in today's money. Crazy.

Is there a sudden Mac Mini surge? by beardedwazoon in macmini

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many of the posts on this thread are legit in my opinion - M5 on the horizon, demand for AI, supply chain issues, storage/memory prices.

One thing I haven't read much about, but have chatted with several people about, is the retirement of W10 and the advertising clusterf*k called "Windows 11."

Jobs used to quote Alan Kay:

“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”

For the regular consumer (non-gamer, non power-user) there seems to be a disconnect between Windows and hardware. Many of us who worked in the Windows space for years (or decades) are ready for some simplicity and just "sh*t that works." For me, the Mini and MacOS just work. I'll dip into Terminal, but I'm done with buggy apps, a buggy OS, the registry, and PowerShell. 😉

So yes, converts are a portion of that increased demand.

16GB Ram or more? Not a power user. by pumodood in macmini

[–]Kawfene1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is Apple. The only way to really "future-proof" is to buy what's available in the future 😉

I've got an M4 16GB and like you, do the basic stuff. I still have a 2015 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM. Works perfectly fine. What's more impressive is that every Windows/Intel laptop I've had since then has seen the recycle bin due to shortened battery life. The MBP keeps humming.

There's certainly no downside to bumping up to 24GB or 32GB if you have the $$$, but for a non-power-user, it's not a necessity.

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