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I have an m2 iPad pro. The last thing it needs is more processing power, what it needs is better software to make use of the power that it has. I’d love to run full OS X on it considering I paid more than some MacBooks.
Yeah weird shilling hardware power at this point into tech cycle.. short of ML/AI work loads for GPUs, we have enough power for every day shit.
We need better software products to utilize them but all we got is fucking ad laden trash and spyware with every app.
Big tech lost their fucking minds.
100%.. for example.. they used Diablo Immortal as the example for the new ray tracing capabilities LOL
Common iPadOS L
Raytracing is cool, only why have it in games is beyond me.
Making wallpapers with POV-Ray - yes.
...because it tends to enhance visuals?
That's nice, and it's cool to see correct lighting and reflections in games, but that's if those are not broken by fuckload of shaders used incorrectly (that would be most modern games).
I'm starting to wonder if the real reason the push for bigger screens caught on wasn't just because of the basic psychology of "bigger = better" but so they could shove more ads on screen, and now it's more processing power so those ads won't lock up the browser for a whole second while loading some bullshit questionnaire like "are you adult, child or gamer on iOS"
EDIT: So many downvotes lol are silicon valley tech bros mad?
i would not put it past them, de-googling saves so much battery. that alone is benefit any tech enjoyer can get behind you would think, privacy is just a cherry.
but more broadly speaking it is amazing how they think they can run all these malicious code on people's devices because of some ToS EULA NDA X 69 Arbitration bullshit.
But nothing will change until people take their digital sovereignty back, literally only thing stopping the solution for most of this shit is poorly educated and complacent gen pop too busy jerking the feed to generate training data for some depraved AI girlfriend.
just take me to the farm already
Ok, new strategy: go back to 4:3.
16:10 has always been superior to both but I quite like my second 4:3 monitor. Also I was referring to mobile devices obviously (where most internet traffic comes from), and 4:3 isn't a size measurement.
Uh.. I don't know if it sounded snarky, but mine was a joke. "If the extra space of 16:9 is going to be occupied by ads, better go back to 4:3 aspect ratio."
Oh I'm sorry, I didn't get that. 16:9 doesn't really add "extra space" to 4:3, it's just a different ratio of the same exact space in terms of horizontal to vertical proportions. A monitor of a certain size will have the same diameter regardless of aspect ratio.
4:3 is objectively better than 16:9 for anything but watching movies.
I love 5:4 though.
Same thing with my 2018 iPad Pro honestly. More ram and a better display? Maybe, but other than that it’s completely software limited
As a developer, I find it pretty frustrating having to deal with constant hardware updates. By the time you get something released that takes advantage of the hardware you have, you're already at least a generation or two behind.
I feel the same way. I feel like we used to buy things and hold onto them for a while, nowadays, everything seems to be designed to have a single year lifecycle. I like AirPods but now that their battery died and I can’t replace them, I’m looking at going back to the cord. But now of course we’re in dongle hell since there’s only one port..
Check out the Fairbuds from Fairphone.
Great repairability. Shit sound quality
Hell, I have an A12Z-based one and I don't think I've ever maxed out the processor outside of playing games. Occasionally moonlight will drop frames and I'll have to close some background apps or reboot for it to stream perfectly, but I'm also running it with 2388x1668@120hz 150mbps HEVC so I can kind of forgive that. It says quite a lot that my most common use for the thing these days is a very expensive (and very good) wireless monitor.
I was so excited when they announced Logic Pro, and equally as disappointed when it turned out to be Garageband+