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  • Apple rolls out improved Apple Maps for Australia

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    entropys said:
    The lockdowns did reduce deaths to way below deaths from the flu in a normal season.
    It isn’t as simple as that though as life must go on. 
    How many small business owners have lost their life savings, how many people with mental health or worse, suicides have been exacerbated by this approach? Do these deaths that have actually happened outnumber those extra that might have died from Covid with a more open approach? (snip)
    No doubt, public servants and those that work for large corporations have had a very good Covid as a result of these lockdowns, but that is not the case for everyone.
    best to consider the costs as well as the benefits of any approach.

    Given the nature of the disease. What was the alternative? In the early days, in the US, conservative commentators told the old and vulnerable to take a bullet for the economy. They ended up with the worst of all possible scenarios. Taiwan, New Zealand, and a few others had extraordinary success dealing with the pandemic. China too. Because they placed their citizens’ health above everything.
    watto_cobra

  • Facebook to reportedly rebrand with focus on the metaverse

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    Japhey said:
    The future will be dystopian, indeed, if Facebook becomes the gatekeeper to the metaverse. Meanwhile, Apple is dicking around trying to figure out what materials to make it’s HMD out of. First mover advantage will be important here. People are ready for this, and it will be expensive enough that many won’t be able to simply swap platforms whenever they want. Apple perfected the sticky ecosystem blueprint, and if it doesn’t get off it’s ass, it’s going to get beaten at its own game. 
    2¢

    And I will be compelled to buy a Facebook laptop, because… ?
    FileMakerFellerrezwitsspock1234mike1ronnDogpersonkingofsomewherehotwatto_cobra

  • Apple brings back standard Safari tab design in macOS release candidate

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    command_f said:
    Alex_V said:
    Love the extra screen space with the new tab bar, but learning new things can be difficult. ;-)

    Agreed. I was happily able to “revert” to the new design after the latest update. I always thought that there was wasted space and duplication in the existing Safari toolbar and tabs layout: address bar at top and tabs below. Apple’s software is exemplary at utilising the screen real estate to the maximum, which is very welcome for using laptops.
    The problem I have with these 'compact' layouts is that they leave very little handle space on the window. That makes it hard to move windows around without first thinking about where you can safely place the pointer.

    On the new Safari it isn’t an insurmountable problem. I like the new design, but I acknowledge that we must get accustomed to the changes, as always. Freeing up screen real estate is a worthwhile goal.  It's been a conscious effort by Apple: tool bars, menus, and so forth. Apple’s software is far better in this respect than the awful Chrome, the stupid ribbon Microsoft’s Office products that takes up half a screen, etc.
    williamlondon

  • Apple brings back standard Safari tab design in macOS release candidate

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    williamlondon said:
    Love the extra screen space with the new tab bar, but learning new things can be difficult. ;-)

    Agreed. I was happily able to “revert” to the new design after the latest update. I always thought that there was wasted space and duplication in the existing Safari toolbar and tabs layout: address bar at top and tabs below. Apple’s software is exemplary at utilising the screen real estate to the maximum, which is very welcome for using laptops.
    williamlondon

  • Compared: 2021 New 16-inch MacBook Pro vs. 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro

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    MrBunside said:
    Second question - how to clean the inside of a filthy Magsafe2 port. Good lord…
    Use a stiff brush, like a toothbrush.
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