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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro is built to blaze through pro workflows
My point, smart ass, is that there’s a female version of the USB-C cable Mike W posted. As the #1 bestseller in Thunderbolt cables, I’m apparently not the only one who finds it convenient.DuhSesame said:
And? Your point? Nobody ever said it can't be an adapter.PickUrPoison said:Mike Wuerthele said:
Some have been in the ceiling, but there's been a female HDMI port in a wall or desk for me to plug my cable into. Regardless if you're responsible for giving a presentation, regardless of what hardware or ports you have, it is absolutely your responsibility to make sure you have what you need. I'm not precisely sure still what the hangup is here, given that USB-C contains HDMI. It's not like you need an powered active converter or anything, here.MplsP said:
You must never have been in a conference room with the projector mounted in the ceiling.Mike Wuerthele said:
To counter your apocrypha, I have some of my own. Just in 2019, I have done many, many presentations with a cable (not adapter) identical to this one, and every single time I've been able to get to said projector.freethinking said:
you are welcome to use my dell when you rock up to a presentation with the "adapter" cable you linked to, because what you really need is the female side. 9 of 10 times you cant get to the projector. besides linking to an "adapter" cable to support your claim no adapter is required is weird.Mike Wuerthele said:
No adapter required. $18.freethinking said:sudden outbreak of common sense, maybe finally a decent keyboard again to replace the pieces of shit they put in over past years and a proper "esc" key is the right call ... excellent! its progress in the right direction but it looks like it still needs $100+ dollars of adapters to do anything useful.
how hard is it to make a "pro" machine that does not need an adapter to plug into HDMI (essentially what is required by any presentation in business or education) .
but non butterfly keyboard and a decent 'esc' key is already a good first step to get back to the formerly brilliant mac book pros.
Sure, if you have some kind of strange setup with a hardwired HDMI connector and no access to the projector, then you may need an adapter, and it is absolutely on the presenter to make sure you have the tools you need to get the job done, so I wouldn't need to use your Dell anyway.
And, in older conference rooms, your HDMI out on your Dell may need a DVI adapter or HDMI to DVI cable which is still not an adapter -- the abject horror.
As for the the DVI, what’s your point? No one is claiming the MBP should have every port, just the single most common one that’s been standard for the last 5 years. The few conference rooms that I’ve been in that have DVI connectors also had either HDMI jacks or a DVI - HDMI adaptor (= short cable, since you’re hung up on the length)What's an adapter and what's a cable is very, very clear. If you have to plug another cable into it, it is an adapter. If you don't and you can connect to a peripheral with no other connections, it is a cable.
I don't think that there's an argument to be made that more connections in a cable length are a good thing. Having a cable from point A to point C is better than having an adapter from point A to point B, then a cable to point C. So, it's good news that cables from USB-C to anywhere exist, then, huh?
Even if I had to have an adapter or dongle for something, it's not any different than what we've had to do as computer users for four decades. Thus, the remark about the DVI.
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Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro is built to blaze through pro workflows
Mike Wuerthele said:
Some have been in the ceiling, but there's been a female HDMI port in a wall or desk for me to plug my cable into. Regardless if you're responsible for giving a presentation, regardless of what hardware or ports you have, it is absolutely your responsibility to make sure you have what you need. I'm not precisely sure still what the hangup is here, given that USB-C contains HDMI. It's not like you need an powered active converter or anything, here.MplsP said:
You must never have been in a conference room with the projector mounted in the ceiling.Mike Wuerthele said:
To counter your apocrypha, I have some of my own. Just in 2019, I have done many, many presentations with a cable (not adapter) identical to this one, and every single time I've been able to get to said projector.freethinking said:
you are welcome to use my dell when you rock up to a presentation with the "adapter" cable you linked to, because what you really need is the female side. 9 of 10 times you cant get to the projector. besides linking to an "adapter" cable to support your claim no adapter is required is weird.Mike Wuerthele said:
No adapter required. $18.freethinking said:sudden outbreak of common sense, maybe finally a decent keyboard again to replace the pieces of shit they put in over past years and a proper "esc" key is the right call ... excellent! its progress in the right direction but it looks like it still needs $100+ dollars of adapters to do anything useful.
how hard is it to make a "pro" machine that does not need an adapter to plug into HDMI (essentially what is required by any presentation in business or education) .
but non butterfly keyboard and a decent 'esc' key is already a good first step to get back to the formerly brilliant mac book pros.
Sure, if you have some kind of strange setup with a hardwired HDMI connector and no access to the projector, then you may need an adapter, and it is absolutely on the presenter to make sure you have the tools you need to get the job done, so I wouldn't need to use your Dell anyway.
And, in older conference rooms, your HDMI out on your Dell may need a DVI adapter or HDMI to DVI cable which is still not an adapter -- the abject horror.
As for the the DVI, what’s your point? No one is claiming the MBP should have every port, just the single most common one that’s been standard for the last 5 years. The few conference rooms that I’ve been in that have DVI connectors also had either HDMI jacks or a DVI - HDMI adaptor (= short cable, since you’re hung up on the length)What's an adapter and what's a cable is very, very clear. If you have to plug another cable into it, it is an adapter. If you don't and you can connect to a peripheral with no other connections, it is a cable.
I don't think that there's an argument to be made that more connections in a cable length are a good thing. Having a cable from point A to point C is better than having an adapter from point A to point B, then a cable to point C. So, it's good news that cables from USB-C to anywhere exist, then, huh?
Even if I had to have an adapter or dongle for something, it's not any different than what we've had to do as computer users for four decades. Thus, the remark about the DVI.
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Apple's new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR to begin shipping in December
I learned several decades ago that there’s always something faster just around the corner. As always, if you need it now buy now. If you don’t need it now, you should wait—whether for six weeks, six months or six years. You’ll get faster performance (often at a lower price) the longer you’re able to wait.melgross said:I was so stoked about buying this year. You can’t imagine. Well, I suppose a few can. But the need to use PCIe-3 tempered my enthusiasm. Now, I’ll wait until next year when it should have PCIe-4, and the benefits that offers, as well as a more extended lifetime.P.S. PCIe 5.0 was ratified about six months ago, and draft specs of 6.0 are expected in 2021, with support expected in 2024-5.P.P.S. I can’t imagine Apple will refresh this motherboard before 2021 or 2022, and it wouldn’t surprise me if Apple were to skip PCIe 4.0 and go directly to 5.0. -
Allegations of discrimination spawn investigation into Apple Card credit lines
Non-contributing gold digger... that’s hilarious. Thanks for the laugh!dee_dee said:
Oh look, another SJW playing the misogynist card again. The problem for you is, I stand by my argument even if the roles were reversed. If his wife was the millionaire, and he was the non-contributing gold digger, then she should have the higher credit score.Soli said:
Why does this site draw in so many misogynists?dee_dee said:
It has *everything* to do with the article. It seems you are a bit slow to catch on so I'll explain it again for you again. DHH is a millionaire, he has a wife, who makes nothing (typical). If she wants to spend money (DHH's money) then she should ask him for an allowance of some sort, then everyone would be happy.anantksundaram said:
I don’t — and I don’t care to — know who DHH is and whether he has a “trophy wife” who is, according to you, a “nothing (typical)” etc., but that has nothing to do with the point of the article. It is an Apple-branded card, and Apple can’t simply ignore the fallout that will result from this. It is already hitting the mainstream media in a big way, and I am guessing the publicity will grow.
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Allegations of discrimination spawn investigation into Apple Card credit lines
No, we’re saying the guy jumped to an incorrect conclusion and that there’s very probably no discrimination involved. GS is using automated underwriting, and the factors considered are those related to creditworthiness and risk of default.bulk001 said:Now everyone is an apologist for Goldman Sachs (alleged) discrimination against women?The FICO credit scoring model is very well understood by those in the business, and the many data scientists and other analysts responsible for the algorithm are keenly aware of the need for it to be non-discriminatory. They do a ton of testing. I have a lot more confidence in those folks knowing what they’re doing than I do in some rando knowing what he’s talking about.
