melgross

These seem nice. But neither is a replacement for any of the precision measuring equipment I use. While most calipers are accurate to about plus or minus 1.5 thousandths, with more expensive models managing plus or minus one thousandth, they aren’t accurate enough for precise work. I don’t rely on them when machining other than as an approximation. These would be useless for that as well. I’m trying to decide where they would be useful, but other than for the built-in scales, all of which I have in apps in my phone now, I can’t really think of anything I would use them for.

anonymouse said:

melgross said:

That’s not really far. I’ve done more than that through Manhattan many times over the years. It’s at most a 25 minute walk, depending on traffic lights. Often, it takes less time. I can make it in 15 minutes the way I walk. 

Now that jaywalking is officially legal.

I wouldn’t walk cross 5th avenue most of the day during a red light. At least, not if you expect to get to the other side.

atonaldenim said:

Pretty funny how you all want to keep arguing over a hypothetical “OWC” drive, when there is in fact another company that is actually offering storage upgrades for sale right now.

For the Mac Studio currently, for the Mini in the near future. Who cares if OWC isn’t interested, as long as PolySoft is?

And the number of backers on their Kickstarter campaign is a useful metric for how much consumer interest there may or may not be. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/polysoftservices/studio-drive/posts/4247624 ;

Speaking for myself, I bought my Mac Studio in 2022 with the amount of storage that I wanted, as no other options existed then. However now that this potential solution is out there, the next Mac Mini or Studio that I buy, I personally would consider this upgrade route instead. The main drawback to me is the hassle of opening up the case and putting it back together neatly enough.

I would advise people to not put money into this until after the product is released and reviewed. I’ve invested in seven Kickstarter projects over the years. Three never had a product come out and two of the four that did weren’t very good. The other two were fine. This isn’t worth the risk.

the reality is that it’s not a big deal. Tiny, fast enough external ssds aren't expensive any more. Just get one and plug it into the rear. People are making more of this than it’s worth.

I installed the new 18.2 public beta last night in my iPhone and iPad Pro. The first thing I tried was the visual intelligence. It worked surprisingly well. The easy one was a bag of potato chips. No problem. Then I tried a slab of rainbow fluorite which I had bought at a gem and mineral show Saturday. No problem with that either. Then a very small Kingston SSD I use with my iPhone. The side I had up has no name in it, but it recognized it too. I tried several other things, ranging from recognizable to “what the heck is this?”. It recognized most everything other than some odd things. It even recognized several parts of my machine tools I’m cleaning. That surprised me.

it shows you pictures, where you can buy them, if it’s something for sale, information about the item, etc.

i haven’t tried anything else yet.

I keep telling people to not listen to the negative analysts. Three predicted disappointing iPhone sales this quarter, while two reported very good iPhone sales.

meanwhile, the stick went down $4.19during the day and is about $4.50 down after hours. I know the market is down today (Microsoft was down over $26, for example), but still