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Sure, but that’s where I see a new mini as the... 4,480 Views / 20 Replies  
Sure, but that’s where I see a new mini as the answer.



Correct, forgot about that.



They haven’t really don’t anything with PCIe before. They bought CPUs and TB controllers from Intel...
Posted by P, on Nov 9, 2021 at 08:00 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The market for over-the-counter servers is almost... 4,480 Views / 20 Replies  
The market for over-the-counter servers is almost dead, because so much has moved to the cloud.



Apple has designed their way away from those interfaces. LPDDR means RAM is soldered, and at the...
Posted by P, on Nov 7, 2021 at 07:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes, I have seen a lot of posts that indicate... 11,691 Views / 91 Replies  
Yes, I have seen a lot of posts that indicate that recently. I almost never post anything on Facebook, only read, but I have seen more than one comment about someone who got banned for some BS.
Posted by P, on Aug 17, 2021 at 04:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The first link in reader’s post is a report of... 8,519 Views / 62 Replies  
The first link in reader’s post is a report of the leak. Ars is reprinting a Financial times story that includes that “Apple declined to comment”. Other reports were not as kind as that one, and even...
Posted by P, on Aug 16, 2021 at 10:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge
They are not. Every cloud provider is reporting... 8,519 Views / 62 Replies  
They are not. Every cloud provider is reporting child porn to the authorities. (https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/cybertipline#bythenumbers)

In 2020, Apple made 265 such reports. Google made...
Posted by P, on Aug 15, 2021 at 10:14 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Nothing, because Apple can’t access your photos... 8,519 Views / 62 Replies  
Nothing, because Apple can’t access your photos if you don’t put them on iCloud.
Posted by P, on Aug 7, 2021 at 07:04 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Two different features that were leaked together... 8,519 Views / 62 Replies  
Two different features that were leaked together by someone who is trying to force a change.

Feature 1 is for children. Child gets an image sent to them over iMessage. The phone will analyze it...
Posted by P, on Aug 7, 2021 at 06:59 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Apple doesn’t say that all, and quite frankly it... 8,519 Views / 62 Replies  
Apple doesn’t say that all, and quite frankly it doesn’t really make sense.

https://www.apple.com/child-safety/

They say that it is a cryptographic hash that is going to be compared to a...
Posted by P, on Aug 6, 2021 at 01:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
If they’re hashing, it won’t trigger on... 8,519 Views / 62 Replies  
If they’re hashing, it won’t trigger on “substantially similar” - it will trigger on specific known images. I would guess that there is some cleverness about looking at a square in the image so you...
Posted by P, on Aug 6, 2021 at 09:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Prop 65 is an absolute mess. Part of what I do... 27,362 Views / 119 Replies  
Prop 65 is an absolute mess. Part of what I do involves checking for banned substances, and the difference between RoHS (EU Directive for more or less the same thing) and Prop 65 is huge. RoHS has a...
Posted by P, on Jul 15, 2021 at 09:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Reminder that Amazon owns eero now. It doesn't... 3,240 Views / 5 Replies  
Reminder that Amazon owns eero now. It doesn't seem like eero devices implements this feature...yet. I would be extremely careful about buying one in the future if Amazon doesn't reverse itself...
Posted by P, on May 31, 2021 at 09:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I guess if your design target is that it has to... 10,359 Views / 84 Replies  
I guess if your design target is that it has to be stupidly thin, this is the best you can do. I just don’t see why that is a design target, but as long as there is another computer for me in the...
Posted by P, on Apr 27, 2021 at 06:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Yosemite is actually the version I skipped... 3,381 Views / 11 Replies  
Yosemite is actually the version I skipped because reception was so bad.
Posted by P, on Apr 27, 2021 at 06:49 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The 4 has a worse battery, actually, but you... 5,370 Views / 29 Replies  
The 4 has a worse battery, actually, but you don't really have a choice here.
Posted by P, on Apr 7, 2021 at 08:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Family setup is not supported on the Series 3: ... 5,370 Views / 29 Replies  
Family setup is not supported on the Series 3:

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/09/apple-extends-the-apple-watch-experience-to-the-entire-family/

