Hacker News: cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=cmdrmacHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:30:06 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads"]]>I share the same sentiment. I honestly thought that the price increases would occur as new products rolled out. Seems like with the "back-to-school" promotion right around the corner, Apple expects to sell more machines and find it harder to absorb the higher component price tags. I'm guessing that by changing the prices now, they'll still maintain their profit margins per unit at the expense of total unit sales.

]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:40:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673237cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673237https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673237<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more"]]>I think they removed the "cheaper" configurations. In essence, the barrier to entry to mac mini was increased without actually changing the original price tag. I suspect the new mac mini (if one is coming) will sport a higher price tag.

]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:19:31 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672925cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672925https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672925<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "Apple announces significant price increases for MacBooks, iPads, more"]]>The price increases are unsurprising considering Tim Cook said it was "unsustainable" for Apple to keep absorbing the increases. Glad I ordered a new machine a couple days ago.

I suspect that these price increases will stick around permanently (or at least for a long while).

]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:18:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672900cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672900https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672900<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads"]]>The price increases are absurd for some configurations. Glad I placed my order for a new mb pro a couple days ago.

]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:12:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672821cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672821https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672821<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"]]>My first thought: You don't say?

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:18:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484310cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484310https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484310<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max"]]>I'm curious to know what software you're referring to.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:40:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47234035cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47234035https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47234035<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max"]]>Good point about the telemetry part. I've been using Little Snitch for the past few years and just block all the telemetry calls.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:37:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233983cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233983https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233983<![CDATA[New comment by cmdrmac in "Statistical Formulas for Programmers (2013)"]]>This is certainly a very useful resource - even for a seasoned data scientist!

]]>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:47:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43355654cmdrmachttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43355654https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43355654