AppleExposed

ArloTimetraveler said:

You know that 80% of all statistics are made up. Really!!

peterhart said:

Apple is certainly providing R-rated content — I can’t even count the number of times Steve Carell, Jennifer Aniston, and even Reese Witherspoon curse in The Morning Show‘s first 3 episodes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Soli said:

I watched the Dickinson pilot last night. I enjoyed it. I've now seen it and See and I'm surprised by both because I thought Apple was going more wholesome with their content. In See we have a queen pray, which in the future is masturbating until climax and in Dickinson we have some language and several scenes with the protagonist smoking tobacco. I don't care about these things being included, but I was taken aback by the complaints by people about how Apple will make everything G-rated.

edred said:

peterhart said:

Apple is certainly providing R-rated content — I can’t even count the number of times Steve Carell, Jennifer Aniston, and even Reese Witherspoon curse in The Morning Show‘s first 3 episodes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

And what about See. The fights are pretty graphic. I don't mind it's just that I was surprised since Apple was supposedly going to produce "family friendly" content. By episode 3 after Jason Momoa started cutting throats I was like: Oook, this is not *that* family friendly.

blah64 said:

not_anton said:

Absolutely godsent to all the cyclists, now we can enjoy music riding along the highway or downtown.

And yet, please don't!

All earbuds are dangerous when driving or cycling.  There is all kinds of research on this, it's undeniable.  The new Pro AirPods are even more troubling in this particular context, as they will isolate the user even more from sounds around them.

This isn't just me talking, 17 US states and 2 Canadian provinces already have laws on the books banning or limiting the use of headphones or earbuds while driving, and 3 states and 2 provinces have similarly explicit laws about use while bicycling.

If you're on a cycling path or other relatively safe environs, have at it - AirPods are awesome.  But if you're "on the highway or downtown" please just don't do this.  

In my city it seems like almost every week I read about another bicyclist that's dead and gone because they were riding in traffic.  I guarantee you that every one of these riders thought they were being safe and careful.  Some of them might have actually been doing a good job at being careful, but they're still dead.  Bicycles and cars are a poor mix, and when they tangle it's always the bicyclist that's going to pay.  Even if you're willing to take those risks, other people pay the price.  Family, friends, the other driver.  A friend of mine was driving (safely, as born out in court) when he was hit by a cyclist, who died.  He suffered serious trauma (nightmares and 'daymares') for years from the accident even though he was virtually unscathed, physically.

If you're going to ride on the streets in traffic, please do everything possible to be safe, and that means leaving the convenience of tunes in your pocket until you're off the road.  It seems like such an easy ask, and yet I can hear all the indignant pushback from cyclists who think they know better. :-(