SreudianFlip

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
It’s 13 inches and full macOS, can edit HD video without choking. Not a netbook.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Tip to used laptop buyers: avoid the MacBook Pro from 2016 through early 2020. The keyboard design dies early and is expensive to replace.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Factory batteries are top tier and get you around 1000 charges, typically about five years. After that the battery is around 65% health and time to change out.

Apple is no different from other manufacturers in that respect, maybe better quality cells than most. They suck at making those changeable, lately. 2011-2017 Macbook Air is about a 5 minute job. MacBook Pro from certain years you just want to throw it in a lake, or scrape glue for ages.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
It runs fine, unless you load up on chrome tabs, or try to run pro apps. Itdoes basic photo editing and admin apps and phone holiday video editing just fine for average users. I have a lot of clients with 8GB M1 machines.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Claude Code deletes developers' production setup, including its database and snapshots — 2.5 years of records were nuked in an instant⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Fukan yes
- D\L all assets locally
- proper 3-2-1 of local machines
- duty roster of other contributors with same backups
- automate and have regular checks as part of production
- also sandbox the stochastic parrot
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Anyone who knows what Linux actually is, isn’t buying these.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
It will just hammer that swap file until you get down to a couple dozen chrome tabs!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Nah chrome (worst case scenario) with about 80 tabs total on a M1 Air w/8gb is okay, I see it often doing IT support. This should be a bit better. A18pro is pretty efficient.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Used Macs carry a pretty big inflated premium for about 6 years while supported.

I have six or more 10+yr-old refurb Macs running all different distros of linux, testing for permacomputing viability then selling very cheap. They run mostly great, though the laptops all struggle with sleep and battery management compared with macOS. Some, the cameras or mics need a lot of terminal futzing around to get working adequately.

Get a lenovo 480 if you are shopping for a used laptop. A 2015 MacBook pro running Debian derivatives or Fedora is very pleasant if you’re not picky about battery life. Zorin is pretty for that mac aesthetic.

I buy new because my service requires up to date production software, and output on time-is-money schedules. Business expenses amortize quickly, due to tax, equipment turnover is expected.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Utter bullshit disinformation. SoC, look it up.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
That’s odd, because it is similar in performance to the M1 Air which is still pretty banging at basic introductory media production.

If you are running a proper production lab you aren’t using $600 computers anyway, or you are economizing guerilla-film style. If you wanted to introduce 1080p NLE or basic DAW to incoming noobs, probably an okay device… but a lab should be using desktops anyway or your curriculum is badly broken. Definitely get minis if you’re doing macs.

This basic laptop in a premium case with great battery life is for folks doing lots of admin or studying and running office, with Pixelmator or Affinity or other mid range production apps. It WILL run photoshop fine if you don’t work on large files.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How "heavy" is self-hosting matrix really?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Mucking about with dozens of extensions instead of just installing an app seems pretty old skool, lol, brings me back to bbs life
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How "heavy" is self-hosting matrix really?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
So, Onomatopoeia there is wondering why xmpp isn’t standard, and I’m getting the sense that it is targeted at oldskool usage.

Discord is popular because it’s easy to start using, it has collaboration features like group screensharing, and it doesn’t assume an ubernerd is the target audience.

Maybe we’ll get a more unified, feature rich xmpp implementation, but until then, sounds like matrix/element is closer, despite its warts.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How "heavy" is self-hosting matrix really?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Neither of those client promo pages mention group calling. le sigh
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How "heavy" is self-hosting matrix really?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Does it do screen sharing, group calls, etc.?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I saw a turd on my way home from work!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
“Meconium orange”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Matrix hosting⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I’m using etke.cc in Germany. It’s a relatively easy setup and the hosting is matrix dedicated. Payment is a bit odd through ko-fi but otherwise it has been solid. They don’t have element calling fully enabled, it’s a bit conservative. Admin is easy and staff are responsive.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NieR: Automata Will Continue, Finally Confirms Square Enix as the Game Breaks 10M Units Sold⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Sh no spoilers
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Without hierarchies/authority figures, the bootlickers would be totally lost. 🤠⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Huh, I guess you don’t know folks who have fox news on all the time, then. It’s pretty common in Alberta. The values are pretty in sync after years of that.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah the room is like a meta-cabinet.

