neoncat

rob53 said:

neoncat said:

22july2013 said:

Youtube's ads are getting denser and denser. I remember a few years ago when they added a second ad to most ad breaks, and now they are occasionally forcing people to watch three ads in one ad break. And a huge percentage of those ads are at least 15-seconds (and longer, if you don't press SKIP ADS.) So 15 seconds times three ads is 45 seconds of ads, just to watch the first five minutes of a video. In my opinion they've hit the threshold of commercial TV ads (if you don't press on SKIP ADS.) And since ads are tailored for each user, that makes the business much more profitable than commercial TV. That gives me a few options:

1. Stop watching Youtube
2. Start using DuckDuckGo's browser
3. Start paying for "Youtube Premium" for less ads
4. Write software to click on SKIP ADS (I won't say if I've already done this.)

Not lobbying one way or another, everyone needs to decide what's in their budget and what their priorities are, but I've found YouTube Premium to be my most essential "media" subscription and it would be the last one I would consider dropping. I watch a lot of YouTube, for reference, learning and entertainment, and Premium succeeds in removing every single annoyance or limitation while still allowing you to indirectly support content creators (although, direct support via Patreon, etc. is always better, of course). Plus you get YouTube Music as part of the package, which even if you already have Spotify or Apple Music or whatever is different enough in how it works (particularly in how it can pull from YouTube music content) makes it an interesting value-add. 

I don't want youtube music, just no ads. They used to have a $4/mo no-ad subscription but that went away a few years ago. It's now $12/mo for premium and a ridiculous $65/mo for youtube TV plus more for extra sports and movie channels. Crazy thing is Comcast costs less for more channels.

Totally fair, I agree, there should be another tier in there that just removes ads, or is solely focused on YouTube-centric perks rather than roping in YT-M. 

Madbum said:

spheric said:

Madbum said:

EU=Modern day communists in suits

Anything I don't like = communism. 

It's amazing how McCarthyism can still raise its perverse stink, seven decades and more than two generations later. 

Do you see USA telling BMW to make cars like GM?

Maybe you like communism?

Um. I hate to break this to you, but the US does tell BMW how to make cars. U.S. standards for things like fuel efficiency, engine design, safety (airbags, backup cameras, etc.) are different here than in much of the world. In some ways, the U.S. standards are more strict, in some ways they are more relaxed. But in order for a company like BMW (or Toyota, or for that matter Ford) to sell cars in this country, they are required to conform to those standards. 

In some cases, this causes those standards to percolate around the world and cars become consistent regardless where they are sold. In other situations, standards cause cars to diverge—there are lot more diesel-fueled cars in Europe, for example, due to differing fuel/emission regulations. 

This is true across most industries. 

DAalseth said:

Yes it won’t be as capable as a dedicated tool. Never will be. What’s that old saying, “Better to be a jack of all trades though master of none, than master of only one”. But what it does, it does well enough for most people. 

Yes it will get better over time, later models will add features, and improve those that it has. That’s how Apple does it. However, that’s why I tend to wait a few generations in on any new thing they produce. 

Why do people keep saying that the regular AW gets 18hr of battery life? I have an AW6. Every morning I charge it. When I wake up it always has 35-40 percent of its battery left. I wear it all day, sleep with it, work out with it. My partner has theirs on all day too, including an hour+ in the pool every morning. They have the same experience. In 24 hours we each use around 60% of the charge, and in a pinch can go up to almost a day and a half if we have to. Where does this 18hr figure come from? For the record they use one of the memogi watch faces and I use Infographic with all the complications.

18 hours is Apple's official, stated battery capacity for all Apple Watches starting with the Series 0. As is usually the case with Apple's battery estimates, it's reasonably conservative, although depends on usage, configuration, and a host of options. Someone with a cellular watch who uses that capability will struggle to get 18 hours. Me, with a Series 6 wifi-only, can get about 20-24 hours if I nurse it a bit. After a 16 hour day, I'm consistently at 30 percent or so. It's highly variable. 

Ultimately, I think this is one of the advantages of the bigger battery in the Ultra: More in the tank means more reserve for high-power-draw situations. 

makeits0 said:

“PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.” 

- Palm CEO Ed Colligan, 2006

Do you believe the author’s personal needs/concerns for a product are invalid? Instead of being flippant with that stupid, out of context quote (like the Bill Gates 640k comment, the speaker wasn’t referring to what you think they are), why not share your specific dive-centric experience to help the author understand, work-around, or accept the limitations of the Ultra? 

We’ll wait for your follow up. 

JFC_PA said:

22july2013 said:

There are lots of questions that this service raises. For example, not all satellites are in polar orbits, so there may be a maximum latitude that Apple's service can cover. And there could be some latitudes that get better coverage than others.

You could check GlobalStar for coverage as it’s their satellites being signaled. 

Oh one thing from further above? FCC certified PLBs have no monthly service charge, you simply buy the device and register it with NOAA. It’s a worldwide government safety system, like the Coast Guard. 

https://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/cospas-sarsat-system-overview/

My bad, I know I said earlier that they cost something like $10 a month. I think as I was typing out my message I was confusing a couple different types of satellite communicators I have more experience with. I appreciate the clarification that pure PLBs have different cost structures.