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by jrm4 993 days ago
Love this sort of hackery, but also -- it just kind of shows how very goofy all the limitations we have on this are.

If you go with the idea that a computer should be a general purpose machine -- we have so many things that aren't computers.

"Wireless external monitor" should be a trivially easy built-in to all operating systems, and that it isn't is kind of ridiculous.

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RIP to FireWire target disk mode for Apple laptops and target display mode for iMacs.

The new docs promote AirPlay screen mirroring and networked shares over usb-c but it’s nowhere near the same. :/

You can still do target disk mode over usb-c. I used it when I switched from Intel to M1.
I was thinking exactly the same when reading this, but wireless programmable led display keyboard buttons. I think these should exist, but don't know of any easy implementations.
My phone can easily mirror the screen to my TV but my PC can't, not with the built-in software, not with 3rd party apps. It's all so tiresome.