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  • Meta cancels its headset rival to Apple Vision Pro

    lotones said:
    When that comes down everybody will want one. 
    I've been reading some form of this statement for 20 years now.

    I really don't think people want to strap something to their face until it's the same form factor as a pair of glasses.
    williamlondon
  • How to quickly share & manage file paths in macOS Finder

    I can't believe I'm saying this, but Windows handily beats macOS in this regard. You click on the folder name and the path appears in an editable field and already selected so you can copy it immediately, or type in a new path to move to a different folder.

    I'd be happy if they had a right-click-on-name in macOS that let you Copy.
    williamlondon
  • M3 Ultra Mac Studio rumored to debut in mid-2024 -- without a Mac Pro

    hypoluxa said:
    I can't see them (yet) removing the MacPro from their roster. The PCI expansion slots are a niche market for some Pro users who use them, they still have a customer market for it albeit a shrinking one.
    Could this not be addressed with a working external PCI expansion system?
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  • Reddit plans accessibility changes to iOS app as community fury continues

    The iOS app is terrible in many ways.

    For instance, try selecting text in a message. Oh, that collapses the thread so you can no longer read the message you were trying to quote? Yeah, that's what I wanted...

    What's even more bizarre is that the posts that it choses to present to be are completely different than what you get in Safari on the same machine - yes, logged in as the same account. So you see something in the app and want to reply, but can't do so in the app for reason above, so you fire up Safari and can't find the post in question.

    It's just terrible from end to end.
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  • Level Lock+ HomeKit smart lock can be picked open in seconds

    Once again, with feeling:

    The idea of the Level is that you replace the cylinder with the one you already have in your door. That means you can keep using your keys, which you probably have all over the place. This is the entire design concept and it is why it is laid out like it is. There are hundreds of YouTube videos showing you how to do it.

    So the Level is exactly as pickable as your current cylinder because it uses your current cylinder. It's like the same cylinder though, as it's a completely standard 5-pin model that you can even re-key to use your existing keys.

    There are LOTS of reasons not to buy this lock, but pickability is not one of them because almost every lock out there is easily pickable. Better reasons include:

    1) If you touch it with any body part, even just brushing it, it will lock/unlock. It's so annoying almost everyone turns it off

    2) the auto-lock will re-lock the door even if its open, which means you you go to close it, BANG

    3) the auto-lock will re-lock even if you deliberately unlocked it. there's no way to leave your door unlocked if you're expecting someone. If you don't have a storm door you can keep closed... well, tough.
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