(Near the bottom).
Posted by P, on Apr 5, 2021 at 04:19 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I think it can be considered secure now. They are... 6,552 Views / 10 Replies  
I think it can be considered secure now. They are keeping iOS 12.x patched for security issues only, but I don't think they're leaving issues patched in there that they patch in iOS 14.x. iOS 12.x is...
Posted by P, on Mar 30, 2021 at 09:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Feel free to, but Apple has a definition of... 6,643 Views / 27 Replies  
Feel free to, but Apple has a definition of Retina, and 27" 4K does meet it. In fact, it is not as if PC makers have refused to try higher resolutions - they have, and the market has rejected them....
Posted by P, on Mar 29, 2021 at 10:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I wish Apple would make a statement on how long... 6,552 Views / 10 Replies  
I wish Apple would make a statement on how long their devices are supported with security updates, because it is a big selling point versus Android and it is completely overlooked.
Posted by P, on Mar 29, 2021 at 07:47 AM, in MacNN Lounge
There are plenty of 4K 27" displays. By Apple's... 6,643 Views / 27 Replies  
There are plenty of 4K 27" displays. By Apple's own definition of Retina quality, these displays are Retina. Some of them are also HDR, though of course not all. The issue is if you want even higher...
Posted by P, on Mar 28, 2021 at 04:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge
But motherboard manufacturers ignoring the power... 6,643 Views / 27 Replies  
But motherboard manufacturers ignoring the power limits is not the same as computer OEMs ignoring them. I am not aware of that happening - in fact, Intel and AMD both sell models with reduced power...
Posted by P, on Mar 23, 2021 at 08:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge
They never even sold it here. The HomePod mini is... 4,618 Views / 15 Replies  
They never even sold it here. The HomePod mini is still not available.
Posted by P, on Mar 14, 2021 at 12:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
If you disable the power limits, it can draw that... 6,643 Views / 27 Replies  
If you disable the power limits, it can draw that much. Apple doesn’t disable the power limits on its computers (no OEM does), so this is about as relevant as trying to buy a daily driver and...
Posted by P, on Mar 12, 2021 at 11:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge
ALttP launch was accompanied with lots of little... 18,257 Views / 59 Replies  
ALttP launch was accompanied with lots of little guides to the early game is every relevant publication, to make people realize where they needed to go. If you compared with the two previous Zeldas,...
Posted by P, on Mar 7, 2021 at 09:13 AM, in Gaming
I remember that thing, it was a bit frustrating... 18,257 Views / 59 Replies  
I remember that thing, it was a bit frustrating to figure it out. Basically what you have to do is press the A before the Goron comes, and then just hold left or right on the analog stick to shove...
Posted by P, on Mar 5, 2021 at 05:27 AM, in Gaming
There are helpful things under bushes, but the 90... 18,257 Views / 59 Replies  
There are helpful things under bushes, but the 90 rupee shield sticks out as the best one. There is money to be had (it’s a secret to everybody, as the text says), there is probably a conveniently...
Posted by P, on Mar 4, 2021 at 07:11 PM, in Gaming
I agree that the LoZ music is fantastic. The... 18,257 Views / 59 Replies  
I agree that the LoZ music is fantastic.

The "burn this random square to continue" has been overplayed by history. There is only one occasion where you need to do that (namely to find level 8),...
Posted by P, on Mar 4, 2021 at 10:06 AM, in Gaming
Probably buying cheaper games out of market and... 22,162 Views / 16 Replies  
Probably buying cheaper games out of market and region controls force them to play in the market they bought them. Games can be very cheap in markets with weaker economy.
Posted by P, on Mar 3, 2021 at 05:53 AM, in Gaming
The good Zeldas, IMHO, are the original (LoZ), A... 18,257 Views / 59 Replies  
The good Zeldas, IMHO, are the original (LoZ), A Link to the Past (ALttP), Ocarina of Time (OoT) and Twilight Princess (TP).

The original is a massive exploration game that was entirely new at the...
Posted by P, on Mar 3, 2021 at 05:50 AM, in Gaming
To me, the wrongheadedness started in 2012 with... 21,916 Views / 28 Replies  
To me, the wrongheadedness started in 2012 with the redesign of the iMac to make it stupidly thin. The reason all those ports are gone from the MBP is that it is so thin. You cannot fit an HDMI port...
Posted by P, on Jan 31, 2021 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My point isn’t that the SD card has no use today... 21,916 Views / 28 Replies  
My point isn’t that the SD card has no use today - my point is that whatever use the SD card has today, it is no bigger than it was in 2016. I would argue that its use is considerably less than back...
Posted by P, on Jan 31, 2021 at 04:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Robin Hood is a distraction. The correct response... 4,584 Views / 24 Replies  
Robin Hood is a distraction. The correct response is to do something about the hedge funds. Some explain this to me - are naked shorts legal in the US or not? Because I checked, and they’re illegal...
Posted by P, on Jan 29, 2021 at 06:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
This is really interesting. Not going to invest... 4,584 Views / 24 Replies  
This is really interesting. Not going to invest for sure, although it might be fun to buy one share to burn some hedge fund managers, but I love that they're doing this.

