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They went back on ports. They introduced legitimate steps forward with the M chips and efficiency. And you ended up with a product that was really good and also really boring. And boring in the ways that something that is too perfect can be. I think this is one of the reasons why there's such a surge or interest in imperfection. Why do people like a manual stick sports car?

They went back on ports. They introduced legitimate steps forward with the M chips and efficiency. And you ended up with a product that was really good and also really boring. And boring in the ways that something that is too perfect can be. I think this is one of the reasons why there's such a surge or interest in imperfection. Why do people like a manual stick sports car?

Why do they like vinyl records? Why do we like mechanical watches? Why do we like these things that are objectively worse than their counterparts? Oh, you can get an automatic transmission. It'll shift smoother than you. You'll get better gas mileage. You can get a quick... quartz watch for $20 that'll beat the accuracy of any Rolex you can buy? Yeah, but also no.

Why do they like vinyl records? Why do we like mechanical watches? Why do we like these things that are objectively worse than their counterparts? Oh, you can get an automatic transmission. It'll shift smoother than you. You'll get better gas mileage. You can get a quick... quartz watch for $20 that'll beat the accuracy of any Rolex you can buy? Yeah, but also no.

And that's what I found when I found with that Framework 13 laptop. I was like, do you know what? This has quirks. Weird, interesting quirks. It's not perfect. But the things it's good at, it's really good at. First, A reminder that keyboards really fucking matter. Holy shit. Again, I'd only been in Mac land. I was like, actually, this Mac magic keyboard is fine. It's great. Great.

And that's what I found when I found with that Framework 13 laptop. I was like, do you know what? This has quirks. Weird, interesting quirks. It's not perfect. But the things it's good at, it's really good at. First, A reminder that keyboards really fucking matter. Holy shit. Again, I'd only been in Mac land. I was like, actually, this Mac magic keyboard is fine. It's great. Great.

I didn't know that that, Matt, why does half a millimeter or 0.7 millimeters of travel matter? Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, it really does. Matte displays. I was like, oh, shit, I remember the PowerBook that had the matte display. Matte displays are really nice for programmers. It just fits text rendering much better. Maybe it's not as good to watch a blockbuster movie on, but it's great for text rendering.

I didn't know that that, Matt, why does half a millimeter or 0.7 millimeters of travel matter? Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, it really does. Matte displays. I was like, oh, shit, I remember the PowerBook that had the matte display. Matte displays are really nice for programmers. It just fits text rendering much better. Maybe it's not as good to watch a blockbuster movie on, but it's great for text rendering.

Three by two aspect ratio. Holy shit, what have I been doing in this 1610, 1609 land? That is a weird, elongated, optimized for just consumption kind of display. That's not what I use my laptop for. I use it to make stuff. And when I make code, 3.2 or 3 by 2 aspect ratio is much nicer. So there were all these advantages on top of the upgradability.

Three by two aspect ratio. Holy shit, what have I been doing in this 1610, 1609 land? That is a weird, elongated, optimized for just consumption kind of display. That's not what I use my laptop for. I use it to make stuff. And when I make code, 3.2 or 3 by 2 aspect ratio is much nicer. So there were all these advantages on top of the upgradability.

Framework came out with a new freaking screen like whatever, a month ago.

Framework came out with a new freaking screen like whatever, a month ago.

You could buy the screen by itself and replace it on your freaking laptop. I was like, what? That's crazy. You mean I don't have to buy a whole new computer just because I want the newer display?

You could buy the screen by itself and replace it on your freaking laptop. I was like, what? That's crazy. You mean I don't have to buy a whole new computer just because I want the newer display?

As an Apple user, that's just insane. That sounds impossible.

As an Apple user, that's just insane. That sounds impossible.

I mean, I have literally, and I'm not proud of this. I'm actually ashamed. I have four MacBooks sitting in my closet. And the reason why I have four of them was... I wanted the fastest chip. Every time you wanted a newer chip, you had to buy a whole new goddamn computer. I wanted whatever, there was some upgrade to the screen that came out at one point, buy a damn new computer. It was like...

I mean, I have literally, and I'm not proud of this. I'm actually ashamed. I have four MacBooks sitting in my closet. And the reason why I have four of them was... I wanted the fastest chip. Every time you wanted a newer chip, you had to buy a whole new goddamn computer. I wanted whatever, there was some upgrade to the screen that came out at one point, buy a damn new computer. It was like...

this doesn't feel quite right.

this doesn't feel quite right.