Current Apple iPad's and MacBook's have the following memory configuration in Apple Silicon chips:

• M1: Up to 16 GB, at 67 GB/s
• M2: Up to 24 GB, at 100 GB/s
• M1/M2 Pro: Up to 32 GB, at 200 GB/s
• M1/M2 Max: Up to 64 GB, at 400 GB/s
• M1 Ultra: Up to 128 GB, at 800 GB/s

Considering that an high-end desktop with dual-channel DDR5-6400 only does 100 GB/s, and a RTX 4090 has about 1000 GB/s bandwidth but only 24 GB memory, Apple is really well positioned to run local generative AI. There isn't any other consumer hardware that has this amount of memory at this bandwidth, especially in the Max and Ultra tiers.
Another strength is that the CPU, GPU and NPU can all use this bandwidth. This offers huge flexibility, also while developing and testing for Apple developers. Potentially it could even run some model hybrid, with CPU, GPU and/or NPU running different parts or types of calculations.
Apple can easily do their 1.5x memory trick they did from M1 to M2 to their higher tiers, giving their Pro / Max / Ultra tiers a maximum of 48, 96 and 192 GB respectively. Apple now uses 6400 MT/s LPDDR5, but Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix all have announced LPDDR5X with up to 8.5Gbps, for an additional 33% memory bandwidth.
I'm really curious if Apple will announce some Generative AI models/services tomorrow, and if so, if any one them will run on-device.

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I've been a lurker in this sub for a bit, I don't know what to make of it. There's a lot of bots, but some chill people and it never got past talking online. So I'm making a post here to put myself out there and save time.
I'd like to chat with someone with the intent of meeting up in person at some point in the near future. I'm not from the area, so I. Only know coworkers, but I'd like someone outside of work to meet up with. The nature of our interactions I'm leaving up to you, if you want FWB or booty call, ONS, all are fine with me. I'll send pics and send pics yourself and let's chat!

I've posted here before but no luck, 3rd times a charm? I don't really have anything really planned for the month of June as I'm going on vacay in July. I don't have much experience dating or sex either so casual is fine, I'm pretty open to anything really! Just be courteous and respectful please! 🤗
About me: educated, stable job. I love anime, gym, food, concerts, and sleep. 5'4 average body type. I'm not ugly in my opinion but not gorgeous either, pretty average in all aspects. Asian if that matters 😬
Looking for someone who is fit-ish~ also likes to exercise and has similar interests ?! 🙂 Also if it gets far enough, be able to host, I can't host, sorry ~ 😞
Please send me your stats and pics please. I like a good face 🤭
Thank you~

Hi
How are you?
You know how you want to be bowled over and think, whoa, I think I've found my exact match who just fits me so well, it's like we're made for each other?
Yeah, let's find out.
We're not talking perfection or anything, just a really great match that makes our lives seem like our own little Heaven on earth. At least we try and make it that way every day.
With that in mind, here's who I am and what I'm looking for.

• I'm attractive and keep in shape. I'm not everyone's cup of tea, but most women have described me as attractive, some have said handsome, more than a few have said hot. I'll take it. And some not so much. They probably needed glasses ;)
  
• I'm confident and assertive without being an a-hole or a d-bag.
  
• I work hard and smart. I don't like to waste time. Unless it's intentional in a sit on the porch and enjoy the evening air kinda "wasting" time.
  
• I believe a man should provide. Am I going to shower you with gifts and you be my little sugar baby? NO. Will I work and provide while you stay home if that's your dream (as long as staying home involves you working and doing your part)? Yes. If you want a career, will I work with that and we split household duties? Yes. Will I surprise you on occasion with a thoughtful gift or something I think you'll cherish? I will. But if you're looking for a life of luxury and a meal ticket, I'm not your man.
  
• I'm funny and witty and have a great sense of humor. I should do stand up. I have my moments and I'm fairly certain you and I will share many belly laughs and tears streaming down our faces moments. Or seeing that cute little smile cross your face because I blurted out something you found funny, witty, endearing or even a little crazy in a good way. I'm cool like that.
  
