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Re:MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:52PM (#50283593)
I came across an article/YouTube video/comment somewhere a few months ago that stated the reason we don't have 5k 27 inch OLED monitors is because the pixel density is too high for OLED to handle. But this display seems to contradict that. Anyone more knowledgeable on display tech have any comment?

I would be keen to replace my 5k iMac (converted to work as an external monitor) with a 5k OLED monitor!

Re:MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:47PM (#50283555)
Yeah I personally would have preferred a Touch Bar, with the F keys intact. In the age of AI workflows it could have been very useful.
Re:MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:44PM (#50283519)
Apparently the hinge is different - it results in less wobble when interacting via touch.
Re:MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:30PM (#50283400)
iPhone Air?

or if you want more battery life, iPhone 17 or 17e?

Or if you want even more battery life, iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max?

Re:Apple introduces the new 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M6 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @05:00PM (#50265739)
Interesting. Will be way out of my budget, but keen to see how the OLED display performs long term. Nearly everyone I've seen that has used an OLED on laptop say they absolutely love it. But I still hate the idea of touchscreen, especially with the changes to MacOS to cater for this
Re:Apple introduces the new 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M6 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @04:29PM (#50265318)
I'm in the exact same boat as you, exact same specs. CPU/GPU holding up perfectly for my use cases, but 512GB is tough to manage now.
Re:Apple introduces the new 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M6 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @04:19PM (#50265213)
Apparently another announcement coming tomorrow, with the OLED panels. But according to the fpt channel on Youtube, it doesn't look any different. Just has an OLED panel with touchscreen, with massive cooling changes inside.
Re:Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They're Out There on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @06:37PM (#50079902)
We have many people - including world leaders - that support, or run cover for, mass deaths on our very own planet, right now.

Don't think there'd be much consideration for the morality of colonizing another planet.

It feels like the Covid lockdown WFH times where managers mandated everyone has their webcams on. Having been in some of these management conversations, it was purely to ensure no one is just chilling on their bed.

Pretty dumb, as at that time not everyone was had a home office set up, and one can work from their bed perfectly fine, especially when someone wants to put their feet up for a bit during a team meeting.

Re:Graphical UI on Monday October 05, 2026 @08:33PM (#49972673)
Such a delightful website
Re:The designer lamps in my house on Monday October 05, 2026 @06:36PM (#49971769)
Me too! I briefly worked in a home office with the similar layout to the link above. Made such a massive difference in mood while working.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Monday September 28, 2026 @08:49PM (#49886553)
How many teenagers were killed by Hamas? And are there independent sources that verify this?

Also, is Oct 7 enough justification to shoot 335 bullets at 6 year old Hind Rajab?

Your questions reek of bias by trying to centre everything to Oct 7, as though history began there. If you really cared about children, you'd have referenced the thousands of Palestinian children killed by Israel before Oct 7.

Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Monday September 28, 2026 @08:33PM (#49886409)
sorry buddy, you can't just kill 700k people, displace the rest into an open air prison for decades, and expect no blowback.

You can't just continue to 'mow the lawn' where children are killed and kidnapped, put into Israeli prisons, and expect no blowback.

You can't just shoot people in the knees while protesting peacefully, and then expect no blowback

You can't just rape Palestinian prisoners (most of whom have been arrested under no charges), and expect no blowback.

You can't just install bombs in pagers, and set it off amongst civilians, which resulted in children being injured or killed, and expect no blowback.

Sorry buddy, but your days of gaslighting is over.

Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Monday September 28, 2026 @08:17PM (#49886272)
Such weak whataboutism as well. I know so many pro-Palestine people personally and people I follow online that also speak out about Sudan, Iran, other ME countries.

Heck, I know so many Muslims critical of Muslim majority nations.

Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Monday September 28, 2026 @08:12PM (#49886245)
Well what else do you expect when you subjugate a native population for decades? Just expect perfect victims?

