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Reasons I Might Leave Mac
Here are some reasons why I might choose to leave Mac computers, which are also some major improvements that I think may be able to be changed on future Mac devices.
- 8 GB and 256 GB base instead of 16 GB and 512 GB
- Memory and storage upgrades are way too overpriced
- Promised all iPad and iOS apps would work on Mac
- Most iPad and iOS apps still not available on Mac
- The MacBook screen has an intruding notch cutout
- No USB-C port on both sides of all MacBook devices
Quandaries
- Base M-Series is not optimized for fanless devices
- High throttling misappropriates actual performance
- No OLED/Mini-LED displays or 120Hz refresh for Air?
- No touch MacBooks that support touchscreen apps?
Be Grateful And Hopeful
Hi Lola. "Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due." - William Ralph Inge
- I wonder if worry and anxiety about a possible negative future are best turned into a grateful and hopeful mindset for what is good about today, and how positive the future could be if we dream for it.
- It may be that the things that truly affect us negatively often happen out of the blue, and we are more resilient and able to cope with those events than we realize. A grateful and hopeful mindset may help us enjoy what we have today, and make a future that is happier and better.
Brb experiencing crippling existential panic about the singularity and the impending irrelevance of humanity - Lola Blanc
April 20, 2024
Live Stronger And Longer
That which does not kill us makes us live longer.
Never Save Means Forever A Slave
Never save means forever a slave.
Look Back And Pat Your Back
Take a look back at things you've done, and pat your back for a job well-done.
Talk Glowingly About People
Imagine how great people would feel if we talked glowingly about people that are living in the same way that we talk glowingly about people that are gone.
Make Apple Camera And Flat iPhone
I wonder if Apple should make a separate smart camera device, and design the base model iPhone with a completely flat back and no camera bump in the future.
Learn To Think Independently
Being able to think independently may be the most important thing I've learned in my life.
Be Kind Please Be Kind
Be kind, please be kind.
Teach A Person To Dream
Teach a person to dream and they feed the world for a generation.
Repeat Things Worth Saying
Most things we say are just playing and fleeting, but some things we say are worth saying and repeating.
Tick Tock Tack
Instead of using the complicated term process-architecture-optimization for releasing three chip designs on one process node, I wonder if it would be simpler to refer to it as tick-tock-tack, or tick-tock-tack-tuck if there are four chip designs.
Apple A18 And M4 Ideas and Devices
I wonder if Apple could have CPU redesign, newer N3P process, and add cores for their A18 and M4 chips. If so, 2024 iPhone and 2025 M4 Macs could be great upgrade for tock cycle, especially compared to year old A15 in iPhone 14, and M2 Macs.
Ideas
- A18 and M4 get more cores with 3+6 - A11 started 2+4
- A18 and M4 use newer N3P process - Skip N3E of others
- M4 focuses on CPU improvements - CPU redesign
- M3 focused on GPU improvements - GPU redesign
- If so, A18 will be worthwhile tock upgrade
- If so, M4 will be solid tock upgrade too
- If so, A18 iPhone could be great choice
- If so, M4 Macs could be good choice too
Cores
- A18 Reg - 3 PC - 6 EC - 6 GC
- M4 Reg - 6 PC - 6 EC - 12 GC
- M4 Pro - 9/12 PC - 6 EC - 24 GC
- M4 Max - 12/18 PC - 6 EC - 48 GC
Dates
- A18 Reg - Fall 2024
- M4 Reg - Spring 2025
- M4 Pro & Max - Summer 2025
- M4 Ultra - Summer 2025
Devices
- Fall 2024 - A18 iPhone 16 Reg - Update - A18 goes in iPhone
- Fall 2024 - A18 iPhone 16 Pro - Redesign
- Spring 2025 - M4 15 inch and/or 13 inch MacBook Air - Update
- Spring 2025 - M4 12 inch MacBook mini - Redesign or M3 12 inch Update
- Summer 2025 - M4 Pro Mac Pro nee Studio and MacBook Pro - Update
- Summer 2025 - M4 Ultra Mac Ultra nee Pro - Redesign or M3 Ultra Update
Take Dated Notes
I wonder if it is better and simpler to make sure you always date your notes, and to only take dated notes instead of trying to organize them for reference.
WordPress Hosting 101 Years Plan
Hi Matt. Could any of these ideas be favorable for WordPress.com's new 100 year hosting plan?
