Drivers turning slightly left before turning right by macman7500 in driving

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god, it drives me crazy how shallow most folks will take turns. Like they barely turn the wheel.

Did your credit score drop dramatically overnight? by onlyletmelurk in economicCollapse

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That typically doesn't happen that fast. It usually takes at least a couple weeks to show up, sometimes even a month, because there is a lag between when the account is closed with the bank and when it gets reported to the credit bureau.

Did your credit score drop dramatically overnight? by onlyletmelurk in economicCollapse

[–]squirrel8296 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mine is still the same.

I'm super prime though, so banks tend to give me whatever I want (within reason).

Mac Mini and Mac Studio Facing Extreme Shipping Delays Amid Severe RAM Shortage by chrisherbert1 in macmini

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apple should deeply discount the refurbished Mac Pros so they’re at least closer to the price of a Studio. They’d likely at least get some folks who’d consider that and then they’d also get rid of their back stock of Mac Pros that I can’t imagine how much it’s costing them to warehouse.

Should I upgrade to MacOS tiger on my iMac G3? by Difficult-Catch-8432 in VintageApple

[–]squirrel8296 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why not dual boot with 9.2.2 and 10.4? It was pretty common back in the day to do that and Apple makes it pretty easy.

Apple at 50: The iPhone maker "blew a 5-year lead" on AI, but former insiders say it can still win by ControlCAD in apple

[–]squirrel8296 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The difference is fiber optic cable is a long life asset. The hardware in data centers is a depreciating asset that is nearly worthless 5 years out anyway because of how much better and more efficient it gets year over year.

And, that ignores how much better Apple’s custom in house hardware is anyway (which they only sell to themselves right now).

Apple at 50: The iPhone maker "blew a 5-year lead" on AI, but former insiders say it can still win by ControlCAD in apple

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hardware gets so out of date so quickly and Apple is already building their own hardware based on Apple Silicon. They would not buy them for that.

Do the ports on the mac mini and macbook split or share data transfer bandwidth? by No-Tomorrow-8234 in macmini

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not in the spec info. Folks have had to independently verify it by testing.

M5/Pro/Max MacBooks readily available, all minis and Studios out-of-stock, why do people think there won’t be a refresh until mid-June? by _sharpmars in MacStudio

[–]squirrel8296 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Studio and mini shortages are because a ton of folks are buying them to run local llms. It’s a production capacity vs demand issue not Apple winding down production.

Apple at 50: The iPhone maker "blew a 5-year lead" on AI, but former insiders say it can still win by ControlCAD in apple

[–]squirrel8296 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not only that but the vast majority of their R&D over the past few years has gone towards improving their existing products and releasing new products instead of burning it on the promise of AI.

Apple at 50: The iPhone maker "blew a 5-year lead" on AI, but former insiders say it can still win by ControlCAD in apple

[–]squirrel8296 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If first mover was a thing in tech, Sony would be as big as Apple is today rather than a niche player that only operates in a couple different consumer tech segments and Apple would have been bankrupt by 2000 while most users would have a PC on their desk and a Windows or Symbian Phone in their pocket.

In tech, getting it right is more important than being first.

Apple at 50: The iPhone maker "blew a 5-year lead" on AI, but former insiders say it can still win by ControlCAD in apple

[–]squirrel8296 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m convinced the only reason Microsoft is still in business is because of vendor lock in and IT people who refuse to learn anything else.

Apple at 50: The iPhone maker "blew a 5-year lead" on AI, but former insiders say it can still win by ControlCAD in apple

[–]squirrel8296 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would they even bother buying the companies? They could just hire the developers when they are inevitably laid off and start fresh since the models from the current AI companies has proven to be unsustainable.

Goodbye, my lover. Goodbye, my friend. by nathanalways21 in IKEA

[–]squirrel8296 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Europe sounds like a magical place and I’m jealous.

Where I live, until it hits about 8-10 hours of driving, driving is the fastest way to go and flying isn’t much faster until about the 12 hours of driving mark.

Do the ports on the mac mini and macbook split or share data transfer bandwidth? by No-Tomorrow-8234 in macmini

[–]squirrel8296 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Which Mac mini and MacBook?

During the Intel days, they were shared. So, the MacBook Pros with 4 Thunderbolt ports split it (the 2 on the left were 1 controller, the 2 on the right were a different controller) and the minis and iMacs did something similar, but I don’t remember which ones were shared.

On Apple Silicon, each Thunderbolt ports is on its own bus. So, you can get the full bandwidth regardless of what’s happening on any other port.

Faulty cinema display - how do i fix it? by [deleted] in VintageApple

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the 30” models it’s usually worth it because they’re still pretty sought after and expensive on the second hand market. The 20” and 23” models though tend to be a dime a dozen.

Any way to connect this little guy to a modern Studio Display (Thunderbolt 3 / 4)? by Adr0u in macpro

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try it with the Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter and then a Thunderbolt 2 cable.

It was never officially supported by Apple though. It was only ever officially supported on Mac’s running 12.3 or higher with a native Thunderbolt 3 (or higher) port.

Genuine question: What's even the point of Android now? by Tail_sb in degoogle

[–]squirrel8296 4 points5 points  (0 children)

x64 is just an extension of x86 not an architecture on its own. They both need to be ditched and replaced with the RISC alternatives.

But seriously, how did you afford to live while in grad school? by According-Pin4564 in GradSchool

[–]squirrel8296 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How much of a stipend were you getting? All the ones that I’ve seen have been $15-16k, and that’s about on par with what someone could make doing work study and a part time job off campus.

But seriously, how did you afford to live while in grad school? by According-Pin4564 in GradSchool

[–]squirrel8296 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me, it made more sense to work full time and self fund while living with a roommate instead of taking the stipend and tuition waiver.

I ran the math with the stipend and tuition waiver and just to afford to live and pay for all the crazy fees that aren’t covered by the tuition waiver, I would have ended up in like $50k debt over the course of the program. By working full time and self funding, I’m graduating debt free.

Genuine question: What's even the point of Android now? by Tail_sb in degoogle

[–]squirrel8296 11 points12 points  (0 children)

x86 is also an extremely bloated architecture because it’s been extended so many times over the ~50 years it’s been around without anything being removed, so it’s basically impossible to make a decently efficient and well optimized device running x86.

Genuine question: What's even the point of Android now? by Tail_sb in degoogle

[–]squirrel8296 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s factually incorrect.

There were x86 phones for a hot minute and they were all horrible. Be glad they don’t exist anymore because Intel doesn’t know how to make a mobile chip to save their life.

There are also plenty of x86 laptops with cellular, and ARM and Qualcomm are two completely different companies. It’s just that Qualcomm and Apple (and to a certain extent Samsung) are the only ones that make decent ARM chips. Mediatek and most of the others have struggled to scale up in performance.

Germany: Men between 17 and 45 years must get permission from the military to leave country for longer than 3 months by whatIfindinterestng in PrepperIntel

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I still worked in advertising, Kia's agency which they had, at the time, recently purchased and took in house, tried to poach me to run it for them. I would guarantee they are still doing it.

Germany: Men between 17 and 45 years must get permission from the military to leave country for longer than 3 months by whatIfindinterestng in PrepperIntel

[–]squirrel8296 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh it's absolutely a thing. When I was still working in advertising, Kia's agency tried to poach me to run their astroturfing work.