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  • M3 Max benchmarks show Mac Pro performance in a MacBook

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    ... I'm most curious to see the GPU scores which to date have not tempted me away from an upgradable eGPU ...
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  • Facebook sued over illegal collection of user data

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    First experience with FB raised flags with new 'features' set with all roads set to FB data collection, including as I recall resetting prior privacy settings to default collection...

    I have been asking about recent macOS prefs in a similar light, especially Siri privacy with the seemingly buried ML 'Learn from this App' default to on and now (12.6?) an added setting to 'Show Siri Suggestions in App'...?

    While Mr Cook makes seemingly carefully worded statements about 3rd party privacy and direct data sales, should we be concerned about a Siri data or machine learning market strategy (even if 'anonymized') seemingly in collecting so much 'Learning' without a front and center request...?

    Is CoreML worth a deep dive Apple/FB/Google/Twitter data mining comparison ?

    I am reminded of www.googleandtheworldbrain.com/ and ask if this is the Apple World Brain equivalent...?

    'Learn from this App' were all set to on after a recent migration, without as I recall any obvious request or warning, even when Siri was turned off and all data deleted from iCloud also selected...?


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  • Rumored Mac Studio trade-in points to possible refresh during WWDC

    boboliciousbobolicious
    ... can anyone comment on the veracity of these benchmarks in real use terms ...?

    browser.geekbench.com/metal-benchmarks


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  • Mac Pro is Apple's last Intel computer standing

    boboliciousbobolicious
    ... the 'final-ever' Intel mini was also available in a 3.2 (4.6) Ghz i7 6 (12) cores and had upgradable ram to 64GB ...
    Add to that eGPU (multiple W6900X?) and up to 3 @ 4K monitors and this mac seemed to offer quite a bit of power, upgradability and future proofing...
    I understand that the Intel CPU core count generally starts to reach diminishing returns beyond 8 or so,
    and would be curious to know how the M macs compare, including perhaps alongside the 8 (16) core base mac pro...?
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  • Russia bans officials from using iPhones in U.S. spying row

    boboliciousbobolicious
    Is there any update on this: gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-privacy-analytics-12-lawsuits-statement-1850077715 ?
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  • Google could charge Apple users for AI tools in iOS 18

    boboliciousbobolicious
    ... and so to me one fundamental ask is where is all this AI 'intelligence' (for profit) coming from ...?

    This red flag went up with the first post Steve Jobs introduction of Photos where all images were to be scanned, tagged and referenced at a customer's computer time and expense and then remotely updated to other devices (vs the 2' USB cable on a desk) via Apple servers - for most in a foreign jurisdiction...

    This all under a guise of improving on iPhoto despite the many complaints and loss of Aperture, iWeb and other elegant synchronized productive software that seemed more about a 'bicycle for the mind' than 'all roads lead to our data servers' sync requirement... Does ANY core 'free' Apple software come without a privacy warning now ?

    And then there are the 'Learn from this App' Siri settings - granularly on by default with no global off privacy setting - every new app download requires follow up to turn this off...

    Who owns and deserves to be paid for AI...?  Lawyers start your engines...?

    How many are disclosing their valuable IP via gmail, iCloud or other online publication that may be missing the bigger picture...? 

    '... but it's free...' will time tell...?

    Has the mac changed from a bicycle to a dragnet for the mind...?
    Alex1Ndavwilliamlondon

  • Tesla reaches settlement in autopilot death case of Apple engineer

    boboliciousbobolicious
    ... my fsd trial was trurned off after 20m...
    It generally works yet seems to hit the brakes for the occasional low bridge and off ramp speed reduction signs...
    Auto wipers too have been problematic.
    There is a lot to like about the cars, however with anything software caution is advised...

    Leave The World Behind has a related scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TCXvkaUyzM


    williamlondonronn

  • Satechi redesigns its hub to fit the new, smaller M4 Mac mini

    boboliciousbobolicious
    jeffharris said:
    Only 10Gbps transfer speed? 
    That kind of blows, especially since the new mini has Thunderbolt 5 ports.

    A couple extra USB-C ports would be nice, too. Aren’t we all trying to get rid of USB-A?

    Perhaps they will offer a 'pro' version at a requisite price...?
    :)
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  • Apple will launch HomePod with 7-inch screen in 2024, says Kuo

    boboliciousbobolicious
    Does a decent speaker need front firing mid and high drivers... ?
    How does this rate for industrial design ?
    Might this actually be a case study for a touch bar ?
    Is it time for Mr. Cook to retire, or hire the next Steve Jobs as his boss ?
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  • macOS Sequoia 15.2 isn't allowing third-party utilities to make bootable backups

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    enossified said:
    There’s one perfectly valid reason for having external bootable drives: testing OS updates before committing to them. I’ve been doing this for years. I'd like to know what applications are broken by a new OS and deal with that in advance rather than trying to back out of the OS update because I am blocked from working.
    Agreed...

    ... and in fast paced workflows having functional mirror drives can be a deadline saver...
    APFS has seemed increasingly challenging for so many aspects of maintaining macs in house...

    Cumulatively:
    - onboard hardware locks down storage
    - T2 hardware locks down storage
    - pricing @ up to 600% of free market options locks down storage (recent check)
    - apfs 'snapshots' quietly consume inordinate drive space
    - cloud service subscriptions are offered at premium prices

    How does any of this serve the customer first...?
    dewmebikertwinAlex1N