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Scepticalscribe said:
I'm delighted for you and may you long continue to enjoy your new MBP.
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Thanks.

I had to get a Build to Order model, it will arrive later next week or Monday the 25th. Just testing the MBPs in store because I wanted to and they did not have a model with the specs I need.

So, whew!
 
kazmac said:
Thanks.

I had to get a Build to Order model, it will arrive later next week or Monday the 25th. Just testing the MBPs in store because they did not have a model with the specs I need.

So, whew!
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All of my MBAs since 2013 have been CTO; it allowed me to max out everything, and have devices which were future-proofed - or, rather, could last me years - as a consequence.

The very best of luck with it, and I am sure that you are looking forward to receiving your new (and longed-for) computer.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
All of my MBAs since 2013 have been CTO; it allowed me to max out everything, and have devices which were future-proofed - or, rather, could last me years - as a consequence.

The very best of luck with it, and I am sure that you are looking forward to receiving your new (and longed-for) computer.
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With two exceptions, I've always gone with CTO for the reasons you mention.🙂

I am sure I'll test them in store again some time next week.

Once I accepted the video conversion software wouldn't work on either platform, and then Apple finally delivered a Mac I want, I jumped.

My MBP will be wonderful. Now I have to think of a name for it.
 
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kazmac said:
After all the computer malarky I've been through (and put many good people through here), it is such a great relief to continue with Apple. Word even launches instantly too now. That keyboard is a joy.

I just recommended the MBP to folks who need new computers too.

Walked out of the Apple store beaming for the first time in years. I just wanted to sit down and write on the MBP for hours, but I have to work to pay for it. 😉
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Excellent!! This will be a weight off your shoulders.....if you stick with this decision......please stick with this decision 😉 If the keyboard problems have been resolved this should be a very good computer. You are very used to the Mac way of doing things so this will feel much more comfortable than climbing the Windows 10 learning curve. Enjoy it when it arrives.
 
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Northern Man said:
Excellent!! This will be a weight off your shoulders.....if you stick with this decision......please stick with this decision 😉 If the keyboard problems have been resolved this should be a very good computer. You are very used to the Mac way of doing things so this will feel much more comfortable than climbing the Windows 10 learning curve. Enjoy it when it arrives.
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It works. I needed to move to a laptop.

I tested several display models: all of them had solid keyboards, displays and speakers. These feel even more sturdy in hand.

Windows at work, Macs at home.

It's so awesome for Apple to finally start caring again. Glad I waited. I hope this is the beginning of more great hardware and software from them.

Now I can get back to creating again.
 
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If the nature of the universe wasn't such that objects weren't affected by gravity as they are, continually falling towards objects of greater mass, and moving at velocities that keep them from actually crashing into them, we'll call that orbiting.

Instead of orbiting the sun, such as the earth does, what if the earth and the sun were moving through space on parallel trajectories and the rotation of the earth was much more slowed down than it is - not quite tidally locked, by what measure would humans as we evolved in our concepts and technology, use to measure time?
 
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Gutwrench said:
Today’s rant will be about the lazy turds who just ride the office escalator.

Due to it being an office escalator most use them as stairs so we can reach our destinations quicker.

But there’s a certain segment who use it as an amusement park ride.

They capably walk everywhere but once they reach the escalator they’re crippled. Thank goodness they have their phone with them to pass the time.
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Doesn’t everyone stand on the one side so people can walk up the other? Try doing that in London and you’ll be linched.
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kazmac said:
I loved that series too, the guide was priceless.

And... I made the right decision buying the 16" MBP: the keyboard is very comfortable, the display and speakers are great. Yay!

Compared to my limping iMac, the MBP has double the cores, 3/4s more graphics power, six speakers and the same size storage albeit SSD. 😱🙂😱 Looking forward to learning Affinity software and possibly getting a Wacom; but first, storage, new Magic Mouse, one dongle and a display.

🥳

...and I have no idea why but the Rice-a-Roni jingle just popped into my head. 🤔
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Congratulations! You’ve been debating it for awhile. Glad your sticking in the Apple Camp.
 
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Gutwrench said:
Today’s rant will be about the lazy turds who just ride the office escalator.