The peaceful route didn't work. Only idiots will think continuing with the status quo will result in anything different.

Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Monday September 28, 2026 @08:04PM (#49886177)
Why are all pro-Israel responses the same?

It's not Genocide...

...because UN is corrupt...

...and numbers are from Khamassss,,,,

...and whatabout whatabout whatabout Iran Sudan....

...you hate us coz we're Jewssss....

Re:GPT-6 Sol and Luna on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @05:05PM (#49808089)
Haven't noticed it personally, but fwiw you're not the first I've come across this complaint in the last few days...
Re:Claude Status – Elevated errors for multiple models on Monday September 21, 2026 @10:26PM (#49796123)
how do you get the "x" session name?
Re:Steve Wozniak launches merch store on Wednesday September 16, 2026 @07:53PM (#49734659)
Stopped reading DF ever since his unhinged posts mocking the war crimes being committed in Palestine at the hands of Israel.

"F*k around and find out" he quote tweeted a news article that talked about how phone and internet services were cut out in Gaza as armed Israeli occupational forces entered Gaza.

Unaware?

He's the one that unfairly polices most comments that has anything negative to say about Israel.

Re:I can't stop thinking about Papua New Guinea on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @05:46PM (#49719303)
Wow, stunning shots!
> "Israel’s neighbors Jordan and Egypt have made peace with Israel"

The governments may have, but I can assure you the average citizen of those countries haven't, as they still have morals and haven't got US funding to buy their morals.

> "I think United States should be sanctioned."

They definitely should. Sick of the double standards. And the "USA can do no wrong but this tech in others' hands will be bad" takes.

Re:iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 on Monday September 14, 2026 @05:38PM (#49704471)
I'm not annoyed that my OG Apple Watch Ultra doesn't get the latest OS. I get it - tech moves at a fast pace.

What I am annoyed about, is that I'm stuck with Watch OS 26, which introduced their new workout app, which is so laggy. One of the few things I use my Apple Watch for, and that UX is a major regression from previous OS versions.

I really wish they released a .x update to Watch OS26 to fix this.

Re:Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco on Sunday September 13, 2026 @06:34PM (#49689428)
My comment wasn't necessarily to talk about model parity across markets - more to highlight the growing trend of people buying large utility vehicles with a tray as a fashion statement (for lack of a better term) than for its utility.

> "a lot of those mods are passable without certification" Not true. Besides the bush lights, any changes in suspension and wheel size require a certification, with a LVVTA cert plate attached to the vehicle.

There is definitely a case of double standards with police enforcement. 'Boy racers' with modified coupes and sedans - typically lowered, with larger wheels - get way police scrutiny compared to utes with obviously illegal modifications like colored lights, and wheels jutting out past the fenders.

Re:Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco on Sunday September 13, 2026 @04:24PM (#49688308)
Same trend here in NZ. People buying utes/trucks just because they want, not because they need. They're not as big as the American F150s etc, more a Toyota Hilux or Ford Ranger.

And they're often driven by reckless road ragers, often modified with uncertified suspension, bush lights turned on at night blinding oncoming traffic, and wheels extending past the fender flares. These vehicles are often financed to the hilt, so spending money on certifying the modifications is out of the picture, so a lot of these are not legal to drive on the roads.

Re:LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @05:40PM (#49617480)
I'm in the market for a good TV to pair with my PS5 Pro for GTA6.

What brand does not do scummy things like this, or that I can easily avoid by not requiring me to download an app to set up?

I remember when tech news sites used to (rightfully) harp on about Chinese tech companies and how they should not be trusted given they satisfy every whim of the CCP.

But now large tech companies in America can't even challenge the naming of a Lake and just folded, meekly.

Re:ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @05:27PM (#49617317)
loose? only if they don't cook it well
Re:Muse: Meta's personal AI agent, features and capabilities on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @05:07PM (#49617068)
For this reason alone it's DOA for me.

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