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From: Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com>
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 14:29:48 -0500, -hh wrote:
>> On 11/29/24 4:54 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On 29 Nov 2024 14:52:53 GMT, vallor wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 2) I own two Mac mini's, which are sitting in a drawer.  They were
>>>> made from notebook equipment, and they are crap.
>>> 
>>> Since they switched to ARM, everything named “Mac” from Apple is now a
>>> glorified notebook anyway.
>> 
>> Which makes it sound like notebooks haven't advanced in the past 20
>> years to be as powerful as many desktops.
>
>They are fundamentally compromised just from the form factor. As Scotty 
>might have said, “Ya canna change the laws of physics, Cap’n!”. Push them 
>too far for too long, and they get hot. Where does the heat go? And so 
>they have to throttle back. Compared to a desktop with equivalent 
>performance specs, they have no staying power.
>
>>>> So we have a Mac Studio now, which is a low-end UNIX workstation.
>>> 
>>> Is that ARM-based? Is it as expandable as the old x86-based Mac Pro? If
>>> no, then don’t call it a “workstation”.
>>
>> The moniker of "workstation" is a bit more nebulous these days, as more 
>> and more task workflows can be adequately performed by core hardware 
>> instead of needing specialized expansion cards.
>
>In hardware terms, I think of it in terms of hardware that is configurable 
>for different uses over its working life. You need upgradeable RAM and 
>expansion slots for that. But Apple is doing away with those across its 
>entire product line.


As usual, you downplay ARM grotesquely incorrectly, I hate to agree
with anything Apple, but they were ahead of curve, though PC tech is
advancing rapidly toward ARM's inevitable dominance.

-- 
Joel W. Crump

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Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
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Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent.  States are
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