Edit: Thank you to everyone who has given advice. I truly appreciate it. I am looking into refurbished & new Mac Air/ Mac Pro with my discount for educators. I’m not sure he needs a Pro. This is not his first time editing. He has a PC at home, but this will be his first time having a Mac and having use of Final Cut. Okay since many of you had strong words for me about my phone issues…I need help before purchase.
Do any of you know how I can do this without having to sell feet pics?
The one thing that may help is that Apple machines tend to maintain their utility for quite a long time. (My daily driver laptop was built in 2020 and it's still fine) That means you can buy an older used machine and as long as it's working you'll be able to do stuff with it for quite a while still.
(Make sure to get an Apple Silicon machine, *not* one of the older intel machines, those have aged out)
@wordshaper Right, that was my thought too: a used Mac would be fine, as long as it has at least an M1 chip. (Intel-based Macs are still out there on the used market, but they're losing utility fast as software moves away from them.)
Another option is to buy certified refurbished direct from Apple. They offer substantial discounts on hardware that has been returned and reconditioned. And they do a good job with the reconditioning; I've bought refurbished hardware, and found it indistinguishable from new.
apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac
Refurbished Mac Deals - Apple
Save up to 15% on a refurbished Mac. Tested and certified by Apple including a 1-year warranty. Free delivery and returns.Apple
Does anyone know anything about criticism training? That is giving and receiving.
I've been to a couple of consent trainings over the years and I just wanted to know if there was something similar. Especially interesting if psychologically informed or incorporating mindfulness.
ask a graphic designer? If I’ve understood you, I think what you’re looking for is the same shape as a crit[ique] session, where work is presented, and ideally made better through a group effort (assuming _i’ve_ understood this properly!)
it’s a specific social practice in that field and likely others, under different names (“code review”, e.g.)–but often variable in outcome.
RE: mastodon.social/@lawfare/11572…
yes, please...
The ICC's arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the killing of drug traffickers by government officials as a crime against humanity may provide precedent for future prosecutions of U.S. officials who ordered airstrikes on alleged drugboats in the Caribbean, writes Charlie Trumbull. lawfaremedia.org/article/the-a…The Administration’s Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
Members of Congress are wrong to call the strikes war crimes in the absence of an armed conflict, but the strikes are serious crimes under international law.Default
Trump renames Christmas as Trumpmas.
Says Christ was "woke" and not as much of a savior as himself.
Good luck getting one of these
FIFA announces 'more affordable' World Cup tickets after outcry over pricing | UK News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/fifa-announ…
FIFA announces 'more affordable' World Cup tickets after outcry over pricing
FIFA has announced "more affordable" tickets for all 104 matches at next year's World Cup after an outcry over pricing.Sky News
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Rebellengroep: De Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Marco Rubio zei dit weekend dat „de acties van Rwanda in Oost-Congo een duidelijke schending van het Washington-akkoord, ondertekend door president Trump” zijn.Boris Bouwman (NRC)
It’s interesting how many people think wanting privacy means you’re doing something nefarious. The fact is, privacy is about sharing what you want with whom you choose.
(I don’t recall who wrote these words or where I originally saw them. I only made the graphic.)
#Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec #BigBrother
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Quelques semaines après son lancement, le satellite européen Sentinel6B a déjà livré ses premières données 🌍
Elles révèlent les variations du niveau de la mer dans l’Atlantique Nord et permettent d’observer le Gulf Stream avec une précision inédite.
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There's a big "if" here. This assumes a scenario where a solar storm or other outage would lead to a loss of maneuverability, which in turn would lead to satellites colliding within days.
New Scientist: Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster newscientist.com/article/25087… @NewScientist
Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster
Satellites in orbit would begin to collide in a matter of days if they lost manoeuvrability during a solar storm or other outageJonathan O’Callaghan (New Scientist)
Random prediction:
The propensity for turning any conversation about vibe coding into a conversation about the challenges of communicating airtight specifications and empirical verification of meeting specs....
Is meaningfully correlated with personal experience with software companies offshoring development.
@Tallish_Tom That’s how I would frame it if I wanted to make the sale. I absolutely would not question whether leadership moving the entire company to a low cost basis location should also have been considered, nor would I question whether we’re chasing feature factory efficiency without measuring business value.
I’d just promise “line go up!” 📈
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in reply to drbenway • • •Das Bild ist ein farbiges Zitat. Es hat einen hellblauen Hintergrund mit einem großen Anführungszeichen in der oberen rechten Ecke. Im oberen Teil steht in weißem Text: "Ein gutes Signal aus Brüssel für unsere Automobilindustrie: Der Vorschlag zum Verbrenner-Aus schafft mehr Flexibilität und lässt Technologieoffenheit zu." Darunter befindet sich in größerem, fetten, weißem Text: "Wir setzen auf Innovationen statt Verbote. Nur damit gelingt echter Klimaschutz." Am unteren Rand befindet sich ein kleines Wappen und der Text "Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz 16. Dezember 2025".
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