designguybrown

I always figured that any kind of robotics with Apple going forward would necessarily be an extension of HomeKit (or whatever it's called now) by creating more tactile and/or interactive mechanisms that depend on being mounted, stored, travelling through, or otherwise being within the physical realm of your household. This may be some kind of system of arms, mini-drones,  and screens that can mount, re-locate, and re-orient it-/ themselves- to undertake a lot physical tasks - like a physically-distributed butler - above and beyond Tesla's and roomba's offerings, even that of many hospitals or assisted-living environments - likely meaning adjustment or re-design (or new option) of interior spaces/ walls/ ceilings. AppleHouse sorta like an Aardman set. sorta like the Brazil protagonist's living abode, but Apple.

Hard call.
I use ad-blockers on all my browsers for desktop web-use - it's the only sane experience I can handle when on for more than 30 minutes - my iOS experience is a comparable nightmare.
But, I certainly know a lot of small-scale art, comic, creative, and specialty site owners that very-much depend on their 'garbage ad' revenue to support a page that allows them to communicate unique and quality content - and they all work full-time at real jobs - so you know they're not just influencer/off-grid/ unemployables - apparently, semi-popular sites cost money -and- contribute real-world one-of-a-kind variety I don't want to lose. There must be some ad-revenue 'thoughtful' model that, maybe, allows 'deep content' (not front page) to be only accessed by selecting a few user-selected companies to display non-distracting ads that more likely are somewhat applicable to user. Combine that with good deals by sites getting together to negotiate better revenue deals. At the end of the day, the garbage ad brokers such as Outbrain really are just hackers, eye-ball pirates, and trash-content promoters rather than legitimate non-profits (maybe) that are trying to bridge the gap with quality companies using one of the few remaining venues for promotions. I was always surprised that no one has really pushed 'pay for article' fees - pay 10c to 25c for access to an article based on a no-ads wallet you top-up every month - I would be willing to pay $10 per month to throw such change at various sites for good quality articles without ads - which would b different than a subscription since sites rarely have consistently good content. Meh my 2c.

Unions are just refuges for the lazy, broken, and anarchistic. There is no need/want of them in a modern civilization with safety and health standards cheap and in place.  In a rich country, you truly can be and do anything though the route may be difficult, unpalatable, and even self-destructive - but the point is that the choice is there and its not difficult to be in the economic top 25% (or work less than 30 hours a week, if desired) on very obvious, non-exclusive, fair, and reasonable paths of focus, money (reasonable) and effort. People now have incredible powers of flexibility to quit, move, network, re-locate, know much in advance about a proposed work company, and develop their own skill set within a wide range of very different economic/ life cost regions. The reality is that out-dated fluff concepts such as full defined-benefit pensions, guaranteed work, arbitrary minimum wages, collective bargaining, work-life balance, rent-control, etc., just lead to a cost of living decline and opportunity reduction in a wider region for everyone. Hyper inflation, lack of product and job choice, poor productivity, and a climate of conflict and retribution naturally emerge and spread in such places - witness Detroit, France, the grocery sector, etc., and related garbage systems.  I get it - a lot of people have screwed up their lives and need to be sheltered as they weather family crises (likely chronic) and poor lifestyle decisions - but rip that band aid off and take control of your own life. A work environment of transparency, opportunity, and incentive will always be more satisfying in the long term to the dedicated than mob rule and chaos. 

One AppleID to Rule Them All.
I have always wanted to get more out of AppleID.
Since I have a vast selection of devices, some over 10 years old, and my gorgeous unreplaceable iPad1 (with limited uses), I have always worried about falling under Apple's evil spell of forced/early obsolescence, savage and apparently arbitrary update changes, and unwanted app changes which may undermine and destroy my collections - looking at you iPhoto and Podcast and Adobe Suite. Along with having a few AppleIDs and limited functionality between devices, I have always wanted to clean-up the whole eco-system and it seems that 'aggregating' to a single all-knowing, all-seeing AppleID was a major step. A good All Things AppleID might be a good primer, including said article with a relevant email address. Ho-hum.

Addiction typically occurs and continues to take hold because the rest of the affected person suffers from a lack of balance in the rest of their lives:
- happy significant other relationship-if only platonic
- several close friends and acquaintances that know about your life on a weekly basis
- few to no significant health problems; go to the gym, drink less, eat vegetables/ fruit/ pro-biotoics
- happy family and work peer relationships
- financial life in order - living within your means, not above your station, and with future savings in mind
- wide range of varied interests, inside and outside
- life goals not based on comparing yourself to others
2 or more of these not met or not possible - fix first
Easy. peasy. Addictions can't fit into a balanced life.
You can do it all - including maximize the fun and utility in screen time.