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I wonder if Apple Silicon chips and devices should be simplified with high end A-Series chips for iPads and iPadOS, and new fanless MacBook chips and MacBookOS targeted more appropriately at fanless laptops and other powerful fanless devices of the future.
Chips
- A-Series Reg/Pro (Fanless) - iPhones including Pro models (Mobiles/Clamshells/iOS)
- A-Series Pro/Max (Fanless) - iPads including Pro models (Tablets/Notebooks/iPadOS)
- B-Series Reg/Pro/Max (Fanless) - MacBooks and Pro models (Laptops/Laplets/MacBookOS)
- M-Series Reg/Pro/Max (With Fans) - Macs and Pro models (Desktops/Laptops/MacOS)
Devices
- A-Series Reg/Pro - iPhone Mini/Air, iPhone Pro/Ultra, iPod, HomePad (Smart Display)
- A-Series Pro/Max - iPad Mini/Air, iPad Pro/Ultra, iBook, Apple Display (Smart Monitor)
- B-Series Reg/Pro/Max - MacBook Mini/Air, MacBook Pro Mini/Air, MacPad, iPed (Console)
- M-Series Reg/Pro/Max - MacBook Pro/Ultra, Mac Mini/Studio, iMac, Apple TV (Smart TV)
New
- iPod - Foldable iPhone with two separate screens like a clamshell phone (iPhone Pod?)
- iBook - Foldable iPad with two separate screens like a reading book (iPad Book?)
- MacBook Pro Mini/Air - New design with no fans, touchscreen, thin, and new MacBookOS
- MacBook Pro - The current MacBook Pro with fan, no touchscreen, thick, and old MacOS
- MacPad? - Portable touch Mac that folds back over detachable keyboard, with B-Series chip
- iPed? - Portable media and game console with detachable controller, with B-Series chip
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You can influence your mind positively and change your life for the better by using the principle of autosuggestion.
Think And Grow Rich - Goodreads
Through the dominating thoughts which one permits to remain in the conscious mind, whether these thoughts be negative or positive is immaterial, the principle of autosuggestion voluntarily reaches the subconscious mind and influences it with these thoughts. Recall what has been said about the subconscious mind resembling a fertile garden spot, in which weeds will grow in abundance, if the seeds of more desirable crops are not sown therein. Autosuggestion is the agency of control through which an individual may voluntarily feed his subconscious mind on thoughts of a creative nature, or, by neglect, permit thoughts of a destructive nature to find their way into this rich garden of the mind.
I wonder if macOS 16 should allow users to move and remove the Finder app from the Dock, and also include it in the Launchpad and Applications folder. For consistency and simplicity, the Trash folder could allow being moved and removed as well, and be included in the locations section of the Finder.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu
Begin with the end of your task, goal, project, or dream in your mind by mentally envisioning it and creating a written description or picture of exactly what you want the end result to look like when the project or vision is completed.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Goodreads
To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction. "Begin with the end in mind" is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things. Take the construction of a home, for example. You create it in every detail before you ever hammer the first nail into place. You try to get a very clear sense of what kind of house you want.
Here's a plan for the Raptors going forward, focused on getting all players who are the best 3PT shooters, deprioritizing great athletic defenders unless they'll shoot great too, and leave passing for the best passers on the team to setup 3PT shooters.
Strategy
TLDR - Shooting Yes, Defense Less, Passing Bests
- Build the team around everyone being a great shooter except for Barnes and Chomche
- So, focus less on defense, with defense being best possible only IF they can shoot great
- Put ball in hands of natural best passers like Barnes/Quickley, Mitchell/Mogbo for now
- So, focus less on everyone needing to pass in future, less turnovers, and 3PT specialists
- Keep PG/SG/SF/PF/C players who can be 40% 3PT shooters, defense 2nd skill hopefully
- Keep PF/C players who can be 35% 3PT shooters, defense 2nd skill important for C
Plan
TLDR - Lose This Year, Trade Poor Shooters, Get Great Shooters
- Lose for 1 year and get high 2025 draft pick
- Trade veterans and all poor shooters for young players/picks who are best shooters
- Play the young players more so you lose this year
- Make everyone take catch and shoot 3s, even Mitchell/Mogbo/Chomche/etc.
