dimitarvp
Thoughts on leaving macOS for Linux? (split thread)
Yeah, feels the same here. 
And I made a much bigger investment, the iMac Pro I got was $8000 at the time I bought it (2019).
As a programmer I get it, you want to move on to the good stuff and stop fighting legacy problems and whatnot but as a user I can’t excuse Apple. People can’t just buy a new machine every year, most can’t anyway. And even if they can, it’s a huge e-waste problem. Whatever happened to sustainability?.. It’s only touted when it profits the corps, that’s what happened – and that’s how it always was.
If it was only that. Opening system settings takes two full seconds. Makes me angry every time. In 2025 this is simply shameful.
This… is just sad. Apple we knew practically no longer exists and is the same in name only.
And it only confirms my gut feeling that’s been building up for 2 years now. Time to spec a good (if not absurdly overpowered) Linux workstation, go all-in, learn all the kinks – subreddits like this one can inspire and help people, I reckon – and just forget about Apple. They are ruled by a logistics expert and an accountant. 
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derek-zhou
Who need a fast computer. I once make do with this setup for a few days. No brand El-cheapo Android tablet + mechanical keyboard. I still use it to test websites: if it usable on here, it is usable everywhere.
derek-zhou
It is for our geeky self esteem, man. I can make do with a cheap chrome book, but I don’t want to be seen with it.
D4no0
Never understood what is the point to get a expensive machine for development, especially if you don’t plan on doing more exotic stuff like running or training models. If you plan on investing such a large sum, then I think you will get better value by getting a proper server and placing it in a datacenter in your country.
I personally have used for the last year the cheapest air m1 and it’s more than enough to work on elixir projects, it usually doesn’t even get warm. I have a setup with a docking hub, where I can connect it to proper keyboard/mouse and monitors. The only limitation I don’t like is that m1 chips support only 2 monitors in total.
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AstonJ
Bit off-topic but since we were talking about it, something I’ve heard more people doing lately is sun-gazing, and since it’s always been one of those ‘do not do without any real explanation’ things I thought I’d try it, particularly given we have a protective measure already built in - if it hurts or our bodies think it’s detrimental we’d automatically close our eyes!
So I’ve tried it when I’ve been out late (so closer to sunset when it’s easier) and I’ve noticed two things:
- It is actually quite beautiful/mesmerising, the sun gets a moving outline around it, looking more like a shiny disc, and then when you look away, you see things in purples and in what I can only describe as ‘trippy’ colours, tho this fades after a while.
- When I’m walking back, it really does seem like I can see clearer/further into the distance and through the atmosphere.
It can make your eyes water so maybe the ‘benefits’ might be more down to that, but so far, I have not noticed any downsides …other than if you bump into someone they might think you’ve been crying 
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