matrix077

kkqd1337 said:

I’m not sure there is a martlet for news aggregators. I think people generally like to shop around and pick and choose their sources independently. 

I know I certainly don’t need someone curating my news for me.

Then you don’t understand News. It doesn’t curate news for you. You can choose any specific publications or topics you like and News will give that for you. Heck, you can even have News to be almost 100% Fox News. 

randominternetperson said:

matrix077 said:

GeorgeBMac said:

Texting is not one of Apple Watch's strong suits -- if you can't talk to it (which I assume she couldn't) then you have to draw each letter which is very slow and tedious.  Thankfully she had time to put together a coherent message that got results.

Apple Watch is just amazing.  It promotes your health while protecting your safety in a thousand different ways -- which is the main reason why I got one.   But I also very much enjoy all the other cool things it does as well.

Nothing slow and tedious fast swiping “Call 911” on Apple Watch when you’re in emergency situation. 

I've been wearing my Apple Watch for a couple of year now and I just tested this.  I couldn't even figure out how to initiate a text without a few false starts.  On the other hand the Emergency SOS feature is readily accessible (hold the non-crown button for a few seconds).  I think I'll go with that in an emergency.  

Didn’t know about her situation but on mine, if I tap iMessage app, my wife will be the first on recipient list. Tap that and tap Scribble and you can scribble to your heart content without making a single sound. I often scribble longer sentence than Call 911 without a problem. 

monstrosity said:

tzm41 said:

sflocal said:

I can't think of anything better than its citizens to rise up once and for all and topple that government

"I bet most of the Chinese citizens would beg to differ. Their government isn't as bad as our media depicts it to be, and many are just perfectly fine with it. "
said someone 

good lord. have you asked the Uyghurs how they feel? NO their government is WAY worse than your media depicts. Wakey wakey

He’s right that most Chinese are happy with their government. Why? Because the government has made them richer than ever. Who won’t be happy with that. Even Americans will be very happy in their place. The problem is China isn’t a country built on “human” principle like the United States. China isn’t built on freedom and equality. They’re built on power and greed with totalitarian rule. In short, they are the new Third Reich. Remember, Germans were very happy with Hitler and perfectly fine with him as well. 

steven n. said:

sflocal said:

I can't stand China one bit.  China's policies and attitudes are the worst for global trade and intellectual property.  I can't think of anything better than its citizens to rise up once and for all and topple that government, Hong Kong being a prime example of the distrust its citizens have towards the Chinese government.

That being said, our government should butt out about what Apple should do with its business in China.  We don't like it when China tries to tell us what to do, so neither should we.

These politicians are only making a ruckus to ensure their re-election.  Nothing more.

I agree with you fully on this. The thing most people miss is the protesters achieved their goal of blocking the extradition law and now they risk looking like basic anarchists. This will hurt in future protests since people won’t be able to relate to your grievance; people will simply assume you’re a malcontent. 

I beg to differ. They didn’t achieve their goal at all. The bill was put on hold but can be re-instated anytime. Knowing how sleazy China is, no one in their right mind would trust China to put the bill on hold forever. They did the right thing to demand the bill to be withdrawn completely. 

rare comment said:

navigating slides is ridiculous but, presumably, the buttons can be programmed for more useful things.

most conspicuously, microsoft are bold to price these at $249.  wow.

And haters are crying AirPods are too expensive lol.

I always take my AirPods out by grabbing its stems. This looks kind of awkward to put in and take out. And I suppose in the case you’ll push for them to pop?