- Focus on getting the best young 3PT shooters
- Get best defense you can while having everyone shoot, and only great passers pass
- 2024 Raptors Draft Trade Idea
Shooting - Must Have 1st Skill (Upgrade defense after offense)
- I strongly believe that great shooters now win championships and are best players
- Lowry, Green, Kawhi, Gasol, VanVleet, Powell, Ibaka, Anunoby could all really shoot
- Getting young players for future who are exceptional shooters might be key
- The reason VanVleet was so undervalued was maybe his great 3PT shooting
Defense - Maybe Have 2nd Skill (Management likes too much?)
- Upgrade defense with 3-and-D players only after great offense with all 3PT shooters
- I wonder if team is again making mistake of too much defense, not enough shooting
- Defense is good to have, but not necessary for all players, and not if they can't shoot
- You likely only "need" 3 great defenders out there, one G, one F, and C or small ball C
Passing - Don't Need 3rd Skill (Coaching likes too much?)
- Leave the passing more to your best players, passers, and scorers, like Barnes/Quickley
- Not many players are great at 3 things, focus on shooting first, and defense second
- Focus on other players being great 40% 3PT shooters who take catch-and-shoot 3PTs
- You likely only "need" 2 great passers out there who can also score, one G and one F
Lineup - Current Depth Chart (Preferred Spots With Roster)
- PG - Quickley - Mitchell - Shead
- SG - Barrett - Dick - Temple
- SF - Brown - Walter - Mogbo
- PF - Barnes - Agbaji - Boucher
- C - Poeltl - Olynyk - Fernando
- 2W - Chomche - Battle - Carton
Keep - Keep Until Priceless/Worthless (Olynyk For Salary)
- Scottie Barnes - Want Scottie to be near worst 3PT shooter on team or top 9 players
- Immanuel Quickley - 40% 3PT shooter
- Ulrich Chomche - Potential 35% 3PT shooter big man
- Ja'Kobe Walter - Chance to be 40% 3PT shooter
- Gradey Dick - Chance to be 40% 3PT shooter
- Kelly Olynyk - Good shooter, and passing/veteran/Canadian/salary match are bonuses
Maybe - Keep But Maybe Trade Future (Play Now To ^ Value)
- RJ Barrett - Maybe trade for young 42.5% shooting PG and/or better 2-Way PF/SF 40%
- Davion Mitchell - Might not buy as 40% 3PT shooter, poor rebounder, good passer
- Ochai Agbaji - Might not buy as 40% 3PT shooter, like better at SG than SF, have SGs
No - Get Rid Of Or Trade Soon (Not Future Rotation Pieces)
- Jakob Poeltl - Can't shoot
- Bruce Brown - Not a good enough shooter
- Chris Boucher - Not a good enough shooter
- Bruno Fernando - Can't shoot
- Jamal Shead - Can't shoot, likely won't be 40% 3PT shooter, trade if gains any value
- Jonathan Mogbo - Can't shoot, Scottie's friend and upside like Barnes on the bench
Extra - Specific Player Notes (They're Good, But Shoot/Fit?)
- Agbaji - I like better at SG, and he's expendable with Barrett, Walter, Dick as SG scorers
- Shead - I get he'll push others in practice, but should even 3rd stringers be shooters?
- Poeltl - I get he's great, but I still don't like players who can't shoot at all, even at C
- Mitchell - Great trade, but I'd rather a 40% 3PT shooter who is next Quickley/VanVleet
- Mogbo - Could be awesome, but is playing Barnes and Mogbo together great shooting?
- Barrett - I like better at SG, and playing Barnes or a better 2-Way player/defender at SF
Update - November 19, 2024
- Moved Agbaji from No to Maybe - Has shown the potential to shoot 3PT, which is key
- Moved Mogbo from Maybe to No - Double down on requiring shooting over athletes
- Agbaji - He is the type of player wanted for defense, as long as could shoot 40% 3PT
- Mogbo - I resisted criticizing a recent high draft pick with such high potential initially
- Defense like Agbaji is still highly desired second, but only if they can shoot great first
- Passing like Mogbo is still very desired third, but only if they could shoot good first
I think Windows, macOS, and other desktop operating systems should have 2 simple keyboard shortcuts to switch to the previous and next open apps by the order in which they appear on the taskbar or dock.