• I'm a Christian and my faith is important to me.
  
• I'm a good blend of thoughtful and considerate but won't put up with your crap and will put you in your place.
  
• I'm on the dominant side and will lead you well. Not the overbearing, you be my doormat and I'll degrade you as I wipe my feet on you. I mean, I could be, but I'm not sure how well you'll keep my feet clean. We seem to have names and titles for everything. Hard dom, soft dom, this or that. I'm just dominant. In the best way.
  
• I'm right wing. Conservative. A little populist. Traditional. Old school. However you want to say it.
  

Here's what I want in you:

• You're fit and attractive. Not in a if I squint my eyes and the sun hits you just right you look kinda ok, but cute! Attractive. Hot. I find your face and body appealing. I mean, give me something to work with. I do like a woman with a flat or toned stomach. I could love you to no end and be committed like no other, but I can't get it up for a chubby or fat girl. Sorry. We all have our things. Please be committed to keeping the best body you can and staying in shape. Whether that's healthy(ier) eating, working out, whatever it takes. Just don't let yourself go and be a woman who loves looking good for her man!
  
• You're naturally obedient. Or submissive if you prefer that term. You're a woman who when your man makes a decision, you support and obey it. You treat your man's word as law.
  

Now, a quick note: I like a woman who shares her ideas and opinions and sees if something holds water when I say what I want done. Not in a sarcastic tone or questioning way, but tactfully and politely. If there's something you wrestle with, let me know. Ask if I've considered this or that, or give me a different perspective to consider. Or just as good, offer an alternative. Say I want to obey you and I will, but would be ok if I... (fill in the blank with your alternative idea) to try and get that same result for you?
Something like that. And if you're the quiet type and just want to obey without much input, I can work with that.

• You're a Christian and/or very open to learning and following what God says in the Bible. It'll be our guide, our road map for living our lives.
  
• You are very, very pro-sex. You can be a virgin or very experienced. If the former, you have no hang ups about sex because I won't be in a dead bedroom. Hopefully you have a very high sexual drive. That's relative, as what's "high" to one person may not be to another, but you're committed to meeting your man's needs.
  

Note: Be willing to talk about sex and answer any number of questions. Ask any you have. Sex is essential in a great marriage, and we need to know if we're compatible with our desires and preferences and what we expect or are looking for. If you're less experienced or a virgin, no worries. There are still things to talk about.

• You're looking for a serious and long term relationship. Marriage, eventually. Because I am.
  
• You're on the conservative side politically. Great relationships can be had with each other on opposite sides, but it does make it harder and more work.
  
• You love to please and cater to your man. It makes you feel good to serve and help and find ways to do things that makes your man's life better in every way.
  

This is getting long and you're not reading fast enough.
You should already be thinking of what you're going to say to me and stand out from the other women.
Hints: I love honesty. It's essential to me. I love longer replies (not just the first ones, but any). Not every one has to be some mini-novel but you get what I'm saying. I love details. I mean, I don't need the "I had this sandwich at 12:32 and it didn't sit well with me, and my boss has this habit where he walks the hall and I keep my door partially open so..."
More like you just fill me in who you are, what you believe, what you like or love, what you want in relationships, anything. "I love swimming, I try to go 2-3 times a week and mountain biking is almost my thing. I went on this trail the other day and it was..."
Or "OMG you described me to a T. You mentioned being obedient and loving to serve my man and I'm like, hey, if he only knew! I'm throwing up a hand here and making my way to the front of the line so you notice me because (fill in the blank with things you love to do)
OR the super honest route:
"You know what, there are prettier girls (I'm doing ok in that area, though ;) and I don't have all of what you're looking for but I do have (list the things you have) and most would probably win if you compared us in some of the things you listed, but I can say that no one will outwork me, no other woman will be as committed to you, or do her best to make your life better in whatever way I can, or love you like crazy (we'll get there) or not let myself go and try and look good. Those things I can control. So if you're looking for an "average" girl but who can offer extraordinary in some ways, and treat you like a king, you may want to write me back. We could have the best relationship!"
You get the idea.
I work odd hours sometimes.
So if you write me (and you should), don't disappear if you don't hear from me right away, or even in a few hours. I will find you. I will write and we'll begin our first chapter in what is hopefully, a wonderful romance that fills us with joy, love, happiness and a peace because we've found that right match for us.
Message or chat. Hit that button and tell me about you. Age and location and anything you want to share. Be willing to trade pics very soon.

