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Re:The new iPad mini on Monday October 26, 2026 @09:42AM (#50243558)
A 40% price increase compared to pre June pricing, a 60Hz display (that’s likely just software locked), and still starting at 128GB of storage.

I was actually excited for this, but now I’m going to pass.

We have standard labeling since 2021, the problem manufactures don't use it.
You mean something like this, which we have since 2021: https://learn.adafruit.com/understanding-usb-type-c-cable-ty...
I need at least 100W, but I’m fine with 480 Mbps. There really is no single baseline that works for everyone.
If you're happy with the base model, then Apple has a great value/price ratio, but there's nothing below it and any upgrade is really bad value for the money.
Re:Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:06AM (#46658159)
I went from 34"(3440x1440) which felt a little bit small to 38"(3840x1600) and it is nearly perfect. I can have my main window in the middle and 2 or 4 smaller windows (logs, chat, youtube, etc) on the side.

The only thing I want now is double pixel density.

Re:Website Is for Humans on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @12:19PM (#44890439)
You don't have to show the cookie banner if you don't use third party cookies.

The problem with third party cookies that it can track you across multiple websites.

Sometimes I wish software development didn’t pay so exceptionally well. I’m interested in so many other things, but it’s hard to justify switching to another full-time field, knowing it would mean a significant pay cut.
Re:MacBook Air M4 on Thursday March 06, 2025 @06:55AM (#43279168)
I don't think they really need to. You can have the base model with the same specs, but let me configure it with a better display. I can currently spec up a Mac Mini without any problem.

The second option is to bring back the MacBook brand for entry level devices and use the Air brand for "Pro" devices that don't require active cooling.

Re:MacBook Air M4 on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @01:56PM (#43270683)
Doesn't matter to me if I still have to buy the chunky Pro to get a decent display.

The current Air is great as an entry level device, but there is an underserved segment here.

Re:The Introverts Are Winning on Monday August 05, 2024 @05:18AM (#41159428)
I lived in multiple places in Europe and it was the same.
There is a strong difference here: Smartphones are kind of essential to our modern life, game consoles aren't.
Re:Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @06:10PM (#40732966)
I attend 1-3 meetups a month, the recent changes made it unusable for me. They want $10 a month just to check who will be attending. I don't say they should provide everything for free, but that pricing is ridiculous.
Re:The Website Obesity Crisis (2015) on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @08:20AM (#40354389)
I really appreciate HN's simplicity and functional design. I mis one or two features (like unread messages), but I rather have less than a bloatware.
Re:Airbus Shatters Record for Jet Orders as Demand Soars on Friday January 12, 2024 @06:05PM (#38975364)
All WizzAir planes have 3-3 seatings.
Re:Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:13PM (#38313516)
Half Life was one of the games that has native ports an run fine on OSX before Catalina.
The same thing happened to me and my SO. I few years ago we moved to the UK from Hungary. Most of the past contribution was removed.
There are only two types capabilities of a cable speed (480 Mb, 5Gb, 20Gb, 40Gb or 80Gb) and power (60W (3A) or 240W (5A)) everything else is depends on the host.
There is no such thing. It's only depends on the USB version.
Re:How to Build Your First Hardware Hacking Lab on Monday October 23, 2023 @05:04AM (#37983236)
They just came out with a new model: Rigol DHO800/900

Dave's review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8jrpCoZyx8

Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod on Sunday June 18, 2023 @06:03AM (#36378793)
You can look at it from a different angle, that you pay $150 less for pretty much the same headset, as the more expensive one paid the research.

I can argue that why do I have to pay 1000$ for a software, when the hobby tier is free, it is pretty much the same application.

Maybe they didin't calculated the digits, like this:

if toInt(number) % 10 != 0

  print number  
else

  print number + "(" + number[0] + "," + number[1] + ")"
The funny thing I joined a company where we building a database from the ground up. Regularly implementing algorithms and data structures from white papers. So it is as far from the crud style work as possible. The interview was just talking to different engineers about interesting problems, like you would do at a conference or at a meetup. No leetcode, no whiteboard, no take home or resembling a technical interview. But somehow they managed to build a top notch team, one of the best I ever worked with.
Re:Monoliths Are Not Dinosaurs on Saturday May 06, 2023 @07:19AM (#35840221)
But you can make a "new service" in code in the same binary communicating through memory. You can then separate it to a separate binary, when the network and serialisation overhead worth it. 80% of the time it will never come.

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