AI just made dummy display plugs the hot new MacBook dongle

Macworld If you’ve decided to fully immerse yourself in AI development, then you’ve probably noticed how resource-demanding it is. Like, your Mac can never sleep because you need to keep your AI agents running. So, what do you do if you’re using a MacBook and you need to move from one spot to another? You can do what I do and walk around with an open MacBook. (I’m not even doing AI development, I just don’t want to wait the 1.5 seconds it takes to wake a sleeping Mac.) Or you can do what developer Will DePue suggests on X, and you can use a dummy display plug that tricks your MacBook into thinking it’s connected to an external display, thus putting your MacBook in clamshell mode and keeping it running. DePue points out that you can find these plugs for both USB-C and HDMI at online retailers. In addition to NewEgg and Adafruit, you can find a four-pack of UGreen HDMI dummy adapters on Amazon for nine bucks. Tired of holding your laptop half open to keep your ag