avon b7

This is a great reminder of how old I am!

So many long forgotten names in here. Chooser! Wow! 

I used to tinker with ResEdit and run through the tips and tricks in Ted Landau's magnificent 'Sad Macs, Bombs and Other Disasters books'.

I still have it and cherish it. It's untouchable. My wife always puts it on the throw out list but that book will probably be with me to the end. 

As of 2022, Ted was still going strong but of course, retired. 

As for HFS/HFS+, I really hope they keep support for it long into the future. I have a huge amount of my life stashed away on old disks and I'm sure some those files slipped the net as I migrated to other formats and the cloud. 

I agree with this take on the current state of play.

Big Tech has too much power and influence and has everincreasingly walked the fine line of abuse of power/influence. 

Big Pharma too. And lobbying is also basically out of control.

I also feel uneasy seeing the influence of some tech billionaires shaping things at government level. 

linkman said:

avon b7 said:
And if you ever get the chance to experience some of the Chinese systems for example, you might even decide CarPlay (in whatever form) isn't the best option. 

I would guess Tesla is in a similar situation to the Chinese with its onboard solutions but Tesla doesn't have its own phones. I don't know much about Tesla's software interfaces so that's guesswork on my part. At least Tesla isn't providing its solutions to third parties AFAIK. That could be a slight advantage for Apple in the US at least. 

After using many different car makes and stereo head units I've decided that CarPlay is currently the best interface/system of its type. Each carmaker's version has some integration features that Apple can't directly provide (such as displaying which seat belt isn't secured), but as for displaying and controlling phone/music/navigation/notifications Apple's is #1.

Tesla's interface is good but to take full advantage of it you'll need to subscribe to their cellular connectivity -- which adds to the cost because I can't use Spotify (example) over cellular carrying my car in my pocket where I can obtain Spotify on my phone both in my pocket and in my car. Without paying for Tesla's subscription I'm stuck using my phone solely in the car using Bluetooth, and that degrades the user experience.

From what I've seen of CarPlay (in person) and controlling phone/music/navigation/notifications, nothing seems to stand out and the whole point of CarPlay Ultra is to move into a deeper state of integration than the current CarPlay. I can understand why they want that. 

However, it is very unlikely to match what can be achieved by actually designing and manufacturing the entire software stack for a smart cockpit that is running on hardware designed by the same company even if that company doesn't actually make the car. 

Here is an example of just one of many Chinese models running HarmonyOS. This has been shipping on cars (with far deeper integration than regular CarPlay for years now). Not even CarPlay Ultra will be able to reach as deep into the car because Apple isn't designing the core components. 

It's a no-voice-over walkaround and the 'system overview' (simple, but it gives a glimpse of the design) begins around the 7:20 mark.

I'd call it slick, futuristic and minalist but of course there is no accounting for taste. 

9secondkox2 said:

I think that’s only part of the story. 

Jinping didn’t want to negotiate himself so he sent “his people” to do so. Trump did the same. 

I think when key leaders want to negotiate, trump will do so. But he’s got really strong competent folks doing that, so he doesn’t need to overextend himself doing every little thing. He’s the president. He has a team. He’s empowering his team to do what they’re supposed to do - as leadership classes teach leaders to do. The guy does everything. It’s about time he lets the other guys rise up. When you have a talented team, you can trust them to do important stuff. 

It's impossible to negotiate in the name of Trump if those tasked with doing the job are not aware of his constant swings from yes to know and back again.

Look no further than Steven Horsford grilling Jamieson Greer on the House floor over the tariff pause. Jamieson probably found out about that during the grilling!

How is it possible that a trade representative was so out of touch with what was going on? 

tht said:

Sounds crazy to use a new battery chemistry on a thin iPhone, and one with a silicon anode to boot. 

Thought one of the issues with silicon anodes was they expand more, and battery casings need to account for this. A thin battery with silicon anodes sounds challenging here?

I think things have become clearer now that we are on third or fourth generation silicon carbon batteries in smartphones and there have been no major issues. Over ten Android manufacturers are currently using them today. 

Huawei developed a silicon carbon design back in 2018 and filed patents for it in June 2019.

https://www.grepow.com/industry-news/Silicon-Carbon-Composite-Material.html

Manufacturing is typically outsourced to TDK. 

"Huawei high silicon anode battery