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And then, you STILL have multiple ports left!

Think about it: a 2016/2017 15" MacBook Pro, with 4 USB-C/TB3 Ports can be "broken out" into up to FIFTY-TWO Legacy Ports SIMULTANEOUSLY(!!!!) And, unlike your 2010 MacBook Pro, you can CHANGE that Mix of Ports at ANY TIME YOUR NEEDS CHANGE!!!

Anyone who thinks that isn't a FANTASTIC leap forward, simply isn't thinking straight.

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by TheFakeTimCook · 2018-02-14 11:14 · Score: 0 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Now? You can't repair *anything* on the machine. Everything is soldered. Not only that, you can't *plug* anything into the machine either unless you buy expensive dongles. So now, for example, everybody needs to maintain a stock of dongles in every meeting room because nobody makes TVs and projectors with USB-C/TB3 connectors.

Shut the FUCK up, whiner!

USB-C/TB3 is the hands-down BEST thing that EVER happened to Laptops, PERIOD!

USB-C -> USB-A $2.50 (or less!) PASSIVE Adapter. Here's a 3-pack for $5:

You don't have to carry "piles of expensive dongles". Just get this Dock (one of SEVERAL to choose from). This one sports 3 USB 3.0 Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/MicroSD/TF Card Reader,4K HDMI, USB-C (for Charging only), and Audio I/O for the princely sum of $60.

And if you need VGA for some old-school Projectors/Displays, that's available, too. One less USB-A Port than above, and no Audio I/O, but at $50, it has all the rest of the goodies, and HDMI and VGA:

And here's a REALLY nice Display Adapter, with HDMI, DVI, VGA and even DisplayPort for $36:

Or, if you don't need DisplayPort, but you'd like the flexibility of HDMI, DVI, VGA plus the added convenience of a USB 3.0 Port, then here you go for $30:

Or, if you only need VGA once in awhile, you can simply use this $13 USB-C/VGA adapter:

And you STILL have more Ports left on your MacBook Pro 15"!

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by TheFakeTimCook · 2018-02-14 11:14 · Score: 0 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Now? You can't repair *anything* on the machine. Everything is soldered. Not only that, you can't *plug* anything into the machine either unless you buy expensive dongles. So now, for example, everybody needs to maintain a stock of dongles in every meeting room because nobody makes TVs and projectors with USB-C/TB3 connectors.

Shut the FUCK up, whiner!

USB-C/TB3 is the hands-down BEST thing that EVER happened to Laptops, PERIOD!

USB-C -> USB-A $2.50 (or less!) PASSIVE Adapter. Here's a 3-pack for $5:

You don't have to carry "piles of expensive dongles". Just get this Dock (one of SEVERAL to choose from). This one sports 3 USB 3.0 Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/MicroSD/TF Card Reader,4K HDMI, USB-C (for Charging only), and Audio I/O for the princely sum of $60.

And if you need VGA for some old-school Projectors/Displays, that's available, too. One less USB-A Port than above, and no Audio I/O, but at $50, it has all the rest of the goodies, and HDMI and VGA:

And here's a REALLY nice Display Adapter, with HDMI, DVI, VGA and even DisplayPort for $36:

Or, if you don't need DisplayPort, but you'd like the flexibility of HDMI, DVI, VGA plus the added convenience of a USB 3.0 Port, then here you go for $30:

Or, if you only need VGA once in awhile, you can simply use this $13 USB-C/VGA adapter:

And you STILL have more Ports left on your MacBook Pro 15"!

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by TheFakeTimCook · 2018-02-14 11:14 · Score: 0 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Now? You can't repair *anything* on the machine. Everything is soldered. Not only that, you can't *plug* anything into the machine either unless you buy expensive dongles. So now, for example, everybody needs to maintain a stock of dongles in every meeting room because nobody makes TVs and projectors with USB-C/TB3 connectors.

Shut the FUCK up, whiner!

USB-C/TB3 is the hands-down BEST thing that EVER happened to Laptops, PERIOD!

USB-C -> USB-A $2.50 (or less!) PASSIVE Adapter. Here's a 3-pack for $5:

You don't have to carry "piles of expensive dongles". Just get this Dock (one of SEVERAL to choose from). This one sports 3 USB 3.0 Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/MicroSD/TF Card Reader,4K HDMI, USB-C (for Charging only), and Audio I/O for the princely sum of $60.

