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scout6900 said:

Nice article.   People absolutely love to complain about stupid things.   See the uproar over Minnie Mouse in a pantsuit.   Thanks for the information! 

Good point. Let’s have a pregnant Minnie the mouse as well and celebrate technocracy over humanity - and who is concerned, worried or displeased simply can choose not to use, or view it.

Edit: In order to clarify: I am not taking a political view here (which to me personally would be like a scientific discussion about an obvious absurdity - and hence simply waste; just like user manuals for toothpicks, if you get the reference). I am trying to point out that technology should serve us, be there to solve issues for us, not the other way round; a pregnant man emoji in this respect is the same as the current USB-C mess, HDMI-mess, or any other technology push totally deprived of any consumer centricity. It is like the original Leser printer that would have been released without a use case, jut because we could at the time, or just because we have a “logical system”.

Hm… Universal control Deos not work on my combo iMac 5K 2017 w/ 12.3beta and iPadPro 4th Gen w /15.4beta.

Yes, same AppleID, 2-factor, WIfI, Bluetooth, Handoff, all on and working; disabled and Rena led UC on both devices, restarted both - nada.

Edit: it seems “Remote Management” under Sharing was for some reason disabled in settings. I turned it on and: once more, a truly “just works” Apple experience. Magic.

Refusing to recall when you have a serious safety issue even after a child died certainly does not help: 

Peloton CEO John Foley was forced to admit the company was wrong to fight the recall request. "We feel like we have some work to do to get back on the right side of the line with trust and safety," he said Thursday, the day after agreeing to the "voluntary" recall.

CPSC: “ Peloton Recalls Tread+ Treadmills After One Child Died and More than 70 Incidents Reported”

I don’t remember the last time I read an article about regulators that made me trink “wow, great stuff for consumers.”

The only mensurable effects these products have are negative for society and individuals. Making money from this must feel great deep inside.