Welcome to twenty-second weekly discussion of Gintama 2023 Rewatch

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SUMMARY OF WEEK 21:

CHARACTER POPULARITY

PLACE	CHARACTER	VOTES TOTAL
FIRST	Gintoki	107
SECOND	Kagura	105
THIRD	Katsura	60
FOURTH	Okita	50
FIFTH	Hijikata	41
SIXTH	Shinpachi	40
SEVENTH	Otae	39
EIGHTH	Madao	27
NINTH	Kondo	21
TENTH	Kyubei	16
ELEVENTH	Sacchan	16
TWELFTH	Elizabeth	11
THIRTEENTH	Yamazaki	10
FOURTEENTH	Jackie Chan	9
FIFTEENTH	Tama	8
SIXTEENTH	Zenzo	7
SEVENTEETH	Matsudaira	6
EIGHTEENTH	Umibozu	6
NINETEENTH	Sakamoto	6
TWENTY	Tsukuyo	5

• Shinpachi managed to climb from 7th place to 6th place, leaving Otae behind.
• And what about 20th place? The girl you instantly liked made her entrance and managed to secure for herself 20th place, leaving Sadaharu to fell of the poll.
• Characters which didn’t made it to poll like Kamui, Hosen, Seita and Hinowa managed to secure for themselves 2 votes each.

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EPISODE OF WEEK (POLL RESULTS)
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WEEK 1	Episode 8
WEEK 2	Episode 13
WEEK 3	Episode 23
WEEK 4	Episode 25
WEEK 5	Episode 35
WEEK 6	Episode 42
WEEK 7	Episode 50
WEEK 8	Episode 61
WEEK 9	Episode 65
WEEK 10	Episode 72
WEEK 11	Episode 79
WEEK 12	Episode 87
WEEK 13	Episode 89 and 95 (TIED RESULT)
WEEK 14	Episode 99
WEEK 15	Episode 103 and 108 (TIED RESULT)
WEEK 16	Episode 110
WEEK 17	Episode 119
WEEK 18	Episode 124
WEEK 19	Episode 127
WEEK 20	Episode 138
WEEK 21	Episode 142

BEST EPISODES:
WEEK 1-7 - Episode 50
WEEK 8-14 - Episode 79,87 (Tied results)
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BEST COMMENT OF WEEK 21:
This one was a hard to choose. All of you were great with your comments about Yoshiwara in Flames and reading your comments was a pure joy to me. So this time there won’t be just one victor. Nor three or four victors.
NO!
There will be two victors.
First victor is u/TakenRedditName. I liked his analysis which was a good read.

The main message of the arc, being able to stand noble and tall is pure Gintama. Hinowa and Tsukuyo being able to stand tall is what inspires the rest of Yoshiwara. The element also of the shining sun of tomorrow will always come is also one that is true to Gintama and Gintoki as a character. The family aspect is also good. Like how Gintoki points it out, Seita and Hinowa are family despite having no blood connection nor having spent much time together in contrast to Kamui’s lack of love to his own blood family. Hinowa and Seita are just really sweet, I really like this little moment. Seeing Seita carry Hinowa.

Also liked some facts he pointed out:

It is funny in retrospect how this lines up with Kagura’s chunni backstory for her Monkey Hunter character back in that unassuming episode. Like her manly game avatar, when her back is against the wall. Kagura’s dark second personality comes out and she becomes a hard-nosed berserker and her mortal enemy is her older brother.

