rob53

"Given that the shooter is in the US, it's more than 50/50 that it's an iPhone." In other words, 50/50 means you're either right or wrong. He was a kid, republican, conservative living in Butler, PA. Butler's median income is half the average income of PA so lower income. Almost entirely white, white minimal minority races. I'd say there's a much greater chance of the kid having an android phone. Yes, that's my speculation but just because the FBI couldn't immediately open the phone doesn't mean they can't open it. Anyone who knows anything about Cellebrite knows the FBI and most major police forces already has hacking devices no matter what they say. Plus, the FBI isn't going to tell us that they actually were able to open it and found anything because that's actually illegal since it's an ongoing investigation. 

Ok, who's going to try this out with six Mac Studios then try running the LINPACK benchmark (https://top500.org/project/linpack/) to see what kind of numbers the benchmark gives. I'm sure the results will be faster than the original Mac "supercomputer" system of a couple decades ago and know it probably won't come anywhere near the TOP 500 but until someone tries it we won't know how fast this simple cluster actually is. TB4 only allows 6 devices on one "network" correct? Can you daisy chain more than 6 Studios? I didn't see anything on the TB5 website that you could daisy chain more than 6. This article states that you have one master Studio and can add as many more over Thunderbolt as you can afford. My question is the master Studio has six TB4 ports on it. This would mean you might/could attach six Studios to the Master. Does this also mean each Studio client could add five more Studios and keep going from there? As for a cluster computing system, the most important feature is computational power, not necessarily the speed of computer interconnections. Getting the data to each Studio might not be that big of a deal so the 10Gb Ethernet over an ethernet switch might be fast enough.

jimh2 said:

mikethemartian said:

slow n easy said:

I feel so frustrated that Apple doesn't just say "Fuck Europe". There is no monopoly. The U.S. Congress is also trying to say that Apple is a monopoly. That's ridiculous. A monopoly is like when I want to subscribe to cable TV and my only option is Spectrum. If I want cable TV, then I only have one choice and that's it. That's a monopoly. Apple should be able to run their "store" how they feel fit. It's their store. Is the government trying to tell Walmart what they can or cannot put in their store? Are they trying to dictate to Walmart what prices they can charge? If you are not happy with Apple's business practices, then buy a phone from one of a dozen other manufacturers. No one is forcing you against your will to buy an Apple device.

Well Spectrum pays money to your community’s local franchise board for that privilege so if you have an issue with it you should complain to them. Also I’m betting that Spectrum can’t block your access to streaming services such as Apple TV, Netflix, Disney+, etc. despite the fact that those streaming services compete with Spectrum’s TV packages and uses their communication network.

You lost me at the blocking of streaming services. As a customer you are paying for Internet and that is one you can use as you see fit. There is no Internet without streaming package I am aware of. The CableTV and home phone business is in a nursing home bed on life support with a shrinking customer base. Cable companies will become ISP's and have to find new ways to gouge us. In the end wired ISP's will be used by businesses only.

Many cities are beginning to offer ISP-less internet access. These are run as a city utility with various rules. I moved from a smaller city that installed (not done yet) a fiber distribution network to every neighborhood. Installation to house was $100 with gig-Ethernet $67/mo. They lease a T1 line to Seattle where we connected to the main internet. No ISP but you can be a fool and connect through one. This is how internet should be done. 

blastdoor said:

I’d love to see intel regain the process lead and win apples foundry business. 

Why? Intel was always slow to improve their products. They always run hot as well. 

blastdoor said:

Apple and its suppliers now use more than 18 gigawatts of clean energy.

This is kind of a strange statement, because a watt is a measure of the rate of flow, like miles per hour. Saying you used 18 gigawatts is like saying you traveled a distance of 60 mph. Without knowing time, we don’t know how much energy was actually used or miles traveled.

ill hazard a guess that what’s meant here is that Apple used the energy generated by clean energy sources which, at theoretical peak utilization, can put out 18 gigawatts. Kind of like saying I used 120mph because the car I drove theoretically maxes out at 120mph. But that tells you nothing about how fast I actually went or how far I traveled. 

The more meaningful numbers are — how many megawatt-hours of electricity did Apple and their suppliers use and what percentage of that came from renewable sources.

I understand what you’re saying but reading this article, https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/how-much-power-1-gigawatt, they just say gigawatts of energy.