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Apple A18 And M4 Ideas and Devices

💻 Tech • 📁 Tech Plans

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

WordPress Hosting 101 Years Plan

💻 Tech • 📁 Tech Plans

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

Sales of the 100-year plan so far - 0.

Predictions For NBA Standings 2023-24

🏀 Sport • 📁 Sport Takes

Here are my predictions for the 2023-2024 NBA standings, ranked by western and eastern conferences.

Western Conference

  • 1 - Phoenix Suns
  • 2 - Denver Nuggets
  • 3 - Golden State Warriors
  • 4 - New Orleans Pelicans
  • 5 - Oklahoma City Thunder
  • 6 - Sacramento Kings
  • ----
  • 7 - Los Angeles Clippers
  • 8 - Dallas Mavericks
  • 9 - Minnesota Timberwolves
  • 10 - Houston Rockets
  • ----
  • 11 - Los Angeles Lakers
  • 12 - Portland Trail Blazers
  • 13 - Memphis Grizzlies
  • 14 - San Antonio Spurs
  • 15 - Utah Jazz

Eastern Conference

  • 1 - Boston Celtics
  • 2 - Milwaukee Bucks
  • 3 - Philadelphia 76ers
  • 4 - Toronto Raptors
  • 5 - Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 6 - Miami Heat
  • ----
  • 7 - Indiana Pacers
  • 8 - Atlanta Hawks
  • 9 - Brooklyn Nets
  • 10 - New York Knicks
  • ----
  • 11 - Chicago Bulls
  • 12 - Detroit Pistons
  • 13 - Orlando Magic
  • 14 - Charlotte Hornets
  • 15 - Washington Wizards

Improve Society With Serviceability

🙂 Hum • 📁 Hum Chats

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.

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How To Get Things Done

🌎 World • 📁 World Ideas

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.

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Thinkist Definition

🌎 World • 📁 World Rules

A person who uses their thinking and thoughts to transform their life and the world around them for the better.

thinkist

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A person who thinks that you can turn thoughts and ideas into reality.
  3. 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.
  4. A person who thinks that action and results begin with ideas, thinking, and believing.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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

💻 Tech • 📁 Tech Plans

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

Foresight And Hindsight Of Raptors

🏀 Sport • 📁 Sport Takes

Here is a summary of the general strengths and weaknesses of Raptors management over the last 10 years, using the benefit of hindsight to note possible major successes and mistakes.

Foresight And Future Of Raptors

  • Idea - Raptors management, scouts, and analysts have had outstanding foresight

Because the Raptors management, scouts, analysts, and coaches have done such an amazing job selecting and developing players, the Raptors should still have a good team this year and going forward, even after losing VanVleet in free agency. Overall, the Raptors have had an otherworldly level of decision making, player development, and culture creation in the last 10 years. The Raptors have nailed and appropriately developed more lower draft picks they have made than possibly every other team, not to mention undrafted players. That, along with many other reasons, is why they have the second most wins of any team in the NBA over the last 10 years, while enjoying an incredible run from 2013-2023. The Warriors are the team with the most wins, and it took the Raptors beating them in the Final to get the Raptors their championship.

As I see it, the Raptors and Ujiri have had amazing foresight and good decision making in some general areas from 2013-2023. These areas which have traditionally been great strengths include:

  • Reset Trades - Trading away a poor contract or player to improve - Anthony, Bargnani, Gay
  • Like Trades - Making trades for key players who they like - Ibaka, Leonard, Trent, Poeltl
  • Rebuilding - Rebuilding and growing a lower ranked team from scratch with no stars
  • Developing - Developing all players well beyond their expected ability and value
  • Drafting - Drafting good players who they like - Wright, Siakam, Anunoby, Barnes
  • Signing - Signing undrafted and free agent role players who they like - VanVleet, Boucher
  • Patience - Being patient while players and the team go through ups and downs
  • Chemistry - Creating a culture of team chemistry, working together, and having fun

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Build An Identity With Practicality

🙂 Hum • 📁 Hum Chats

Hey Huliatt. Here are some practical ideas to help build an identity, which you might consider.

Habits

  • Affirmations - Write down and read positive thoughts and ideas of what you want to be.
  • Hobbies - Write down different hobbies you enjoy doing, separate from your work role.
  • Goals - Write down a list of goals, activities, and things you want to achieve or do.
  • Tasks - Write down 3 tasks you want to do today or tomorrow, in the morning or evening.
  • Journal - Write down your thoughts on things, as well as things you are grateful for.
  • Health - Exercise, eat healthy, don't smoke, meditate to improve your brain and body.

Quotes

  • "Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny"
  • "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit."
  • When reading the first quote, you might replace character with identity, a synonym.
  • You might replace excellence too, maybe with growth, wellness, happiness, character.

July 22, 2023