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721.
by valuearb 6y ago
Of course i just found out M1 only supports 1 gigabit Ethernet, but I don’t think that changes the decision much.
722.
by valuearb 6y ago
Security updates take too long. How bout each copy of MacOS keeps local copy of revocation database, and updates in background? Much faster, updates relatively quickly, and not subject to network outages.
723.
by valuearb 6y ago
Any proof of that audacious claim?
724.
by valuearb 6y ago
How is this not congruent with strong privacy protections? Your iPhone knows everywhere you’ve been, but when it sends that info to Apple it doesn’t include any personally identifiable information.
725.
by valuearb 6y ago
Both Linux and Windows perform similar checks.
726.
by valuearb 6y ago
Only if linked to personally identifiable information. Do we have any evidence this is happening?
727.
by valuearb 6y ago
Why is it scary that your computer checks for malware? It’s not like Apple us building a database of apps you’ve launched linked to your address and social security number.
728.
by valuearb 6y ago
What’s the alternative tho?
729.
by valuearb 6y ago
No, but it’s pretty clear what next release will be. They will move Apple Silicon to the rest of their MacBooks, and into their iMacs. 16 gb RAM and two ports ain’t going to cut it for them. Where I can be wrong is that Apple could release
730.
by valuearb 6y ago
Rosetta2 is not emulation. Edit: And Apple has already discussed how Rosetta2 handles complexities like self modifying code. It probably won’t help with performance but the M1 has a lot of power to keep even that code running fast. But more
731.
by valuearb 6y ago
Sustained benchmarks await production hardware. But it will be surprising if Rosetta2 translated apps run slower. Not only will system calls be native, but common operations like retain/release are 2x faster under Rosetta3. https:&#x2
732.
by valuearb 6y ago
Certainly more than $200, so what’s your point?
733.
by valuearb 6y ago
It’s how companies price their products. Is it perfect? No, but that’s why I used the word “around”. You can argue that this particular Ryzen has a higher gross margin, say 50%, and lower ASP than $300, but that only gets your cost down to
734.
by valuearb 6y ago
The M1 Mini is far better than Intel Mini on cost/power, power/watt, power/heat measures. Server farms are going to switch rapidly, one leading Mini server farm just announced a 600 unit starter order, and the CEO noted that
735.
by valuearb 6y ago
I remember when Intel simultaneously released the first x86, 286, and 386 CPUs all on the same day. What exciting times it was! Apple released a killer low end SOC in the M1. It contains the highest performance single core processor in the
736.
by valuearb 6y ago
One of the most common operations done in MacOS is retain/release of objects. Rosetta2 translated code is TWICE as fast on the M1 as the original code on x86. https://mobile.twitter.com/Catfish_Man/status/1326
737.
by valuearb 6y ago
The M1 running native code can retain/release objects five times faster than x86 processors running native code. X86 code translated by Rosetta2 on the M1 retains/releases objects TWICE as fast as native x86 processors. https:&#x
738.
by valuearb 6y ago
Apple Silicon has integrated floating point hardware specifically designed to run JavaScript super fast, so Electron will be fine.
739.
by valuearb 6y ago
You can get a fanless PC with a 1,700 single core GeekBench score for less than $1,600 euros in Europe?
740.
by valuearb 6y ago
Why don’t you think the M2 will increase clock speed? And the problem with the M1 isn’t performance, single core is already off the charts. The M2 is going to provide 32Gb and 64Gb systems with up to four thunderbolt/USB4 ports and sup
741.
by valuearb 6y ago
Yet the translated code will still run faster on the M1 than the original code runs on x86.
742.
by valuearb 6y ago
Rosetta2 is mind blowing. “ fun fact: retaining and releasing an NSObject takes ~30 nanoseconds on current gen Intel, and ~6.5 nanoseconds on an M1” https://mobile.twitter.com/hhariri/status/132678854650246349...
743.
by valuearb 6y ago
AMD on it’s current hot steak has gotten its gross profit margins to 43%, which would make the cost to manufacture a $300 part around $171. Two and a half times higher cost to build a slower, more power hungry CPU is not actually very simil
744.
by valuearb 6y ago
Said Android developers about the iPhone 4s...
745.
by valuearb 6y ago
A Ryzen 4800u actually uses up to 25W TDP, depending upon implementation. And it’s 45% slower in single core. Most importantly, the M1 is estimated to cost Apple $65, the 4800u is a $300+ part.
746.
by valuearb 6y ago
Exactly. Rocks containing less than 0.004% water by weight aren’t ice or water or accessible water.
747.
by valuearb 6y ago
Peter Maas request for edits was reasoned and fair. Greenwald is off his rocker on this. https://greenwald.substack.com/p/emails-with-intercept-edito...
748.
by valuearb 6y ago
It’s unclear whether the moon has accessible water ice in any usable quantities. It’s likely shadowed polar ice is locked in rocky regolith.
749.
by valuearb 6y ago
I thought Peter Maas email (that Greenwald posted) asking him for edits was very good. https://greenwald.substack.com/p/emails-with-intercept-edito... Greenwald’s piece has some good points about lazy and biased journa
750.
by valuearb 6y ago
I think Billy will do well at trial, given how honest, humble, and totally not delusional he appears.

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