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I agree that it is basically impossible to fulfil both needs. As with most theft deterrents it's not about making it impossible for a thief to do something about an item being tracked, but to make it sufficiently more hassle than an alternative item. So if, for example, you put an AirTag on your bike, it might not be about the thief never knowing the bike is tracked, but to make it sufficiently harder to remove/disable the AirTag on bike. The vast majority of thefts are opportunity thefts and so in that sense it might even be better for the thief to KNOW the bike has an AirTag on it, so the thief might move on to an easier target. Sadly, that is how most theft protection works - you can never make it impossible, so just make it harder than most of the others. And thus continues the never ending arms race..

Ehm, you can use Apples new Game Porting Toolkit. Some people have managed to port Diablo 4 already and tons of other games. https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Game_Porting_Toolkit

Number 21 is amazing and should have been there from the start. So many things make sense to be shareable, especially if you don't live alone. We have an Airtag on our dogs collar and it's so stupid that only I can see it, but not my girlfriend who lives with me. Finally!

hackintoisier said:

Nowhere does the leaked slide say Intel is targeting m1 max.  Alder lake already beats m1 max at many tasks. With arrow lake-p, Intel is targeting whatever chip apple will have in-market in late 2023/early 2024. 

What’s not mentioned in the slide is arrow lake-H. Intel’s p-series are it’s low power series. Intel’s h series are it’s high end mobile chips that offer desktop class performance. 

If an intel low power p-series chip beats apple m2 max or m3 max, then the h series will have even more performance still. At a higher wattage of course.  

My take: Arrow lake-p seems to be designed to match a similar performance per watt as apple’s m series chips. Arrow lake-h seems to be designed to leave apple in the dust. But only time will tell. The benefactor of this competition will be us, the consumer. 

The headline of the article clearly states the goal is efficiency. So why do you talk about performance? And please enlighten us on your insights on M2 max and M3 max..

lorin schultz said:

Are any of you using the 27" 5K iMac? Would you find the display comfortably legible if it were placed roughly the length of your arm away from you, or maybe even a little further? Other than being able to fit more things on the screen at once, is there any real benefit to 5K over 4K at that size? Would I maybe be better off with 4K monitors in this application?

I have been using 27" LG 4K Monitors (27UD88-W) with a Macbook Pro at work for quite a while now. They are great and I can't see any real difference in resolution compared to the 5K variant. You can adjust the scaling of UI elements to suit your need, so again in that area there wont be any real difference between 4K and 5K. One big difference is, that the 5K LG is glossy, while the 4K is matte finish. I actually prefer the matte version, as there is almost zero glare or reflections. You just need 1 cable from the Macbook Pro for signal and charging, which is nice. I sit fairly far away from the monitor, about 1.5x arms length and have no issues.