RubberShoes

We did a lot more than just MLB and ESPN ;)

I have found working from home just one day every two weeks or so relieves me of a ton of stress and greatly helps the rest of the working days in a week. It’s not about working one less day but giving me the freedom to relax and work in my own environment.

I’m not complaining. If anything, I think Apple has actually listened to all the complaints of battery life and reacted in a rather significant way. For example, the SoC discussion today highlighted the extensive work done to race to 0 and how significant that affects the Pro’s battery life. Each generation gets thicker, and in return we’re seeing some of the best battery life ever. These phones will last for years I dont think anyone investing >$700 in these has an issue with that

Apple knew it back in 2017 and as each year progresses it’s becoming increasingly clear we have exited the innovation phase and are well into the saturated/sustained phone market. We will never see an iPhone announcement quite like the first 5 and the X. Short of a form factor change, our phones will last longer and the new phone feature list will decrease year over year.

Also - the Pros are thicker, heavier, and slightly taller and wider than the X and XS. Couple months ago someone linked to an article on how much bigger iPhones are getting and this year continued that trend.

Most likely Qualcomm after the settlement, Intel’s exit and issues plaguing current Intel modems in iPhones

Not at all. $35 for a pi and $200 for HDMI>SDI converter is significantly cheaper than any media server with that many broadcast outputs.

For IPTV - each TV needs a decoder. Hard to beat $35 per set. Plus running our own stack means we can tune for latency unlike an app on Roku/ATV

I run a grid of about 250 Pi 2 and 3s across several offices and datacenters. They are the backbone of our graphics playback system (i.e. slates) and low latent IPTV system. Users can subscribe to any channel necessary without expensive re-encoding or RF antenna systems. I absolutely love them and 4k60 HEVC is a huge upgrade for the 4!

The L only runs through Brooklyn

"...is only outmatched by the more recent Mate 20 with its 33% larger battery."

As a fan of OLED, it's hard to swallow this simple fact that LCD is superior in power consumption

This is hilariously true. My Gateway 7510GX sang on compiz/beryl compared to barely meeting Aero's spec

To me, the shift to USB-C signifies a fundamental change in how Apple is approaching the iPad and computing going forward. Those stupid "what's a computer" ads make a little more sense. With USB-C, developers will support whatever I/O standards they need to in iOS, and the ecosystem of monitors, keyboards, and peripherals we all bought for our laptops/desktops will now begin to work with iOS too. This feature alone grows iOS into a much more powerful OS.

By this logic, it's pretty clear Apple is killing macOS x86 dependency (and macOS itself) in two ways. 1. Shifting compute intensive workloads to A level chips. This started with the small stuff around "security" and ApplePay but today the video encode/decode functionality in the T2 is a huge leap. This will extend into graphics next year (thank god cause fuck Intel's integrated graphics) with APIs like Metal and going forward almost anything I/O, Display, and every function outside of the CPU. #2 strategy is the iPad - by offering a compelling device that has all the features and capability of laptops without 2 decades of baggage.

We've all been so worried of the convergence of iOS and macOS, but after today I don't see a macOS future. Sure it will move to Apple's ARM chips, it will last another decade, but the shovel is out of the shed, it's called the T2.

(Jailbreakers, we need you)

One of my favorite books. Highly recommend

We've been working with Google to create content that can harness these new specs:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL-lmlkrmJalNqp7Q_dLA...

No fees, who cares?

AMP. This is entirely what the AMP argument has been all about.

Aaron Sorkin does this: https://youtu.be/S78RzZr3IwI

Somewhat ironically he explains how he does it.. https://youtu.be/UJgslhoG--M?t=3m21s

I beg to differ http://www.techrepublic.com/article/amazon-cfo-said-these-3-...

So does iCloud ;) (and also runs on AWS)

http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/11/apple-icloud-in-house-inspur/

Developers are the ones creating the apps for the majority of customers.

Ignoring the tools that developers and creatives use to create and sustain this thriving ecosystem is a very dangerous move on Apple's part. Skylake chips for the Macbook lines have been available for months and the Mac Pro hasn't been updated since 2013. OS X itself continues a long list of bugs and this only grows with "customer" features inevitably introduced down the line. El Capitan was supposed to give Apple a year to slow down and fix things but we have found it has been a huge problem in our work environment.

Datacenters don't run on iPads stacked in a rack, media companies don't play stuff out of an iPhone with a dongle. Xcode alone is the single reason OS X is still incredibly relevant. I don't see Jony Ive designing the latest iOS devices on an iPad for years to come and ignoring these professionals is not a good move.

Here's to WWDC, when the Skylake chips suited for the Macbook line were introduced 9 months prior.

#firstworldproblems