I think Alperen Sengun should play the PF position alongside a defensive center. He is an offensive force and a great playmaker who fits better as a point forward that focuses on offense, and he is not a great defensive rim protector or a big rebounding center.
I think "Lion" or "The Lion" would be a great nickname for Scottie Barnes.
- He attacks at close range but can surprise you from distance
- He is fast and can glide across the court at high speeds
- He has the size and skills to be a King Of The Jungle
- He works together with a coalition and likes to Roarrrr
- He protects the other players and people that are in his team
- The nickname isn't too well-known or used by someone else
I wonder if Apple might release a redesigned MacBook Air in two new 12" and 14" sizes that are even thinner, lighter, and smaller, and which may not have a tandem OLED screen like the iPad Pro.
What
- M4? - Redesigned - 12" and 14" - $1199/$1399?
- M2? - Discounted - 13" and 15" - $799/$999?
- M3? - Discontinued
Why
- Make next MacBook Air thin, light, and small
- Offer cheaper old MacBook Air for education
- Keep MacBook Air somewhat lower priced
- Leave tandem OLED for MacBook Pro first
I wonder if Raptors may be too good to get high 2025 pick, especially with Poeltl/Brown/Boucher. Mitchell/Agbaji/Vezenkov/Olynyk are older. Mogbo/Shead/Carlson are older prospects who can play now. Dick/Walter are young but can shoot. Barnes/Quickley/Barrett are poised to breakout.
- Jordan 3, Pippen 5, Grant 10, *Harper 8
- Robinson 1, Elliott 3, Duncan 1
- Tatum 3, Brown 3, Smart 6, *Irving 1
- DeRozan 8, Valanciunas 5, Ross 8
- Curry 7, Thompson 11, Barnes 7, *Bogut 1
- Barnes 4, ???, ???, *Barrett 3
Notes
- My 2024 draft trade idea
- Shooting & defense with Barnes
- Get younger with Reed/Jabari
- Lose 1 year, get high 2025 pick
Rockets
- Jakob Poeltl
- Bruce Brown
- Chris Boucher
Raptors
- Reed Sheppard (2024 #3)
- Jabari Smith
- Steven Adams
- Jeff Green
- Jae Tate
I've been watching and impressed with so many great new movies lately, that I sincerely enjoyed and heartily recommend. Challengers, Hit Man, Problemista, Suncoast, The Fall Guy, The League, LaRoy Texas (Violence), and Late Night With The Devil (Horror) are all excellent movies!
- Tumblr is pronounced tumbler, X is pronounced ex, R is are
- Apple is pronounced apple, Facebook is facebook, Twitter is twitter
- Letters aren't spelled as pronounced, so there is ambiguity saying X
- X is fine, but I think that's one big weakness of the brand "name"
I wonder if Apple should split macOS into two separate operating systems, instead of simply making macOS touch capable. Make one OS for touch operated MacBook laptops with touchscreens, and one for mouse operated Mac desktops with monitors.
What
- Split macOS in two, maybe renamed MacOS and MacBookOS
- Like current iOS and iPadOS, MacOS and MacBookOS have similar apps
- Make MacBookOS a touch first UI for laptop MacBooks, and later iPads too
- Keep MacOS a mouse first UI for desktop Macs, and also iMacs and servers
- Force allow all iPadOS and iOS apps to work only on MacBookOS, but not MacOS
- Make any iPads that are 11" or larger and all MacBooks both use MacBookOS
Why
- iPads become more powerful by having the full power of MacBookOS
- MacBooks become more useful with touch iPad and iOS apps on MacBookOS
- iPads and MacBooks come with powerful MacBookOS, giving people option
- People have option of the all-in-one MacBook laptop or modular iPad tablet
- The most popular segment of "portable computers" are merged into one OS
- Apple Vision replaces the iPad as an entertainment device that can do work too
Here are some reasons why I might choose to leave Mac computers, which are also some major improvements that I think may be able to be changed on future Mac devices.
