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  • Apple's FineWoven case and Apple Watch band lineup may have been cut short

    Graeme000Graeme000
    40domi said:

    Alex_V said:
    As long as there is beef, there is leather. Beef isn’t going anywhere, so better to utilize what would otherwise go to waste. It’s more efficient use of resources, more respectful to the sacrifice of the animal, and results in better quality products. 

    I see that there is an industry-sponsored website that argues your exact point. What a coincidence! The website wants to convince us not to trouble our little heads on the subject leather. Still, leather is not merely a by-product of the beef industry. It is an integral part of the business. A significant proportion of the world’s population is vegetarian. I live in a place that is substantially vegetarian with a significant proportion of veganism (no dairy, no eggs etc.). Every bakery has eggless items on sale here. Vegetarianism and veganism are on the rise in the West, driven by health, environmental, and ethical reasons. On the other hand, meat eating increases as populations get better off, notably in China.
    Veganism is a fad amongst a certain type of the population, it's certainly not a significant portion of the population, no where near it!
    Just to note, Alex_V’s message says they “live in a place that is substantially vegetarian.” They aren’t claiming that the population in general is vegetarian/vegan. It also certainly isn’t a fad considering that a portion of the population has been vegetarian for thousands of years. 
    robin huberAlex_V

  • Apple's FineWoven case and Apple Watch band lineup may have been cut short

    Graeme000Graeme000
    robin huber said:
    I posted this elsewhere but I'll do it again here since it is relevant. 

    I am seem to be one of the few people that got a FineWoven case that isn't a problem. Got it with the phone in September and it seems to be gong strong. 
    Ditto. No problems with mine either. As lovely as leather? No. But we’ve got to reduce the impact bovine agriculture has on the planet in every way possible. Either that, or reduce human population by about half. Good luck with that. Perhaps use human leather? /shudder/
    Yeah mine seems ok too. Agreed that it isn’t as good as the leather case that was on my Xs, but good enough. 
    Alex_VStrangeDays

  • Apple says the iPhone 15 battery is more durable than it originally thought

    Graeme000Graeme000
    AppleInsider said:

    Users of the iPhone 15 can see the cycle count for their device by opening Settings then selecting Battery, followed by Battery Health. 

    I'm not sure why mine would be any different and maybe this is just a mistake, but my 15Pro shows the cycle count under General -> About, and then at the very bottom. It doesn't show the cycle count under Battery or Battery Health. The "cycle count" linked to in the article shows it in the same place as I'm finding it.
    applebynaturejas99watto_cobra

  • GM ditching Apple CarPlay is about money, not safety

    Graeme000Graeme000
    GM also suggested they’ll have voice controls for safety. Meanwhile, studies have shown that voice controls can require enough focus to inhibit driving just as much as being drunk.
    timpetusStrangeDaysrhbellmorzeus423watto_cobra

  • A bride-to-be discovers a reality-bending mistake in Apple's computational photography

    Graeme000Graeme000

    This result can be recreated on any recent iPhone and many kinds of smartphone due to the limitations of computational photography dealing with mirrors. Younger generations have figured this phenomenon out and used it to generate silly images for social media.

    Do you have any examples of younger gratins figuring this out with silly images? I can’t say that I’ve seen this before.
    watto_cobraroundaboutnowAlex1Npscooter63