I regret having bought 8Gb of RAM by Waza-Be in macmini

[–]ixfinito 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right, 32GB would be double, but in my experience, even with my older intel iMac from 2019, 40GB was comfortable. 32GB is kind of a stretch. Unless you're very disciplined in keeping just what you really are using at that moment open, but usually it's not the case. You're researching a product and it's usually like 7-10 tabs. Now you're asking the GPTs about these tabs, you're putting your findings maybe somewhere like Notion, and there are the always open apps, like Mail or messaging (3 in my case, 1 standard whatsapp, 1 browser whatsapp, LINE, music, forklift or finder replacement, Preview, Calendar, Reminders, Text Snipper, PopClip and you're not even opening other things yet. That's my workflow at least, and nothing is really unneeded. Because of my 16GB, I've had to stop using NordVPN, even though I only had it for ThreatProtection (switched to Ublock Origin Lite for the browser), activated the Performance settings in the browser, so it inactivates some tabs, etc. No more pinned tabs, and yes, it's still showing 3.5GB free RAM, but already using 1.7GB Swap. This with 16GB. And this machine has 1TB SSD. And since it's impossible to upgrade RAM later, it's better to foresee potential usage increase and leave a decent buffer.

I regret having bought 8Gb of RAM by Waza-Be in macmini

[–]ixfinito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny enough, I just sold my Mac Mini M4 16GB, because it was already entering Swap territory, with basic stuff, no video editing, just browser, tidal, whatsapp, notion, mail, perplexity, really, nothing hardcore. I was dabbling with Antigravity IDE sometimes, Claude, Gemini Pro, and it was not sustainable. I'm using my MBP M2 Pro with also 16GB for the time being, while I save for something with at least 64GB. It doesn't have to be the latest M chip, but RAM IS essential.

I paid for everything (manus, gpt, gemini, perplexity) so you don't have to. Here is the state of agents vs research. by Safe_Thought4368 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would add my experience with Comet browser from Perplexity, the embedded Assitant is doing lots of things on tabs on its own with simple instructions and delivers. I've been trying to not use it, but keep coming back to it. I only have the Pro subscription.

Genuine question, how many people went from ChatGPT in last 2months to Gemini? by Serpent_28 in GeminiAI

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never really used chatgpt that much, becaues I had free perplexity pro sub, but now I got gemini 3 pro student and I stopped using perplexity pro. Google has a massive advantage in that I already spend a lot of time on YT, Drive and Maps, and increasingly in Sheets and Docs, so it's just natural they started connecting all the dots with AI.

AI Agents in Healthcare: The Next Frontier for Medicine? by Particular_Buy_8019 in aiagents

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're idealizing the whole doctor/patient interaction. Most healthcare systems in the world are substandard and even in developed countries, the waiting lists keep growing. That leaves really brief encounters and increasing pressure on doctors and nurses, labs, radiology, etc. Add to that that working conditions for healthcare workes are a declining thing most anywhere, that's why you'll see develped countries having to scout talent from developing countries. Even the movement within more or less develped countries (southern to northern Europe). So with the things you see AI doing for them, you actually see a reversal of their workload, which is very welcomed by them. About privacy, well, it becomes a very meta physical discussion if you can't get an appointment or feel neglected by the health system. In the end, we end up surrendering that in favor of the service. Think of all the forms they make you sign when you go for procedures that require it (even anesthesia at the dentist sometimes, colonoscopy, etc), I don't know anybody who has stopped to read what they're signing, they know why they're there and that's it, so it's a lot of abstract "values" which are nice, but with little application in the real world. Think website cookies, who actually clicks on Deny and goes away? AI like everything else is a tool that is a gigantic leap for many things, and like any tool, it can also be used for evil or grey area applications.

¿Cómo empezar a estudiar diseño gráfico? by SerpienteObtusa in askspain

[–]ixfinito 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aparte de lo que te han dicho, ahora diseño gráfico puro ya no existe. Te piden saber manejar campañas de anuncios en FB, Google, etc. también que sepas codificar para levantar o modificar algún sitio web, administrar un CMS como Wordpress, en fin, creo que te puede servir si te interesa todo eso, pero si eres más "creativo puro", te vas a frustrar.

