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Right... that could be an option. Thanks for the tip. Dunno why I haven't thought of that, especially since I usually check student prices with other manufacturers I can also try to get it through my employer and avoid the tax, but even then the price is... On the other hand, it should outlive any other potential purchase, so maybe it's worth it? Oh, really? That's interesting. I should take a closer look at this.

Hey @Aaron44126 , thanks, really appreciate a detailed response. This is what I'm really waiting for to be able to switch to MacBook w/o much thought. But like you mentioned, M3 and later chips aren't supported yet (and I haven't noticed much progress in that regard for the past year at least, probably more), so it's only usable on older macbooks, and even then things like thunderbolt are still not supported and not even being worked on. And this part is exactly what prompted my pondering about switching to Mac this time around M4 Max seems really good... And I could probably overlook the hardware limitations you mention (ram, ssd upgradability) and even try MacOS again ...but then I looked at prices we have here - 6.3k USD for an M4 Max version with 64GB ram and 2tb ssd And having doubts about being able to adjust to MacOS as a daily driver, I'm not very willing to throw that much money at it I may bite the bullet if/when Asahi finally supports M3/M4 chips, just so I have something to fall back to if I find MacOS too annoying, but I don't think that will happen very soon. Right now I've decided to wait for CES 2025, see what AMD has in stock for next year, and from there decide if there's anything worth getting, or just go with an M3 or M4 macbook.

Once more I find myself looking at MacBooks, simply because it seems like no one else is making good and reliable laptops for work anymore... And each time I look at a mac, I find myself cringing at the thought of having to abandon Linux and all (well... most ) that it entails, particularly: an open OS, free and open-source applications, no spyware that collects your data, etc etc etc (of course I won't miss occasional driver issues or similar things that sometimes work and then don't anymore for whatever reason... but tbh, Ubuntu and PopOS have been my daily drivers for a long time now, and I don't have much to complain about either way). Plus, I have an android phone, so not sure how good of friends Android and a Mac would be... I'm too used to just being able to e.g. plug my phone, and copy some files back and forth as needed. What I like about macs is first and foremost good and stable hardware. But last time I tried MacOS (around 2017) - I gave it up after two weeks So what I'd like to hear is opinions of someone who's been using Linux for awhile, and then transitioned to mac, and managed to stay on a mac. Anything to be aware of in terms of software, usability, etc etc? Things that you kind of take for granted in Linux world that are a pain in mac? Well, anyone who can share some opinions on switching to a mac is welcome to do so. Thanks!

Quite an interesting read: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/24/yuval-noah-harari-ai-book-extract-nexus I was waiting for Asahi Linux to mature a bit more before I would seriously consider getting a Macbook for work, but after this... I'm pretty sure I'll pass just out of principle, if nothing else. Anyone willing to partner with OpenAI... thanks, but no thanks.

Past couple years I sometimes have a feeling that people who are currently in their 60s-70s are quite lucky. The future at present seems very uncertain and the world is heading down a wrong, self-destructing path at an ever-increasing pace. Not sure how much we have left, as civilization... I've had a pretty fun childhood, less tech, more outdoor time et. al., so in that regard I don't think I'd want to be born later in time, with all the Facepoops/TikToks/Twatters and rest of the bunch, brainwashing everyone around, while I still haven't developed my views on things and learned to avoid social media at large. I can very much relate to having to go over to a friend's house to get them out, instead of just texting or calling or whatever. Fun times... I also sometimes pictured living in older times, western, medieval, or even earlier, but I'm not sure the reality would be as fun as TV and games are portraying it

Found this project on github that tracks some misuses of AI - https://github.com/daviddao/awful-ai Some sh*t there looks pretty darn awful, like Israel's usage of AI for selecting bombing targets in Gaza... WTF

Neo16 is announced and available for pre-orders : https://www.xmg.gg/en/xmg-neo-16-e24/

Big tech has distracted world from existential risk of AI, says top scientist

More people leaving OpenAI due to safety concerns - https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/22/24162869/another-openai-departure-signals-safety-concerns

Wow, I would get 3 for that price I've just been checking the same model and with the same specs (i9, 4049, 2x1TB SSD, 2x16 RAM) yesterday, and locally for me it amounts to around 4.2k EUR... that's with a 20% discount that they currently have for these laptops in the Lenovo store...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/17/24159095/openai-jan-leike-superalignment-sam-altman-ai-safety https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/world-is-ill-prepared-for-breakthroughs-in-ai-say-experts

Nop, but only because I don't have what to play it on A buddy of mine mentioned it to me some months ago, and I've mostly heard good things about it, so I'm pretty sure we'll dive into it once I have a laptop that can run games again

Welcome back to the fold :)

I'm almost done with it also (I think I have 2 episodes left) and also liking it. It captured the atmosphere of the game pretty well, and I think that's important for such adaptations. The story is just barely OK, but it doesn't ruin it, because this show isn't about the story really, at least not in my view.