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stevenodb

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Computer and people person. Hates cats as much as they hate humans.

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davechensky, to random

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA - A sprawling epic that takes a great path towards prequel success: creating brand new characters we’ve never met before and making us give a shit about them.

Set your expectations: this isn’t structured at all like FURY ROAD. It’s much more ambitious with a great deal more lore and world building.

Breathtaking action. Anya-Taylor Joy is magnificent. What a theatrical experience!

stevenodb,
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@davechensky @matt the trailer really didn’t do this movie any favors. I was very reluctant to give this a chance. It looked very derivative and without purpose. Good to hear it’s worth it. 😔

matt, to random
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I’ve been baited into writing about touch screen Macs once more https://birchtree.me/blog/ive-been-baited-into-writing-about-touch-screen-macs-once-more/

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@matt using touch to tap big targets or scroll through lists only makes sense on computers with terrible trackpads, where people will often attach a mouse. It’s objectively terrible, but people are messed up.

I can understand the muscle memory, if you’re using a tablet in some docked mode (I don’t suffer from this at all, my laptop screen is a no-touch zone, punishable by death). But I guess my mind is formed differently. I’ve been using computers for a long time, before touch devices.

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@matt you did notice that the apple marketing picture is showing a person using the trackpad, not the screen. It doesn’t conflict with Jobs’ vertical screen hypothesis.

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@matt also, I’m using the Apple Pencil, on my iPad in a cafe, because I just hate touching the screen too much, and some tap targets on iPadOS are arguably too small already.

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@matt Apple only adds things if it changes the product in a delightful way. A touch based macOS computer is never going to be delightful, it’s a compromise to cater to the nerds. It’s never gonna happen. The macOS developer community will never on-mass change their apps to be more touch friendly, it’s just too mature of an ecosystem.

stevenodb,
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@matt And I was implying the exact opposite. Forcing such a sea change to an old and creaky ecosystem will do more harm than good.
You might be right that it might turn away new customers and limit Mac’s potential market.
Apple could just add a touch screen and call it finished. But that’s not today’s Apple MO.

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@matt I will ponder this some more and respond when I’m back home. ☺️

Love your work btw, I’m critical because I care deeply about this matter. 🙌

krzyzanowskim, to random
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my big privacy related question is: why (seriously why) Apple keeps deleted photos on their servers indefinitely? for what really? and how that aligned with the privacy of the iPhone statements

bugs happens. that is not just a bug. that is a bug that surfaces the questionable design decisions.

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/17/ios-17-5-bug-wiped-devices-photos-resurfacing/

stevenodb,
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@krzyzanowskim @tclementdev Nobody’s talking about servers AFAICT, the suggestion seems that files remain on the device and are reappearing after the update.

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@krzyzanowskim @tclementdev strange indeed. https://mastodon.social/@stevenodb/112461844228730396

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