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(DIR) Post #AS7b1TwBQVIl8KdF44 by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-01-28T20:31:35Z
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So now that I've got an M2 MacBook Pro with an absurd number of CPU and GPU cores... aside from keeping hundreds of VS Code and Firefox tabs open at the same time, what are some things I can run on it that will make the most of all of that compute capability?
(DIR) Post #AS7b1URjXCXSiBORF2 by chrislongshanks@mstdn.ca
2023-01-29T02:37:12Z
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@simon produce a banger in Ableton Live 11.
(DIR) Post #AS7b1VbhDe6OJN3uPQ by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-01-28T20:33:56Z
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Back in the 2000s I remember running 3DMark to enjoy the pretty demos every time I upgraded my PC's graphics card... has anyone built an equivalent for the M1/M2 2020s?
(DIR) Post #AS7cCvxNgwAPAoDVBY by chr1stian@mastodon.social
2023-01-28T23:34:57Z
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@simon I believe there’s a 3DMark for macOS on ARM64.
(DIR) Post #AS7cCwfh2Bc1OEwtFo by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-01-28T23:54:07Z
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@chr1stian Yeah I saw some references to that, and the 3DMark website even mentions macOS on https://benchmarks.ul.com/news/new-3dmark-wild-life-extreme-benchmark-for-windows-macos-ios-and-android - but when you get to the App Store page it appears to only be available for iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3dmark-wild-life-benchmark/id1512372293 - I guess running in that new iOS emulation mode?
(DIR) Post #AS7cCx4rWbkGeIizU8 by chr1stian@mastodon.social
2023-01-29T00:09:57Z
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@simon I haven’t used it on macOS but it looks like from the app store side it’s one of these „universal“ apps for iOS + macOS. You can probably install it with the Mac AppStore app.
(DIR) Post #AS7cCxgnFa5QXwTHbk by chr1stian@mastodon.social
2023-01-29T00:23:54Z
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(DIR) Post #AS7cCyAZSruE2IP41Q by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-01-29T02:50:44Z
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@chr1stian I tried it - it shows up as an iPad app in a big window. Have to admit it wasn't nearly as visually exciting as I was hoping for!
(DIR) Post #AS7cOkt8fZJEJurxq4 by chr1stian@mastodon.social
2023-01-29T02:52:29Z
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@simon oh I see :-(
(DIR) Post #AS7lIgBk87WParkV7o by codinghorror@infosec.exchange
2023-01-29T04:32:42Z
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@simon load The Verge website
(DIR) Post #AS7t99GBzDDeUmnQxM by kfirbreger@mastodon.social
2023-01-29T06:00:28Z
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@simon stable diffusion
(DIR) Post #AS8IDhJZoOQM7te4PI by andreagrandi@mastodon.social
2023-01-29T10:40:02Z
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@simon how much RAM do you have on it? 16GB? 24GB? 32GB?I'm trying to understand if 16GB would be enough for my usage (mainly Chrome + Slack + Docker + VSCode or when I don't work Lightroom / Ableton) or if I should aim to 24 or 32.Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AS8icci8fC3jtagEOe by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
2023-01-29T15:37:14Z
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@andreagrandi 64GB - so far I don't think I've come close to using that all
(DIR) Post #AS8tOFJtvsfSn8gquG by radiocron@mastodon.social
2023-01-29T17:35:20Z
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@simon If you have not installed some form of Linux by now, I will spare you my opinion of users like yourself, and just mute you.