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vermyndax , 10 days ago to Technology in Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough

I have a friend who is self-employed. He uses an iPhone and a MacBook Air. He only uses iMessage, Numbers, Safari and Apple Music for entertainment. He gets away with 8gb just fine and rarely has to reboot.

He probably could use a Chromebook or something even lighter, but the support and ecosystem were enough for him to pay the premium. His time is valuable to him so it was worth it to him.

vermyndax , 10 days ago to Technology in Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough

Accurate.

vermyndax , 10 days ago to Technology in Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough

What is the obsession with shitting on people's choices? I don't understand the irony of demanding choice in this industry, then shitting on people when they make a choice you don't agree with.

vermyndax , 10 days ago to Technology in Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough

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vermyndax , 23 days ago to Technology in Apple AI vs. Microsoft AI

I actually like Apple’s approach to AI more than all of the others. I don’t care for Microsoft’s implementation at all. I just try to avoid Microsoft in general on top of that, so no need to complain about it.

But I do think Apple’s approach to AI from a privacy and implementation perspective is what I would prefer from a software vendor.

vermyndax , 2 months ago to Technology in Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone

iPhones also have this feature, for a long time now:

https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/keep-law-enforcement-out-your-iphone-your-privacy-intact-0194999/

Rather irresponsible of the article to not point out these features on Android and iPhone. Did a cop or government official write that article?

vermyndax OP , 2 months ago to Technology in Hashicorp signs agreement to be acquired by IBM

I guess I need to start looking deeper into this, and the potential for importing existing infrastructures into pulumi's purview. But I'm hesitant - I don't want pulumi to pull a Hashicorp. I'm wondering if it's best to just go with CFN and Bicep.

vermyndax OP , 2 months ago to Technology in Hashicorp signs agreement to be acquired by IBM

...was.

vermyndax , 2 months ago to Technology in Big Tech passkey implementations are a trap | Proton

That doesn't mean they will be around forever. Economic realities care little about whether a company is good or not.

vermyndax , 3 months ago to Technology in NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried

VGER is coming back.

vermyndax , 4 months ago to Technology in Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now

Thanks, Zuck, we were all waiting with bated breath for your statement.

vermyndax , 4 months ago to Technology in Google’s use of student data could effectively ban Chromebooks from Denmark schools

Absolutely same. I hate having them in my house, supporting them, and dealing with them when they shit the bed because they're too underpowered to run a fucking web browser. School systems need to stop buying these goddamn things and stop caving to slimy salespeople selling Chrome plugins for schoolwork.

vermyndax , 4 months ago to Technology in Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray

You're not missing anything. It's rife with scammers.

vermyndax , 5 months ago to Technology in Musk says Tesla will hold shareholder vote ‘immediately’ to move company’s incorporation to Texas

Good luck finding talent who wants to work for Elon Musk

vermyndax , 5 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Teams apparently can't call when using Firefox

It's really not as bad as people portray. Most sites do work in Safari. There are some problems, but they've been pretty good about licking them over time. It's passable enough that I only have to punt to an alternate browser once in a while.

I've tried to use Firefox, I really have. But Firefox absolutely murders my battery and I'm sorry, but they need to do some serious usability improvements... especially around the container implementation and tab management. It's confusing as fuck (to me).