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by smith7018 5d ago
Yeah, Apple has spent 3 years each on the 5nm and 3nm nodes with TSMC. There are some reports [1] that it will jump to 1.4nm after 2 years due to AI but there's no real proof. The source is Digitimes who are frequently wrong with their
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by smith7018 10d ago
This article is about the M5 and the A18 Pro so your M3 contributions will be extremely useful!
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by smith7018 11d ago
I imagine either they or others can take their discoveries and write a real driver now, though. The hard part was always the reversing the black box system.
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by smith7018 11d ago
Then it comes down to cost of compute. Are companies going to add a multiplier on their compute costs to reach a platform with no users? It's still the same problem.
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by smith7018 11d ago
That's unfortunately a rosy view of it. It might be easier to take source from one platform to another but that was never the issue; the issue is keeping it up to date with releases, testing it as often as other platforms, and handling
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by smith7018 15d ago
Do you remember if it was named Musika? [1] If so, that game has actually been decrypted so I could work on a recomp. There's also Phase [2] which seems like the more likely pick. Unfortunately, it was never decrypted. I modeled out th
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by smith7018 15d ago
Great work! I'm the guy that's working on recompiling the iPod games for modern systems (I'm mentioned by the top comment in your Reddit post). Have you tried installing the games in the emulator? If so, this would be a huge
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by smith7018 20d ago
Bootcamp on Intel Macs was a different story because Apple's hardware was mostly an assortment of other vendors' hardware (with some custom components and set up). That means they could bundle drivers for Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Broad
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by smith7018 20d ago
Sure but that's not really their point. They're not saying that Linux is a joke nor that it's useless; they're saying that the amount of people installing Linux on their Macs is so small that it wouldn't make financ
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by smith7018 1mo ago
I genuinely can't take this comment seriously if you think BlueSky has a CSAM and bullying problem while staying on X.
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by smith7018 1mo ago
I think it's great but it's important to remember that we haven't seen Xiaomi's chips in actual devices under real world tests. We don't know if the speeds are sustainable, under what wattage, etc. Competition is st
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by smith7018 1mo ago
Specifically, the M7 is supposedly coming out in the Spring. The M6 band is going to be so small because the M7 will have a lot of AI-focused upgrades and Apple doesn't want to waste manufacturing on M6 Pro/Max/Ultra chips wh
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by smith7018 1mo ago
iPod Classic click wheel games. Specifically Mini Golf. I've also been working on an emulator for the others and it can now boot all of the 20 decrypted games released ~20 years ago and play most of them. There's a Sims Bowling, S
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by smith7018 1mo ago
On the flip side, I've been using Fable to statically recompile a game binary from a system that's never been emulated to modern C++ while also keeping the code clean, maintainable, and portable and it's been a dream. I'
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by smith7018 2mo ago
Yeah, it's genuinely my favorite game of all time but to compare it to Rollercoaster Tycoon as "a technical marvel" is doing a massive disservice to Chris Sawyer.
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by smith7018 2mo ago
I mean, it is $36 more a year but I guess that's not terrible. What will be interesting is the tax paid up front. IIRC, I paid tax on the entire device every time I renewed rather than just paying it during each month. So I always thou
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by smith7018 2mo ago
They have 12 month options for the Apple Upgrade program. I just checked how much it would cost to get an iPhone 17 PM + AppleCare+ with theft protection like I currently get from the IUP and it's $3 more a month.
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by smith7018 2mo ago
> most of the ebook world is leaning towards smaller screen sizes These are seriously niche devices. They're currently trendy but the Kindles of the world probably have something like 98% of the market.
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by smith7018 2mo ago
They do make biodegradable hot glue [1] but it's still not perfect. It's biodegradable and certified compostable under industrial conditions but it still has a polymer base. It's also not ideal for projects that are always in
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by smith7018 2mo ago
Many product/model shots actually use clips to make the clothing look like it's perfectly fitted to the body. [1] This image is actually over 15 years old at this point. I think there should be laws that prevent this because it ve
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by smith7018 2mo ago
Why would Apple settle? They probably want the same outcomes of the Waymo v Uber trial that forced Uber out of the market. Apple's accusations imply that every part of OpenAI's hardware effort has been tainted with Apple's tr
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by smith7018 2mo ago
I'm not sure where "so much less resources" comes from. Training the best model has nothing to do with having the most NVIDIA GPUs around. If that were true then xAI would have the best model. It comes down to the quality of
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by smith7018 2mo ago
Nothing says they're using Qwen for local development. They could be using it to for conversations, knowledge, or "creative writing."
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by smith7018 2mo ago
I sometimes visit hoping that their dry spell is over but alas..
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by smith7018 3mo ago
It's also not just a story; it's a lawsuit with evidence.
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by smith7018 3mo ago
Many people still read novels. I live in NYC and see numerous people read books and Kindles every day on the train. > Even cinema is dying and nobody seems to care that much It's being replaced with an even longer form of visual med
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by smith7018 3mo ago
I think it's just a poorly written title. I doubt millions of people will click on the link specifically to learn which books Portugal banned vs to learn about that Dua Lipa is doing. A better title would be "Dua Lipa opens librar
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by smith7018 3mo ago
Why should Apple care if a modern Linux kernel boots without workarounds on their hardware? Should they also ensure Windows and Android can boot on the hardware easily?
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by smith7018 3mo ago
They've actually been focusing on upstreaming for what feels like 2 years now. It's really slowed down progress but it's important for the longevity of the project. They still have so much left to upstream but little by littl
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by smith7018 3mo ago
These people are singlehandedly saving _millions_ of laptops from going to the landfill one day. That's a valiant effort and they're doing it wonderfully. Regardless, one of the points of Linux is to install it on as much hardware

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