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Intel chip kernel flaw requires OS-level fix that could impact macOS performance, report s...
I moved on within 5 minutes of reading about this, and my decision is (of course) to keep my laptop up-to-date with OS releases as Apple provides them... for many reasons, not just the security. If I ultimately endure some performance degradation due to the patch, I may grumble a little bit, but I will survive.polymnia said:
Make your own decision. But you don’t need to accept a software update that imposes an unacceptable performance penalty.thompr said:polymnia said:If this bug does go back years, and none of you have noticed yet, what is the big deal? If you don’t want to sacrifice the performance, don’t apply the patch. Wait until you get a new Mac with a new chip to update. The sky hasn’t fallen in the years this flaw has existed. Probably sill stay up there going forward.
I just bought a new MacBook Pro at the beginning of 2017, and every now and then I do use it for some serious scientific programming. For some things that take hours to run, a 30% hit is going to be painful. If the chip in that laptop is subject to this bug, then I'm sorry but your dismissive solution is not helpful. There will be numerous updates to the operating system prior to me being ready to purchase a brand new machine, and these OS updates will likely all contain the patch. So your solution would have me freeze my OS until such time as a new machine (without the bug) is available and I can afford to purchase it. That's not a good position to be in, IMO.
People & companies make mistakes.
Its quite possible you’ve made some yourself.
Move on.
Your idea about avoiding performance degradation by not accepting OS updates is a pretty ridiculous suggestion IMO, except in cases where machines are solely dedicated to number crunching.
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Watch: Face ID and Touch ID compared
curtis hannah said:I think it is safe to say I would wake up if someone put sunglasses on me or started moving my finger anyways, so why is there a debate about it?
Maybe there is a debate about it because not all people are equally likely to wake up when others do certain things to them while they sleep. In other words, you don't represent everyone in the world.
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Apple calls iPhone X preorders 'off the charts' after rapid sellouts
I have a "cancel order" button when I go to the order status page on the web or in the mobile app.rogifan_new said:I keep calling Apple to see if I can cancel my pre-order and take my chances launch day in store. Every time I call the automated system says call volumes are too high and to call back later.
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Jony Ive recalls how Steve Jobs taught him to say no, especially when it hurts to do it
Jobs gave us the hockey-puck mouse and the iPod HiFi BoomBox. He wasn't perfect. People forget that.justme12 said:Hey Jony - you should have said no to the camera bump and the notch. Steve not only would have said no - he would have laughed that you thought they were design options.
Jobs knew very well that engineering trades had to be made and that some blemishes may have to appear in his products until the trades could be modified through the passage of time & improvement of tech. The first iPhone lacked 3G, and it took several incarnations of iOS before copy/paste was even included.
So when someone says "Jobs would never have allowed <fill in the blank>", I have to laugh and say, "how the f*** do you know what he would have allowed if you don't know what all the trades are?"
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First look: Hands-on with Apple's iPhone X
Because sometimes you want to look at your phone but not unlock it? The action makes your intent clear.rogifan_new said:So why do you have to swipe up to get to the home screen when unlocking the device? Why doesn’t Face ID take you directly to the home screen? Seems slower than Touch ID.
