Posts by mdmaus

You thought you bought software – all you bought was a lie

Some more lies…

1. That anything can be 'forever' in tech. Everything changes - new tech is born, matures and ultimately dies. Nothing - including FOSS - will make any difference to that. The FOSS source of today is destined for the bin just like all the commercial code. The word "forever" isn't really applicable to anything, and especially tech

2. Programming would be easy if we just had the right tools etc. If that's really possible, why has no one ever made anything even remotely close to that? Fact is, programming is a weird way of thinking that most people can't really master.

3. Software that solves hard problems is a rip-off - somebody just cooked it up overnight and then charge you a fortune to use it. Show us how it's done first and then maybe you'll have some credibility. Fact is, competent programming is time-consuming, difficult and requires lots of experience. Programmers deserve to be paid for that.

4. Code written in the real world can be clean, simple and beautiful. Again, show us some examples of your own. Don't have any? Colour me surprised…

'Bigger is better' is back for hardware – without any obvious benefits

Horses for courses…

Please don't write articles that suggest everyone shares the same requirements. There are plenty of professional users that can use all the computing power they can get from these machines (and more). I'm working in such an environment myself and have been frustrated for years by the achingly slow development from Intel. Apply has set a fire under them and not a moment too soon.

Just two die for: Apple reveals M1 Ultra chip in Mac Studio

Re: Threadripper? Deadripper more like.

How does it make sense to 'suspect' benchmark results if the alternative figures come from a source known to currently have problems on the M1 processor? Handbrake on M1 'works' but it's far from optimal, e.g. GPU rendering is still a work in progress. Wait until the work is finished before making comparisons

The fact is, we're seeing astounding results on the M1 where processes are optimised for that environment. The ridiculous advertising from competitors like Intel only serves to underline the fact that they don't have any substantial answer (yet).