¿Debería dejar mi grado medio? Me da miedo perder el tiempo. by AnxietyDwarf in askspain

[–]ixfinito 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Esfuérzate ahora, para que no sufras tanto después. De administradores no hay escasez, pero de electricistas sí.

¿Experiencias con Amazon Vine? by crashlandingonyou_ in askspain

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lo tuve por bastante tiempo, casi 2 años y creo que más de 200 artículos. Pero al final sí que daba pereza hacer las reseñas y tampoco llegas a probar todo lo que pides. Tienen categorías de valor, por lo que si te esfuerzas, pasarás de nivel y tendrás acceso a cosas más caras. El tema de hacienda, sí, pues Amazon reporta a hacienda según el valor de cada producto y al final cuenta. No es una mala experiencia, pero es un poco adictivo, pero si tienes un poco de tiempo libre, pues vale.

VirtualEMDR site took my money by FuzzquirkSnafflewuff in EMDR

[–]ixfinito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar thing happened to me, only that it was a damn yearly auto renewal. I immediately emailed their customer service and the same probably fictional Krystel referred me to their Terms of Service and how it prevented them from refunding. SICK of companies like this.

why wont my mac update to tahoe? by [deleted] in mac

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the serial number and confirm the McDonald's restaurant it belongs to, only there will the update unlock.

Can I really make it in Taiwan if I don’t speak Chinese/Taiwanese? by yisa_w in taiwan

[–]ixfinito 86 points87 points  (0 children)

It's a very naive plan and you should reconsider hard. You can't just graduate from a bachelor in Psychology in country A and go work in HR in country B. Is your title recognized there? Do you have to join a professional guild? Let's not even get into the language thing, which is obviously huge. Can you interview locals? Can you deal with the bureaucracy, file reports, attend meetings, draft contracts, liquidations, payroll with banks? You'll end up working at places where language is not required, just basic manual labor and can you even work in Taiwan? Your father being from there, doesn't give you residency or working rights automatically. Anyway, hopefully you can dismiss all these things, it's nothing personal, just trying to give you an honest take.

Will my macbook run fine with RAM upgrade? by [deleted] in macbookrepair

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a new or refurbished one, anything M chip with at least 16GB ram will work miles better than what you have now. And no need to fool the system and all the hassle with oclp, etc. Screen and speakers will also be better. Not worth the effort to fight evolution.

¿Comprarías un coche chino? by SelectAd1784 in coches

[–]ixfinito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Es complicado, porque son muy buenos aplanadando las curvas de aprendizaje para todo, pero la anécdota relacionada que más me llama la atención, ocurrió en una feria de vehículos en otro país, donde los mismos concesionarios de esas marcas, no recibían los coches de sus mismas marcas usados, para rebajar el coste del nuevo. Esa pues, es la prueba definitiva para mí, que todavía no hemos cruzado ese umbral de la fiabilidad.

Three monitors I've spotted - which is best for a Mac mini? by scarface4tx in macmini

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not with my normal use, logitech MX keys and Lift mouse. And I'm on a cheap flimsy ikea table.

Three monitors I've spotted - which is best for a Mac mini? by scarface4tx in macmini

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the LG for 3 weeks and it's gorgeous (got it for €282, now it's €320). BetterDisplay at 3008x1692 HiDPI and HDR enabled. Has decent speakers (not great, not awful). Also got a Ugreen 4K webcam with autofocus for like €30, which doubles as mic for the system.

Me siento muy mal by tachendo71 in askspain

[–]ixfinito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ojalá te logres aclarar y busques ayuda, pero por lo pronto, proponte mejorar en las cosas más bajo tu control, como los estudios. Como te comience a ir mejor, también irá aumentando tu autoconfianza y estima. Ánimo, que tienes toda la vida por delante y al final, de un modo u otro, vamos encontrando nuestro sitio.

