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Apple wants a Magic Mouse you can tilt for more controls
I guess that makes sense since that is the only way to use the Magic Mouse because you still have to charge it on the bottom.
In all seriousness... this is good to promote for people who have ailments or may not be at a desk.
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M3 Max benchmarks show Mac Pro performance in a MacBook
This just tells me how badly nerfed the m2 Ultra is. They could easily throw a cooler on that cpu and crank up the voltages... right?It never made sense to me why the Studio and Mac Pro had the exact same specs with enclosures that have different cooling properties.
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Mac gamers can now play 'Baldur's Gate 3' a day later than expected
Was really hoping for a long trope about Kiribati
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Wedbush raises Apple price target to $240 after impressive iPhone 15 event
Agreed Twolf. I bleed Apple Juice and was severely disappointed with yesterday’s event. All of those the announcements could have been soft launches (just update and don’t say anything).How does a stock analyst get an impressive event from that I have no idea. his other ooints of shifting to Max and there being pent up demand have nothing to do with the event itself. Those may be true, but feels like manipulation to me.
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TSMC delays Arizona plant, blames US labor shortage
For what it’s worth, TSMC already has a fab on the Columbia River… Wafertech is owned by TSMC. They are quite familiar with the area.danox said:blastdoor said:
My understanding is that Arizona is actually very appealing due to geological stability and lack of hurricanes/tornadoes.quakerotis said:They are FOS. I feel no pain for them. They chose Arizona, which in 5 years will be burned to a crisp and uninhabitable.
And their water demands will only further its demise.
It is also my understanding that while a fab uses a lot of water, it's mostly recycled water. The analogy I've heard is that it's like a swimming pool -- it holds a lot of water, but then it just mostly recycles it.
And in terms of water use furthering the demise of Arizona -- I've read the biggest culprit is ALFALFA farmers. Yes, alfalfa. Somehow, people are growing one of the most water intensive crops there is in the middle of a desert.
Far better to turn those alfalfa fields into solar farms that power a Fab that's filled with water once, and then use the vast quantity of water saved from alfalfa farming to, you know, drink.
TSMC could have built the facility somewhere near/close to the Columbia river basin in eastern Washington or Oregon, and certainly not in water less Arizona. Another good location would’ve been somewhere in British Columbia just north of the US Canadian border within 50 miles of the border and within 50 miles of the Pacific Ocean.
Anywhere in the Pacific northwest near the Pacific ocean close to vast amounts of hydroelectric power (45% of the USA’s total Hydro electric output) and plenty of water. With the added bonus of having a better post secondary educational system and Microsoft and Boeing nearby.
Being in Arizona, long-term is not good because of the lack of water means you’re gonna have to duplicate your efforts in building another facility within 5 to 10 years in an area with water.
TSMC, did a bad job in scouting. Whatever they were going to build should’ve been within 50 miles of the pacific ocean between Vancouver and San Diego, the best schools, the largest population of Asians in the United States, and the best companies in Tech are all along the Pacific Coast from San Diego to Vancouver, Qualcomm in the south, and Microsoft and Boeing in the north, with Silicon Valley in the middle.From what I understand one of the big reasons they selected the area they did was easy access to silica.
