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  1. Digital_Dreamer

    Apple Silicon Mac Pro Thread - Thoughts on Design and Architecture

    Every high-performance CPU/GPU designer is moving forward chiplet design. I think Apple would do well to expand on this and have a separate CPU and GPU die on the package, just as they sorta already do with RAM, although that's more package on package. This idea of producing larger and larger...
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    Five ways Vision Pro is different from anything Apple—or anyone—has ever made

    I can see this used in repair and maintenance industries, like aircraft. Imagine looking at the engine and the Vision Pro highlighting the area of interest, while also providing instructions. That’s my killer app.
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    Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text

    Clowns?! Why did it have to be clowns?! <Harrison Ford voice>
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    Hackers can brute force fingerprint authentication of Android devices

    Exactly the problem with my 90-year-old mother and her iPad. It’ll only recognize her finger or thumb prints for about a week and then fails. She always enters her passcode instead.
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    Rimac goes 0–60 in 1.74 seconds while blowing past 22 other EV records

    Has anyone noticed that in the 0-400-0 video, the driver goes several seconds above 400-kph (412 ish), before braking down to 0? Perhaps it’s just a sample video, testing other parameters?
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    Diet sodas are not actually good for your diet, WHO guidance suggests

    Exactly. I’m inclined to think there are a number of people that were a part of the tests who actually thought if they took these artificial sweeteners several times a day, they could still indulge in high calorie foods without any consequence, like that 2,000-calorie ”salad,” leading to said...
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    Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John Deere

    I never understood this argument and I keep hearing it over and over. If that’s what really important to them, then lock that part out while maintaining access to what the farmers and shops need. Duh. It’s not rocket science and it’s not an all or nothing affair. It is software you can program...
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    Rare, pristine first edition of Copernicus’ <em>De Revolutionibus</em> up for sale

    To be fair, this isn’t because that book (the Bible) actually contradicts what was later written by Copernicus. It doesn’t. It was because some powerful, religious people foolishly thought that book contradicted Copernicus’ book. They misunderstood and misapplied what they read in the Bible.
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    Hospital’s water purification system stripped out chlorine, killing 3 patients

    I also wonder about the immune systems of those who did die. What if they had received blood transfusions and needed to take immunosuppressant (anti-rejection) drugs? That certainly would affect their ability to fight infections.
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    Risk of diabetes rises 58% after COVID, even amid omicron, study finds

    Seems to be way too many other factors at play here. For many, COVID was life changing: many experienced job losses, a change to remote work, depression due to lockdown or lack of social activity. I personally know many who put on a tremendous amount of weight during this period, for whatever...
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    How to download a backup copy of your Twitter data (or deactivate your account)

    Seems that a lot of people agree with you. :D
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    Company that makes rent-setting software for landlords sued for collusion

    I live in a small town where incomes are between $20,000-$30,000 / year. My rent in a 2-bedroom was $265 in 1998. Now, the same 2-bedroom is $600. It went up $170 just in the last couple months after local RE agent bought the property with hopes of getting richer. My income has hardly changed...
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    Tune in for NASA’s first planetary defense test

    Why does it read, “To Serve Mankind”?
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    A new jailbreak for John Deere tractors rides the right-to-repair wave

    Or, better yet, make a tractor with all the existing advanced technology, but open source the technology and make all tools accessible to all users. Why is that so hard?
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    The full saga of Apple’s troubled mixed reality headset has been revealed

    Yeah, I didn’t understand his thinking. He believed VR separates users from the world around them, but didn’t want them used in a professional environment. Considered VR headsets unfashionable, but wanted them as a lifestyle product for the masses, not professionals. Come on. Get a clue. So...
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    Tech works with you, not against you, in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class

    I’m actually curious: Just how many in the Ars readership are in the market for a car costing well north of 6 digits?
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    For T-cells, omicron is nothing unusual

    Especially, when you may not get an opportunity for a mild reinfection after a really bad case of COVID.
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    This 22-year-old builds chips in his parents’ garage

    It’s that hair with non-matching eyebrows.
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    Is the finder really this broken? Why is Apple letting this exist?

    Heh, Well, it could be read both ways.
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    Is the finder really this broken? Why is Apple letting this exist?

    What I want fixed in the Finder is the ability to easily browse remote volumes (webDAV, SMB, etc.) without the use of third-party software. Why is that so hard to do? Yes, you can connect to those protocols in the Finder, but you'll have spiderwebs growing under your armpits before to you get to...