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jk
https://twitter.com/karabaic
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Apr 18
I’m going to ask my colleagues. We do mostly golang, React & Ember. That fit your profile?
For me it's: PHP, nginx (custom-compiled), MySQL (MariaDB), Redis, Ruby (multiple versions), Node, in that order. -
Artur Paikin
https://twitter.com/arturi
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Apr 18
Trying Surface Go for this reason. Installed Ubuntu. It works, but not great. Windows 10 is good enough, if you can set your dev env there.
Interesting. I do have a Windows laptop that I use for photo and video editing already, I really don't think I can move my dev environment there though. -
Dr. Matt Lee 🏡
https://twitter.com/mattl
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Apr 18
I’d be surprised if they didn’t have some popular things on day 1.
Problem is I need the unpopular things, mainly a web development stack -
Isaac Rabinovitch
https://twitter.com/isaac32767
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Apr 18
I'm bemused by the thought that a 3yo computer is "starting to show its age." I have a 2009 Mac Pro, which I only began to consider dated when Apple replaced OpenGL with Metal, which my system doesn't support.
It's probably because it was not a high-end machine when I got it, plus getting it into this form factor means cutting a lot of corners on the architecture internally. When you have infinite space and no power limits you can definitely build a machine that'll last 7-10 years. -
jk
https://twitter.com/karabaic
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Apr 18
Could you do what you need to on an iPad with a keyboard?
You might also consider going Linux. Most of the engineers I work with have done that
but also are there actually any small linux laptops? smaller than a 13" pro -
jk
https://twitter.com/karabaic
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Apr 18
Could you do what you need to on an iPad with a keyboard?
You might also consider going Linux. Most of the engineers I work with have done that
oof. I guess since I've already moved my Photoshop and video editing workflow to a Windows laptop, all I really need out of this smaller one is a good web dev environment, so maybe? I'll miss iMessage and Fantastical though. -
Dr. Matt Lee 🏡
https://twitter.com/mattl
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Apr 18
They will. ARM based Mac laptops will come in 12 and 14 inch models I’m sure.
Even if those come out later this year, I feel like it'll be at least a couple more years before the software support for things works well on ARM.
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My 2017 12" MacBook is starting to show its age, but I hate that there is nothing to replace it right now. There's no reason to get a MacBook Air since it's the same form factor as the 13" Pro. But it seems unlikely they're going to release a small computer again at this point.
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📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥
https://twitter.com/photojoseph
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Apr 18
Yeah I still don’t buy it’s a processor thing.
Ok you're right, at least on the TV 4K, because Plex can play VP9 videos on it. They must have bundled a software decoder into Plex to do that without hardware acceleration. -
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥
https://twitter.com/photojoseph
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Apr 18
Great article. Too bad it doesn’t say WHEN. Arghgh
It's Apple, nobody knows when 🤷♂️
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Mihaela MJ
https://twitter.com/civeljahim
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Apr 18
AV1. Quting from iMore:
"AV1 is the next, next-generation video codec. It's open and royalty-free, like Google's VP series, and Google has bought-in to the extent they've shelved VP10 for AV1, which is about as bought in and bought in can be."
https://www.imore.com/why-you-still-cant-watch-4k-youtube-apple-devices
That's an excellent writeup, thanks! -
AV1. Quting from iMore:
"AV1 is the next, next-generation video codec. It's open and royalty-free, like Google's VP series, and Google has bought-in to the extent they've shelved VP10 for AV1, which is about as bought in and bought in can be."
https://www.imore.com/why-you-still-cant-watch-4k-youtube-apple-devices -
📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥
https://twitter.com/photojoseph
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Apr 18
Yeah. It’s not a hardware power thing. My 2017 iPhone X plays VP9 just fine.
iPhone X is the A11 processor. The Apple TV is A8, Apple TV 4K is the A10, so it'll be a while before a new chip makes it to an updated Apple TV!
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📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥
https://twitter.com/photojoseph
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Apr 18
One problem — YouTube app on Apple TV 4K doesn’t play 4K or HDR (doesn’t use VP9/VP9.2 codec). This is such a stupid pissing contest between Apple and Google. It’s truly wonderful when multi-billion dollar companies can’t cooperate for the benefit of the customers who made them.
But also this is a perfect example of why an external box is better than a smart TV. Once your TV has hardware decoders, good luck upgrading that when better video codecs are released in a few years. At least with the Apple TV you can replace that part and keep the same panel.
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📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥
https://twitter.com/photojoseph
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Apr 18
One problem — YouTube app on Apple TV 4K doesn’t play 4K or HDR (doesn’t use VP9/VP9.2 codec). This is such a stupid pissing contest between Apple and Google. It’s truly wonderful when multi-billion dollar companies can’t cooperate for the benefit of the customers who made them.
Is this a VP9 vs HEVC thing? I assume the Apple TV is too low power to implement software decoding and needs hardware support, but that means a new Apple TV to get VP9, if Apple will even add that since they're all in on HEVC? What a mess.
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alexlindsay
https://twitter.com/alexlindsay
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Apr 18
The TVs are actively gathering data by design and proven security breaches if they have a mic or camera. I’m not a tin foil hat person... I use Zoom, a credit card, and even a Safeway member number. But no way would I connect my TV to the internet. AppleTV is the firewall.
💯 hard same.
I bought a "commercial display" because it's almost impossible to find a not-smart TV these days.
Just give me a panel and I'll add the smarts I trust (Apple TV) externally.
