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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/

stevenodb,
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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.

stevenodb,
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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.

stevenodb,
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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.

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

Meyerweb, to random
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Just came across my first AI Overview search result. AI-plus work here, good job everybody, no notes, you’re doing great sweeties.

stevenodb,
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@Meyerweb once swallow doesn’t make a summer

grumpygamer, to random
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Good morning...

stevenodb,
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@ctietze @grumpygamer it’s missing an n at the end for that to work out perfectly.

matt, to random
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I’ll just say it, I want an iPad that runs macOS (members post) https://birchtree.me/blog/ill-just-say-it-i-want-an-ipad-that-runs-macos/

stevenodb,
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@matt unfollow.

matt, to random
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These don't really do it justice, but Alan Wake 2 looks astounding. The lighting in particular elevates everything beyond the more traditional “video game look”.

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stevenodb,
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@matt damn, I really need to play this.

stevenodb,
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@matt still waiting until I can buy it anywhere else then the Epic Store.

stevenodb, to random
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@ivory is a new share screen something that you are willing to consider working on? This thing is killing me daily. 😌

stevenodb, to random
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@siracusa You didn’t waffle about a possible 13” iPad for your TV watching? It got considerably lighter and the screen is so much less crammed for video. I’ve been going back and forth for days now. The only thing stopping me is finer table reading of news on the web and the hunungus price increase. @atpfm

matt, to random
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Absolutely unhinged to suggest the public reaction to Apple’s ad had little to do with them apologizing for it, and all to do with…Apple themselves realizing they didn’t like it 🫨

https://x.com/neilcybart/status/1788691093388738571

stevenodb,
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@matt don’t forget that it featured the completed product. Not many people internally would have been in the know about this ad. Once it came out, internal reaction could have played a part as well.

stevenodb, to random
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Priceless. https://xoxo.zone/@mathowie/112412171573722298

stevenodb, to random
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U T F 8
https://mastodon.social/@Cdespinosa/112392565278272007

andrewfeeney, (edited ) to random
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I might be wrong but I can’t recall a single time the word “star” is uttered or a star features in any plot point of Star Wars. The closest I can think of is shots of the twin suns of Tatooine.

Edit: I was wrong. Death Star, and Starkiller Base are two obvious examples.

stevenodb,
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@andrewfeeney and the space shots with a million stars?

stevenodb, to random
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Nintendo, disappointing kids and their parents since they started dabbling in internet connected consoles.

The situation when you have two switches and downloaded games is maddening. 20 min of Googling and setup, followed by slower than slow downloads. 😔

drahardja, to ai
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It’s so sad that I can no longer share my photos online without also involuntarily training future models.

I’ve been playing with to “poison” my images against training, but the tool introduces quite a lot of distortion and artifacts that grate on my nerves. I guess this is the immediate future for us, until someone discovers a way to poison images in a way that is less visible to humans.

Here’s an example. The first image is an original, and the second is one that has been poisoned by Nightshade.

The third is one poisoned to a “low” degree. It’s OKAY—it’s not great, but it’s not as bad. I wonder how effective a “low” setting is versus a “default” setting.

stevenodb,
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@drahardja don’t worry about it, the business models don’t make sense, this’ll all fizzle out once the VP money stops flowing and the lawsuits start happening.

BasicAppleGuy, to random
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My 213-day-old FineWoven Case is holding up pretty well. 📱

stevenodb,
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@BasicAppleGuy been storing it in the box AM I RITE?

stevenodb,
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@BasicAppleGuy given it’s one of the few truly failed Apple products, that would not be a bad idea. 😉

csilverman, to random
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Curious to see how people interpret this pattern. Is the switch on or off?

(I would have done a poll, but apparently you can't have an image and a poll in the same post.)

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