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iOS development, FPV drones, RC cars

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I wanted to report an issue on Apple Maps to tell it a 2-way street is actually 1-way, but there doesnโ€™t seem to be any way to report this specific type of problem with the data ๐Ÿ˜•

fichek,
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@layoutSubviews Report an Issue > Report Street Issue

paul, to random
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The CPU multi core looks like M2 Pro numbers. What a waste on an iPad.
https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/112407786871416632

fichek,
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@khaost @paul I can't wait to be disappointed at WWDC.

fichek,
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@PKB @john @paul @khaost I agree there are certain use cases itโ€™s better at than Macs. Thing is, all of the hardware revisions havenโ€™t really made any new use cases possible since the original Pro and Pencil, or improved existing ones much beyond being a bit faster than fast enough. It took over a decade to let us use a few more generic USB device types and that, like many other limits (including the awful Files app), is all just software holding this stupidly powerful slab of glass back.

appleinsider, to random
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Transferring files between two Macs can be straightforward and speedy using various methods using a cable. Here are the options that users have.
https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac/tips/how-to-transfer-files-between-two-macs-with-a-cable?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

fichek,
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@appleinsider AirDrop uses wired connection when you connect two Apple devices via USB/TB cable.

christianselig, to random
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tfw your wiper blades start streaking so you look up how often you're supposed to change them on your six year old car and it says every six months to a year

fichek,
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@christianselig I was in a very similar situation recently, once I replaced them it felt like the first time I got my prescription glasses โ€” โ€œomg so this is what it feels like to actually seeโ€.

tubetime, to random
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fun fact! the numbers in coin cell part numbers are dimensions. a CR2025 is 20mm diameter and 2.5mm thick!

fichek,
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@tubetime woah, next thing youโ€™re gonna tell me is that 18650 li-ion cells are exactly 18mm in diameter and 65mm long?! ๐Ÿ˜œ

jamesthomson, to random
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Remember when we all made tiny Mac laptops out of a Dell mini 9?

The back of a Dell mini 9 with an six colour Apple logo added over the Dell logo.
A Dell mini 9 next to a slightly trashed white plastic MacBook.

fichek,
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@jamesthomson 2009, donโ€™t remember what model exactly, but yeah pretty much ๐Ÿ˜…

bondo, to random
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@ivory No biggie; looked like this when bringing the app to the front. Expanded the cell correctly when tapping it (but highlighted the cell โ€œagainโ€, so maybe simply being caused by an out-of-sync selection state.)

fichek,
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@bondo @ivory had the same bug appear once, couldnโ€™t reproduce again so far. But it was also right after bringing the app from bg.

jamesthomson, to random
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Iโ€™ve got a great product idea for Apple. Itโ€™s a market that can bring in recurring revenue through consumables. One that has a variety of existing poor products with bad user interfaces, buggy software, and privacy issues.

Printers.

fichek,
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@jamesthomson I mean, if we canโ€™t ban paper altogether, thatโ€™s certainly second best option ๐Ÿ˜…

timClicks, to random
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Difficult for a job ad to have a red flag in every sentence, but not impossible apparently.

fichek,
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@rachel @timClicks @glynmoody Iโ€™m afraid I can confirm itโ€™s real. Briefly worked for him a couple years ago (via an agency, didnโ€™t know much beforehand), still trying to wrap my head around it ๐Ÿ˜…

jamesthomson, to random
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Today the internet has brought me a thread of people on Twitter complaining about PCalc being featured on the Vision Pro store:

https://twitter.com/_LucasRizzotto/status/1757361280732606603

fichek,
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@jamesthomson I mean, they do have a point about lack of apps. And to an average person that doesnโ€™t know how powerful PCalc is or that you spent over 2 decades perfecting it, bringing it to new platforms and never charging for an upgrade, I imagine it can look crazy when theyโ€™re used to everything being 0-0.99 money units ๐Ÿ˜”

christianselig, to random
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Anyone else finding Bluetooth pretty rough in Sonoma? My AirPods get really crackly (only on my Sonoma Mac) and I end up runnning sudo pkill bluetoothd multiple times daily

fichek,
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@christianselig yup, most of the time my sound is crackling, especially when I have music playing and any other sound comes in. And sometimes all my bt stuff disconnects for a few sec by itself, guess bluetoothd crashes.

agiletortoise, to random
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LEGO is apparently mad at us for spending hours at the store mashing on minifig bags to figure out what they are and get the ones we want, because they put the new series in boxes. ๐Ÿ˜ข

fichek,
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@agiletortoise I've seen some people now bring ear wax cleaning thingies with cameras ๐Ÿ˜…

christianselig, to random
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Fellow foreigners, buy one of these before leaving the US (and then buy a bunch of the cool indie apps on Vision Pro)

fichek,
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@christianselig you can now get these really easily as a non-US citizen from apple.com, just need a fake US billing address (find any restaurant on Apple Maps) and use a CC with no strict address verification (like Revolut).

jamesthomson, to random
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Apple very nicely listed PCalc as one of the โ€œmust haveโ€ Apple Vision Pro compatible iPhone and iPad apps at the end of this video.