And most importantly this is another reason he won the comment of the week:

Originally, I was going to write how Hozen’s before-death moment doesn’t quite land despite liking when it happened with Ito, but watching and thinking about it, I’ve come to appreciate it. Now, the flashback is just him abusing a little girl who only shows and wished him kindness, but his talk with Kamui, I think presents something interesting. Hozen is much more morally black than Ito so going a similar route of final moment turnaround isn’t going to work, but Hozen is more like looking back at where he ended up. The thing about being unable to show love, always chasing yet never being able to embrace what he is after since he only knows violence, I think it speaks true to the Yato experience. Hozen has the element of building a big twisted form of a house, a paradise to call his home though one built with force and tyranny which is sorta tied to Umibozu, Kagura and Kamui. Umibozu wanted to have a home and family, but didn’t know how and ended up keeping his distance. Kagura wants to find a place away from the violent nature of the Yato while Kamui has abandoned it all for the sole purpose of living on the violent battlefield.

Now I mentioned that the comment of the week has another victor. And it’s u/KendotsX for pointing an interesting piece about Abuto which slipped past me when I was rewatching Yoshiwara in Flames.

He's far from the limelight of this arc, he's strong and experienced, but not the fearsome King of the Yato. He's brutal, but not the blood thirsty young-un coming here to mess with Hosen. And while he's hot, he's not topping Tsukuyo. Basically Abuto rides in the backseat, but he's the best person you could have in your backseat.
First off, Abuto is voiced by Houchu Ootsuka, his voice is like a melody that makes my head orgasm.
But really it's the performance, the way Abuto carries himself, the laid back, but responsible attitude always looking to clean up after others, the informal and snarky mannerism of speech, but careful wording.
Even his attitude towards his race is a paradox, he wants his race to embrace its bloodthirsty nature, while keeping as many alive as is possible. He's got so much bullshit, he doesn't get to call Kagura out.
Although his joke about the "outdated" nature sets him perfectly between Kamui, who's full on following the Yato blood, and Kagura who's going against it.
Abuto's main role in the arc is obviously fighting Kagura, bringing out the beast in her, and then becoming her punching bag. The fight itself is great, but realistically any strong enough Yato could've been her foe, so what does Abuto bring to the table? He's standing in the middle. Not just between Kagura and her brother, but even between Kagura and and her "dark side", giving her useful insight from his position. Even when she beats the shit out of him, he never goes all bloodthirsty, instead he sees it as a good thing for the Yato that's worth keeping alive, therefore sticking to his ideals. Basically he's a lot closer to Kagura's ideal than she is.
I love Tsukuyo, she's a good kid, a really good kid, and overall a better character, but in this arc, Abuto stands as my favourite! If this guy was in One Piece, he'd be the only one giving Zoro a challenge for best right hand man.

And as a prize for both of you, I prepared a special room for you. So enjoy yourself to your fullest, you have 72 hours to spend together there. Have fun!

WINNERS OF BEST COMMENTS	WEEK	PRIZE
u/sisoko2(2x) u/KendotsX u/TakenRedditName	1-4	NEO ARMSTRONG CYCLE JET ARMSTRONG CANNON
u/sisoko2	5	CURRY FROM CURRY NINJA
u/Shimmering-Sky	6	NAPO
u/KendotsX	7	MOM’S COOKING
u/Shocketheth	8	CAKE
u/sisoko2	9	MATSUTAKE SOUP
u/Vatrix-32	10	FREE SEAT
Everyone	11	GROUP HUG
u/Mecanno-man	12	ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE
u/KendotsX	13	GOLDEN BAKA-OJI
u/Stargate18A	14	A romance story written by me. (Not finished yet)
u/KendotsX	15	TWERKING SESSION
u/homewardbound100	16	FINEST SUSHI
u/sisoko2	17	FILTHY TOKEN
u/TakenRedditName	18	LOVE LETTER
u/Vatrix-32	19	BANANA
u/SpiceGirlsBlankIt	20	YOSHIWARA’S FINEST SAKE
u/TakenRedditName and u/KendotsX	21	ROOM FOR THOSE TWO

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QUESTIONS FOR YOU - WEEK 21:

1. What’s your opinion about Housen being redeemed in the end?

This one was a kind of a test from my side. All of you passed with saying he wasn’t redeemed because the point in his dying scene wasn’t about him but about Hinowa’s character.