Your speaker strategy has to consider listening style (sitting, working, watching, ambient, etc.) and build from there: big stereo, small nearfield, flooded or point source, placement like height angle and and close or far to wall, audio style, resonance locations, materials in and on surfaces, etc…

So two big towers or a bunch of wee little Kantos can be great or lousy depending on all that.

Or you could just buy a couple of cheap pure silver speaker cables coated with gold and everything will be great.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
In that sense the room is part of the transducer itself, yes, as the speaker cabinet supports the speaker driver, so do the walls and room size. Think of them as a system.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Holy shit english has so many specific terms for dirt! It’s just jargon to urban dwellers.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
HugeNerd is correct, 90+% of audio quality is in the mic and speakers. Transducers make electro acoustics real, everything else is support.

Get really great used speakers cheap and an adequate amp just good enough to drive them. Your shit will sound excellent for anyone.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I imagine those crying "i tHouGHT StAr Trek WAs suPPosEd tO bE a UtOPia"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, in part, the struggles of a person inside a utopia would be difficult for an audience to appreciate, so The Culture novels and Star Trek both take the action to the margins, where things are messy and the struggles are more familiar.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I imagine those crying "i tHouGHT StAr Trek WAs suPPosEd tO bE a UtOPia"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Starring “Book” from Discovery.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternatives to Mattermost⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Had to move a small team away from skype/teams quickly so renting dedicated matrix hosting in Europe and not federating the instance has been working great, except for some issues like group calls over jitsi not working properly and users reluctant to learn more odd interfaces.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most of the misery in the world is the direct result of too much money in too few unscrupulous hands. This is not only the cause of the vast majority of human suffering, but also of climate change, wh⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
She is not creating the system, but is in fact reinforcing it. It is by definition undemocratic.

I am glad she’s shedding the capital, but be real, she’s never going to shed enough to come back to the realm of ordinary humans. She married an oligarch, and by being an oligarch that temporarily embarrassed billionaires such as yourself stan for, she is a shining beacon of justification for the system as it is.

I hope that once I achieve oligarch status myself, that you and I can carry on this deep conversation!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most of the misery in the world is the direct result of too much money in too few unscrupulous hands. This is not only the cause of the vast majority of human suffering, but also of climate change, wh⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Uh, copypasta? Trolling?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most of the misery in the world is the direct result of too much money in too few unscrupulous hands. This is not only the cause of the vast majority of human suffering, but also of climate change, wh⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
She’s unelected, and dictates the disbursement of a great deal of unearned funds.

Big picture, no nuance needed: it’s feudalist to let her make these decisions.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

so as a citizen, besides not buying their shit slurry, what is there to actually do about it more actively

Well there’s a vast landscape between ‘citizen’ and ‘not buying’!

As a participant in state and local politics, you do what you can. I learned during years of NGO work that the longest lever for the non-owner class is policy.

That means working on specific issues by directing persuasion to policy makers, and often you catch those flies with honey. Appeal to the cooperative side of politicians and bureaucrats, make them feel like leaders and other ego things. Also, usually, pressuring with risks, like looming financial or political losses. This seems like very unsatisfying work because it is far from the front lines and providing direct relief, but systemic change is easier when protests aren’t necessary.

Meanwhile it’s also possible to start the Transition to a new economy, without fuss. Cooperatives are all around you, join them. Find every little opportunity for mutual aid, and take them when you can. Make non-commercial transactions normal. Participate in repair cafés, and develop thrift economy, like clothing exchanges and toolshares and small buying clubs. Electrify and find more efficiency. Group study. Build small organizations and ventures.

And crucially, participate in a little Direct Action, for your sanity and honour. What that means, whether it’s food charity or illicit art, is unique to you.