- 8 GB and 256 GB base instead of 16 GB and 512 GB
- Memory and storage upgrades are way too overpriced
- Promised all iPad and iOS apps would work on Mac
- Most iPad and iOS apps still not available on Mac
- The MacBook screen has an intruding notch cutout
- No USB-C port on both sides of all MacBook devices
Quandaries
- Base M-Series is not optimized for fanless devices
- High throttling misappropriates actual performance
- No OLED/Mini-LED displays or 120Hz refresh for Air?
- No touch MacBooks that support touchscreen apps?
Hi Lola. "Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due." - William Ralph Inge
- I wonder if worry and anxiety about a possible negative future are best turned into a grateful and hopeful mindset for what is good about today, and how positive the future could be if we dream for it.
- It may be that the things that truly affect us negatively often happen out of the blue, and we are more resilient and able to cope with those events than we realize. A grateful and hopeful mindset may help us enjoy what we have today, and make a future that is happier and better.
Brb experiencing crippling existential panic about the singularity and the impending irrelevance of humanity - Lola Blanc
I wonder if Apple should make a separate smart camera device, and design the base model iPhone with a completely flat back and no camera bump in the future.
I wonder if Apple could have CPU redesign, newer N3P process, and add cores for their A18 and M4 chips. If so, 2024 iPhone and 2025 M4 Macs could be great upgrade for tock cycle, especially compared to year old A15 in iPhone 14, and M2 Macs.
Ideas
- A18 and M4 get more cores with 3+6 - A11 started 2+4
- A18 and M4 use newer N3P process - Skip N3E of others
- M4 focuses on CPU improvements - CPU redesign
- M3 focused on GPU improvements - GPU redesign
- If so, A18 will be worthwhile tock upgrade
- If so, M4 will be solid tock upgrade too
- If so, A18 iPhone could be great choice
- If so, M4 Macs could be good choice too
Cores
- A18 Reg - 3 PC - 6 EC - 6 GC
- M4 Reg - 6 PC - 6 EC - 12 GC
- M4 Pro - 9/12 PC - 6 EC - 24 GC
- M4 Max - 12/18 PC - 6 EC - 48 GC
Dates
- A18 Reg - Fall 2024
- M4 Reg - Spring 2025
- M4 Pro & Max - Summer 2025
- M4 Ultra - Summer 2025
Devices
- Fall 2024 - A18 iPhone 16 Reg - Update - A18 goes in iPhone
- Fall 2024 - A18 iPhone 16 Pro - Redesign
- Spring 2025 - M4 15 inch and/or 13 inch MacBook Air - Update
- Spring 2025 - M4 12 inch MacBook mini - Redesign or M3 12 inch Update
- Summer 2025 - M4 Pro Mac Pro nee Studio and MacBook Pro - Update
- Summer 2025 - M4 Ultra Mac Ultra nee Pro - Redesign or M3 Ultra Update
Hi Matt. Could any of these ideas be favorable for WordPress.com's new 100 year hosting plan?
Give
- Free 101 year hosting
- Free WordPress.com setup and backup at /domain
Free 1 year domain or domain name transfer- $19 for 1 year domain or domain transfer - Gets card
- $99/year additional domain years up to 101 total
- Note - 1st year could be one of $19, $49, $99, $29
Money
- Ads and sponsors - 95% Cut - Large Profit
- Single site one-click subscriptions - 50% Cut - Medium Profit
- Domain name additional years - 100% Cut - Small Profit
- Single site one-click follow button - Feature - Network Effect
Names
- "Hosting 101" - wordpress.com/hosting-101
- "WordPress.com 101" - wordpress.com/101
- "Website 101" - wordpress.com/website-101
- "Domain 101" - wordpress.com/domain-101
- "Automattic WordPress 101" - wordpress.com/101
- Future Dream - "Wordpress 101" - wordpress.com/101
Sales of the 100-year plan so far - 0.
