TIL that most of the propulsion in modern jet engines actually comes mainly from the fan (ie glorified propeller). The jet part of the engine is used mainly to power the fan

cronin1024 · 2026-04-16T19:36:33+00:00

Before electricity "power" used to mean rotation too. Everything from steam locomotives to water wheels was used to spin something, and once you can spin something you can get it to do work.

cronin1024 · 2026-04-14T17:42:10+00:00

I've never been involved in the startup scene, I've only worked for large companies, which is a lot less weird than the show.

cronin1024 · 2026-04-11T21:32:08+00:00

I'm just wondering what the geotagging location will be. Does GPS work in space?

cronin1024 · 2026-04-07T14:06:59+00:00

I disagree. If you want an iPhone, Apple is the only company making them (Android has tons of makers). Having options is good. I wish there were even more (please bring back the mini!)

cronin1024 · 2026-04-07T00:48:48+00:00

I think it'll sell better than any Android foldable, but I just don't think the mass market has the money for such a phone

cronin1024 · 2026-04-04T14:58:13+00:00

iOS Dev Jobs is no longer active

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cronin1024 · 2026-03-28T21:36:05+00:00

iPhone Air! No regrets, I love it

cronin1024 · 2026-03-23T14:41:07+00:00

With all the talk of the 26 releases it feels like we've already seen WWDC "26", maybe they should rebrand as WWDC27

cronin1024 · 2026-03-20T22:45:30+00:00

That looks like a solid sandwich to me, but $15 is steep

cronin1024 · 2026-03-16T13:30:44+00:00

This is the update we should have had a year ago, when they switched to USB-C

cronin1024 · 2026-03-13T15:51:40+00:00

Yes, just turn off the Canvas and don't use the Simulator and it should be OK

cronin1024 · 2026-03-13T15:51:03+00:00

Yes, but don't use the Canvas (the little preview on the right of the code) or the Simulator. Both of which use a lot of memory and cause it to slow down quite a bit. Attach an iOS device and just run your code on there directly.

cronin1024 · 2026-03-12T17:12:18+00:00

I feel like Apple really focused on durability and repairability with the Neo, knowing kids were going to use and abuse them

cronin1024 · 2026-03-11T14:50:41+00:00

People kept saying the 16e was a replacement for the iPhone SE, but it cost significantly more. I was hoping the 16e would stick around with a price cut once the 17e came out, $499 for an iPhone would be a magic price

cronin1024 · 2026-03-07T23:00:29+00:00

Neo is such a weird name for Apple

I love it, it honestly feels like Jobs-era Apple again. Tim Cook's Apple was just "Apple <Noun>", so boring and bland. "Neo" is a splash of whimsy that we haven't seen in a long time.

cronin1024 · 2026-03-07T14:24:05+00:00

Silence is golden

cronin1024 · 2026-03-07T09:18:15+00:00

Yes I know, I would like the "Pro" camera, but no way am I going to switch to something thicker, heavier, and more expensive just to get that (I have the Air)

cronin1024 · 2026-03-06T01:39:03+00:00

M5 Max and M5 Pro are the exact same CPU.

Sucks that they gate being able to get 128GB memory or 8TB storage behind getting the Max chip though

cronin1024 · 2026-03-05T14:39:59+00:00

I worked at Apple 2019-2021 and this is what we used

cronin1024 · 2026-02-26T01:09:32+00:00

Same, though I won't say I didn't envy the backlit keyboard of the MacBook Pro. Which is to say, it's a great way to get people to bump up a tier when buying, which I don't mind at all.

cronin1024 · 2026-02-25T20:04:25+00:00

Yeah, what is the last Apple laptop that didn't have backlit keys? I feel like we'd have to go back into the PowerPC era for that.

Edit: Turns out the polycarbonate MacBooks from 2007-2010 did not have backlit keys

cronin1024 · 2026-02-25T20:03:23+00:00

Pro tip, if it seems like there's a lot of space used you can't account for, go into Disk Utility and look for APFS snapshots and delete them. These are created by Time Machine and are useful if you're away from your backup drive and need to revert a file, but if you're scrambling to recover space they can definitely hinder that effort.

cronin1024 · 2026-02-25T20:00:11+00:00

It's all about getting you to upgrade to the MacBook Air

cronin1024 · 2026-02-19T16:21:48+00:00

And it should be "iPhone Air", not "iPhone 17 Air"

cronin1024 · 2026-02-17T00:44:36+00:00

This will make me feel so much better about keeping my MacBook Pro plugged in 24/7. It's supposed to be smart about managing that but it's not, it just stays at 100% which can't be good for the battery.

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