For those not aware -...
Posted by P, on Jan 29, 2021 at 09:47 AM, in MacNN Lounge
To me, the SD card or not will be how I judge if... 21,916 Views / 28 Replies  
To me, the SD card or not will be how I judge if this is Apple moving forward, or just reversing themselves because they're tired of complaints from the vocal minority. If they add back HDMI or...
Posted by P, on Jan 29, 2021 at 09:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I have one of the MagSafe adapters. It works fine... 21,916 Views / 28 Replies  
I have one of the MagSafe adapters. It works fine to supply power - I haven’t had it tested in a live situation, but it does separate if you pull on it. The issue might be that as the weight of...
Posted by P, on Jan 21, 2021 at 05:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Since you can currently charge your MBP from any... 21,916 Views / 28 Replies  
Since you can currently charge your MBP from any of 4 ports, it shouldn’t be hard to just make one of those ports look like old MagSafe port but wired up as if it were a USB-C internally. USB-C is...
Posted by P, on Jan 19, 2021 at 02:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yes he did, but 2018 was a strong year for Dems -... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
Yes he did, but 2018 was a strong year for Dems - they won the national popular vote (for the House) by 8.4 points, and Cruz won Texas by 2.6, or 11 points better. In 2020, Dems won the popular vote...
Posted by P, on Jan 13, 2021 at 07:04 PM, in Political/War Lounge
There is an old saying about primaries: Democrats... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
There is an old saying about primaries: Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line. The GOP almost always picks as its candidate someone who had a good showing but didn’t quite make it in the...
Posted by P, on Jan 13, 2021 at 12:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Ben Sasse says he might vote for impeachment, if... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
Ben Sasse says he might vote for impeachment, if the articles of impeachment suit his taste. Still don’t think that will pass - even if they can seat Ossoff and Warnock and Romney is still on board,...
Posted by P, on Jan 8, 2021 at 11:51 AM, in Political/War Lounge
DeVos doesn’t have a conscience. If she is... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
DeVos doesn’t have a conscience. If she is resigning, it is because it is politically smart to do so right now.
Posted by P, on Jan 8, 2021 at 05:56 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It seems he wanted to fly to Scotland to play... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
It seems he wanted to fly to Scotland to play golf right after the transition, but the Scots don't let him in because of Covid.
Posted by P, on Jan 8, 2021 at 04:16 AM, in Political/War Lounge
The nice thing about this revolt is that the... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
The nice thing about this revolt is that the idiots kept posting to social media, so they’re all easily identifiable. Ars casually named several of the people in the photos.

As for crimes... it...
Posted by P, on Jan 7, 2021 at 05:47 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It is over. Congress has tabulated all of the... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
It is over. Congress has tabulated all of the votes and confirmed Biden's victory. Most Senate votes were 93-7 or 94-6, but there was a good chunk of votes for rejecting in the House. I guess they...
Posted by P, on Jan 7, 2021 at 04:43 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Is it possible for the states to recall their... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
Is it possible for the states to recall their congressional representatives? Because right now, “objecting to counting legal votes” = “inciting violence” in a lot of minds. Seems like that should be...
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 09:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Impeachment is one thing - I am of the opinion... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
Impeachment is one thing - I am of the opinion that he should have been convicted last time - but my point is more that if it is true that Pence is giving orders to the armed forces, he is...
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 07:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
According to this... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
According to this (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/electoral-vote#national-guard-capitol-army), Trump did not reverse his position. The DoD called out the DC national guard on Pence’s...
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 06:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, they right it. They put in a sort of pillow... 679,858 Views / 1,225 Replies  
No, they right it. They put in a sort of pillow under one side and blow it up to start the process. Once started, they hook onto something to pull it the rest of the way over, but the center of...
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 06:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The word elsewhere is that it is actually Pence... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
The word elsewhere is that it is actually Pence and his wife. I can’t tell with this angle.

However, Pence appears to have unfollowed Trump.
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 06:03 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It seems that Pelosi requested the DC national... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
It seems that Pelosi requested the DC national guard, but that his needs to be approved by the DoD, and they said no. This resulted in Virginia sending in the national guard, which caused Trump to...
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 05:16 PM, in Political/War Lounge
https://i.ibb.co/L9pBWCw/1-AFF9-B01-79-DE-4913-BEA... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
https://i.ibb.co/L9pBWCw/1-AFF9-B01-79-DE-4913-BEA5-E9-CDC6-AFC043.jpg (https://ibb.co/0YJ1SfN)

And I though 2021 was off to a good start.
Posted by P, on Jan 6, 2021 at 04:51 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Georgia is just too close to call. ... 79,405 Views / 542 Replies  
Georgia is just too close to call.

Semi-related: all currently-living former Secretaries of Defense have signed a letter telling Trump to stop trying to overturn the election. This includes such...
Posted by P, on Jan 4, 2021 at 08:14 AM, in Political/War Lounge
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