StrangeDays

fastasleep said:

dewme said:

I'd like to see Apple acquire Pandora because I've always enjoyed Pandora's discovery/music-genealogy based model. As much as I hate to say it, Siri on HomePod is rather pathetic. Rather than trying to make Siri on HomePod functionally equivalent to Alexa on Echo, Apple should create a Siri-like persona for HomePod (with a new name) that is a music savant powered by the discovery logic that Pandora possesses. I'd like to be able to say "Hey Tunes, I really liked that last track, can you find me more music like that."

These features already exist:

In Music:

Via Siri:

Both from Apple’s documentation. But sure, they need to buy Pandora. 🙄

I actually also prefer Pandora's categorization. Siri's seems to be based off the band/track name, rather than its music/sound attributes. I've gotten recommendations for death metal songs that have in their titles names of the actual genres I like. No joke! For example, I like "trance" music, and I got some Swedish metal w/ "Trance" in its title, but is absolutely not anything I like. Other stuff like this -- an electronic artist I like doing something acoustic w/ a vocalist...I hate the song, but I fear if I Dislike it, it will count against the artist (who I do like) in future recommendations.

Pandora doesn't have these problems because it's based on the music/sound attributes in each individual song. 

lol. This jabroni can't afford the deal and that's a fact. He's only hope is partnering w/ Saudi oil wealth, which is opposite of what he espouses w/ his electric vehicle business and lofty marketing messaging about "elevating the human race". Yeah no, he's 100% OK partnering w/ the same old same old. Oligarchs stick together.

Beats said:

I wish Tim would be less of a beta feminist

Holy incel nonsense. That is such an idiotic thing to say. Chin up, lad, one day a girl will talk to you. 

Gruber has already said it’s only OK to his eyes.

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/04/26/studio-display-camera-firmware-beta

ravnorodom said:

I don't even know what I can use Apple Cash Card for beside Apple Store. It's an odd card that positioned oddly. I assume it acts like a gift that that you can refill. 

You can use it just about anywhere that has an NFC reader. Many retailers also let you use multiple cards, so you can use up your Apple Cash balance then use another for the remainder.