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New comment by argsnd in "WWDC 2026: Apple is Folding"

argsnd — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:13:36 +0000

That is how window resizing on iOS 27 apps streamed to macOS 27 works right now in the first beta, I reckon it won't change.

New comment by argsnd in "Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan Da Cunha"

argsnd — Fri, 15 May 2026 07:14:35 +0000

Until recently TDC had a very slow FCDO satellite link that required their website to be quite basic in order to actually be viewable on computers on the island.

They now have a fast Starlink connection, but I’m glad they’ve kept the website as it is.

New comment by argsnd in "Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan Da Cunha"

argsnd — Fri, 15 May 2026 07:08:44 +0000

Probably not that many. You underestimate how expensive either of those things are.

We have obligations to provide services like this to the people living in our overseas territories, and you won’t find many people who’ll oppose that.

New comment by argsnd in "London to Calcutta by Bus (2022)"

argsnd — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:12:01 +0000

The ferries would be brief enough though. Probably less than 100 out of the total 10,000 miles.

New comment by argsnd in "Mistral Medium 3.5"

argsnd — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:39:36 +0000

It’s a company containing such remarkable talent that I’m sure they would not have run into significant issues raising capital on international markets.

It’s not like VCs are only allowed to invest in companies in their own country.

New comment by argsnd in "Virtualisation on Apple Silicon Macs is different"

argsnd — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:36:26 +0000

Parallels and VMware still do implement their own graphics virtualisation (among other things) for Windows and Linux guests on Apple silicon, and in my experience Parallels still works better than the alternatives for Windows.

New comment by argsnd in "Mistral Medium 3.5"

argsnd — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:29:31 +0000

DeepMind, which is headquartered in London, probably had a significant role in the development of the Gemini and Gemma models.

Yes, it might be a problem that the UK allows companies like this to be bought up by foreign countries.

New comment by argsnd in "First G-SHOCK with a heart rate monitor, also featuring Smartphone Link"

argsnd — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:50:06 +0000

I can’t imagine a standalone heart rate monitor would be very useful without logging to a smartphone

New comment by argsnd in "SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B"

argsnd — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:35:34 +0000

$50bn for a harness makes no sense, what am I missing?

New comment by argsnd in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

argsnd — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:37:21 +0000

Most would continue to buy cases which would only make these phones even thicker

New comment by argsnd in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

argsnd — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:18:16 +0000

Is it an Intel MacBook? I think those sucked for obvious reasons outside Apple’s control (Intel getting stuck at 14nm for ages) which they’ve already fixed (by abandoning Intel).

The M1 MacBook Air was more powerful than the top Intel i9 MBP config if I recall correctly.

New comment by argsnd in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

argsnd — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:16:46 +0000

If you filled the negative space on an iPhone 17 Pro/Max it would be a horrendously unwieldy phone. People who say this stuff seriously underestimate the disastrous effect on ergonomics increasing the whole phone from 8.75mm to 13.2mm would have.

New comment by argsnd in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

argsnd — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:27:57 +0000

Your M2 MacBook Pro really struggles? That is genuinely crazy, given that I use one as a daily driver and it feels just as fast as the day I bought it.

I think the Apple Silicon transition has increased Mac longevity far beyond the Intel or PowerPC eras, and I am quite baffled you think otherwise.

New comment by argsnd in "[dead]"

argsnd — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:01:45 +0000

I’m sorry but that README.md is full of extremely obnoxious AI prose for what is essentially saying “buy an old Pixel and install Claude Code on it”

New comment by argsnd in "Backblaze has stopped backing up your data"

argsnd — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:10:30 +0000

Safari’s reader mode is good for this. All you have to do is long press the icon on the left edge of the address bar.

New comment by argsnd in "I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii"

argsnd — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:52:14 +0000

Many planes have AC power outlets, the Wii uses <20W.

New comment by argsnd in "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator"

argsnd — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:07:36 +0000

Supposing it is Adam Back, and supposing he lost his keys, he's still worth at least nine figures and is one of the most influential figures in the field he’s devoted his life to. Why would he wish he was dead?

New comment by argsnd in "Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1B in March 2026"

argsnd — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:07:06 +0000

Useful background on Mr. Stevenson

https://www.ft.com/content/7e8b47b3-7931-4354-9e8a-47d75d057...

New comment by argsnd in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"

argsnd — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:18:09 +0000

The technologies listed aside from the Enigma were largely actually British (I say largely because Canadians were deeply involved in some cases)

New comment by argsnd in "Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of the same mass"

argsnd — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:07:56 +0000

Whatever humans are descended from existed during the time of the dinosaurs