Due to it being an office escalator most use them as stairs so we can reach our destinations quicker.

But there’s a certain segment who use it as an amusement park ride.

They capably walk everywhere but once they reach the escalator they’re crippled. Thank goodness they have their phone with them to pass the time.
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Your 60th today then?
 
What else is on my mind? So very happy the medical bill collector is off mom's back now. Saved her $270.

Also, Amazon agreed to take back the two Seagate USB-A drives I bought this past summer for Amazon credit, so Magic Mouse 2 will be free (also hopefully credit toward a USB-C drive)! I am excited, for 20 years I've owned iMacs. It'll be fun to have another type of Mac.
 
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kazmac said:
With two exceptions, I've always gone with CTO for the reasons you mention.🙂

I am sure I'll test them in store again some time next week.

Once I accepted the video conversion software wouldn't work on either platform, and then Apple finally delivered a Mac I want, I jumped.

My MBP will be wonderful. Now I have to think of a name for it.
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I'm headed to an Apple store next week, now that they are in stock ( Best Buy supposedly has them, but my local one did not have a display one ) and get a feel for it. I got the go ahead to shell out for a base model to replace my 2015. If I can get myself to part with the 2015, I like the feel of the new one in store, I may convince myself to pull the trigger.
 
JayMysterio said:
I'm headed to an Apple store next week, now that they are in stock ( Best Buy supposedly has them, but my local one did not have a display one ) and get a feel for it. I got the go ahead to shell out for a base model to replace my 2015. If I can get myself to part with the 2015, I like the feel of the new one in store, I may convince myself to pull the trigger.
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I hope it works out for you. I liked the 2015s as well but waited too long to get one. I guess that was a good thing in my case.
 
SandboxGeneral said:
If the nature of the universe wasn't such that objects weren't affected by gravity as they are, continually falling towards objects of greater mass, and moving at velocities that keep them from actually crashing into them, we'll call that orbiting.

Instead of orbiting the sun, such as the earth does, what if the earth and the sun were moving through space on parallel trajectories and the rotation of the earth was much more slowed down than it is - not quite tidally locked, by what measure would humans as we evolved in our concepts and technology, use to measure time?
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Um let's see... "Is the paint dry yet?"

Or maybe "How much has the grass grown since most recent dawn?"

btw what the heck have you been reading? If I go over to "What Book Are You Reading?" thread, will I end up thinking about stuff like this? I was going to go over there and write that I was reading a new Hisham Matar book but now I think I'll go get a cup of tea and see if the earth moves me out of this danger zone while I'm gone...
 
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LizKat said:
Um let's see... "Is the paint dry yet?"

Or maybe "How much has the grass grown since most recent dawn?"

btw what the heck have you been reading? If I go over to "What Book Are You Reading?" thread, will I end up thinking about stuff like this? I was going to go over there and write that I was reading a new Hisham Matar book but now I think I'll go get a cup of tea and see if the earth moves me out of this danger zone while I'm gone...
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Ummm..... the last book I finished the other day was Helen Keller's book. Then I started or continued (again) Bram Stoker's Dracula, the original one. That's a very hard book to read. The language doesn't flow well and there are many unnecessary words in some sentences and even some sentences make no sense at all. It feels like stop and go city traffic and you forget where you were going at times because the traffic is so bad. I'm determined to finish it though.

As for what was on my mind the other day, I was driving over to my parent's house to pick my 70-year-old dad up and take him to his doctor for a follow-up appointment after being bitten on the face by the family dog 2 days earlier. While heading over there I was thinking about the recent switch to daylight saving time, of which this time I chose not to abide by it. I'm still operating at the normal time so I am an hour ahead of everyone else, or rather, y'all are an hour behind me.

I've hated the time changes since forever and the older I get the longer it takes my body to adjust to it and I am most tired and miserable for almost 2 weeks afterward. I'm in a position in my career now where I can write my own hours and that's exactly what I'm doing. That means I've not been miserable and extra tired this time around and that makes me happy.

