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> I use Macs to get work done Ok, uninstall Steam then, I guess? Games do currently exist on Mac, both in the App store and on Steam. It's just that there's a

> I use Macs to get work done Ok, uninstall Steam then, I guess? Games do currently exist on Mac, both in the App store and on Steam. It's just that there's a big swath of games that haven't been ported to Apple Silicon in particular, due to difficulty. I grew up playing games on the Mac, so I'm not sure what your point is.

ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
So why the challenging and abrasive approach? Did what I write offend you? I certainly didn’t mean to, and apologize for my tone. I have no interest in picking fights online, especially in a professional venue, where folks that could have a significant impact on my career are watching how I interact with others.
- chrisco255 3y ago
  Well HN has the ability to create arbitrary screen names to create pseudo anonymity. So there's that. I guess what appears to be abrasive is just lacking tone. It's just me being mildly exasperated for effect. My point is to stress that the Mac has always been a general purpose computing device. Jobs may have chosen to optimize the Mac for productivity in the 90s, and that probably stemmed from the niches that were available to Apple in the Windows-dominated 90s and 00s (that he learned from running NeXT). The lack of upgradeable components also held the Mac back in graphics technology which precluded it from premium games market. But the M1/M2 chips are game changers. But since they're newish and the Windows market is so established and ARM chips are different from traditional x86 based chips, it's tough to get devs to port for Mac. If they can provide tooling that automates it, it's a great win for Apple.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
    > pseudo anonymity Unfortunately, that "pseudo" is rapidly dwindling. I know that there are already AI "decloakers," that look at writing style, and do a damn good job of finding folks, based on that. I was a UseNet troll, back in my day. It was not my proudest moment. One of the reasons that I deliberately make myself known, is that it forces me to watch my words, just like IRL. My career is done. I am retired (not by choice), and continue to work, but at what I want, and the way that I want to do it. Basically, a dream come true. I am not particularly worried about upsetting folks for my career, but I also feel I have a great deal of atonement due, because of my past behavior. I like the Apple ecosystem. I've been using it to be highly productive since 1986, and have been playing games on it forever. I remember Pathways Into Darkness[0], thirty years ago, which I thought was awesome. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathways_into_Darkness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathways_into_Darkness

ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago

So why the challenging and abrasive approach? Did what I write offend you? I certainly didn’t mean to, and apologize for my tone. I have no interest in picking fights online, especially in a professional venue, where folks that could have a significant impact on my career are watching how I interact with others.

chrisco255 3y ago
Well HN has the ability to create arbitrary screen names to create pseudo anonymity. So there's that. I guess what appears to be abrasive is just lacking tone. It's just me being mildly exasperated for effect. My point is to stress that the Mac has always been a general purpose computing device. Jobs may have chosen to optimize the Mac for productivity in the 90s, and that probably stemmed from the niches that were available to Apple in the Windows-dominated 90s and 00s (that he learned from running NeXT). The lack of upgradeable components also held the Mac back in graphics technology which precluded it from premium games market. But the M1/M2 chips are game changers. But since they're newish and the Windows market is so established and ARM chips are different from traditional x86 based chips, it's tough to get devs to port for Mac. If they can provide tooling that automates it, it's a great win for Apple.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
  > pseudo anonymity Unfortunately, that "pseudo" is rapidly dwindling. I know that there are already AI "decloakers," that look at writing style, and do a damn good job of finding folks, based on that. I was a UseNet troll, back in my day. It was not my proudest moment. One of the reasons that I deliberately make myself known, is that it forces me to watch my words, just like IRL. My career is done. I am retired (not by choice), and continue to work, but at what I want, and the way that I want to do it. Basically, a dream come true. I am not particularly worried about upsetting folks for my career, but I also feel I have a great deal of atonement due, because of my past behavior. I like the Apple ecosystem. I've been using it to be highly productive since 1986, and have been playing games on it forever. I remember Pathways Into Darkness[0], thirty years ago, which I thought was awesome. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathways_into_Darkness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathways_into_Darkness