OctoMonkey

Hmmmm...  I still see (essentially) zero value in AR.  There will surely be some adopters of this, but unless I see some value I will not be one of them.

I put this one in the same category as A.I., quantum computing, and bitcoin.  There may be a whole lot of buzz, but very little real world value in my mind.  Perhaps at some point, but that point is still a long way off.

iOS_Guy80 said:

OctoMonkey said:

This is another major reason I believe Tim Cook is a poor CEO... he uses the corporate accounts like his own personal piggy bank and doles out (corporate) money at will. If there is a cause he believes in, good for him! but he should only support that cause his own money (he certainly has plenty), not the share holders.

I have attended a couple shareholder meetings and believe me nothing when it comes to donations etc. gets done without passing the Board of Directors approval.

That may be so.  However:
- To my knowledge Cook does not indicate he will seek board approval to donate funds, he simply states Apple will donate $$$$$ to the cause du jour.
- If the board of directors is involved, has the board ever denied his "request"?  If not, are they really taking their oversight responsibilities seriously?
- I don't know how often the Apple board meets, but most boards only have a handful of get-togethers each year...  although they certainly can hold an impromptu video call for something as important as fritting away the corporate nest egg in order to keep their glorious leader happy.

This is another major reason I believe Tim Cook is a poor CEO... he uses the corporate accounts like his own personal piggy bank and doles out (corporate) money at will. If there is a cause he believes in, good for him! but he should only support that cause his own money (he certainly has plenty), not the share holders.

gumashow said:

My kids are 13 and 15. They do not use Facebook. They laugh at it. Even instagram. It’s Snapchat and f’in tik tok, I think. Regardless, Facebook isn’t even slightly relevant for kids. Trust me, I’m a teacher. Childish adults? Yes. Kids, no. 

Just queried my sons (11 & 13) who concur:  Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok are what the kids now use.  Very few use Facebook.

gumashow said:

PS, the phones are DESTROYING my children and home. It has caused a huge war in my home, my wife could care less what my kids are doing w them and I want to throw them in the trash. If I put screen time on, I’m the evil parent. Divorce imminent. My own mental illness is in jeopardy as a by product of this technology. 

My wife & I agree on cell phone use and our kids are strictly limited.  All our cell phones stay in a common area and see very little use in the house.  We still have a land-line phone (converted from POTS to VOIP last year) which is used to make and receive phone calls when we are home.  We are definitely NOT anti-technology, but are wary of the potential for harm from some technologies.

gumashow said:

PSS. And btw, I’m a mac wizard, power user whatever you wanna call it. Screen Time is so freaking complicated and my kids run circles around it. 1000 times better when it was just restrictions. I’m done. Shrink tomorrow, thank God!  

Everything in the Apple-verse is too damned complicated these days.  It is one of the primary reasons I see Tim Cook as a poor CEO.  I have heard all the praise about how he improved the manufacturing processes and he might have made a fine COO, but in my opinion he is not a good CEO.

"Facebook's products harm children" In my opinion, spot on! Of course rather than yet another (10,000 page) law, a much easier solution is for the parents to: 1 - Not allow their children to use social media. 2 - Lead by example and not use social media. Without all the willing participants in the social media fiasco, there would be no social media.