I’ve had both a Logicrap keyboard case and the Apple one. They’re not even close.

The Logicrap one worked, sure, at least for a while; but the tactile feel of the keys on the Apple case is much nicer. The trackpads are incomparable. But the worst part is the build quality.

The Logicrap one came with a rubberized case for the iPad with a magnetically attached keyboard/trackpad. It both made the iPad feel heavy and bulky, and the rubber part around the ports/speakers started deforming almost immediately (and after a year or so it started tearing). Some key stopped responding after a year or two.

You get what you pay for.

the only difference is the keyboard+touchpad

Cool, now check how much an Apple case with keyboard + trackpad for the iPad costs.

Bold of you to assume my car is waxed.

Or wash for that matter.

They sell you the AI to create the buggy code, and then they sell you more AI to fix the bugs. Amazing. Just think of the amount of profit for the shareholders.

Nice example of Goodhart’s law in action.

most software is designed these days around individual tracks and it loses something.

I use Apple Music and that is very album centric. You can add entire albums to your library and browse you library using an album view.

Solar is very common, and I suspect battery storage to become really popular (at least in my country) in the coming years due to legislation changes.

What environmental damage?

I’ve got 5400Wp of solar panels and a 15kWh home battery. Excess solar power generated during the day is stored and used at night. With the exception of a few months in winter all my power is self generated using solar.

Even when I use grid power in winter I have a contract with the energy company for 100% renewable energy. In winter it doesn’t matter anyway since that 3 watt eventually ends up as heat which means my heating system needs to produce 3W less.

Shrimp in the wall sockets.

How is that in any way equivalent?

Oh no, 3 watts. How will I cope with the €0,00 that is going to cost me?

Do you also turn off your phone at night? Or your tablet?

MacBooks use practically no power when in standby. Turning it off actually uses more power than leaving it on (due to the time and processing power it takes to start everything back up).

Leaving it on also reduces wear on components. Being on all the time doesn’t cause a lot of wear, it’s switching between on and off that causes wear due to the component warming up and cooling down.

why would you just leave it on if you’re not using it?

We’re talking a MacBook, not a desktop Windows machine. There is no benefit to turning it off and a lot of downsides.

Why not? There is no point in turning it off. Just close the lid and it goes into a deep sleep mode. It’s super efficient and it’s ready to go instantly if you need it.

It’s don’t know anyone who turns their MacBook off when they don’t use it.

when the MacBook is turned off and plugged into my dock it just keeps on charging to 100%…

Why would you ever turn it off?

Trek is space opera.

Wars is a fairy tale (there’s a princess, evil emperor, magic, etc.)

The outdoorsy athletic healthy men are too busy exercising at the gym to hit on you.

Wasn’t that the whole point of the export policy? So it hasn’t backfired, it’s working exactly as intended.

Guus Meeuwis & Vagant - Per Spoor

The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin

Holy shit that’s dirt cheap.

Cheapest gas station in the city I live in is €2,249/liter ($10.015 / gallon).