Jason Snell
Person on 4 sites
Technology writer and podcaster; former Macworld editor-in-chief, writes Six Colors and hosts podcasts on Relay FM and The Incomparable.
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6 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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4 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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4 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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When Apple increases a chip's GPU core count in a new generation, it is usually because the GPU cores themselves were not significantly redesigned, not because of a genuine performance leap. (opens korrents.com)
“If you see Apple add GPU cores in a processor generation, it's most likely doing so because the actual GPU cores aren't particularly improved, so to make the chip faster, it piles in more.”
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Adding touch input to a laptop is an incremental improvement, not a revolutionary one, because it already exists on other platforms. (opens korrents.com)
“Adding touch to macOS isn't going to be revolutionary-it's been on Windows for ages, and iPads have had optional trackpads and keyboards for six years now.”
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The more an AI image-generation tool has to extend or invent beyond the original image, the greater the risk the result looks fake. (opens korrents.com)
“However, every pixel you expand the selection increases the jeopardy that what's going to be generated is weird or fake.”
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When Apple increases a chip's GPU core count in a new generation, it is usually because the GPU cores themselves were not significantly redesigned, not because of a genuine performance leap. (opens korrents.com)
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17 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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iMac Pro (opens rcmnd.app)
“At my desk I use an iMac Pro, which I bought largely because I wanted a lot of processor power to speed up production of a lot of my podcasts.”
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Magic Trackpad 2 (opens rcmnd.app)
“I switched to a trackball in the 90s and when Apple introduced the Magic Trackpad I switched to that. I'm using a Magic Trackpad 2.”
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Vortex Race 3 (opens rcmnd.app)
“Right now my keyboard of choice is the Vortex Race 3 with Cherry Brown mechanical keyswitches.”
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iMac Pro (opens rcmnd.app)