February 4, 20242 yr Hold my beer… https://www.threads.net/@shorty_ocelot/post/C259_RkNj7k/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
February 4, 20242 yr There’s zero chance we’re going to collectively stop AI before it gets dangerous, right?
February 4, 20242 yr Because we have enough genuine stupidity to go around? Edited February 4, 20242 yr by Grahame
February 6, 20242 yr ^^^ While watching him work to destroy the unit, for some reason I had Beavis & Butthead voices in my head 🤣
February 8, 20242 yr I went and did the demo at my local Apple Store. Expectations were low but I tried to keep an open mind. Wow! First gen product, but this feels like it could be the future of computing. This is as impressive a demo as seeing something like HDR for the first time. There is an amazing amount of polish for a first gen product. The video pass-through latency is supposedly under 12ms and feels quick enough as to almost be imperceptible. The hand and eye tracking are great. The ability to tune out the outside world worked very well, even in a busy Apple Store. This is so much more impressive than the Oculus products, but for what it costs it had damn well better be! Downsides? I want even more resolution than this. The FOV is good but not great. The apps that have been optimized for it are amazing, but most are just ported iPad apps. I also (nerd alert) found the foveated rendering very noticeable as to the high and low rez rendering and the drop off between the two. Biggest downside is the cost. $3.5k is just a ton of money. If it was closer to $1k I’d be a lot more tempted to splurge. Also, if this ever worked with Windows PCs for Sim Racing and Flight Simulators I’d buy it right now.
February 13, 20242 yr In unrelated news https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/tech/apple-vision-pro-blasted-as-3500-chastity-belt-for-blocking-porn/
March 7, 20242 yr Apple Unveils New Apple Vision Pro Mini https://www.theonion.com/apple-unveils-new-apple-vision-pro-mini-1851298413 Also Apple has the best death screen. 🫣 So long i9. Hello M3. Let’s see the video editing speed difference.
March 8, 20242 yr I went to Chicken Alley today and walked out with a final gen Airport Extreme for $28. It took me longer to factory reset it than it did for me to set it up as a range extender and update the firmware. Solid Just Works/10.
March 21, 20242 yr "DOJ Sues apple over iPhone Monopoly" https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107659/apple-doj-lawsuit- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/technology/apple-doj-lawsuit-antitrust.html https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/21/doj_15_states_sue_apple/ https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/s/FNm4aFIsVM
March 21, 20242 yr 57% of the market doesn't sound particularly monopolistic, this seems pretty frivolous.
March 22, 20242 yr I went to Chicken Alley today because I had $20 store credit. I walked out with an A1407 27" Apple display for $20, because no one in there knew how to turn it on. It has the old squarish magsafe power connector (which works with Mum's 2011 MBP, much to her surprise) and with a Thunderbolt to USB-C adapter, I can it get it to work with my M1 MBP. It's quite a display, 1440p, LED backlist, Apple color accuracy. It also has a hub function (wired ethernet, USB 2.0, FW800). I also picked up an Apogee audio interface and a Sunpak speedlite. More on those later. MV life is a trip.
March 27, 20242 yr https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/03/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-returns-june-10-2024/ via: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/26/apple-announces-wwdc-2024/
March 28, 20242 yr My computer science knowledge is very limited, so I wonder if this could be true and if it could have any real world consequences: What do you think?
March 28, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, Torpedo said: My computer science knowledge is very limited, so I wonder if this could be true and if it could have any real world consequences: What do you think? most likely it was put there on behalf of a nation level actor in order to ensure access when needed. It wouldn't be the first time, although it would be the first one I knew for an apple product.
June 10, 20242 yr https://g.co/gemini/share/bf0eef74463a It's actually Tim Cook, not Tim Apple, who is the CEO of Apple. Predicting the exact number of times he'll mention AI is difficult, but here's what we can infer: * This year's WWDC is heavily rumored to focus on AI, with some calling it "the most important event for Apple in over a decade" regarding AI [2]. * Tim Cook has already emphasized Apple's focus on AI during the Q2 earnings call, hinting at potential WWDC announcements [4]. Therefore, it's safe to say Tim Cook will mention AI multiple times, possibly quite frequently throughout his keynote. https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24171615/apple-ai-siri-wwdc-2024 Edited June 10, 20242 yr by Grahame
June 10, 20242 yr https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24173603/wwdc-2024-live-blog-apple-event-ios-18-ai
June 10, 20242 yr It's not just Artificial Intelligence, it's Apple Intelligence. Clever. Using the same initials, They can argue that every time anybody mentions AI they actually meant Apple Intelligence. "Intelligence, you and the NSA can trust" Edited June 10, 20242 yr by Grahame
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