And if you need VGA for some old-school Projectors/Displays, that's available, too. One less USB-A Port than above, and no Audio I/O, but at $50, it has all the rest of the goodies, and HDMI and VGA:

And here's a REALLY nice Display Adapter, with HDMI, DVI, VGA and even DisplayPort for $36:

Or, if you don't need DisplayPort, but you'd like the flexibility of HDMI, DVI, VGA plus the added convenience of a USB 3.0 Port, then here you go for $30:

Or, if you only need VGA once in awhile, you can simply use this $13 USB-C/VGA adapter:

And you STILL have more Ports left on your MacBook Pro 15"!

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by TheFakeTimCook · 2018-02-14 11:14 · Score: 0 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Now? You can't repair *anything* on the machine. Everything is soldered. Not only that, you can't *plug* anything into the machine either unless you buy expensive dongles. So now, for example, everybody needs to maintain a stock of dongles in every meeting room because nobody makes TVs and projectors with USB-C/TB3 connectors.

Shut the FUCK up, whiner!

USB-C/TB3 is the hands-down BEST thing that EVER happened to Laptops, PERIOD!

USB-C -> USB-A $2.50 (or less!) PASSIVE Adapter. Here's a 3-pack for $5:

You don't have to carry "piles of expensive dongles". Just get this Dock (one of SEVERAL to choose from). This one sports 3 USB 3.0 Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/MicroSD/TF Card Reader,4K HDMI, USB-C (for Charging only), and Audio I/O for the princely sum of $60.

And if you need VGA for some old-school Projectors/Displays, that's available, too. One less USB-A Port than above, and no Audio I/O, but at $50, it has all the rest of the goodies, and HDMI and VGA:

And here's a REALLY nice Display Adapter, with HDMI, DVI, VGA and even DisplayPort for $36:

Or, if you don't need DisplayPort, but you'd like the flexibility of HDMI, DVI, VGA plus the added convenience of a USB 3.0 Port, then here you go for $30:

Or, if you only need VGA once in awhile, you can simply use this $13 USB-C/VGA adapter:

And you STILL have more Ports left on your MacBook Pro 15"!

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by TheFakeTimCook · 2018-02-14 11:14 · Score: 0 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Now? You can't repair *anything* on the machine. Everything is soldered. Not only that, you can't *plug* anything into the machine either unless you buy expensive dongles. So now, for example, everybody needs to maintain a stock of dongles in every meeting room because nobody makes TVs and projectors with USB-C/TB3 connectors.

Shut the FUCK up, whiner!

USB-C/TB3 is the hands-down BEST thing that EVER happened to Laptops, PERIOD!

USB-C -> USB-A $2.50 (or less!) PASSIVE Adapter. Here's a 3-pack for $5:

You don't have to carry "piles of expensive dongles". Just get this Dock (one of SEVERAL to choose from). This one sports 3 USB 3.0 Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/MicroSD/TF Card Reader,4K HDMI, USB-C (for Charging only), and Audio I/O for the princely sum of $60.

And if you need VGA for some old-school Projectors/Displays, that's available, too. One less USB-A Port than above, and no Audio I/O, but at $50, it has all the rest of the goodies, and HDMI and VGA:

And here's a REALLY nice Display Adapter, with HDMI, DVI, VGA and even DisplayPort for $36:

Or, if you don't need DisplayPort, but you'd like the flexibility of HDMI, DVI, VGA plus the added convenience of a USB 3.0 Port, then here you go for $30:

Or, if you only need VGA once in awhile, you can simply use this $13 USB-C/VGA adapter:

And you STILL have more Ports left on your MacBook Pro 15"!

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by TheFakeTimCook · 2018-02-14 11:14 · Score: 0 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Now? You can't repair *anything* on the machine. Everything is soldered. Not only that, you can't *plug* anything into the machine either unless you buy expensive dongles. So now, for example, everybody needs to maintain a stock of dongles in every meeting room because nobody makes TVs and projectors with USB-C/TB3 connectors.

Shut the FUCK up, whiner!

USB-C/TB3 is the hands-down BEST thing that EVER happened to Laptops, PERIOD!