1. Tsukuyo made her debut. How you liked her character so far? What’s your predictions about her? Also what do you think about her?

Everyone of you immediately liked her.

1. Also Kagura’s elder brother, Kamui, made his debut. Your thoughts about him and your predictions about him?

You quite liked him and you have a great expectations about his character in future.

1. Abuto. What do you think of him?

The most you liked about him is his voice, and u/KendotsX made interesting analysis about him (I referred that in Best comment of the week section)

1. The tastiest one. Kagura snapping. Your thoughts?

You were terrified, blursed, amazed, scared, sad, you found it raw and you found it to be quite good scene.
AND I LOVED TO READ EVERY COMMENT OF YOURS REACTING ABOUT IT.

1. Are you satisfied how Housen was defeated? I mean having Housen defeated not by Gintoki, but by sunlight.

You liked it by showing that Gintoki isn’t almighty in his verse and sometimes you need others help to win.

1. Also in the end, Yoshiwara has opened. Your predictions how opening of Yoshiwara will impact Kabukicho?

Not a strong answers to this question.

1. Btw. we had whole batch dedicated to single arc for first time. Was it a different experience for you than having mixed batches, or no?

Some of you found harder to write your comment about it, and some of you found easier to write your comment about it, as whole single arc is easier to write about than several mini-arcs mixed with comedy episodes.
Also u/KendotsX died twice as he was writing his comment. But he has spare lives so it’s okay.
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WEEK 22:

Episode/arc covered	Lesson(s) in manga
147	229
148 - Shinsengumi Death Game Arc	233, 234 (2/3)
149 - Shinsengumi Death Game Arc	Rest of 234, 235
150	Anime Original
Shinyaku Benizakura-hen movie	89-97

Best episode of current week - VOTE HERE
Character popularity - VOTE HERE
Best episode of weeks 15-21 - VOTE HERE
EPISODES GOING TO BE COVERED IN WEEK 23 - 151-156
QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
EPISODES 147-150:

1. Jigzaw told Hijikata that he saw Shinsengumi on television and we also saw Shinsengumi on television. So which one of you is Jigzaw?
2. Did you expect the twist at the end of episode 149?
3. Which of the fake ending of Gintama in episode 150 you liked the most?
4. For First Timers How would you imagine Gintama actually ending?

SHINYAKU BENIZAKURA-HEN (BENIZAKURA MOVIE):

1. Did you liked more the anime version of Benizakura or the Remaster movie of Benizakura arc?
2. What’s your opinion on alternative umbrella scene between Otae and Gintoki?
3. What about the cameos of Kamui, Kyubei and Shinsengumi?
4. There was extended scene of Bansai negotiating with Harusame Space Pirates. Did it improve your issues with Bansai appearing only in the end of the Benizakura?
5. The extended final fight scene. Did you like it?
6. Also a new song by DOES dropped. Bakuchi Dancer. Did you like the song?
7. Not a question tbh. Just fill any additional things you want to address with discussing this movie.

QUESTIONS FOR YOU WEEK 23:
I will add them after watching episodes 151-156. STAY TUNED!
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Regarding spoilers:
Rewatchers please dont talk without using spoiler tags [Spoilers] like this about events which still didn't happen in anime, don't name characters that weren't introduced yet, don't post pictures of characters yet to be introduced and try to refrain from using arcs and episodes names yet to be introduced.
DON'T EVEN TRY TO BE VAGUE THINKING YOU ARE SO CLEVER AND NO ONE WILL CONNECT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER LIKE SAYING IT WOULD BE SHAME IF YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE SENT YOU A BOMBASTIC LIST. JUST. USE. SPOILERS TAGS. LIKE THIS [Spoilers] https://i.imgur.com/nojEEcg.png
There will be first watchers discussing it together with us and I believe nobody here wants them to be spoiled.
If you want to talk about something you noticed on your rewatch, which is hinting about future events hid it properly underneath the spoilers like the fact [Spoilers] that the information hidden in this spoiler is totally pointless.
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