a_vanderbilt

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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
We've seen a slow march over the last decade towards the unification of iOS and macOS. Maybe not a "it runs macOS", but an eventual "they share all the same apps" with adaptive UIs.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
I'm hoping the higher efficiency gains and improved thermals offset that. The efficiency cores tend to have more impact on the Macs where multitasking is heavier.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Ramping up production on a new die also takes time. The lower volume and requirements of the M4 as used in the iPad can give them time to mature the line for the Macs.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Fat decode pipelines have historically been a major reason for their performance lead. I'm all for improvements in that area.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
If I had to venture a guess, maybe WWDC '24 that's coming up.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Since Intel->M1 the performance gains haven't been the headliners they once were, although the uplifts haven't been terrible. It also lets them hide behind the more impressive sounding multiplier which can reference something m
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
I think this is the most likely explanation. Lower volume for the given product matches supply better, and since it's clocked down and has a lower target for GPU cores it has better yields.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Margins and profit. Less variations in production makes for higher efficiency. Segmenting the product line can push consumers to purchase higher tiers of product. It's iOS anyways, and the people who know enough to care how much RAM th
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Google SRE guides are great overall, but I caution new people to the industry to be aware that some of the advice is attuned to Google's needs - not necessarily your org's. Complexity is the enemy of scalability. Your startup&#x27
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
It could be a partially trained model that they stopped at a checkpoint to gauge performance.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Here's a YouTube video of a Jobs interview where the idea originated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo8zdPNMRdY
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Generally speaking, I associate fanboyism of any type with the kind of "blind consumerism" I tend to judge people for. To the credit of the M series detractors, outside of Apple's ecosystem, ARM isn't a real competitor y
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
The problem is that Google puts out products as feelers to measure market fit, then kills them if they aren't a massive success right out of the gate. This has given them the reputation of not being worth the development/integrati
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
It feels like insanity watching car OEMs recognize that CarPlay/AA is popular, then deliberately choose not to act on why it became popular. The adecdata largely tells the same story every time the topic comes up on HN: built-in info
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Like many companies that stop innovating, it's not the engineers who are in control. "Tonerheads" are. Raghaven has Search under his thumb. Ads is putting on pressure for revenue, and their incentives are not entirely aligned
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
The institutional sickness at Google continues to consume. They are making the kind of shortsighted moves that are already costing them.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
An elitist attitude and inability to consider others' perspectives renders the whole conversation moot from the start. Sorry, but I won't entertain the debate when the premise is established in blind negativity.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
I was contracted with AWS to provide engineering support during their Blink acquisition, back when that was news. It was horrible. While my boss was great, the same couldn't be said for some of the others I had to work with. All around
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
There are plenty of apps that I install from .deb files: Slack, Parsec, Steam, Chrome, etc. There are more, but the point is if you go on their websites and click download you get a deb package. Sure a Flatpak or a Snap would be better, but
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
They gave a great presentation on veiled for us at BSides Orlando last year. At the afterparty, I had a chance to discuss the protocol with Paul over some drinks. They've really thought through the design and he had answers for almost
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Given that RISC-V doesn't require a license to use and the ISA is open, there is no way to enforce the U.S. government's will on the matter. China doesn't need to license designs, it can just make them if it wants to. RISC-V
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
I recently started writing an API client for some endpoints protected with Oauth2 and it was an absolute pain at first. Very few examples were available that took into account their quirks, and I ended up relying on a random git repo I foun
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Looking back at these a decades past gives the same sort of feeling as looking at old computers or iPhones from 2014. It's fun to see how right or wrong the speculation was given our hindsight.
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by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
Honestly I'm astonished there are only that many.
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by a_vanderbilt 3y ago
Soon interoffice emails will be written by AI, only to be summarized by AI, and finally replied to by more AI.
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by a_vanderbilt 3y ago
The market ebbs and flows and your assessment of the innovation happening at Netflix vs. Nvidia is evidence of that. Google used to be a cornerstone of what defined a FAANG, but now it's become the new Microsoft, while Microsoft has be
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by a_vanderbilt 3y ago
This is the most correct response, and the only one which acknowledges the role of the reader.
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by a_vanderbilt 3y ago
Oh boy. Go to Ko Chang or even Vietnam with plenty of ironed-out bills and see how much the locals like you more.
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by a_vanderbilt 3y ago
The AI searches have the same problem as their regular searches: it's overrun with trash, except now it's going through an AI first. Why would I pay for that?
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by a_vanderbilt 3y ago
The number of times I've applied to startups and and SMBs and accepted an offer, to have some Fortune X00 company follow up 3-6 months later and make an offer is eye-rolling. The best candidates aren't the one's who are sitti

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