So as I was pondering this DST nonsense that led me to the thought of time and how we measure it. As it is or should be obvious to everyone (there might be an orange person who doesn't understand it) our hours and days are measured by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Our months are measured by the phases of the moon, more or less and our years by our orbit of the sun. That's essentially how we evolved to measure time, using sundials and whatnot in our early days of measuring time.

That thought led me to wonder if the laws of physics as they are known were totally different whereby objects didn't orbit each other and gravity behaved in a different manner than it does. Providing that with all of these theoretical changes humans and life in general still came about and existed, evolved and we were still the same as we are today. How and by what devices would we have figured out to measure time?

I do have an avid love for science (which helped me escape the clutches of religion) and watch a lot of documentaries about various sciences and I subscribe to and read Discover magazine which is filled with all sorts of sciences.

Being a lifelong bachelor with no kids and a career which affords me the ability to write my own hours and not have me overworked either, affords me plenty of opportunities to read, watch, study and think about all manner of things that I might otherwise not have the time for if I led what some might call a more traditional life in America.
 
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SandboxGeneral said:
Ummm..... the last book I finished the other day was Helen Keller's book. Then I started or continued (again) Bram Stoker's Dracula, the original one. That's a very hard book to read. The language doesn't flow well and there are many unnecessary words in some sentences and even some sentences make no sense at all. It feels like stop and go city traffic and you forget where you were going at times because the traffic is so bad. I'm determined to finish it though.

As for what was on my mind the other day, I was driving over to my parent's house to pick my 70-year-old dad up and take him to his doctor for a follow-up appointment after being bitten on the face by the family dog 2 days earlier. While heading over there I was thinking about the recent switch to daylight saving time, of which this time I chose not to abide by it. I'm still operating at the normal time so I am an hour ahead of everyone else, or rather, y'all are an hour behind me.

I've hated the time changes since forever and the older I get the longer it takes my body to adjust to it and I am most tired and miserable for almost 2 weeks afterward. I'm in a position in my career now where I can write my own hours and that's exactly what I'm doing. That means I've not been miserable and extra tired this time around and that makes me happy.

So as I was pondering this DST nonsense that led me to the thought of time and how we measure it. As it is or should be obvious to everyone (there might be an orange person who doesn't understand it) our hours and days are measured by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Our months are measured by the phases of the moon, more or less and our years by our orbit of the sun. That's essentially how we evolved to measure time, using sundials and whatnot in our early days of measuring time.

That thought led me to wonder if the laws of physics as they are known were totally different whereby objects didn't orbit each other and gravity behaved in a different manner than it does. Providing that with all of these theoretical changes humans and life in general still came about and existed, evolved and we were still the same as we are today. How and by what devices would we have figured out to measure time?

I do have an avid love for science (which helped me escape the clutches of religion) and watch a lot of documentaries about various sciences and I subscribe to and read Discover magazine which is filled with all sorts of sciences.

Being a lifelong bachelor with no kids and a career which affords me the ability to write my own hours and not have me overworked either, affords me plenty of opportunities to read, watch, study and think about all manner of things that I might otherwise not have the time for if I led what some might call a more traditional life in America.
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Fascinating post, and I have long been fascinated by the measurement of time, and how it is defined and described.

As it happens, Daylight Saving Time (along with government regulation of pub opening times) were two "temporary wartime measures" first introduced by the British Government during WW1.
 
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Interesting thought experiment.

SandboxGeneral said:
That thought led me to wonder if the laws of physics as they are known were totally different whereby objects didn't orbit each other and gravity behaved in a different manner than it does. Providing that with all of these theoretical changes humans and life in general still came about and existed, evolved and we were still the same as we are today. How and by what devices would we have figured out to measure time?
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I have the growing thought life is not lucky. We are not lucky the universal laws are as they are, or the earth’s orbit is in this habitual zone, or that Jupiter is where it is drawing objects away from crashing into earth. We exist because of those things.

I wonder if life in general is actually one of the rules just like gravity. Life on earth has survived something like five mass extinctions with three occurring within the last 350 million years. That’s a blink of the cosmic eye. And life seems to have sprang back taking a slightly different direction. As a specie and individuals...we only have one shot at life - as we know it - so we should pick wisely.

In that vein, today I will finally pick the Macallan I’ve heard so much about.
 
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