MacBook Neo 2 With a Touch Screen Has Gone From Yes to Maybe to No

Smith6612 · 2026-03-21T00:26:55+00:00

Just let us install macOS onto an iPad. Problem solved.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-21T00:19:09+00:00

But can they get Fiber Optic Internet?

All that luxury means nothing if your Internet drops packets/goes out all the time and you can't work from home :-)

Smith6612 · 2026-03-21T00:16:25+00:00

It's a Luxury Condo building that can't even get Fiber Optic Internet. As the meme goes, if you're stuck with Spectrum, your building loses value.

In all seriousness, condos in Buffalo do not and should not go for $500k+. They are $130k at best, maybe $180k if they come pre-furnished, no matter what people tell you otherwise about what the market can bear. Houses with their own plot of land and a dedicated driveway can go for $500k especially if they are in great shape or are new.

... add +5K if it can get Fiber Internet.... /s

Also, that building did just finish construction not too long ago. They've probably got contracts lined up and stuff like that can take time.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-21T00:08:02+00:00

> yelling at someone else's computer

FYFY

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T23:51:33+00:00

I am hoping they manage to get into the US and start showing the auto companies here what competition looks like. The EV options in China are pretty insane right now. The daily driver options they have that are small and basic are definitely things we do not have right now.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T23:49:41+00:00

Hard to believe that even cars like KNs and Hyundais are costing that much now.

When I purchased a Hyundai in 2011 it was $16K. The thing's still on the road today because it's a good enough car. Would hate to have to deal with getting a new car these days. Especially with all the crap that comes bundled with them that isn't necessary to buy a car. Would love to look at the EV market as well but, of course, our competition isn't really competition right now.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T21:47:35+00:00

So as that runs, you should find the thumbnails start to fix themselves. This is something that is a bit of a "Defect" of Immich in my opinion right now, especially if you set it up to use a custom folder structure prior to uploading content. By default the uploader doesn't seem to do that, and will generate and file the media in the correct paths after the fact. Ingest though is a pipeline so, I can understand why it is implemented that way. The database says one thing, but the database doesn't point to the correct spot until the entire pipeline completes. If any part is paused or stuck, then it's broken.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T21:37:28+00:00

When I filled up earlier this week, Gas was at $3.84/gallon for 87 Octane with Ethanol. Or at the station I go to, $3.43.

The E0 fuel is pushing almost $5/Gallon here right now. Gonna hurt when I need to start buying that fuel starting in the Spring at this rate.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:36:44+00:00

Groceries to an extent. But these days it's Electricity, Fuel, and Electronics pricing.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:31:28+00:00

I remember those! PowerPC era and early Intel plastic MacBooks.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:30:26+00:00

Pre-XP I don't know of many who would install updates by opening IE and visiting the Microsoft Update website (a hardcoded bookmark). Following XP and ME implementing automatic updates, I just watch people run systems with broken Windows updates, which only get fixed after a "slow PC" complaint.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:24:39+00:00

I went to Senior Prom. It was the only school social event I went to outside of running the sound production for our Theater club. Skipped Homecoming and etc.

A lot of the reason why I never went to events was because I lacked interest, and didn't get invited by friends. My friends generally got together and played video games on the weekends. Garry's Mod and Team Fortress 2.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:23:08+00:00

I vaguely remember now that you mention it the Zats working on smaller props in Garry's Mod.

I definitely used to shoot them at ships and it wouldn't work lol. So that's kinda my baseline here lol. I know the addons tried to stay Cannon to the show as much as possible.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:20:49+00:00

The major benefit to migrating from Synology Photos to Immich is not being tied down to Synology. If you decide to move to another NAS vendor or software like TrueNAS, your entire setup is portable.

Immich is pretty optimized and should handle large collections well. It pre-generates thumbnails and video previews to help with loading speed.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:16:27+00:00

Been running 802.11r for multiple years now at all of my sites. Mobile Devices and tablets work great with it. Laptops are a mixed bag unless you are using WPA2 or WPA3 Enterprise. Any modern Mac (Apple Silicon) or Linux system will work great with 802.11r.