USB-C -> USB-A $2.50 (or less!) PASSIVE Adapter. Here's a 3-pack for $5:

You don't have to carry "piles of expensive dongles". Just get this Dock (one of SEVERAL to choose from). This one sports 3 USB 3.0 Ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/MicroSD/TF Card Reader,4K HDMI, USB-C (for Charging only), and Audio I/O for the princely sum of $60.

And if you need VGA for some old-school Projectors/Displays, that's available, too. One less USB-A Port than above, and no Audio I/O, but at $50, it has all the rest of the goodies, and HDMI and VGA:

And here's a REALLY nice Display Adapter, with HDMI, DVI, VGA and even DisplayPort for $36:

Or, if you don't need DisplayPort, but you'd like the flexibility of HDMI, DVI, VGA plus the added convenience of a USB 3.0 Port, then here you go for $30:

Or, if you only need VGA once in awhile, you can simply use this $13 USB-C/VGA adapter:

Citizen Eco-Drive Titanium Perpetual Chrono for $350 (sale price)

And you STILL have more Ports left on your MacBook Pro 15"!

Re:Prompts a question by Anonymous Coward · 2018-02-14 11:11 · Score: 0 · on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Center Booster Lacked Ignition Fluid To Light Engines and Land On Platform (latimes.com)

Or you can buy the same watch in stainless steel for $25.

same except stainless steel for $300

Grab your friend Dashawn's $25 offer if it's still available.

Re:Prompts a question by Anonymous Coward · 2018-02-14 11:11 · Score: 0 · on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Center Booster Lacked Ignition Fluid To Light Engines and Land On Platform (latimes.com)

Or you can buy the same watch in stainless steel for $25.

Citizen Eco-Drive Titanium Perpetual Chrono for $350 (sale price)

same except stainless steel for $300

Grab your friend Dashawn's $25 offer if it's still available.

Re:TLDR: MacBook getting better or not? by Anonymous Coward · 2018-02-14 06:54 · Score: 1 · on Apple's Software 'Problem' and 'Fixing' It (learningbyshipping.com)

Yeah, those are some crazy expensive dongles...

How about not trying to feed us your opinion and you'll be taken more seriously on the technical points.

Re:Razer keyboards are not high-end by 0100010001010011 · 2018-02-12 05:24 · Score: 1 · on 'Razer Doesn't Care About Linux' (gnome.org)

Keyboards, like any other hobby, can get a bit extreme if you listen to all of the people that use it as a hobby.

Before dropping $100+ on a keyboard because [long spec list that really doesn't matter] I went ahead and bought a $50 keyboard on Amazon. I love it. But it's "Blue Style" not "official" blue switches. It doesn't have a detachable USB cable. I'm sure I'll be outed as a hethen by the /r/MechanicalKeyboard group.

Same with the safety razor group. A $12 handle and $0.1 blades are fine. You don't need $100 in accessories to shave.

Re:Numbers Stations by f3rret · 2018-02-11 21:37 · Score: 1 · on NSA Sent Coded Messages From Its Twitter To Communicate With Foreign Spies (gizmodo.com)

Check out Spycraft by Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton and Henry R. Schlesinger it is well sourced and quite informative.

Long story short, yes this use of number stations has been confirmed by multiple sources, including operators and "users". It is a well known, and confirmed, fact that a Cuban spyring operating out of Florida (IIRC) was controlled by a number station.

Watch Andreas Antonopoulos by psnyder · 2018-02-11 15:28 · Score: 2 · on Cryptocurrency Classes Are Coming To Campus (nytimes.com)

If you really want to understand this topic, start by watching Andreas Antonopoulos, a computer scientist who specializes in Data Communications and Distributed Systems. If you care to go further, he has 2 books Mastering Bitcoin (very technical), and The Internet of Money (for the layman).

I would recommend starting with Blockchain vs. Bitcoin in front of Consultants. You can watch his videos on x2 speed because he enunciates well.

Don't believe anything in the Slashdot comments. On every article about Bitcoin / Crypto, so many comments are factually inaccurate, even when they sound intelligent, plausible, and are modded +5. In the words of Andreas, "(Bitcoin) isn't what it appears to be at first glance."