Give
- Free 101 year hosting
- Free WordPress.com setup and backup at /domain
Free 1 year domain or domain name transfer- $19 for 1 year domain or domain transfer - Gets card
- $99/year additional domain years up to 101 total
- Note - 1st year could be one of $19, $49, $99, $29
Money
- Ads and sponsors - 95% Cut - Large Profit
- Single site one-click subscriptions - 50% Cut - Medium Profit
- Domain name additional years - 100% Cut - Small Profit
- Single site one-click follow button - Feature - Network Effect
Names
- "Hosting 101" - wordpress.com/hosting-101
- "WordPress.com 101" - wordpress.com/101
- "Website 101" - wordpress.com/website-101
- "Domain 101" - wordpress.com/domain-101
- "Automattic WordPress 101" - wordpress.com/101
- Future Dream - "Wordpress 101" - wordpress.com/101
Improve Society With Serviceability
Hey xkcdHatGuy. Great video on the socialization of intelligence, I really enjoyed it and I always like hearing your thoughts and ideas on everything. Here are a few of my thoughts on just a couple of the major concepts you touched upon.
On Psychology
TLDR - I agree that improving the psychology, intelligence, practical knowledge, and life improvement skills of everyone throughout their life may be crucial.
- I agree that it is always worth getting ideas and opinions from everyone, and listening to everyone, as great ideas for ways of living and different perspectives could ultimately come from anyone or anywhere.
- I agree that improving the overall intelligence, memory, learning ability, and psychological functioning of everyone will always be very beneficial and worth pursuing instead of only focusing on or relying on tools and technological advancement.
- I agree that we can and should continue to improve the tools and ways in which we come up with, debate, organize, implement, simplify, and teach new ideas, policies, habits, practices, and ways of living which could make life and society easier, better, fairer, and happier for everyone.
How To Get Things Done
When it comes to completing tasks, finishing projects, reaching goals, achieving dreams, or doing anything else in this world, I think you need to know what steps to take.
I believe we need to focus on exactly what to do, and less on how or why to do something. These are what I have found to be the 8 most important actual steps you need to take when trying to complete any project, accomplish any goal, reach any dream, or make any change in your life. We're talking the nuts and bolts of exactly what to do to get things done. Whether it is a dream as huge as climbing a mountain, a goal as big as writing a book, a weekend project like painting the deck, or a task as small as getting milk at the grocery store.
Introduction
Make separate lists of tasks and goals you want to get done.
Dream big dreams. Believe all things are possible. - Unknown
I have tried many different methods, advice, tips, and tricks to reach your dreams and achieve your goals. I have used trial and error from many amazing writers to find out what really works. The result is that I have found these steps to be the most essential actions to take when trying to reach a goal, complete a task, or make any change in your life and in the lives of others. These are the 8 key steps which have allowed me to set and achieve goals and dreams. I believe and hope they will work for you as well.
Thinkist Definition
A person who uses their thinking and thoughts to transform their life and the world around them for the better.
thinkist
noun
- A person who uses their thinking and thoughts to transform their life and the world around them for the better. Their thoughts propel them to ultimately take action towards making their vision come true.
- A person who thinks that you can turn thoughts and ideas into reality.
- A person who understands that action, work, habits, and routines are also needed to make changes, complete tasks and projects, and achieve goals and dreams.
- A person who thinks that action and results begin with ideas, thinking, and believing.
- A person who values ideas, thoughts, belief, positive thinking, writing things down, and subconsciously influencing their mind as an important part of the process to complete tasks and projects, achieve goals and dreams, improve their attitude and character, get things done, and make changes in their life, the lives of others, and the world.
- A person who values and encourages optimism, positive thinking, praising one another, and positive reinforcement. They may also devalue or discourage pessimism, negative thinking, putting people down, and negative punishment.
- A person who may or may not appreciate the ideas of using positive thinking, affirmations, autosuggestion, imagination, writing down and reading goals, talking about their goals with others, journaling, gratitude, prayer, and focused meditation to help one improve their character, their attitude, their life, and the character, attitude, and lives of others.
- A person who may or may not appreciate the sayings "Thoughts are things, and powerful things at that." and "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve."
Updated Date - August 23, 2023
Original Date - May 15, 2014
Put Bullet Point On Keyboards
I wonder if we should design keyboards to input the bullet point character (U+2022 •) instead of the backtick character (U+0060 `), which is currently the key above the tab key and to the left of the number 1.
Notes
- Why 1 • The bullet point is a very common symbol used in lists and HTML
- Why 2 • The bullet point character is an excellent information separator
- I wonder if the bullet point should be used as a data/table separator
- Column Data 1 • Column Data 2 • Column Data 3 • Column Data 4
- I wonder if the bullet point should be used as a better colon replacement
- Title of This Book • Cool Subtitle of This Book With a Really Long Name
- I wonder if the bullet point could even be used as a filename/URL separator
- Example • 2023-08-20•bullet-point-character-on-keyboards•munro-stewart
August 20, 2023