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Well, I think they did a reasonable job at finding a compromise (referring back to my comment about an 82% increase in GPU performance, etc.).

But, yes, if they were to offer something like what I referred to as a MacBook Super and get rid of all other offerings besides this "Super" and the current Pro, that would satisfy both users.

But, the thing everyone is overlooking is that the new GPU is 82% more performant than the last model, so it's not like they're reducing the specs. They just haven't increased the specs to the level of some of the other big notebooks.

I personally think that thinning the frame out while also increasing specs and keeping the battery life high was a smarter move than trying to cram in more RAM and keeping the 99.5 watt-hour battery that, with 32GB of RAM and a better GPU would have resulted in a ~5 hour battery life.

However, what I wish Apple would have done, instead of making the new Macbook (the little 12" notebook), was to make the MacBook Pro thin like they have, with the same specs they have added, and then have the only other offering be a larger, more pro notebook (maybe on par with the 2011 level of thickness / weight) with 64GB max RAM and with one of these great GPUs everyone is talking about. They could have done with a ~5 hour battery life on the main battery, keeping the 99.5 battery for airline regulations, with an extra 50+ watt-hour battery that slides into a slot for use when not getting on a plane. This would have given Apple 2 choices, 1) an awesome MacBook Pro for most of us, and 2) an awesome MacBook Super for the power users who don't mind a 5lb notebook.

There is not too much value in an even lighter / smaller notebook than the 13" MacBook Pro, which is why the Macbook 12" hasn't been flying off the shelf. Most people who can't do with an iPad (or iPad Pro) need a full notebook, not a 12" device that is slow.

I'm a Python developer, and I've been worried about upgrading to MacOS Sierra, after hearing a few anecdotes about bugs, etc.

Are you a coder, and have you noticed any things that you wish they'd fix; things that hamper you as a coder?

I love El Capitan, esp how they've finally absolutely perfected full screen mode / swipe to switch, half-screen, etc. at this point. Is that all still great?

Check out the Alfred App for Mac. It's this and it's wonderful.

Only some of the tracks have this. It's by design.

The only thing I have to say, to play devils advocate, is that I wish they would've made it so that the escape key was in the very very left when it is there, so that I wouldn't have to learn a new offset location The only thing I have to say, to play devils advocate, is that I wish they would've made it so that the escape key was in the very very left when it is there, so that I wouldn't have to learn a new offset location. I'm assuming the location is offset by about the width of one key, based on the pictures I've seen.

Exactly.

I don't want fingerprints all over my screen, there isn't much real value in a touchscreen laptop for 80% of users, and their tablets already cover those bases (especially with the advent of the iPad Pro).

Somebody below posted https://brain.fm/app?v=0000#!/trial

That link gets you straight to music.

I don't think it is a placebo effect for me, because there were times when it was less effective, based on the track that it started with - or when I would hear a specific set of tracks too many times and begin to recognize the patterns too closely.

At a point mid-summer, the effectiveness wore down for a while - I even asked Aaron (one of the founders, but also available via their little support window in the corner) about adding new tracks to Focus, which I'm sure others had also requested, because they added a bunch of new tracks and it became even more effective than before. They also seem to have removed some of the tracks that weren't very effective.

I've listened to Brain.fm since this past February, and it is truly amazing.

They have Focus, Relax, and Sleep, but I've only ever listened to Focus. It's like this steady stream of some kind of electronically generated music that changes each 30 minutes. I set it to 2 hours, and then I usually take a small break when it ends. I'll turn it on and literally get into the zone immediately; writing line after line of code without even realizing how quickly I'm working. It's like getting on a train to the Matrix or something.

Link: http://brain.fm/

Ah, of course. In hindsight, I now feel pretty silly even asking that.

You've get 14 days of return policy. Assuming you're talking about the new Touch Bar MBP, you've still got at least a week left.

Interesting.

We're talking integers here, though (re: Python).

I'm a die-hard MacBook Pro fan, and despite the negative press around the new model's specs, I will somehow find a way to convince myself to buy one.

This comparison is the first good news I found. I just entered the GPU model from my Retina 2015 MacBook Pro and the highest GPU option from the 2016 line-up.

I think, for a notebook, this looks pretty good, and it uses about 1/3 the energy of its desktop counterpart (Radeon RX 460).

A few spec comparisons to the 2015 GPU:

    1. floating-point - 82% faster
    2. texture mapping - 82% faster
    3. texture mapping units - 60% more
    4. shading units - 60% more
    5. GPU memory - 100% more

Radeon Pro 460 (MacBook Pro) vs Radeon RX 460 (desktop):

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-RX-460-vs-Radeon-Pro-460

That's not as bad as everyone has made it out to be, right? Or, is it that the 2015 was just terrible?