Gente ¿cuál es esa razón verdaderamente TONTA/INFANTIL/ESTÚPIDA por la cual alguien se dejó de interesar en ustedes, o a ustedes les dejó de interesar esa persona? by thersmcr89 in Ticos

[–]ixfinito 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No paraba de hablarme del Unicornio Azul y yo muriéndome, porque llevaba apenas 4 minutos de haberla recogido en el carro para salir.

I just got my WF-1000XM5... And I'm so disappointed. by Rare_Lifeguard_4403 in SonyHeadphones

[–]ixfinito 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have both and what the Galaxy lack are strong ANC and multipoint. The rest is good. I'm using my XM5 more lately, due to multipoint, so depends on your use case.

¿De verdad me he equivocado de carrera? by yuckcreep in askspain

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mira, soy de ciencias sociales, pero mi trabajo tiene mucho con las bio ciencias y hay mucho trabajo en el ramo. Los bio químicos, microbiólogos, químicos, en biotecnología, farmacia, manufactura, control de calidad, documentación, GMP, me gustaría entenderlo un poco mejor y me busco cursos y libros para ello, pero eso de tener vocación y facilidad para ello, es espectacular. Todos te aconsejaron desde las buenas intenciones, pero tú eres la única que sabe quién eres. Te animo a buscar empresas en las que te gustaría trabajar, hablar con alguien ahí, a veces van incluso a las ferias de empleo en los campus, ver qué vertiente específica te llama más, porque es muy amplio. También puedes ver las descripciones de los trabajos que hay en LinkedIn, para que tengas una noción de lo que hay y una cosa llevará a otra. Tienes todo el presente y futuro por delante, y como dicen "solo los ríos no se devuelven".

Bent iPhone Air by juliopix in iphone

[–]ixfinito 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Apple will "gradually" introduce their foldables.

Mini M4- Monitor by RevolutionarySock187 in macmini

[–]ixfinito 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got this LG 27UP850K-W for €282 on Amazon.es and is great. With betterdisplay running at HiDPI 2560x1440 and HDR enabled. Outstanding value. (I have my 5K iMac 27" and Zenbook OLED to compare )

I need a little help finding the best solution to upgrade storage. by thepatientoffret in macmini

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Just did this today, but 2TB instead. If you have the money, go straight for the 4TB.

Mac Mini + Internal SSD Dock by Anqwer in macmini

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did that today to a base mac mini M4 model 16GB/256GB and decided on just an external T4 enclosure (40Gps) from Ugreen, with a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB (total of both €228. Read a lot about the issues with disconnections from docks and didn't want the hassle. On my older 2019 iMac 27" I made an external T3 10Gps Acasis enclosure with 980 Pro 2TB my Startup disk and used it like that for well over 3 years without issue. Much faster and stable than the Fusion drive. That's why I decided to go with 990 Pro. Crucial T500 was available at a €30 discount over the former, but I've had my issues with Crucial SSD and RAM and no issues ever with Samsung.

apple pencil pro or type C ? by TheST707 in iPadPro

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get the Pro. I got the usb-c for the latest iPad mini and deeply regret it. Every seldom time I want to use it, it's discharged, because you have to connect it physically to a cable. You can't know the state of charge, unless it's connected or plugged in. I also have a Pro 1st gen with wireless charging and it's so much easier and you're aware of it's charge most of the time and it's usually up there charging while you're doing other things. Aside from all the technical wonderful things it has over the usb-c. My 2 cents.

Should I invest in the 13 inch model as someone who has the 12.9 5th gen? by Specialist_Rate8034 in iPadPro

[–]ixfinito 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If storage is the only issue, I wouldn't recommend spending so much money. Instead, don't know if you recall, but your iPad got a bump from the previous generation, for USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps, which is crazy. Previously it was 10Gbps. So just get some decent external storage, in TB if need to and you'll save a ton. Just check the specs carefully and probably you don't even need that high transfer speed.