James Atkinson

Fascinated by file systems and low level kernel stuff. Audio/Video/Gpus. macOS and Unix.

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2024-12-21 20:36:38

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@nprofile…gftj What’s the problem? It correctly realizes you are interested in the wrong football.

2024-11-22 16:31:20

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@nprofile…gftj Shake was purchased and abandoned almost immediately.

2024-11-07 17:37:18

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@npub1eee…e209 Agree with the sentiment, but expecting anything other than bottom line management from multi-trillion dollar companies is futile.

2024-09-19 18:53:10

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@npub15ml…2w4s Thanks. I tried it in iOS18 but it was very poor. No real difference to iOS 17.

2024-09-19 18:49:55

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@npub15ml…2w4s Sorry. I should have specified. Search in Photos.

2024-06-30 16:51:02

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@npub1src…fms4 Anything particular you would like to see built?

2024-06-24 18:33:00

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@npub1ftg…73wz the irony with his take is he reveals some of the reasons for inferior tech winning: many do not give a damn unless it’s cheap/easy. No matter how good it is.

2024-06-24 18:26:31

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@npub1ftg…73wz fascinated to hear your take, but as an interested observer, thee idea that there was no advantage for Sun’s software and engineering culture over…IIS is really something.

2024-06-18 21:21:50

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@npub15ml…2w4s if we are waiting until 2025 for a new Studio, it won’t be for anyone either.

2024-06-18 21:21:06

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@npub15ml…2w4s The only winning move is not to play.

2024-06-18 19:34:16

@npub1eee…e209 hoping your mention of separate scroll directions for mouse and trackpad spurs Apple to add this, in the same way it did with tab favicons. Also, more mouse button customisation options so I can avoid awful third party apps please.

2024-06-13 23:22:06

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@npub1eee…e209 “…and then Jimmy Iovine got up on stage”

2024-05-20 17:28:36

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@npub1eee…e209 Nothing says "the future" like a press event with no stream.

2024-04-20 00:07:05

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@npub1eee…e209 it was an attempt at humour, given the moral panic over two colours.

2024-04-19 15:09:49

@npub1eee…e209 I think maybe it’s time Apple just made sms bubbles blue. Then people can stop needlessly worrying and interfering.

2024-03-21 15:51:34

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@npub1utv…87lr obviously, I’m not an expert on this. It does feel like all these regulatory bodies want everything to be like a PC desktop: every part is interchangeable. I always thought it was better to look at the entire market, and see if there are options between devices.

2024-03-14 03:12:04

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@npub1eee…e209 @npub19nd…rcpy sounds like John decided to "Fuck around and find out."

2024-02-18 22:28:51

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@npub1eee…e209 @npub14ls…7mv6 @npub1uqx…rq9w This doesn’t relate to anything I posted. You claimed you were not angry. Now you’re whining that the EU “inserted” itself. That seems like an angry take. Moreover, I think coverage is normal. The kind of sneering US exceptionalism you’ve been peddling is less normal. Happy we agree your dhh support is shit though.

2024-02-18 22:05:16

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@npub1eee…e209 @npub14ls…7mv6 @npub1uqx…rq9w yes John, it’s definitely not the person posting constantly about the EU who’s angry. Another scorching take. Do post more sarcastic things supporting dhh and his shit ty ideas please.

2024-01-27 19:13:50

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@npub1qw5…037m this is what I was accused of for liking Apple’s approach. Wild.
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2023-12-08 02:41:02

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@npub1eee…e209 is this wise given regulatory attention?

2023-12-04 02:17:45

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@npub15ml…2w4s @npub14wt…ds6c the video states that ECC in ddr5 isn’t used for end users data integrity. At least that is my understanding.

2023-12-04 01:38:32

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@npub15ml…2w4s @npub14wt…ds6c I’d love to be wrong. It’s hard to believe if Apple Silicon had ECC, they wouldn’t mention it.

2023-12-04 01:13:19

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@npub1cuf…6f4c Are we sure about this ECC on LPDDR5? I don’t think it is as stated. The kind of ECC mentioned allows ram makers to produce denser ram, not protect your data. This video discusses it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwcPzBJCh0

2023-12-02 00:07:42

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@npub1src…fms4 @npub1xz5…zyew turns out, Hamas are wherever the bombs and bullets go. Who’da thunk it?

2023-10-21 01:05:49

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@npub1eee…e209 revenge from the EU probably. They’re after you.

2023-07-07 18:52:52

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@npub1eee…e209 did the EU commission sleep with your wife?

2023-07-06 16:11:38

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@npub1eee…e209 everyone in the EU is fine with this John. No amount of DHH support can change that.

2023-06-11 02:20:00

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@npub15ml…2w4s aren’t we all.

2023-06-11 02:13:34

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@npub15ml…2w4s I’m not sure what your point is here. The onscreen scores are limited to 60fps because of the screen refresh rate, not because of any inherent gpu limitations. That’s why the offscreen test is the one people use. To stop the score being limited by refresh rate. Compare the 4K Aztec test. Ultra= 314-330fps. 4080= 301-338fps.

2023-06-10 22:31:47

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@npub15ml…2w4s it’s more or less equal to a 4080. That seems like they’ve shipped such a thing.

2023-06-10 21:55:03

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@npub15ml…2w4s the m2 ultra seems to match pretty much everything bar a 4090. I would bet true m3 will do significantly better. The new head of gpus at Apple is the ex head of architecture at Nvidia. He seems to think an Soc can compete with discreet gpus.

2023-06-08 15:25:04

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@npub1eee…e209 Craig is a pretty incredible character.

2023-06-06 20:48:25

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1uya…fqar @npub1qn3…tagn I’d wager for many games (especially a few years old) it’ll be pretty good.

2023-06-06 20:29:08

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@npub1eee…e209 how does it work as a Mac screen?

2023-06-03 22:23:14

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@npub1eee…e209 @npub1ssj…qsmm I love Rogue Amoeba stuff and own it. I gotta say, as great and polished as it is, it’s galling to new users that they have to pay for stuff that’s table stakes on all other os now. It’s time Apple includes it.

2023-06-03 21:06:16

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@npub1ssj…qsmm @npub1eee…e209 this would be great. Window snapping too. I don’t use it personally, but it’s such a widely requested feature, it’s crazy to ignore it for so long. Also a volume mixer. Basically I’d love an os release where they fix these little annoyances.

2023-06-03 21:04:30

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@npub1eee…e209 I would like that for macOS too. I know third party apps do it,but it should be built in, as it is on all other os.