drmevo
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I got an Ogio cart bag at the same time I got my Clicgear cart and never looked back. I like having the larger pockets. My bag has an insulated cooler pocket so I can put drinks and food in there, and I use the other big pockets for rain gear, jacket (either once it warms up or ready to go if things cool down), etc. I really don't think the weight difference is much of a factor if you're going to use a cart all the time. If you're walking, why wouldn't you?
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Their argument is that 32GB would use too much power and shorten the battery life. So then why not use DDR4 (which is the latest RAM standard and better on power consumption), since this, after all, a high-end laptop? Plenty of Pro users run VM's, resource-hungry Adobe apps, etc., and actually would need more than 16GB. It seems like Apple can't decide whether this is truly a pro laptop, pro-sumer, or what.
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Unthinkable, I know . Actually, Apple has recently said that they are getting out of the external display business. I read a tear-down of the 13" non-Touch Bar laptops, which are already available, and apparently the SSD, at least on that particular model, IS removable. That one isn't very appealing to me though since it only has two TB3 ports.
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Yeah, just spend $600-$1000+ on a new monitor, problem solved. I read some reports that it is somewhat improved over the rMB.
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New TRUE Linkswear Elements Shoe
drmevo replied to boogielicious's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I've actually played in the rain and they held up fine even with the holes. They just look dirty and beat up with the holes. Maybe they've fixed the design somewhat? -
New TRUE Linkswear Elements Shoe
drmevo replied to boogielicious's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
Did you get the holes around where the toe creases? Just curious as both my pairs did. -
I get that, but doesn't it seem odd that you can't even plug your shiny new iPhone 7 into your new Macbook Pro as they come out of the box? You need a $20 adapter. Apple has a long history of providing several types of input ports - Firewire+USB, TB+USB, etc. I know at some point you have to let old standards go, but USB 3.1/Type-A is not that old and still plenty usable. Plus without the ability to upgrade the new laptops at all (SSD is now soldered to the board, joining the RAM which has been that way for a while), these laptops clearly aren't designed to be future-proof in any sense other than the new ports that no one else uses yet. I'm sure they're cool machines, I'm just disappointed because I've been waiting forever for them to be released, and now in addition to the fairly high prices you need to add on another $60+ just for adapters and peripherals.
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My understanding is that USB-C/Thunderbolt is not backward compatible physically with earlier USB standards, but can be converted to them and many different standards using adapters. That's great and all, but you either have to leave those adapters hanging out of the machine all the time or carry them with you everywhere. It's understandable to not have many interfaces on such a thin laptop, but it's going to be a loooong time before people stop widely using the standard USB format I believe, so that's why I think it should've been included.
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Won't you need a dongle for that dongle? To not have at least one USB 3 port kinda sucks. I mean, with all the adapters you need for Apple product these days, it seems to defeat the idea of simplicity. Also, DDR3?
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i stopped by the pro shop today at lunch. I actually figured if they had a nice rain jacket I'd buy that, as I don't have anything decent at the moment. However, pickings were pretty slim. They had a lot of nice shirts and pullovers, but I don't need any of that stuff. Otherwise, it was just the usual pro shop fare (and pro shop prices). Nothing that stuck out as a great gift idea either. I asked about ordering a driver, and sure enough, they could order a G30 for $300 and drop ship it to my house. So, I figured what the hell and ordered a G30 in 10.5 with a regular shaft (cost me $200 out-of-pocket with the credit). I'll see how I hit it - I've already tried a friend's and hit it pretty well, but it was far from a scientific comparison to other drivers, including mine. I figure I can always get a different shaft for it down the road. Tagging @iacas since he asked earlier. Thanks for the input all.
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I love Portland too. I'm not from Maine, but I can see it from the end of my driveway. That weekend, the Portland venue was called Space Gallery. Another up there we'll play now and then is callled Blue.
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Anybody using the Zepp Golf 2?
drmevo replied to cnl390's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I'm not sure how helpful it is in terms of telling you what to work on. It wanted to give me anti-slice advice, and I never slice! Seriously though, my miss is a big hook, so I wasn't sure what to make of it. i think the best part is how it records video of your swings automatically and cuts them perfectly. You can easily delete the ones you don't want. Only thing I haven't figured out is how to export them. The built-in editor leaves something to be desired, and I'm not sure you can share them outside of the Zepp app. -
I agree, in theory more proportional allocation of votes would be great. I'm just talking about the reality of the situation we have before us. Since the candidates would probably not campaign in the (current) swing states as heavily or make as much of an effort to appeal to them in their campaign promises, and since the states decide how to allocate their own votes, the swing states will probably not agree to change how they allocate. By the way, I guess I shouldn't equate "swing states" with "smaller states," but I think the most-populous swing state is Florida and none of the rest compare to a CA, NY, TX, etc. in terms of EC votes.
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I think it comes down to the smaller states sort of holding the larger ones hostage on this. They want the attention and the influence. They will have much less if we have either a popular vote or proportional EC votes, so it's not in their interest to change. If only the non-swing states switched to proportional votes, and the swing states decided not to, they'd have even more influence, right?
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I did not yet. I said I had until November, but really they are there until about Thanksgiving so I have a little more time (although not that much if I'm going to place an order I'd imagine). My weekends have been stupid busy lately. I have work appointments near the course and the shop later this week, so I'm hoping to have some time to stop in and see what my options are. For whatever reason I have the G30 on the brain.
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I live in NH. Trust me, the candidates are here a lot. I think the biggest factor, as others have mentioned, is whether or not it's a battleground state.
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When has fraud ever swayed an electoral college vote that we know about though? I'm happy to be proven wrong, but I've always been under the impression that the rate of fraud is so low it is statistically insignificant. And most "fraud" turns out to be human error or something non-malicious. Spoiled ballots would have a much larger effect.
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Perhaps a popular vote with online voting? I guess it would tie to your SSN? Can't see any major drawbacks to that. The biggest concerns would be security and fraud/tampering prevention I suppose.
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No doubt any computer in the last 20 years at least has the processing power, it's more the logistics of it. We'd need all new voting machines, or secure online voting (which I might be in favor of). All of the votes would need to get entered into a huge database with much more chance for error on different levels, plus you could have bugs, etc. Right now, because our vote-counting is so granular, any technical issues are generally localized to particular precincts. Any glitches in a nationwide count would have much larger implications. So, while possible, I still think it would be a pretty big challenge to make sure it goes off without a major hitch. We all know how well the government does with websites and technology
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And another issue with IRV is it means that all vote-counting needs to be centralized, as I understand it. Logistically, that would be a huge challenge for a country the size of the US.
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Hopefully this gets merged... Here's a paper on some drawbacks to IRV: http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~unger/articles/irv.html Basically, you can see some wacky results where the most popular candidate doesn't win, etc.
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Yes, at least one - Bush v. Gore in 2000. Gore won the popular vote. I've always heard that one reason for the existence of the EC was that it forced politicians to campaign in less-populated states. Otherwise, candidates would spend all their time and energy in states with the highest populations. Not sure how true that is. I think our system needs to be updated, though. The Instant Runoff model is a really interesting one. The problem is that our two parties control the system and they don't want to see it change to include more parties. It will take a lot of effort for that to happen.
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Thanks, that's what I figured based on my reading of the Definitions. I thought it odd that the LR you cited specifically said "water hazard" where the ones I found just said "Hazard."
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Actually it looks like there are several local rules that allow dropping in a water hazard. EDIT: Sorry, do these just mean a bunker and not any type of water hazard?
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Interesting! I'm not sure I found the exact LR you're referencing - is it the one citing Environmentally Sensitive Areas?