Can an interpreter shirt curcuit a multiplication if the left side is 0? In Python, for instance, is the following:

    a * b * c * d

computed like this?:

    ((a * b) * c) * d

Or is it computed like this?:

    a * ((b * c) * d)

If the former is the case, then the chongli optimization could help, right?

What I mean is that the energy wouldn't be lost. The turbulence wouldn't result in a net loss of energy, except that which was lost as heat through the walls (a 1cm layer of vacuum would insulate against that).

Am I thinking if this wrong?

Ah, I see what you mean :/

EDIT:

Wait, if the walls were made to be near frictionless, then the aggregate energy, minus what's lost to hear from turbulence, would be used for motion, right?

Hey Charles,

I had the pleasure of working over IRC with you (at Ellington) when I worked for CMG Digital, and I found you to be one of the most knowledgeable Python developers I had met.

But...

I think you're blowing this out of proportion. I think that yes, the implementation details are far too complicated, and yes there has been some serious (IMHO) mistakes made (e.g., type hints, format strings, etc.) in Python 3, but overall the language is terrific and getting better.

I don't mean as a means to maximize efficiency, but to avoid a lot of the problems (e.g., the risks of a vacuum, the cost of engineering one, etc.).

Why not, instead of using an almost-vacuum and a separate means of propulsion, create a stream of air similar to that of bank tubes and just use that for propulsion?

Fans inside of the tube would pull air in the direction of travel, and it could be circulated or pumped in from / out to the outside at the ends. At the end of the tubes a main fan system would be the primary work horse, creating vacuum forces on the arrival end and pushing forces on the departure end.

In the last mile, the fan system could shut down and use the pressure to help stop the vehicle and even store some of the pressure to help start the system in the opposite direction later (i.e., regenerative breaking).

The one thing that I think is absolutely lovely is the syntax:

    async def spam(eggs):
        ...

It can't get much better than that.

My hope is that the implementation will become:

A) simpler

B) more optimized

C) out of the box functional (e.g., no need to manage event loops and other things yourself)

D) unified (e.g., the zen of python even states that there should be one way to do something)

I also strongly agree with the comment @RodericDay made herein, pertaining the new typing syntax and the addition of yet another string formatting syntax (a dangerously unexplicit one).

Does this mean Go could be more suitable for robotics and drones now?

Ah I see. Yeah, I don't do any video or CGI.

I'm sorry I triggered you.

I think that, if the purpose of the popup is to inform me about CoinTent, then can it be anything other than an ad?

If the goal was to solve a problem, then CoinTent would be only the paywall, since ad blockers are already prolific.

What kind of art are you talking about? I've done much graphic design (yes, paid) and used Photoshop and Illustrator for nearly a decade (though I now use Affinity, as of last year), and I have never been in a situation where I was running out of resources.

Up until this year, I have never owned a machine with more than 8GB of RAM, and never a video card with more than 1GB of RAM until now either.

Are you perhaps talking about video editing or CGI rendering?

I think you need to go read the whole article. These guys are offering an ad blocker that ruins the ad revenue of websites and then offers the solution by also being a paywall.

I created https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/173 last weekend in response to my first experience of CoinTent.

At the time, I was mostly offended by the insultingly large (72KB after GZIP) JavaScript file that the system caused me download to facilitate the wrecking of my experience, and felt a little guilty for recommending them for inclusion in uBlock.

Now that I realize their entire business strategy is based on creating a problem – reaction – solution scenario for their own benefit, at the expense of publishers and readers.

The concept is basically, "We don't like ads and you shouldn't either, so here's an ad to tell you that while ruining your web experience. Now give us money."

I'm the OP, and I've never done any work for any government, ever.

As for the title... to sum up +$140k of tax dollars spent on a pointless logo as anything less than a completely fucking ludicrous financial disaster would be almost as idiotic.

Also, I would hate to see how this almost treasonous waste of money could possibly be bested. In one year's time, I myself with no outside help could produce everything this entire shit organization has ever produced, and it would be higher quality. As for the logo, you could get better at 99 Designs for 80 bucks.

If they cannot find a contract, doesn't that mean they have no evidence that he owes them money? Doesn't mean that they would have to take him to civil court for a tort, but then it would just be their word against his?

It actually seems that Søren may have been tripping over his own ego while falling prey to a false consensus of his own shortcomings. Perhaps, he was just socially awkward. That's not such a bad thing, once you admit it to yourself.

He referred to his community as "petty". This is much like somebody who disagrees with what other are saying (e.g., in an online forum like this), and thus dismisses the community as a group of idiots, rather than using the disagreement as an opportunity for introspection.