coolfactor

Beats said:

Please get rid of the current smart connector. It's so ugly.

I wouldn't say ugly, but I don't see it being a sustainable connector because it needs to be in the same relative position on every device. 

ihatescreennames said:

Maybe I’m missing something here. I just used Siri to lower the volume to 0%, Siri replied, “Media volume set to 0%” at a volume I could hear. Then I asked Siri to read my most recent message and it was read back at a volume I could hear, even though volume is set to 0% (and, no, it was not a message with a two-factor code in it, ha ha, that just makes this more “scary”). 

Assuming my phone was on a table, what good photos could this method take? It’s either gonna be the ceiling or the table. And then what? The photo is saved to my camera roll, I guess. 

Still, I find this kind of research kinda neat but ultimately kinda useless (at this stage anyway). 

Yes, a video demonstration is needed to back this up. I had the same experience. The audio of Siri's responses don't change when you ask her to change the volume to 0. Only media playback volume is adjusted. Even asking her to turn on Do Not Disturb mode gives audible feedback that it was done.

While maybe not entirely realistic, all research teaches us things we didn't know before, so it's all beneficial.

Surprised by this, but it's a good thing. LetsEncrypt is definitely transforming the industry.

I still need to reboot my web servers once every 3 months so the new certificate is picked up on. Not sure why I haven't managed to properly automate the renewal, but I'll figure it out one day.  

I always thought these stands were silly. 

1. Buy laptop with a built-in keyboard.
2. Place laptop on non-ergonomic stand.
3. Attach external keyboard so you can type.

So we complain about the price of laptops and then we buy a separate keyboard. Genius!

Now, I do realize these might be good for standing desks. But for true ergonomics, Apple needs to stop making these straight keyboards. Blows my mind that these are still the standard when we all know that they are not good for our wrists!

Come on AppleInsider.... "SIM" is an acronym... so should be written uppercase.... Subscriber Identification Module. I don't know why stuff like this bothers me. There seems to be a constant degradation of quality editing in today's "quick publish" world. It's mildly annoying.

... and this only applies to the US, correct? That should be made clear at the top of the article. The US is not the whole world.