dysamoria

Absolutely abhorrent. Egregious excess.

I’m glad that we might finally be at the tail end of the generic and lazy flat design fad.

I’m not glad that they’re possibly still going to keep pushing for so much uniformity as to still not have distinctiveness (the inner frame).

 But it’s a step in the right direction.

M68000 said:

When I think about how scam calls are able to come through with fraudulent and incorrect phone numbers showing up - it makes my blood boil.  These people doing this need to be found and put in jail for a long time.  The telecom companies must find a way to put a stop to this either through hardware or software or a combination of both.   Multi billion dollar telecom companies need to do something NOW.  

Absolutely. There’s no excuse for this insanity to just be left alone. It’s just more laissez-faire “let the market decide” BS allowing the communications companies to do virtually NOTHING. Then there’s Ajit Pai... Who has replaced him?

How is it that our lawmakers don’t find this phone situation to be an egregious systemic problem just from their own personal experiences?? Do they not handle their own phones?

This is part of what makes me feel like my society is just plain insane. We seem to have zero governance over this shit.

22july2013 said:

I had to Google why AI might say "[sic]" for this:

"There are a myriad of [sic]

and I found this:

Another hot debate is whether it is correct to say, “Disneyland has myriad delights" or “Disneyland has a myriad of delights." You commonly hear "a myriad of" and just as commonly hear people railing that it should be simply "myriad" because the word is an adjective and essentially equivalent to a number. The argument goes like this: You wouldn't say, "There are a ten thousand of delights," so you shouldn't say, "There are a myriad of delights.”

Believe it or not, most language experts say that either way is fine. “Myriad” was actually used as a noun in English long before it was used as an adjective, and Merriam-Webster says the criticism the word gets as a noun is “recent.” Further, Garner’s Modern English Usage says “a myriad of” is fine even though it’s less efficient than “myriad.” Language is about more than efficiency, after all!  

Today, “myriad” is used as both a noun and an adjective, which means it can be used with an “a” before it (as a noun, “a myriad” just as you would say “a mouse”) or without an “a” before it (as an adjective, “myriad delights” just as you would say “delicious treats”).

Nevertheless, if you choose to say or write "a myriad of," I have to warn you that you'll encounter occasional but vehement resistance. And in fact, the AP Stylebook says not to use it. So if you’re following AP style, it doesn’t matter what Merriam-Webster or Garner says is fine. (The Chicago Manual of Style doesn’t comment on “a myriad of” directly, but in a Q&A refers people to Merriam-Webster.)

I guess AI doesn't approve of certain styles even when those styles are technically correct.

I’ve given up trying to encourage Apple Insider to proofread and use generally-approved English grammar after being smacked down for it. It’s literally in the terms of use here that we don’t critique their typos and whatnot.

Hey, is Apple putting some depth back into their design, or is that App Store icon just a very old version from prior to the horrible flat design fad?