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Re:macOS Sonoma Boot Failures on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:59PM (#38092537)
As a lifelong Mac user, it just now hit me how inconvenient locked down the restore process is.
Does anyone have an actual breakdown of how much the younger generations are placing away in a 401k - if that's even possible?
Wow, I completely forgot about Red Alert. That game was a blast!
Re:Bitten by the black box of iCloud on Monday October 09, 2023 @08:33PM (#37827208)
> As someone who spends a lot of time working with technology and did his stint in tech support, I have a certain natural recalcitrance to turning to the company itself for help. I presumed that I would be made to run through a litany of time-wasting tests to establish what I had already concluded. But without much in the way of recourse, I resolved to give it a shot and fired up a chat session.

And here is why I love apple. I can either spend all the time attempting to investigate and fix the solution in a way the author did, or I can simply pick up the phone and let Apple do it for me.

I can't imagine the pain had this been Google.

Re:Starlink is now available across the United States on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @12:37AM (#37748040)
Have been thinking about moving to a more remote location in Colorado as the mountain town I’m currently in is pricing me out.

How reliable is the service?

Of course, but not larger than Messi on a global scale - it's not even close.
If the NHL looked toward Apple during the next cycle, I would be ecstatic as long as they kept the local broadcasting crews. No blackouts, added content, and significantly higher streaming quality.

Sometimes I feel as if I need 10 different subscriptions to watch a single NHL season.

The United States has an estimated 57 million Spanish speakers, about 42 million being their native language - that's more than both Spain and Argentina. I'm unsure of how growth in Spanish broadcasting suggests it's not from within the United States.

You also currently have the Leagues Cup being broadcast on AppleTV which is a one month tournament of every LigaMX (Mexico) and MLS (USA) club with a $40-million prize pool.

My uneducated guess is that it's a mix of Leagues Cup, global superstars signing with MLS clubs, young stars such as Thiego Almada in Atlanta who just won a World Cup, and MLS beginning to overtake LigaMX in quality that is drawing more and more viewers recently - many of which are likely Spanish speaking.

For reference: DirectTV and Apple made MLS Season Pass available for streaming at commercial establishments.

https://www.directv.com/insider/directv-for-business-and-mls...

I imagine smaller pubs in Italy couldn't care less about whether they are allowed to show MLS matches or not. If the HDMI cord works, it works.

Just an honest thought as I've heard it from now two different individuals at two different pubs.

EDIT: Just did some digging and it appears that MLS Season Pass is made available at over 300,000 restaurants and pubs in the United States alone through Direct TV.

https://www.directv.com/insider/directv-for-business-and-mls...

Jordan is not a larger global star than Messi. If that isn't what you were claiming, apologies.
From all over - it's a mix.
You underestimate the reach of Messi.
As a long time MLS supporter (late 90's), I agree with you, however, every other aspect of the deal has been a significant improvement over the mix of ESPN+, FS1, ect.

Not having blackouts, greatly improved streaming quality, single subscription, the pre- and post-match shows, global audience, added content, etc have taken the league to another level - to a point where we are even seeing the changes at one of the lowest payrolled clubs in the league in Colorado. Additionally, Apple played a big role in Messi signing with an MLS club.

The main complaints I have seen are the commentary as well as lack of Android application. Other than those two items, people seem to be thrilled with the service so far.

Some of you have great recommendations! Unfortunately mine are pretty boring - usually either Music Made for Airports or some Lofi.
Re:Ask HN: What is the best sporting moment of all time? on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:36AM (#36877458)
For me it's the miracle on ice but I grew up in hockey obsessed New England. I'd also throw Tiger winning his first Masters up there.

The more accurate answer is probably something akin to Jackie Robinson but that was before my time.

Re:MacBook Air vs. pro for development work on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @06:56PM (#36794669)
I use my M1 Air daily and couldn't be happier. The only issue I've had is I couldn't get TFX installed.

https://discuss.tensorflow.org/t/i-want-to-use-the-tfx-1-6-1...

Re:Who Should Be Tracking Their Glucose? on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @11:58AM (#36788529)
> For people who are young and healthy, there isn’t clear evidence that spikes in glucose (which are much smaller than those experienced by people with diabetes) are detrimental to health. So while some people might be curious to see if manipulating this aspect of their biology changes how they feel, several experts said the potential benefits probably don’t justify the cost.

Shouldn’t we be moving away from evidence based on the average case and encouraging individualized healthcare? Additionally, doesn’t this this help transition from a reactionary system to more proactive?

To me, it does justify the cost.

Re:There is no Data Engineering roadmap on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:54PM (#36718511)
To add some additional notes - Designing Data Intensive Applications was a heavy read to dive into for me as a junior engineer. I took a step back after the first couple of chapters and read Understanding Distributed Systems[0] which was a fantastic primer.

[0] https://understandingdistributed.systems