Finally, Princeton has a series of free lectures here: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

Watch Andreas Antonopoulos by psnyder · 2018-02-11 15:28 · Score: 2 · on Cryptocurrency Classes Are Coming To Campus (nytimes.com)

If you really want to understand this topic, start by watching Andreas Antonopoulos, a computer scientist who specializes in Data Communications and Distributed Systems. If you care to go further, he has 2 books Mastering Bitcoin (very technical), and The Internet of Money (for the layman).

I would recommend starting with Blockchain vs. Bitcoin in front of Consultants. You can watch his videos on x2 speed because he enunciates well.

Don't believe anything in the Slashdot comments. On every article about Bitcoin / Crypto, so many comments are factually inaccurate, even when they sound intelligent, plausible, and are modded +5. In the words of Andreas, "(Bitcoin) isn't what it appears to be at first glance."

Finally, Princeton has a series of free lectures here: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

Re:Not everyone can afford bluetooth headphones by pubwvj · 2018-02-10 13:51 · Score: 1 · on Rejoice: Samsung's Next Flagship Smartphone Looks To Keep the Headphone Jack Alive (theverge.com)

Amazon, of course. In fact since I looked a couple of weeks ago and found the $13 pair (over the ear) I see they now have a _LOT_ of even less expensive ones. See:

Slightly more for over the ear:

Pricing seems to fluctuate as I saw some of these for $13 a couple of weeks ago.

For sleeping I got these:

which initially I didn't like due to a charging problem but that resolved through full discharge and recharge cycles and now they're doing well for me. My bed partner snores and these help block her noise.

For while I'm working I use these as they have very good noise canceling both active and passive:

I work in a noisy environment (farm and on-farm butcher shop) so these help to protect my hearing while also letting me listen to podcasts and music while I work.

Re:Not everyone can afford bluetooth headphones by pubwvj · 2018-02-10 13:51 · Score: 1 · on Rejoice: Samsung's Next Flagship Smartphone Looks To Keep the Headphone Jack Alive (theverge.com)

Amazon, of course. In fact since I looked a couple of weeks ago and found the $13 pair (over the ear) I see they now have a _LOT_ of even less expensive ones. See:

Slightly more for over the ear:

Pricing seems to fluctuate as I saw some of these for $13 a couple of weeks ago.

For sleeping I got these:

which initially I didn't like due to a charging problem but that resolved through full discharge and recharge cycles and now they're doing well for me. My bed partner snores and these help block her noise.

For while I'm working I use these as they have very good noise canceling both active and passive:

I work in a noisy environment (farm and on-farm butcher shop) so these help to protect my hearing while also letting me listen to podcasts and music while I work.

Re:Not everyone can afford bluetooth headphones by pubwvj · 2018-02-10 13:51 · Score: 1 · on Rejoice: Samsung's Next Flagship Smartphone Looks To Keep the Headphone Jack Alive (theverge.com)

Amazon, of course. In fact since I looked a couple of weeks ago and found the $13 pair (over the ear) I see they now have a _LOT_ of even less expensive ones. See:

Slightly more for over the ear:

Pricing seems to fluctuate as I saw some of these for $13 a couple of weeks ago.

For sleeping I got these:

which initially I didn't like due to a charging problem but that resolved through full discharge and recharge cycles and now they're doing well for me. My bed partner snores and these help block her noise.

For while I'm working I use these as they have very good noise canceling both active and passive:

I work in a noisy environment (farm and on-farm butcher shop) so these help to protect my hearing while also letting me listen to podcasts and music while I work.

Re:Not everyone can afford bluetooth headphones by pubwvj · 2018-02-10 13:51 · Score: 1 · on Rejoice: Samsung's Next Flagship Smartphone Looks To Keep the Headphone Jack Alive (theverge.com)

Amazon, of course. In fact since I looked a couple of weeks ago and found the $13 pair (over the ear) I see they now have a _LOT_ of even less expensive ones. See:

Slightly more for over the ear:

Pricing seems to fluctuate as I saw some of these for $13 a couple of weeks ago.

For sleeping I got these:

which initially I didn't like due to a charging problem but that resolved through full discharge and recharge cycles and now they're doing well for me. My bed partner snores and these help block her noise.

For while I'm working I use these as they have very good noise canceling both active and passive: