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  • Mac Pro M2 review - Maybe a true modular Mac will come in a few more years

    sbdudesbdude
    Seems to me the best scenario is that this is a "stopgap" machine as many have alluded, and it was done purely to say "we've completed the transition". This machine is, without question, and indefensible answer for the use case the previous generation provided.

    It also begs the question of whether Apple is in over its head on silicon design. The GPUs are purely passable at this point (where's the hardware ray tracing?), and the 'revolutionary' M3 that likely should have been in this machine based on the roadmap has yet to materialize (and I don't blame TSMC). Justifying the comparative lack of memory with throughput does not the negate far fewer tasks can be completed per clock cycle when you reduce your total addressable memory by 87.5%, the separation of memory between CPU and GPU tasks further notwithstanding.

    I think it's safe to say Apple abandoned the high end market for own interests (vertical integration, bottom line). This is starting to feel like the PowerPC days, and how much better a G3 was in spite of its lower clock speed.
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamfastasleep

  • Hands on with Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Air at WWDC

    sbdudesbdude
    AppleInsider said:

    Unsurprisingly, the 15-inch MacBook Air is larger and slightly heavier than its smaller bretherin.
    Brethren.

    watto_cobrawilliamlondon

  • Apple's India production dream hindered by low yields and a lack of urgency

    sbdudesbdude
    Perhaps if India's manufacturing moved with the same alacrity as its scammers. Which reminds me, I need to pay for that Norton membership I don't have.
    neoncatwilliamlondon

  • Apple execs discuss how M2 Apple Silicon pushes tech to the limit

    sbdudesbdude
    The hubris here is amazing. It's that arrogance that caught apple with its pants down in the 90s before Jobs' return. Even apple has its limitations; if they were pushing and innovating as much as they think they are, they might actually have a graphics chip capable of rudimentary ray tracing, rather than relying on inefficient software. A little humble pie or yankee crow once in a while never hurts.
    avon b7elijahgwilliamlondon

  • Meta's 11,000 job cuts may be only the beginning

    sbdudesbdude
    jeffharris said:
    Of course it's far easier to slash "low-level" jobs than company executives EVER give up any of their obscene levels of pay in order to keep employees on the job who actually DO the work.

    Disposable workers.
    Serfdom.



    You must not have seen the myriad videos where in "low-level" workers at Meta, Twitter and the like show up for a couple hours, meditate for several more, indulge in free, gourmet food in the cafeteria, and then complain about their commutes to Livermore, Tracy and parts beyond.

    Absolutely disposable when you don't do any work, and plenty of metrics to determine that.
    williamlondontbornotbaconstangwatto_cobra