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  • Man jailed for stalking ex-girlfriend with an AirTag

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    Sadly restraining orders are a joke. The police have no interest in enforcing them. 
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  • Latest iOS 15 and macOS 12 updates contain critical security patches

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    I’m going to hold off updating any of my devices. Just tried to update my Apple TV 4K when the screen started flickering like crazy. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple employees disgruntled over return to working in offices

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    Paul_B said:
    Do the front and back doors align? Because it is a circle, also are employees allowed to work outdoors, they can run Ethernet cables underneath the ground or get Cat 6 cords which can go for miles to be plugged in.  Perhaps it's the traffic to and from work.  My work is exactly 4.89 KM away, (8) minute drive, I have to be there since we use our hands for landscaping.  Afterwards my team travels to various sites.  Vaccination, masks, and distancing, are frowned upon, and they are immediately terminated on site by myself if they follow those rules. - No Joke. My business, My Way or the Hi-Way.
    Am I reading this right, you fire people for being vaccinated? 
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  • Apple's iPhone 13 selling better than past lineups -- with one exception

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    I had the original SE, upgraded to the 12 Mini and love it. If Apple keeps the SE in its lineup, hopefully the design will improve when I need to replace my Mini in 4-5 years. Using the 8’s design is getting old. 
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  • Mac Studio with M1 UItra review: A look at the future power of Apple Silicon

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    flydog said:
    keithw said:
    I'm still trying to decide whether or not to spend the extra $1k for 64 GPU cores instead of 48.  I tend to keep machines for at least 5 years (or more,) and want to "future proof" as much as possible up front. Sure, I know there will probably be an M2 "Ultra" or M3 or M4 or M5 in the next 5 years, but the "studio" is the Mac I've always wanted.  My current 2017 iMac Pro was a compromise since the only thing available at the time was the "trashcan" Mac, and it was obsolete by then.  This thing is 2-1/2 times faster than my iMac Pro in multi-core CPU tests. Howerver, it's significantly slower in GPU performance then my AMD RX 6900 XT eGPU.
    An Ultra is complete waste of money, as is adding cores.  Xcode does not use the extra cores, nor does anything made by Adobe, Blender, or even Final Cut Pro.  None of those apps are significantly faster on an Ultra vs Max (or even the most recent 27" iMac). Games may see a large improvement, but even the fastest Ultra is not a gaming PC replacement (nor is it intended to be).

    In real world use, my Ultra is actually slower than my old iMac in some tasks, and the actual difference in performance across the average app is more like 15-20% (not the 300-400% that the benchmarks suggest).  Xcode builts are 30% faster, and exporting a 5 minute 4k video via Final Cut Pro is about 10% faster.  Anything that uses single core (safari, word, excel) will not be any faster than a Mac Mini.  On an average workday, that $4,000 Ultra saves maybe 3 minutes.  

    Most people will do just fine with a Mac mini. 
    Then why did you buy an Ultra? 
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