suddenly newton

"Whopping" 

How this is going to play out

2017 Nothing
2018 Nothing
2019 Nothing
2020 Nothing
2021 BAM - iPhone gets industry-first camera module based on QuantumFilm technology
2022 Samsung announces something very simliar

Apple: "We tested it in Silicon Valley California all summer and found it worked great."

nhughes said:

midwestapplefan said:

Oh how nice.  We can post comments here but the one yesterday on the locked phone for the Texas shooter was closed because it was too political.  Porn is more appropriate than politics I guess. 

Commenters have repeatedly shown that they cannot behave or be respectful toward one another or the site when the topic is a hot button political issue. Rather than constantly policing it, we decided to shut down comments on those stories. The comments degrade the quality of the site (we actually got a warning from Google regarding offensive content in the comments), and it is not worth our time. There are plenty of other forums to discuss these matters, including Twitter. It's our house, those are our rules.

As for this story, I think it's pretty clear that anyone who would post "revenge porn" to hurt someone else is a despicable human being. Anyone here who disagrees with that basic assessment can feel free to let me know and get a swift ban.

If Google's algorithm is policing the site, maybe you could hire their algorithms to police the forums. I am kidding: both Google's and Facebook's heavily reliance on algorithms, (which can be easily manipulated) is why they're on Capitol Hill answering questions from angry senators. I don't believe an AI (Artificial Intelligence) is yet capable of nuanced contextual reading of forum comments to where they can discern the writer's probable intent. Dead pan sarcasm, for example.

I know the coders at both Google and Facebook have an unnatural trust in their code, which is why Facebook think's it's completely rational and socially acceptable to ask its members to send nude photos of themselves to Facebook for machine learning. You think Apple would ever do something so tone-deaf and bone-headed?

I also don't think Google should be policing AppleInsider unless they want to sell you their policing services as some kind of API you can use to evaluate posted comments as they are posted (and not after the fact). But, as I said, I don't trust any AI (artificial intelligence) to do this with enough nuance as to be useful. As far as I'm concerned, Google wasn't deputized to be the Internet Police, and their threats should not create a chilling effect on smaller websites, but unfortunately, that appears to be the case here. I am fully aware of sites' need to play nice with Google.

supadav03 said:

rattlhed said:

Wow, this is quite shocking.  I've been using the X since Friday, and the one thing that bothers me the most is the blatant color shift that happens whenever I don't view the phone straight on.  Even if I turn the phone ever so slightly, the display turns a very cool bluish tint.  This is most noticeable when white is the primary color being displayed on the screen, such as a web site.  Pictures and video is less noticeable.  It's a bit annoying and not something I would expect in a $1200 product.  It's the one thing that may lead me to returning the phone at the end of the week and going back to my 7+. 

I will say though, that the screen does far exceed the 7+ when viewing at an angle and looking at brightness. When I compare the two, and hold at an angle, the X's screen is much brighter and is barely a difference than when looking straight on.  On the 7+, the screen gets very dim as the viewing angle increases.  So OLED definitely has that going for it. 

I haven’t received my X yet, 2 more weeks, but I have read several reviews that corroborate your statement. I’ve heard that an angle as small as 15 degrees can start to produce the blue tint on the screen. I’ve never used any product with an OLED screen so i’ll have to wait until the phone is in my hand to make a final judgement but it doesn’t sound great. If this is a common issue with OLED, then why the clamoring from everyone for Apple to make the switch? What are the big benefits over LCD beyond black levels? 

My original series Apple Watch has none of the color shifts being described here, as far as I can tell. Am I missing something?