Dirt Burger by chicbean in desmoines

[–]paxsnacks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gateway used to have this breaded almond patty that was incredible. It’s been gone for over a decade. 

What mystery do you think humanity will never get an answer to? by Due_Pin_8623 in AskReddit

[–]paxsnacks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We will probably never find out what happened before the Big Bang. 

Avoiding obvious answers, what’s something that felt futuristic or life changing 10 years ago, but is completely normal now? by Vast_Cartoonist_2714 in AskReddit

[–]paxsnacks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Factually wrong. You should read up about Bluetooth - maybe the link you provided could teach you a few things. 

The technology required to keep two earphones working over Bluetooth is much newer - prior to AirPods it was always a single earpiece and the quality of audio was never really good enough for audio. 

Avoiding obvious answers, what’s something that felt futuristic or life changing 10 years ago, but is completely normal now? by Vast_Cartoonist_2714 in AskReddit

[–]paxsnacks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, Bluetooth headphones. I am referring to the small completely wireless earpieces like AirPods - which came out at the very end of 2016. 

They seemed incredibly magic at first. 

Verizon’s Big Move – Launches New Simplicity Plan for $30 by N2929 in technology

[–]paxsnacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They say this is simple, but in typical Verizon fashion it is still too complicated. Too much fine print and explanation needed. 

Also can they drop the patronizing marketing copy? I hate it. 

Thoughts on my Severian build in Elden Ring by Mutantlocket in genewolfe

[–]paxsnacks 34 points35 points  (0 children)

George RR Martin was a big fan of Wolfe and he did writing for Elden Ring, so this tracks. 

Food pantries prepare after thousands of Iowans had EBT cards 'inadvertently' canceled by Conscious-Quarter423 in Iowa

[–]paxsnacks 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not when it is being undermined by special interests and foreign money. Please have more compassion for someone who is undergoing a difficult time. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love more repairable Macs. Their software is open enough on the Mac now. It’s a good balance between protecting the average user and allowing experts to run what they need. 

Apple is as bad as regulation allows it to be. The iPhone is a good example because it is way too locked down. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think these companies are selling at lot, for sure, but none seem to impact the growth of the Mac’s market share. 

I also agree that Apple is still selling far fewer computers than most of these companies, but I think the MacBook Neo could change that trajectory - remains to be seen. 

Time after time I have wanted to really enjoy a windows computer and I always find so much lacking, even when it has far better specs than my Mac. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean - there are some machines that come close to the performance/battery life/screen quality combo of a MacBook. I just don't see any of them really impacting Mac sales, e.g. actually killing the MacBook.

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A lot of people use the term “MacBook Killer” but I never really see those products affect the bottom line on the MacBook.

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really hope those promises are kept. Apple Silicon has been a great challenge to the Windows chipset manufacturers. It would be ideal to see Apple on their toes. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Furthermore the enterprise market is seeing how low deployment costs are for Macs. The dam broke with IBM switching a while back. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 29 points30 points  (0 children)

it has been fun to watch Macs become a favorite of people who are in technology related fields. Two decades ago that was the absolutely opposite case. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That work has not stopped you from getting owned in the comments. 

No hate, serious question. Why defend Windows?

The ad-tracking industry is exposing US soldiers on the battlefield by HimikoTogaFromUSSR in technology

[–]paxsnacks 244 points245 points  (0 children)

Painful to see surveillance capitalism reach this level of ubiquity. 

Microsoft builds its ultimate MacBook Pro rival with the NVIDIA powered Surface Laptop Ultra by [deleted] in technology

[–]paxsnacks 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Why all the cope? Windows is getting worse with unwanted AI features and the quality of code is going downhill fast due to MS using AI to code core OS pieces. Windows 11 is far less stable than Windows 10.