davemark

davemark, 18 days ago to poetry

One of my favorite all time poems, apropos of nothing:

"Because I could not stop for Death—
He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
And Immortality."

-- Emily Dickinson

#Poetry

davemark, 18 days ago to apple

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Apple Music drops their top 10 albums of all time.

I love a good list, any notable snubs?

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-music-reveals-top-10-albums-of-all-time-on-100-best-list/
#Apple #Music #AppleMusic

davemark, 18 days ago to movies

"The core “Pixar braintrust” is gone"

From @gruber on Pixar laying off 175 employees.

Sad watching the once absolutely brilliant flow of films from Pixar devolve to a shadow of its former self.

Pixar was a mighty Indie that reinvented the movie industry.

What made this happen? Was it the loss of Steve Jobs? Changeover at the exec level?

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/21/pixar-layoffs
#Movies #Pixar

davemark, 19 days ago to apple

"Apple Vision Pro immersive ‘Adventure’ video shot in Paris premiering this week ahead of international launch"

The limited (but growing) Vision Pro content reminds me of the "early days" each time a basic content is rolled out:

• Renting VHS tapes
• CD availability
• DVD rentals

Etc., etc., etc.

These are early days. Way early.

https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/21/vision-pro-immersive-adventure-video-in-paris/
#Apple #VIsionPro

davemark, 19 days ago to apple

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A great (undocumented?) Safari shortcut:

• On your Mac, in Safari, hover over a link
• Now type control-command-d (⌃⌘D)

A preview of the linked page appears in a popup. Cool beans!

Nice find by @lapcatsoftware https://underpassapp.com/news/2024/5/1.html
#Apple #Mac #Safari #macOS

davemark, 19 days ago to microsoft

"to qualify as a “Copilot+ PC” a computer needs distinct CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs (neural processing units) capable of >40 trillion operations per second"

AND:

"MacBook Air wouldn’t qualify, for example, as it only has 18 TOPS"

Is this big news? Pure marketing spin?

Will Apple marketing even react to this?

https://stratechery.com/2024/windows-returns/
#Microsoft #Apple

davemark, 19 days ago to apple

One of the new Copilot Plus laptops, with the same "Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite" chip inside:

• Base price of $1299
• 13.4" display, 16GB/512GB
• Available July 5th

Equivalent 13" 16GB/512GB base M3 MacBook Air is $1499.

Will this push Apple to lower their premium on Memory/SSD?

Return of the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads?

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/new-xps-13/spd/xps-13-9345-laptop/
#Apple #Microsoft #CoPilot #Mac

davemark, 19 days ago to microsoft

"New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC"

This is a new AI-powered feature called "Recall", lets you search and retrieve your past activities.

This a huge win? A privacy nightmare?

Once your on screen data gets swallowed by the AI, will there be any way to pry it back out?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/
#Microsoft #Privacy #AI

davemark, 19 days ago to ai

"Inside Microsoft’s mission to take down the MacBook Air"

The not-yet-for-sale Windows "Copilot Plus PCs" are beating M3 MacBook Air (slightly) in Microsoft's home field testing (battery life and benchmark performance)

• When will these machines be available?
• How will their costs compare to the M3 MacBook Air?
• Will Apple release the M4 MBA by then? If so, will the CoPilot PCs still win?
• What #AI will #Apple show at #WWDC?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160463/microsoft-windows-laptops-copilot-arm-chips-m1
#Microsoft #CoPilot #Mac

davemark, 21 days ago to nba

LETS GO KNICKS!!!!
#nba

davemark, 21 days ago to apple

Steve Jobs, 23 years ago, showing off the first Apple Store, just before it opened...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce02galgfRo
#Apple #AppleStore #History #SteveJobs

davemark, 21 days ago to streaming

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Samsung TV Plus is free and has a TON of content, both live and on demand.

You will have to sign up for an account, but Apple's "Hide My Email" works just fine. The signup process is VERY buggy, but press on, you'll get there.

Currently watching "Jobs" on my Mac. Thought that was apropos.

https://www.samsungtvplus.com
#Streaming #Movies #Samsung

davemark, 22 days ago to movies

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This trailer for "Megalopolis" is 🔥

From Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, etc.), a lifelong project, coming to theaters late 2024.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU1QyAYa60g
#Movies

davemark, 22 days ago to apple

"The Forged Apple Employee Badge"

I absolutely love this story.

@cabel is a terrific writer, lays this out like a prosecutor would, with links and pictures that bring the story to life and bring home the guilty verdict.

https://cabel.com/2024/05/16/the-forged-apple-employee-badge/
#Apple #History

davemark, 22 days ago to privacy

"NYPD will deploy drones to respond to 911 calls"

• Pilot program is in 5 precincts.
• Each precinct will get rooftop drone platform
• Calling it “drones as first responders”

This a good thing? Drones can certainly get eyes to an emergency quickly. Video footage admissible in court?

Privacy implications? Will people be shooting these down?

https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-will-deploy-drones-to-respond-to-911-calls-in-5-nyc-precincts-officials-say
#Privacy #NewYorkCity #NYC #Police #Drones

davemark, 23 days ago to MLB

Baseball friends, don’t sleep on this pirates rookie Paul Skenes.

In his 2nd major league appearance, he’s:

• thrown 6 innings of no-hit ball (he’s on a pitch count, done for the day)
• got 11 strikeouts
• ended his day throwing pitches of 99mph and 100mph

Skenes is special. ⚾️

#mlb #Pittsburgh #Baseball