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The halftime show has been a complete joke for 20 years.  Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were watchable/listenable, but each show was so over-the-top ridiculous that it's hard to even make them exceptions.  The shows feature: 

1. Insanely overproduced, seizure-inducing effects and choreography 
2. Washed-up, aged talent (e.g. Tom Petty, Rolling Stones)
3. Inappropriate genre (Bruno Mars, Black Eyed Peas) 
4. Awful lip syncing (for literally every performer) 
5. Acts no-one over the age of 30 has heard of (e.g. The Weeknd) 

Until the mid eighties, they had marching bands.  The peak of it was probably Michael Jackson, and even then I remember thinking "no one calls him The King of Pop."  

I usually watch to take pleasure in how epically awful the show is.  If Rihanna's hair is any guide (from the commercials), I shouldn't be disappointed.  

So the top Mac mini can beat the base Mac Pro in many ways.  I have to say that is amazing.  It shows what an absolute monster an M2 (or M3?) Mac Pro will be. 

Sounds like someone needs to fire the people who were responsible for acquiring customers and marketing.  $350 per card? Lol.  

Appleish said:

So just a speed/spec bump with no physical changes or new features? My 16-inch MBP M1 Max is still near the top.

Although, I'll admit. I have color-matched MagSafe charging cable envy on the new models.

Yes, correct.  As anyone would expect.  Imagine how pissed you’d be if it WAS a major upgrade. 

DAalseth said:

If true it means that we’ll definitly upgrade my partner’s MacBook to an air sooner rather than later. Then sit on that one for a decade or so, our current MBP is a 2012. By then they should have gone to mLED. Not interested in an OLED laptop for the same reason I didn’t get a PlasmaTV; burn in. 

The burn-in issue with Plasma TVs was exaggerated in my opinion.  I had one that lasted for 15 years.  It had minimal if any burn-in.  I had another, second hand, that did have some burn on it because their owner (a friend) had ESPN on constantly.  Even that wasn't bad, and it was made in 2010.  OLED is supposed to have fewer burn-in issues than plasma. With the features most decent displays have, burn-in should be minimal for all but the most static and bright of applications (such as restaurant menu display).  You're probably right that mLED is better, but tbh I don't know.