simondotau

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2611.
by simondotau 6y ago
That was a joke by the way. Sorry that I'm the only one who thought it was funny.
2612.
by simondotau 6y ago
But the stores clearly do make it more difficult for developers to engage in scams and subscription traps. I strongly support increased pressure on Google and Apple to do a lot more in this regard (especially with certain kinds of pay-to-av
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by simondotau 6y ago
It is okay to propose multiple directions if they benefit consumers and competition. This isn't what they did. They proposed one direction that benefits consumers at the expense of competition[1], and another direction which benefits c
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by simondotau 6y ago
I did not say it was "handing" more control to them. I said it was asking them to exert more control. The ACCC are calling on Google and Apple to clamp down harder on what developers can get away with inside their walled gardens
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by simondotau 6y ago
This report is somewhat bipolar. On one hand it's arguing that Google and Apple exert too much control over smartphone app marketplaces. On the other hand its proposed remedy asks that Google and Apple exert even more control over th
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by simondotau 6y ago
That logic does make sense if we assume that the purchase price of a vehicle is entirely for the battery and all other parts of the car are free. Nonetheless, even if we accept your logic, your point remains a weird one. The vehicle with a
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by simondotau 6y ago
I don’t disagree with any of that. Sorry if my prior post implied that I thought Tesla vehicles were special or magical, I’m just pointing out that it’s not so straightforward to interpret the metrics. My point was about efficiency, not ran
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by simondotau 6y ago
The OP wasn't suggesting Apple M1 chips in the data centre, but rather that Apple M1 chips in developer workstations will disrupt the inertia of x64 dev –> x64 prod. It will be easier for developers to choose ARM in production when
2619.
by simondotau 6y ago
You can tell it's a modern CPU because its name matches the [A-Z][0-9] pattern.
2620.
by simondotau 6y ago
Given the timing, I doubt it. Apple has established a fairly stable cadence of core improvements every 12 months. Enough time has elapsed between the M1 and this new chip that I'd expect it to have more in common with the "Apple A
2621.
by simondotau 6y ago
The difference, as other testers have noted, is that Tesla's notion of "0% battery" is a bit more conservative than other brands. It's important to appreciate that the utility of energy efficiency metrics are different f
2622.
by simondotau 6y ago
The lead remains durable in the medium term because Tesla can remain doggedly single-minded. Whereas established automakers have monumental scale investments in their present-day supply chains which can't easily be write off. Long term
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by simondotau 6y ago
I personally use a range towards the end of the 172.16/12 reservation for my home network for exactly this reason. Ever since I made the change five years ago I’ve never suffered any conflicts when running a VPN in or out.
2624.
by simondotau 6y ago
It’s boring/normal looking relative to other EVs but it’s still a bit of an e-concept compared to a typical ICE car.
2625.
by simondotau 6y ago
And it can also mechanically couple the ICE motor to the wheels at highway speeds, when it is more efficient to do so. For a hybrid it was an inspired design.
2626.
by simondotau 6y ago
If you purchase a movie from Apple, you can download it to your computer and play it offline so long as your copy of iTunes is authorised. I can't find any evidence of Apple placing an expiry date on authorisations.
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by simondotau 6y ago
It's the sort of thing that gets fixed quickly when a Steve Jobs-type character sees it and has the clout to get it fixed without debate. When Jobs says it's a problem, you have to be pretty damn sure if you want to disagree. The
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by simondotau 6y ago
you never really own them Controversial take, but does "buying" explicitly mean owning? You never really "own" a movie you buy on blu-ray either—you own the atoms , but not the content which is merely licensed to you
2629.
by simondotau 6y ago
It's certainly plenty for anything involving the Internet. But for local connections it's quite tired. Now that we have SSDs everywhere I just want my local backups to run a bit faster.
2630.
by simondotau 6y ago
Not that I'm aware of, but there are reasonably affordable 2.5Gbps options starting to become available.
2631.
by simondotau 6y ago
Presumably this will come when Apple releases an M-series chip for high end MacBooks, iMacs and the Mac mini. Right now the M1 is exclusively replacing base models across the range.
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by simondotau 6y ago
More specifically, it's new for the Mac Mini with M1 chip. This has been a build-to-order on the Intel Mac Mini for a while. Personally I'd be more excited if Apple could help mainstream 2.5Gbps Ethernet as the base option. The co
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by simondotau 6y ago
I'm confused, when did Apple "approve" anything? The notarisation software isn't a review process.