However, the iOS version isnโ€™t listed on the Vision Pro App Store any more, because the native visionOS app is now there instead.

I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to Tim Cook for ruining his video.

fichek,
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@jamesthomson I canโ€™t believe Tim Crook lied to us like that. Class-action time! ๐Ÿ˜‚

christianselig, to random
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That's a shame about YouTube on the Vision Pro, the YouTube app on the Meta Quest is actually pretty cool

fichek,
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@christianselig at least hopefully everyone will be using Vinegar or other content blockers in VisionOS Safari.

fichek,
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@christianselig Vinegar lets you get up to 4K on iOS.

fichek,
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@christianselig they simply replace the shitty mobile player with <video> tag which can access any available resolution.

jamesthomson, (edited ) to random
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Will there be more third-party apps on day one of the visionOS App Store than day one of the iOS App Store (about 500)?

My gut says yes, because there are just so many more developers out there now, but I don't know exactly how much money I would be willing to wager on it!

(EDIT: Excluding existing apps running in compatibility mode, obviously)

fichek,
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@jamesthomson back in the day I knew a handful of iPhone OS devs and they worked on ~10 of day one App Store apps. These days I know hundreds of iOS devs and afaik 3 of them (you included) are releasing a native VisionOS app on day one. The excitement I'm seeing for Vision Pro in my circles is even lower than it was for Apple Watch. Any idea how many apps the Watch App Store had on day one?

nicklockwood, to random
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I get so sick of seeing debates about Apple vs EU regulation on here because the arguments on both sides never seem to get beyond the incredibly facile level that makes me think nobody involved has thought about it for more than a nanosecond.

For example:

Facile pro-Apple argument: "Apple doesn't have a monopoly, you are free to choose other app stores"

No, you are free to choose other app store. Singular. Apple and Google have a duopoly, and both stores have near-identical restrictions.

fichek,
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@_inside @nicklockwood not only are scam apps on the app store, they are guaranteed to stay there since IAP gives them one-tap access to uneducated usersโ€™ money. If they move out, people arenโ€™t gonna just give them full CC details.

agiletortoise, to random
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Proposed new Apple Watch configuration option.

fichek,
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@agiletortoise I guess Iโ€™m either wearing it wrong or my wrists need some WD-40 because I only managed to accidentally press my crown a total of one times since 2015 ๐Ÿ˜…

kyleve, to random
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The longer I work, the more I become convinced that the main five superpowers you can have as an engineer are:

a) Empathy for customers โ€“ their experience is all that matters

b) Understanding UX expectations. Eg the iOS HIG, including a11y

c) Forming a mind map of the software you work on, so you can navigate and predict the outcome of changes

d) Where debt is, so you can make improvements and spot risk

e) How to use the above to "get to yes" so you're not blocking, you're enabling

fichek,
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@kyleve Iโ€™ve been looking for an iOS dev job that aligns with those values at least partially for over a year now. I had to take a job in a completely unrelated field to pay the bills. This toot pretty much nails why everything went to crap: https://tech.lgbt/@chrisisgr8/111359545610778911

agiletortoise, to random
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Any armchair lawyers out there want to tackle this one?

A customer in Europe is asking if I can issue them an invoice for an IAP because their tax office is rejecting Apple's invoice as it does not include their VAT number. Apple has said it cannot provide an invoice with VAT.

Superficially, I'd like to be helpful, but also seems technically inaccurate since they are doing business with Apple, not my entity directly, in an App Store transaction.

fichek,
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@agiletortoise thereโ€™s nothing you can do as they bought your app from Apple. And speaking as an EU company owner, you donโ€™t really need VAT on your invoice as long as you can explain it as business expense. It sure makes things easier if you have a proper VAT invoice, but itโ€™s not the end of the world if you donโ€™t.

paul, to random
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Rumor has it the iPhone mini 15 is making a comeback!!!

Itโ€™s my rumors that I just made up, but I think that counts?

fichek,
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@paul thatโ€™s the only way theyโ€™ll ever get money again from most 13 mini owners. (I may have said the same thing about 6S but this time I mean it.)

paul, to random
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Why is Apple financially supporting Twitter for something like this? Just stick it up on YouTube or make it free on the TV+ or iTunes or any of their half dozen other platforms.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/27/silo-first-episode-twitter/

fichek,
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@paul the most ridiculous part is that you can watch the first episode of all the shows for free without subscribing to TV+.

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