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ConnertheCat

I could see a world where you have a personalized AI agent trained on your data. I don't think we're there and I don't think we are particularly close; but I could see it. Does seem like it would be handy too.

In some ways it would be a Siri that actually worked. In another, it would be the little ...

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The Mac Studio page makes it pretty clear.

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FALSE ALARM, EVERYBODY!

You can still order an iMac with 32GB. What's changed is the configurator tool on the Apple Store web site. The new interface fails to make it clear that you must first select the model with four Thunderbolt ports and you must also first select at least 512GB of storage ...

ConnertheCat

I saw a screenshot of someone playing Diablo 2 on the OS X Beta; and at that point I knew I needed a Mac. So; I've been along for the ride the entire time. Don't regret it one bit either.

ConnertheCat

The weirdest thing happened to me on Sunday. A Ford Ranger trophy truck tried to tailgate my VW alltrack home on Sunday night, but couldn't keep up with our bone-stock 1.8T off the line.

The weird thing is that it was Sunday night at 7:15PM, I was going 50 in the right lane on a road with a 50MPH ...

ConnertheCat

I’ll be interested to see what happens if/when Chinese cars finally start getting sold there. We’ve had a lot of issues with them rusting here, despite Australia being a fairly warm climate where we have no reason to salt the roads unlike you guys. Even cars from the 90’s here still look just ...

ConnertheCat

LLMs running locally based on your own data could be quite useful; and can't really be considered plagiarism either. I know we have our own internal one at work that is trained exclusively on our own data which is mildly useful.

ConnertheCat

The Prelude is also not long for the world though, it basically doesn't sell.

Forbes says it's meeting sales targets. But, not like I have the means to splurge on a car I would only use occasionally. I really miss driving fun vehicles.

Not the biggest DD fan, but they had a segment ...

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Link wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 10:14 pm

2004 Jaguar XKR coupe. Weekend car. I inherited it from my father when he passed away in 2017. I love driving this car.

That Jag.

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Malkin wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 9:59 pm
I don't know about EVs, but the Prelude is still on their site.

Bah, I confused the Prelude and the Prologue - which are like the same freaking name.

The Prelude is also not long for the world though, it basically doesn't sell.

ConnertheCat

Honda axed all their EVs, including the GM Made Prelude yeah.

My PHEV is an SUV. :shrug:

ConnertheCat

I drive a 2022 CR-V Hybrid. It is very practical.

Wish I could get one of the new Preludes, but not a sensible choice living on Hoth.

Honda just axed the Prelude, sadly. And honestly, unless you're driving multiple hundreds of miles on the regular an EV would be fine even where you are. Even ...

ConnertheCat

Some day, once I have my car barn, I'll have one.

ConnertheCat

Jehannum wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 2:06 pm
CarPorn

Your Z cars are actually what made me love 'em.

ConnertheCat

https://i.postimg.cc/ZvhqGNM9/IMG-9901.jpg

So, the car on the left was my daily driver from 2009 until late 2022 - a 2007 Subaru Legacy GT Spec.B. I still have her, she's a garage queen now. Plans are to never let this one go.

Car on the right I picked up in late 2022 (Election Day, actually), a ...

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ukimalefu wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 10:03 am
Have you tried using The Force?

Nope, but I have tried lots of time ha ha. The blue pieces are:

2 coats filler primer
1 coat gloss black
2 coats silver
3 coats blue
2 coats clear coat

I give each coat at least 2 hours to dry… so you can see it takes some time.

ConnertheCat

https://i.postimg.cc/CzwjFZdh/IMG-8329.jpg

I've spent the last month or so reprinting the body; and just started painting it. The white section is removable; which is why it was done in isolate. This was the first finished white I've done on him (since his head doesn't have); think it's coming ...

ConnertheCat

Made some Diablo 2 Rune fridge magnets - the multi color print turned out nicely. Small little gift for my friends, giving them each an 'Enigma' set.

ConnertheCat

My bad. Serves me right for skimming over the image.

Macrumors had a nice article on it last week:

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/08/apple-homepad-snap-to-wall-feature/

As someone who was recently contemplating throwing an iPad on the wall to do these things; it's certainly a product I'm ...

ConnertheCat

You should be able to use the 'Media Mail' option with USPS if you want to go that route; as they are magazines.

ConnertheCat

Too bad Apple won't let devices capable of updating to iOS 26 get updates for the older version. Guess I'm stuck running insecure software; thanks Apple.

ConnertheCat

The official configs are live; prices matched the leaks: https://rivian.com/r2

The launch edition is tempting; not sure I need that much power though. The Premium would probably meet my needs.

ConnertheCat

Anyone else anticipating the reveal today? I currently drive a '22 Lexus NX 450h+ PHEV and while I quite like my car; on the rare occasion I have to go to the gas station it feels like a total failure. Looking forward to the idea of never having to do that again, and having something 2-3 times ...

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My five and a half year old iPhone 12 mini is still running fine. :shrug:

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Ah, Apple. STILL screwing people over on RAM and storage after all these years.

