David Beck

I think a good way to describe the MacBook Neo is the Mac that will work for anyone but not the one anyone would prefer (other than for cost reasons).

It should be able to edit video or compile code etc. but even if all you do is browse the web I think pretty much anyone would be happier with at least an Air.

But that’s ok. People ask me for advice on buying a Mac all the time, almost always with an attitude of “how little can I spend”. And it’s nice to be able to give them this option.

Is it just me or has Xcode's git status gotten really buggy? The changed file indicators never seem to get cleared. That's always been the case but it use to be that I could restart and it would refresh them. Now the side of the editor is just a permanent stripe.

RE: @film_girl@mastodon.social

I really wonder how Apple thinks about the refurb / used market when introducing these budget devices. With the iPhone 16e, it seemed like a good deal compared to all the new options, but a used Pro was about the same price and had better specs.

I think a lot of people are nervous about refurb devices though. And I suppose if people bought them more the supply would dry up.

I’m sure every one of these emails shows great metrics when they were rolled out, but this is just crazy. Imagine looking at a pair of headphones at bestbuy, having your son be very mature and say his current ones were good enough, and then while you’re out at dinner the manager kept coming in and asking “are you sure?”

Is this just referring to macOS in general?

RE: @nikitonsky@mastodon.online

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I think “TUI”s are a really bad idea. Either give me a natural CLI or an app but rewriting my terminal’s content 30 times a second is problematic.

RE: @mikepj@mastodon.social

I have the Dell 6k and it really is a very nice size. Weird to see Apple going backwards.

RE: @DeepDishSwift@iosdev.space

I’m absolutely beyond excited for this. Like I will make this my entire personality going forward.

Also my friends and family will probably be relieved I have someone else to talk to about connectivity.