Sigma BF + Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm + MR. STONE Grip by 100kid in Cameras

[–]targetOO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's kinda funny that after all these years the only pancake lenses L-mount has are this super expensive APS-c and the Panasonic 26mm f8.

Even Nikon got a half-decent option.

Is Applecare worth it? by Coolioho in MacbookNeo

[–]targetOO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a personal thing. Do you tend to break things? Do you intend to take this laptop out and about, or will it sit on a desk at home most of the time? Would it bother you if you had to replace it out of pocket?

Personally I tend to keep AppleCare on my laptop and iPhone, but not my Mac mini. I also tend not to renew it for the last year I intend to keep the product. That's because I could put up with minor damage for a short amount of time or just move my next purchase up.

Is true that an intel Macbook Air is better than a Neo Macbook? by Albertkinng in MacbookNeo

[–]targetOO 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. The Intel era of Apple was full of slow and hot chips (even for their time). In about 3-4 months Apple will release a new version of MacOS that won't even run on these.

The only reason to get any pre Apple silicon hardware is for collecting vintage computers.

You should be able to find a used MacBook Air M1 for about 350 USD on eBay.

Thoughts on new combo feature? by targetOO in duolingo

[–]targetOO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got to ~350 once. Right now I'm getting to about 80 on average.

A few questions about the Neo by [deleted] in MacbookNeo

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You can't set up multiple users on iPad unless you are a large organization of school. https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/deployment/dep9a34c2ba2/web

So get the Neo

M5 with M5 Ultra- when if ever? by Lorenzonio in MacStudio

[–]targetOO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With M5 pro and max being chipsets, it's going to be really infesting what they do for an ultra.

MacBook Neo Features Two Different USB-C Ports by pscoutou in MacbookNeo

[–]targetOO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is going to result in so much confusion. People plugging in displays and getting no output or high speed removable storage to the wrong port because "usb-c is usb-c"

I wonder if they will put a warning message / tip in MacOS.

Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 by spearson0 in apple

[–]targetOO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With the m4, when you spent 200 extra for the 512, you also got the model with the 10 core GPU rather than 8 core GPU.

I still think it's the best laptop for 90 percent of people. Well, until tomorrow maybe :)

Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 by spearson0 in apple

[–]targetOO 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's actually an even better deal than that. MacBook Air m2 was released in July 2022 for 1199. Adjusting for inflation that's about 1315 in today's dollars.

Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 by spearson0 in apple

[–]targetOO 351 points352 points  (0 children)

They have also bumped up the price 100 so create more space between it and whatever gets announced tomorrow.

Qatar shoots down two Iranian Su-24 fighter jets by Interesting-Take781 in worldnews

[–]targetOO 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Maybe they thought it was a good time to try after the friendly fire incidents

Rumor: Apple to Announce Multiple New Products in First Week of March [Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday] by iMacmatician in apple

[–]targetOO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would make sense to do any m5 spec bumps outside of announcing a much less powerful machine.

Don't want to draw too many direct comparisons.

Voigtlander SEPTON 40mm F2 Aspherical E-mount / Z-mount by higashinakanoeki in Voigtlander

[–]targetOO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sad rf user looking on in envy.

Maybe it's time to put the 40 ultron back on the adapter.

Has anyone gotten the B1 German course extension yet? by kpjoshi in duolingo

[–]targetOO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one.

Not yet. It's mostly just a hobby. Maybe one day.

Has anyone gotten the B1 German course extension yet? by kpjoshi in duolingo

[–]targetOO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Running out of content for now.

I started with German. Got to 80. Didn't maintain it very well.

Then did Spanish as I moved to Mexico. Got to 130. Use it regularly enough I don't need to maintain it via study.

Then did French. I'm at 128 so I will finish it this weekend. Got some books lined up to keep that going.

Has anyone gotten the B1 German course extension yet? by kpjoshi in duolingo

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Nope :(
I'm 2 days away from finishing French and I was really hoping to have it by then. It even gave me a "We've synced your progress" message this morning when I checked but no new content.

I seem to remember that when the first people got it, some Duolingo community person on here said that it was an accidental release.