No, 8GB is not nearly enough. 16GB is the absolute floor for anything that isn't an embedded machine, and even that is starting to cause problems. That said, it does look like a decent machine overall.

There ...

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Ah, Apple. STILL screwing people over on RAM and storage after all these years.

No, 8GB is not nearly enough. 16GB is the absolute floor for anything that isn't an embedded machine, and even that is starting to cause problems. That said, it does look like a decent machine overall.

There are ...

ConnertheCat

You can browse the web on 8 GB of RAM easily.

ConnertheCat

8 GB of RAM is fine for what it is. This is a machine for someone who doesn't know what RAM is.

ConnertheCat

Not to point out the @obvs; but I think we can safely say this machine is not for you.

My plan this summer is to pick up an M5 Ultra Studio with ~ 96 GB of Memory and at least 2 TB of hard drive space to replace my aging Intel iMac (2020).

ConnertheCat

https://www.apple.com/macbook-neo/

Turns out, it's not! Looks great, love the colors.

ConnertheCat

That MacBook Neo sounds like big news. Depending on how cheap it winds up being, it could truly be a boon to people who want the benefits of MacOS without having to pay high-end boutique prices for more hardwar than they'll ever need.

Provided it's not more expensive than the "Walmart MacBook ...

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Jehannum wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 5:26 pm
https://www.confluxtechnology.com/produ ... ir-cooler/

What are you making your car parts out of? PETG? ABS?

ConnertheCat

I've always wanted my own machine; but dropping a few thousand dollars was a bit of a tough ask.

ConnertheCat

Time Machine to a Synology for local backups, Backblaze for cloud backups. Select files/projects are backed up a third time (coding goes to GitHub, photos are backed up to iCloud, etc). Two is one and one is none™.

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Jehannum wrote: Wed Feb 25, 2026 2:16 pm
And when Zcon comes back to LA in a few years, you can drive mine.

I have a distinct memory of you calling my Legacy a tarted up Corolla.

ConnertheCat

In the "fly your ship" genre, nothing's come close to the original from '94, IMO (and I've tried them all, battlefront, squadron, rebel assault).

Fair, it was in response to 'In the "fly your ship" genre, nothing's come close to the original from '94, IMO (and I've tried them all, battlefront ...

ConnertheCat

I remember buying a stack of Sega Genesis/CDs from someone on here (or CH54). Don't recall who; a few worked a few didn't but I still have them… somewhere. I have a SNES proper I picked up about 15 years ago in entertainment system but it's not connected. Now that there are legit emulators on the ...

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I like Elite Dangerous; but obviously not SW themed.

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The best Star Wars game was Galaxy Quest.

Wait, wrong franchise.

ConnertheCat

I have my original iBook SE (G3, the plastic clamshell ones that look like the old iMacs) as well as my original G5 Tower. All the machines after that were sold/given away; but those are sticking around.

I should boot them up sometime to see what a time capsule they are… if they still even start ...

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Link wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:34 pm
Watch out you guys... I may end up requesting NLA car parts or surgical guides from you.

I printed my mom a copy of the OEM tray for the center console on her RAV4 after the dealer wanted an absurd like $30.

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obvs wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 6:12 pm
They make heated walkway mats that can prevent snow from accumulating on the walkway.

I imagine the amount of electricity those use must be insane.

ConnertheCat

Only time I saw one was at an Apple User Group meetup; and the reason I went there was because The Woz was there! It was great to see him in person.

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Zapski wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:27 pm
I’d suggest flying to New York State, but all the flights are canceled

Not up here! We got all of like an inch.

(makes up for the usual dumping we got last month)

ConnertheCat

@Zapski - The paint work on the bone for Dream's helmet is A++. Very nicely done!

ConnertheCat

My major 3D project was posted here .

I print a lot of organizers for board games, random household items (cord organizers, electrical box inserts, etc) and props. Here's a random shot of some of the Rocketeer work I've been doing; a lot of it is pending it not being cold as hell up here in NY ...

ConnertheCat

Personally I have no shame about having earphones with a cord to connect them together, so while this company does have fully wireless earphones I have bought and continue to use:
https://treblab.com/collections/all/products/treblab-xr500
Can't beat the price of 31 bucks plus tax and shipping.

I ...

ConnertheCat

It's weird to think about posting on MAF being 16 and now I'm in my 40s.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to hobble on down to get some prunes from my fridge...

I was 14, still practically a kid, now I’m 41. Where did all the years go?

We can still go to "Teens with Macs" though, right?

ConnertheCat

I bought some for a series of flights I took a few years ago, and back when I would mow the lawn. Impressive noise cancelation. I currently don't have a need for them in my life (I have AirPods Pro 3s for when I'm out and about); but yeah - great tech.

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arkayn wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 1:54 am
I have a few movies on my machine......

Just a casual 1,000+ movies.

More of a TV show man myself; I'm not sure I want to duplicate my iTunes Movie Collection as well.

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