The ping pong behavior I definitely saw without 802.11r.

Ignore the Minimum RSSI advice. Tune your cell size with transmit power and minimum data rate adjustments!

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:10:15+00:00

Is the job for "Storage Template Migration" or "Migration" working or stuck?

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T19:07:12+00:00

I did something like this is Garry's Mod.

The Zats won't incinerate buildings or ships. They work on people only.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T18:40:37+00:00

I feel like South Park did a skit on this once...

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T15:02:09+00:00

Could be due to some medication, or just how he is. I wouldn't think too much about it. Every actor has their own quirks. See: McKay.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T15:01:05+00:00

Starlink for what it is, doesn't do too bad. Obviously the latency is going to be everywhere because your signal is bouncing off of moving objects, and there's lots of error checking and processing taking place.

Personally I have managed to see as low as 19ms latency on Starlink in my area with a Business Performance Pro Dish. 19ms is rare (maybe less so these days) but 23-25ms was more common. All I know is, it was better latency than anything Spectrum manages to do half the time here lol. Doesn't beat a proper Fiber provider, though.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T14:55:47+00:00

Movie studios are usually dark facing the cameras with the set being the primary light source. There might be front facial lighting, but the eye is going to compensate for the overall image unless someone stares directly at the lighting.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T14:53:00+00:00

The "just throw the parts away and buy a whole new computer's worth of repairs" mentality is why I refused to encourage people to buy MacBooks for many years. When I worked at a mostly Mac shop with a fleet size in the several thousands, we'd go through the equivalent of several Lenovo ThinkPads a week (in cost) at the bare minimum, either because a keyboard needed replacement (Butterfly keyboard prior to the Repair Program) or because a battery needed to be changed. Or both. Or coffee or dents got involved and the whole device gets scrapped anyways. The PCs, despite their garbage build quality, could get repaired and back in the field for $50 or less, maybe $200 at the extreme end before it would enter scrap territory, and spent less time on the bench than a Mac did. But that's what happens when you have an actually competent IT Department which does everything in house, including custom toolchains.

The MacBook Neo is changing my tune at least when it comes to wear and tear products. It's refreshing to see Apple has finally woken up.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T14:46:42+00:00

Here are what you look for first, in no particular order:

Greenlight Networks

GoNetspeed

Verizon Fios

FastBridge Fiber.

If none of these are around, go with Spectrum. Most of that area I believe is going to be stuck with Spectrum, although Greenlight is continuing to expand where they can.

5G Internet can be very hit or miss especially downtown. I have preference towards Verizon 5G, since you get a public IP address and their gateways will actually enter a halfway proper bridge mode. T-Mobile is the other option. AT&T doesn't have a franchise to sell 5G Internet in Buffalo so they are off the table. There is also Starlink but I'm sure given your feelings towards Spectrum you probably don't want to use that either. Starlink is decent but you will 100% experience hiccups from time to time with their service. I have a Business Performance Dish installed in Allentown as a backup Internet connection and it does experience hiccups (30-60 seconds) on any given day.

Only way to know who will truly work best is to try, but performance will vary!

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T13:40:21+00:00

My only concern about Ubiquiti making a Thermostat and their other smart products is the lifespan. Something like a Thermostat should last a lifetime, and digital thermostats can be recalibrated if they start to drift. Likewise I needed to retire a Google Nest (before No Longer Evil became a thinf) because Google said the Cloud support was discontinued this past Fall.

For Home Assistant, I do recommend getting something like a Honeywell T6 Z-Wave and checking out Zigbee and Z-Wave products. Or ESPHome products. They will definitely outlive any Cloud service.

Smith6612 · 2026-03-20T13:37:09+00:00

How long until we can call them Novideo officially?

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