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by mrgordon 6y ago
I agree not in all cases. What if you are barely using that GPU though? Wouldn’t most the GPU RAM just be wasted while you did CPU intensive tasks? Likewise in your example you might be using the GPU more so less RAM could now be allocated
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Then why comment at all? There was no argument, I was literally trying to reason how it could not be better and you chose to be rude instead of providing a single technical detail
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Well the storage is also integrated and most tasks use at least CPU + storage so those will benefit too. Not to mention if you don't use your GPU much then the memory can now be dynamically allocated to the CPU instead of remaining wit
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by mrgordon 6y ago
If you assert that without discussing any of the points that I brought up then its not very useful. Why wouldn't sharing memory for certain large objects instead of copying them not make memory usage more efficient for many tasks?
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Care to elaborate...?
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Sure but Intel doesn't support it right so it wasn't in use for MacBooks as far as I understand. I'm not saying Apple invented the concept but they implemented it in their laptops for the first time so you logically wouldn&#x
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I think the reviewer is mostly right though. The M1 uses unified memory where the CPU, GPU, the neural processor, and other components can access the same data without copying it. "All of the technologies in the SoC can access the same
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I think the reviewer is mostly right though. The M1 uses unified memory where the CPU, GPU, the neural processor, and other components can access the same data without copying it. "All of the technologies in the SoC can access the same
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I agree I think she will start a new company to regain control of her own work.
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Who let the troll in?
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by mrgordon 6y ago
You said: People don't go "I really want a walled garden". So you admit after all this my exact point in the first place. Almost nobody is deciding based on this because there are thousands of other things that are either mor
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by mrgordon 6y ago
You contradicted yourself. You said anyone without access to self driving will be out-competed but that doesn’t mean it’s necessary for them. It’s extremely necessary for them. I’d much rather take a driverless Waymo than a ride with a rand
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I agree for Lyft but Uber pretty aggressively pushed the vision as necessary for their future when they were burning so much cash on ATG.
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Can’t believe people downvoted you for making a clear point
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by mrgordon 6y ago
“Apple's non-standard behavior is still more valuable to consumers overall than their less successful standard competitors even if it is horrible to a minority.” You must realize this doesn’t follow at all right? Almost no one is even
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by mrgordon 6y ago
What phone do you use? You care very strongly about the walled garden so much so that you’ll ignore thousands of other compromises compared to other devices that you may not like. That’s rare, but you’re on Hacker News so of course you aren
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by mrgordon 6y ago
You still somehow don’t get it so I’ll explain it very, very simply. My iPhone has THOUSANDS of features. Battery life, interoperability with other devices, reliability, familiarity, particular apps that I’ve purchased already, and hundreds
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I've bought tons of iPhones. You can imply that I want a walled garden. But I don't and I've never met anyone who claimed they did. Its an Apple marketing point. Its not why people buy iPhones.
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by mrgordon 6y ago
You're assuming that. Apple may position it as a feature but I've never heard one person say they want that. You're making a big jump simply because they buy the phone. Look you could make it so most software goes through the
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Nobody wants a phone that doesn't allow them to add a third party app. They tolerate it due to lack of choice because the device still provides exceptional utility. Why is it so hard to understand? I like my iPhone. I worked at A
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Lol I never whined about not getting a mythical Linux phone. I don't even want one particularly. My point was that your claim to "just not buy it" doesn't work when its an essential item in modern society like food, wate
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by mrgordon 6y ago
No. You said "just don't buy it" if you don't like it. But I need a smartphone. So I'm going to buy one. My point is if they all have different drawbacks (this one is better for "openness", that one is bet
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I didn't say people should be forced to make something. I was responding to the other person's argument that you can simply not buy products like Apple's to show you don't like their lack of openness. My point was that a
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by mrgordon 6y ago
<3 I think Thom would approve.
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by mrgordon 6y ago
You're ignoring that there often simply aren't that many viable choices. And the company that offers something you care about a lot may also do something you hate a lot. For example: iOS: Better for privacy than Android but less o
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by mrgordon 6y ago
Fair enough, not too surprising Microsoft can offer a limited version for free. The Microsoft free version is much more limited than you imply though. The "meetings of up to 100 attendees" are for 60 minutes maximum versus the Sla
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by mrgordon 6y ago
I definitely prefer Slack. Here are a few reasons off the top of my head. 1. Many users have issues where the unmute button is unresponsive. Typically the workaround is to turn off incoming video feeds which isn't exactly ideal. This i
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by mrgordon 6y ago
At $50 per share it works out to a $35 billion valuation although I expect a pop by final pricing
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Airbnb starts IPO range at $44-50/share(sec.gov)
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by mrgordon 6y ago
The stock options were written to expire after ten years and the ten year expiration date was coming up. Airbnb wanted to IPO to ensure these early employees got properly rewarded for their huge contributions. I’m not sure exactly why they

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