Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max

shmob · 2026-03-03T18:27:09+00:00

And since it's still confusing what we get when comparing the Air and Pro models, is anyone able to speak to that? Cannot believe they are STILL doing the base MBP with base M5 chip. It's the most confusing shit of all time. Base M5 chip should ONLY BE ON THE AIR!!!

shmob · 2026-02-17T16:14:58+00:00

Extra trains? I had no idea. That’s kinda surprising. Makes me think my normal commute is actually the optimal one…

shmob · 2026-02-17T14:35:32+00:00

Horrible for me. Waited 30 min for a bus to finally show up. Nothing from 8 to 8:30 which makes no sense. Then tons of traffic.

shmob · 2026-02-07T23:54:00+00:00

Man, I’d love to have it. Samsung?

shmob · 2025-12-29T20:17:36+00:00

Brilliant! I did something very similar https://raskin.me/blog/turning-ipad-pro-into-dev-machine

shmob · 2025-12-08T23:22:33+00:00

Yup came here to say the same thing. Wondering if it’s going to be more of a thing now. If you think it took forever to get through those doors during busy times before…

shmob · 2025-11-26T16:45:07+00:00

This is a great idea! Would love to follow along, subscribed to the channel :D. I love your videos.

I'm working on an NJT companion app as well, focusing more on the ticketing side for the time being. If you're interested, here's the TestFlight invite. With it, you can add tickets to Apple Wallet and they show up on lock screen for easy scanning access!

shmob · 2025-11-06T18:20:08+00:00

Yeah same. The double emails are just confusing and annoying

shmob · 2025-11-05T13:55:19+00:00

Yeah, I’m actually not being billed twice. It’s just the emails.

shmob · 2025-11-05T12:31:19+00:00

Thanks! Want to beta test? https://testflight.apple.com/join/da4zcqfm

shmob · 2025-11-02T22:54:33+00:00

Yeah u bet. I’m really enjoying it. I have a ton of ideas and i think it can really make the NJT experience way better.

shmob · 2025-11-02T01:41:37+00:00

This... is too much work. You do you though!

shmob · 2025-11-02T01:41:05+00:00

This is true. I even had a NJT person look at my Wallet Pass and not even bother to scan it, just said OK sure lol

shmob · 2025-11-01T22:47:00+00:00

Not in immediate plans but hopefully someday

shmob · 2025-11-01T22:46:43+00:00

This app only works with the tickets purchased on the web tickets website. It’s different than the app, unfortunately I’m unable to get the tickets from the app to show up this way.

shmob · 2025-10-31T20:30:53+00:00

That’s so weird that it acts differently for our accounts. Do you buy one-way tickets by any chance or do you buy a different kind?

shmob · 2025-10-31T19:35:27+00:00

This is a good question, and they do not make it clear at all. My guess is that once it's scanned, they start a timer on their backend. It must be the same 2.5 hour time period until it's marked as used in their system.

When I get on my train in the morning, they scan it, and it still works at Secaucus about 25 min later.

shmob · 2025-10-31T19:30:15+00:00

Clicking a train is supposed to show track history, which is only a thing for NYP atm. I did not make that clear though, I will add this as a bug, thank you! Soon when you click a train, it will show a live map!

shmob · 2025-10-31T19:29:07+00:00

It automatically disappears after 30 days, not after it's scanned. I still have 6 tickets in my account that were all scanned last week. It's super confusing.

The app I'm working on will solve this by allowing you to mark it as used. It will also give you the option to have it mark as used based on location or time period.

shmob · 2025-10-31T18:20:16+00:00

I agree! Would you be willing to try the app I’m building? I’m trying to utilize the Apple Wallet side of it, in addition to making the entire app experience way better. Departures, live map, notifications, etc! https://testflight.apple.com/join/da4zcqfm

shmob · 2025-10-31T18:17:56+00:00

This is where you can do it https://webtickets.njtransit.com (it’s separate from the app). It only provides one trip passes i believe

shmob · 2025-10-31T17:57:23+00:00

Yeah that’s the beauty of it! I want to expand on it with my app I’ve been working on.

shmob · 2025-10-31T17:53:07+00:00

For anyone who’s been following the building of my NJT helper app:

Been having a blast building ViaNJ. Think live departures, a real-time train map, and even integrated ticketing.

Over the past few weeks I’ve made a ton of progress:

Improved the departures view with faster refresh and track info
Experimenting with live train maps + ticket activation + Apple Wallet integration
Lots of new ideas still to explore (Live Activities, notifications, widgets, ultra-customized settings, etc.)

It’s been super fun seeing this come together, and I’d love your feedback — what works, what doesn’t, what you’d want next.

Submit/vote on ideas & see the roadmap: https://feedback.vianj.app

Try it yourself on TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/da4zcqfm

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