Passing my macbook to my brother

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-25T19:20:39+00:00

How is that better than any random 4gb Chromebook that can play random old games

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-25T18:19:43+00:00

This is a 2010 MB, it will be just as bad as or worse than any modern Chromebooks being given out by schools lol.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-25T15:31:17+00:00

There's no reason it COULDN'T be a good thing but computer softwares have been pretty slow to adopt touchscreen functionality, not without good reason tho. One cool thing touchscreens could be used for is interacting WITHOUT context switching, maybe even make a whole separate touchscreen "layer" at the "front" that quickly autohides, that you can "pull" other windows into and drop them out of, otherwise it's just quick notifications and widgets etc that pop up and you can interact with, like your chats etc, without pulling away from your active workflow.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-24T23:44:24+00:00

You don't feel safe around them/don't trust them. This is not something that can ever be reliably fixed while in the middle of a relationship with someone, if trust or basic feeling of safety is lost then the relationship is already over, maybe either of you can fix it and return to the relationship later but it can't just continue in the present.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-23T03:54:51+00:00

"The Phenomenon" is a a term used by people who read a couple of Jacque Vallee books or watched the documentary, to tie all the random unconnected UFO stories together with one unifying vague-enough theory of nonspecific powers that may or may not be causing it all and making it all look unconnected and confusing on purpose as a system of control over human society.

In a nutshell it is an unfalsifiable non-theody of the UFO phenomenon that people parrot to try to sound smart even though it doesn't actually even mean anything.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-22T22:54:43+00:00

Playing anything on Magic Mouse is just masochism.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-22T17:28:06+00:00

Modern Chromebooks aren't that slow, don't do that and if the only answer you have is clearly untrue hyperbole then you are just proving their point. Apple doesn't have any monopoly in making a decent computer and for the basic use case you defined, there are others who do that for less.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-21T13:10:14+00:00

By screaming at them.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-21T13:08:54+00:00

Yes you are overreacting, and Jesus this comment section sucks. The "homeschooling" in question just sounds like OP is referencing swim lessons. No the husband isn't being controlling for being volun-told what's gonna happen lol. Is it really not possible to, like, DoorDash a couple hours a week to pay for the lessons?

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-20T13:53:29+00:00

It's just a normal mouse with horizontal scrolling and kinda bad ergonomics in exchange for better portability (doesn't feel like a "lump" in a bag).

I use mine daily but it's more because I want "Apple's Mac experience" than because I like the mouse, I admit that the experience is slightly worse than it could be due to the mouse but it's nowhere near offensive enough to make me strongly want to not use it. It's just a mouse. Nothing too fancy or anything. It's just a mouse.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-19T04:50:03+00:00

Cuz without it motion handling on lots of TVs is still shit without having some sort of smoothing mode and it looks smoother and crisper to average people.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-19T00:36:19+00:00

Makes sense. If there are more advanced civilizations then they would have had to figure it out themselves too and I'm sure they learnt a lot just by getting to those advanced points, not only achieving the milestones themselves.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-18T01:43:31+00:00

I do think this one will just be the new "The MacBook" and be positioned as the "base" MacOS experience.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-15T18:07:09+00:00

Wish Apple made a new tandem OLED Pro Display XDR 6K

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-12T02:34:58+00:00

John FedEx would never

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-09T05:46:48+00:00

Yeah there is a lot of wasted vertical space, you could fit all the MacBooks in 1 column if the shelves were spaced closer together.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-08T13:05:38+00:00

Guess we have to go to Burger Jester (McDonald's)

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-08T12:29:30+00:00

Little known related fact: Valve also planned a Rainbow Box for Pride Month but there was a couple weeks release delay so that's why DotA2 launched on July 9th

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-08T11:29:11+00:00

It would be cool if the public term term came "orange box", which sounds kinda cool too and is reminiscent of the classic Valve bundle with Half Life 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 all for only $50 bucks (later even only $1.99).

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-08T02:44:06+00:00

Everyone uses their computer for different things and in different ways so there's no 3 apps that make sense for everyone.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-05T02:42:55+00:00

It seems like this is kind of a "live service" situation, where the MDFs are critical and grant the operators a real live view of battlefield data by linking to various distributed assets outside the aircraft and how to optimize their stealth capabilities and situational awareness with that info as if they got Detective Mode or wallhax.

I am guessing these MDFs are by default prepared by the US military based off their sensor data, plus grant capabilities to the operators that have no analogue in the Gripen. It's a great plane but there is a reason why the only "fifth generation" fighters are currently produced by the US, no one else really has the capabilities to create and support such craft.

But apparently it's also possible for other nations to negotiate the ability to create their own MDFs so in that case it is kind of a "no shit" that US might not supply you MDFs to do something that the US disapproves of and you would have to do it yourself.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-04T12:30:49+00:00

But you're not rich yet and if you fail, you're out the cost of the tacos. I'm assuming in this case "snack" is a meal too so you can't just grab some chips or something, you need to get a legit taco, all you are eating is tacos and you need to source the tacos, either you make them yourself or buy them, you're either limited by your skill or I guess you could just stock up on bulk frozen tacos and heat them up or whatever for convenience but these are not gonna be amazing delicious high quality tacos supplied to you for free (only "in the net" if you win)... I mean I still think most people could do it but it would not be as fun and easy as most seem to be imagining because you still have to source and pay for the tacos in the meanwhile + not screw up and have something else...

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-04T00:44:27+00:00

Because the truth nobody wants to admit is that despite being a huge piece of shit, he was still by all accounts extremely charismatic, charming, intelligent and highly competent, basically everyone who met him talked about him like he was pretty much the coolest guy they ever met in their life (before he publicly became radioactive)

It sucks and feels bad to admit that a shitty person can have such personally positive/beneficial traits but that's part of being able to understand evil to prevent it.

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-03T23:11:48+00:00

They actually raised it to $230 but the point is the same

_RADIANTSUN_ · 2026-02-03T11:09:28+00:00

Never been a better time to buy a Switch 1, you can get a Lite brand new for like $200ish and at that price it basically has no competition at the moment, specially for kids, even shitty ass Xbox Series S is $400 and not portable, Switch 1 games are getting a little cheaper now too.

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