SysArchitect

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by SysArchitect 10y ago
> He stresses that you should focus on building a community, with the code and platform as happy side-effects of that community. Exactly, so license shouldn't matter that much. I'd probably be a lot more interested in it were i
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Only the currently selected foreground application gets to use the TouchBar and display content on it. Which means apps distributed outside of the app store when they have focus are allowed to put whatever they want on the TouchBar and you
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
$10 Billion worth of debt that is tax deductible as losses. "Tax credits" :P
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Friend of mine who worked at Qwest in the early days and worked with Level3: "Interestingly enough, Level3 started out by building out the Qwest network as a contractor building out the fiber. Level3 in exchange for some of the work L3
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
I completely agree with you. Micro-USB has already shown that it is not the best standard moving forward, it is already at it's end as manufacturers are replacing the port on devices with a USB-C port instead. So let's call it. Mi
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
This still has the issue of not being able to use your car controls to control the music, but: https://www.amazon.com/Antec-Portable-Bluetooth-Receiver-Hea... Pair this with your phone, and plug it into power. When your car
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Why are there threats of DRM with the DAC moved to the cable instead of the DAC sitting inside the phone (where arguably it has more control over the DAC than if it is sitting in-line on a cable)?
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
They could upgrade lightning to support USB-3... Lightning doesn't specify the USB protocol.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
30 pin was introduced in 2003, it was finally replaced with Lightning in 2014 and thereby deprecated from use. That's a 11 year run. I bet those treadmills are not even that old yet.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Nothing. Since there is no relationship between the secure enclave on the keyboard and the laptop, TouchID won't function.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Vim user here... hence why it is mapped to Esc.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
I have the shift key for when I want to type caps. I don't think I have EVER used caps lock to type in all caps.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
You can't plug it into the wall adapter iOS charger, but you can plug it into a USB-C charger that comes with the MBP.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
There's no reason they couldn't add a full secure enclave on a USB based keyboard with TouchID. Register your fingerprints into TouchID, they are stored securely on the keyboard, with some secure communication between keyboard&#x2
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
They tend to tick-tock between Nvidia and AMD. Although this update is once again an AMD (Mid 2015 is AMD as well). My late 2013 was Nvidia.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Op didn't mention Thinkpad. Just mentioned X2 Carbon Something or other. That could be a jet plane from Lockheed Martin or a Thinkpad...
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
I had a friend in uni that was blind. He used a Mac for all of his work because he said, and I quote "It's the most beautiful OS I have seen". He wasn't just legally blind, he had absolutely no vision what so ever... but
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Replace Chrome with Safari. Unfortunately Chrome is absolutely terrible not just for power usage but also for RAM usage. For some reason Chrome loves memory, it gobbles it up. Safari is much better about it. I switched from Chrome back to S
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
2 at 5K... from LG. LG is making a 5K display. Apple got out of the display business.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Incompatible? It's still USB, just bring a dongle. Wait a year or so, that dongle will be obsolete except for older tech.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Except that it increases utility. I can now bring a single charger that can charge my MacBook Pro and my iPhone. I just need a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-C to Lightning cable. Charge my laptop or charge my iPhone or charge both (use the
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
That would have been nice. I was hoping for Mac mini update too. I still have mine from 2012, and the newer versions don't really offer much over that version. Just upgraded the SSD in it from the fusion drive to a full on SSD, and it
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
No adapters in the box.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
US sales taxes vary depending on state. There is no direct comparison.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
As a professional software dev/system architect using MacBook Pro's, I am excited about the new MacBook Pro. I'll miss the SD card for my amateur photography, but I'll live. It's still got the 3.5mm for my headphone
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
That they have. I don't really mind them reaching out every 6 months personally...
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
OVH throws their DDoS mitigation system in for free when you host with them.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
You could build your own DNS set up for Traffic Director. Based upon the recursive server IP hitting you, send back responses that are closest to the user. There is an RFC to pass information about the client subnet: https://tool
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
I know for me personally I prefer the QC20's because they are in-ear rather than over the ear.
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by SysArchitect 10y ago
Google called me back and let me know that they position they were hiring for was filled and that they would keep my information on file. Have been getting their recruiters calling every 6 months since, and that was almost 8 years ago now.

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