iqatedo

Physical sciences R&D. Where are we on the curve? We'll know once it goes asymptotic...

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  • Apple has stopped producing 512GB, 1TB SSD iMac 4K models, claim sources

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    CuJoYYC said:
    "sooner rather than later"
    PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,
    Responding on my 2009 27" iMac, I agree. (I hope for the 27" or larger too.)
    doozydozenwatto_cobra

  • Microsoft pits Surface Pro 7 against MacBook Pro in new ad

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    blastdoor said:
    ...Apple will now turn to making a serious investment in improving Mac gaming. If they can spend billions on making their own movies/TV shows, surely they can spend some $$ on making the Mac competitive for gaming
    Indeed! My interests are rather narrow (eg. Mathematica), however, Apple would be the best placed 'developer' to promote their platform's remarkable (thinking M series silicon) capabilities and possibilities in all software spheres, including games.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple could begin producing its own car with a 'next level' battery in 2024

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    rcfa said:
    The only “next level” battery technology worth talking about is one without lithium.

    It makes me want to puke when self-righteous “environmentalists” drive around in their stupid BEVs pretending to save the world, while they destroy a unique eco system and the livelihoods of many indigenous people.

    BEVs based on lithium batteries are a disaster, lithium batteries in general are a disaster, but the sheer volume of those going into cars make them particularly unsustainable.

    EVs are not bad per se, that’s why there are either FCEVs, which would be best, because they also get rid of the charging problem, or BEVs with non-lithium batteries.

    I strongly hope that Apple isn’t the next billion dollar company greenwashing BEVs with lithium batteries.
    What is your problem exactly then with lithium in batteries? Is it in the sourcing of lithium, in the mining, the processing, the disposal/re-use? Lithium is easily sourced ethically if one chooses that route. Do you take issue with rare earth metals on which every modern electronic/electric technology relies? Rare earth production is environmentally vastly more risky.
    minicoffee

  • Researchers discover 33 vulnerabilities affecting 'millions' of IoT, smart home devices

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    Last I checked, Apple sells kitchen scales (third party obviously) that talk to an iPhone, which is the only means of accessing information. Initially, only the vendor software was required to connect to the scales. Now, an account with the vendor is required. Totally, totally unnecessary from the customer point of view. I queried Apple but received no response.
    jony0watto_cobra

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise leaving Silicon Valley, moving to Texas

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    razorpit said:
    Only problem is the company will pull all the people that made the same bad governmental decisions in CA to TX. Eventually Texas will eventually end up ruined like Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, etc.
    Fondest memories of HP from the 70s - incomparable tech. Hooked on their handheld devices from my first experience, an HP 45 and my query of its owner - "where's the equals button?" RPN rules!
    flyingdpwatto_cobra