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  • M4 Mac mini and more expected for Apple's week of announcements

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    I’m really curious about the m4 pro specs. I guess the most likely is the same core counts as m3 pro, but 8 performance cores instead of 6 would be a welcome surprise 
    watto_cobra

  • Cook says Apple wasn't first with AI, but will be the best

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    In just about anything, it’s always possible to catch up if you’re willing and able to spend a lot of money. So I’m sure Apple will catch up.

    once they catch up, their full control of the stack from silicon to OS to cloud will enable them to pull ahead. Their reputation for protecting privacy will help.
    tmayrandominternetpersonssfe11watto_cobra

  • Cook says Apple wasn't first with AI, but will be the best

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    boxcatcher said:
    It’s always fun to hear Apple talk about the importance of getting all the little details right and then use HomeKit and the Home app.
    Ha — sick burn 
    williamlondon

  • US TSMC probe puts iPhone chips at risk

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    jdw said:
    blastdoor said:
    So people should feel safe voting for Trump because he won't live much longer? That's a ringing endorsement. Would you vote for him if he were 50?
    That's not what I said.  I said the liberal leftists who think Trump will be a dictator have little to worry about due to his age.  If their media incited worries of him becoming a dictator ever did became reality, that dictatorship wouldn't last long.  As such, let's stop with all the ridiculous "dictatorship" fear-mongering, shall we?
    blastdoor said:
    I can think of only one word to describe your belief that Spock would vote for Trump: Fascinating. 
    Do you deliberately TRY to misread what I write, or is it simply a matter of reading comprehension for you, friend?  I said we should set emotions aside.  Like Spock, we have emotions.  Problem is, most people don't choose to suppress those emotions, but they should.  THAT, my misreading friend, is what I said.
    blastdoor said:
    I vote differently than my parents. Do you?
    I vote with them at times and against them times.  However, I also try to convince them when I think they have overlooked something important, and often times that triggers a change in how they would have voted. So it's not simply a matter of voting differently than your parents. My point is that most people vote habitually, party-line. And yes, parents and family do impact a lot of people. Glad to hear you break from your parents, unless that means you vote for liberal candidates, in which case I root for your parents.
    blastdoor said:
    In educating yourself, what did you learn about whether Haitian immigrants are eating dogs and cats in Ohio? What sources did you use to educate yourself on tis topic? 
    Neither I nor the article makes mention of that topic.  As such, you'll pulling it out of thin air as a weapon of sorts.  "Let's see how this guy I disagree with answers me on this!"  That's your aim here.  Sorry but "Homey don't play that!"
    I was pointing out the logical implications of your points and now you’re running away from those implications. I don’t think you are the logical being you would like to imagine yourself to be. 
    radarthekatwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple HR exodus continues with recruitment exec departure

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    I guess we are unlikely to ever know if there's an interesting story behind the departure of these HR people. 

    But it sure does make me think about the HR people at my firm. I liked the head of HR when I started -- he viewed his job as supporting billable employees in doing their jobs the best they could. But everyone after him has been about trying to get us to follow some agenda they have. And I'm not talking (just) about the DEI thing -- I mean any personal agenda or pet theory they might have. 

    With respect to DEI specifically, I find that a lot of DEI proponents in HR (not necessarily more generally) don't appear to know the definition of equity. It's not about treating everyone the same, and it's not about saying "you can't do that because then we'd have to let everyone do that." But it's very convenient for a lazy HR person to interpret it that way -- to use it as an excuse to treat people as widgets (which was what they wanted to do long before DEI came along). 
    9secondkox2muthuk_vanalingam