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• Pre-show: SwiftUI requires Wi-Fi\n\n
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  • Flighty
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• “Siri” utterances were trifled with? (via Jackson Ames)\n\n
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  • “Alexa” not recognized with frequency-range muting (or known-fingerprint matching)
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  • iOS 17: Siri & Search \u2192 Listen For
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• Vision Pro\n\n
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  • Promo video
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  • xrOS at WWDC\n\n
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    • Mastodon thread from former Apple engineer
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  • Fit / Weight/ Top Strap\n\n
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    • Myke on Cortex
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    • Top Strap
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    • HiFiMAN HE6
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  • Power Estimate
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  • Guest Mode
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  • Pixel math
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  • Refresh rate
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  • Accidental hypocrisy? (via Niall O’Mara)
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  • Plane use
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  • Vision Pro?
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  • Gaming
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  • Developer kits\n\n
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    • Work with Apple
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• New Macs\n\n
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  • 15” MacBook Air
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  • Mac Studio\n\n
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    • Fan Noise Ratings\n\n
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      • M1 / 2022: 15dB
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      • M2 / 2023: 6dB
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      • Difference is ~8\xd7
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    • Pricing \u2206 between Mini & Studio
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  • Mac Pro\n\n
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    • John Ternus on discrete GPUs in Macs
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    • Metal scores\n\n
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      • M1 Max: 108,363
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      • M1 Ultra: 150,644\n\n
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        • 1.3\xd7 M1 Max performance for 2\xd7 GPU cores
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      • M2 Max: 131,302
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      • M2 Ultra: 267,399\n\n
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        • 2\xd7 M2 Max performance for 2\xd7 GPU cores
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        • #5 fastest Metal score overall\n\n
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          • Top 3 are GPUs in a 2019 Mac Pro
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    • M2 Ultra vs. NVIDIA\n\n
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      • 4080: 16% higher fps
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      • 4090: 37% higher fps
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    • Non-game GPU performance\n\n
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      • Blender GPU scores\n\n
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        • M2 Ultra: 3,412
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        • NVIDIA 4090: 13,158 (3.8\xd7 faster)
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        • NVIDIA 3080: 6,205 (1.8\xd7 faster)
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        • NVIDIA 3060: 3,256 (costs $330)
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        • NVIDIA 3070: 3,396 (laptop GPU)
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    • CPU benchmark
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    • M2 Ultra vs. Intel & AMD\n\n
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      • Intel Xeon W9-3495X (56-core)\n\n
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        • Multi-core: 53,504 (2.8\xd7 faster)
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      • Intel Core i9-13900KS\n\n
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        • Single-core: 3,080 (39% faster)
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        • Multi-core: 21,665 (15% faster)
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    • Mac Pro PCIe lanes
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    • Neil Parfitt on the new Mac Pro
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    • Ternus & Joz acknowledge ATP shirt (\u2757)
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• Gaming\n\n
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  • Apple’s Proton-like tool\n\n
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    • Source code
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    • The Verge’s Take
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    • WINE
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    • DXVK
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    • Steam Deck
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    • CrossOver
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  • Gokhan Avkarogullari
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  • Anonymous feedback\n\n
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    • Mike Rockwell’s statement on The Talk Show
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• macOS 14 Sonoma
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• Post-show: John’s special treat\n\n
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  • \u2026as a treat
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  • John’s SSDs:\n\n
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    • Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB
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    • Samsung 870 QVO 8 TB
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  • Paul Haddad’s toot
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  • Backblaze Hard Drive Stats
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