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by slantyyz 7y ago
You can make an argument about performance multiplier, but I would bet that there are people who owned the trash can Mac Pros who want access to the new -form factor- at the $3-4K price point. I'm sure the number crunchers at Apple (an
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by slantyyz 7y ago
>> It seems evident that Apple views the "pro" market as movie studios, large corporations, and media entities that need serious computing power. If Apple is going to price out people who had purchased Mac Pros in the past (
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by slantyyz 7y ago
Well, if the baseline for the Pro market was made up of people who could afford the last version, then one can make the argument that Apple is the one that has redefined "Pro".
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The Asus ZenBook Pro Duo is an extravagant laptop with two 4K screens(theverge.com)
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by slantyyz 7y ago
Since Moneyball, analytics have exploded. Some traditionalists might argue that math nerds have ruined some sports.
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by slantyyz 7y ago
It would be cool if the crank was also used to charge the device's battery.
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by slantyyz 7y ago
How about #5 The rise of analytics in sports?
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>> But a series where the main characters are all the butts of the joke While I get that there's a pecking order even among nerds, I'm frequently put off by how badly the main characters treat Stuart, the comic shop owner.
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by slantyyz 7y ago
>> In other words, true wealth in my opinion is the ability to generate value if your brain/soul were dropped in a random homeless person's body in a random era. Something tells me Paris Hilton wouldn't fare as well as
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by slantyyz 7y ago
In my area, it's a loonie for a cart at the discount supermarkets.
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>> Yeah the "Apple doesn't care about users" line of thinking for one use case or bug here or there is a bit much. To be fair, a lot of people choose OSX over other OSes because Apple has the reputation of "sweatin
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by slantyyz 7y ago
Honestly, I was skeptical of smart home stuff for the longest time. I picked up some Wemos (a mistake, I am now primarily on ZWave) and used them mainly to turn lights on and off while on vacation to make it look like I was home. It wasn&#x
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28 years later, hacker fixes rampant slowdown on SNES‘ Gradius III(arstechnica.com)
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by slantyyz 7y ago
>> Why do I need WIFI on my lights, coffee maker, or dishwasher? Well, you don't. WIFI is definitely one way to go, but Z-wave is a better way, imo. Here's a use case for me -- I think last year DHH did a podcast where he ta
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by slantyyz 7y ago
I would say the TV example isn't really a great example from the perspective of utility. In the dead of winter, it's still pitch black out when I take my dogs out first thing in the AM. The temperature can fluctuate quite a lot wh
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by slantyyz 7y ago
Smart doesn't necessarily mean wi-fi. I find Z-wave to provide a much better experience than Wifi smart home products.
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by slantyyz 7y ago
Worth noting - if you want cloud access, it's a paid subscription (reasonably priced) add on for Home Assistant, and it's free for OpenHAB. I personally prefer OpenHAB over HomeAssistant, but the thing that annoys me about OpenHAB
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by slantyyz 7y ago
When I watched the show last week and that censored bit showed up, I thought it was actually a gag and not for real. The animated Jonathan Coulton bits on that show are my favorite part of the show, they're quite well done and funny. T
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by slantyyz 7y ago
I had the Mouse Systems A+ optical mouse with the metal mousepad for my Mac SE, and it was great for the time.
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by slantyyz 7y ago
I don't agree. I expect a reporter from a legitimate news organization (as opposed to some random blogger) to research it and find out. I'm sure 5 minutes of googling would have produced that knowledge. The reporter could have sub
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by slantyyz 7y ago
Yeah, but it's not. Ever since Amazon.ca really established their presence here, there's not a lot of reason to buy from Indigo unless they're heavily discounting something. Their selection is generally meager compared to a l
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by slantyyz 7y ago
I used to spend hours and a lot of money there. But that was when I still bought paper magazines and books. These days, I don't really buy technical books any more (plenty of online docs), I get audio books when possible, and I don&#x2
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by slantyyz 7y ago
I get that any perspective of a logo is highly subjective, but can you provide an example or two that you consider to be not boring? Red Hat is a mature company selling enterprise software, so I kind of expect their logo to be what it is.
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by slantyyz 8y ago
>> Up next SVG. This takes a lot of effort, time and patience Because SVG's not that different from HTML, I simply cheated when it came to learning the basics. I would just create a base image (like a bar chart) in something like
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by slantyyz 8y ago
> I'm constantly surprised on this site by comments like "I would gladly spend $50/month on this" If someone's willing to spend $50/m on something, the pain point being addressed is usually perceived as wort
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by slantyyz 8y ago
I just use it for bookmarking images I might want to come back to or share in the future (e.g., my favorite XKCDs, screenshots of GUIs for inspiration, etc.). The funny thing is that even though I have lots of clippings, I rarely ever go ba
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by slantyyz 8y ago
I learned how to program BASIC in the early 80s from magazines, when program source code was printed out and you had to type it into your computer verbatim. At some point, you switch from being a typing drone to trying to understand what yo
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by slantyyz 8y ago
By copying a data file to a USB flash drive?
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by slantyyz 8y ago
>> having never once had a keyboard go bad including the coffee-spilled ones, It can happen. I spilled a sugary soda over my plastic Macbook almost 10y ago now, and fried the keyboard. It was easily fixed by ordering a refurb part fro
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by slantyyz 8y ago
There haven't been a lot of things that I miss after moving from OSX to Windows, but one of the things I do miss is iMovie. Windows Movie Maker was an OK substitute, but it's basically no longer available. There definitely is a ma

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