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No way, I loved the smoke/puff and often showed it off as an example of attention to detail and polish.
Re:macOS Sonoma is available today on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:55PM (#37681891)
Wait, using it on a Mac let's it fill passwords from apps like Steam?
Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @04:40PM (#37665536)
I would think it does support it... In my iPad Air (latest model) I somehow ended up stuck with a split keyboard for a bit until I managed to restore it.
I haven't, but I probably should. I just found it straightforward to type bing.com when blocked by Google and it was the first thing that came to mind.

And after seeing I wasn't blocked it has become my go-to in the last few weeks; I've ended up using it about 10 times in the last month.

I wouldn't even change my search engine back. Google often sends me captchas while using a VPN, and sometimes somehow I end up stuck doing the captcha for 1+ min. So I've been using Bing for the last few weeks when that happens, and I haven't found the results worse than Google's.
Re:Show HN: Sheet Music Management App on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:28AM (#37607864)
I recently moved from Piascore to ForScore. I still haven't got used to the gestures, annotations, settings and setlists, and I haven't found a way to set the UI to have the note names (Do, Re, Mi...), but otherwise I like it so far.

You are right on the horsepower, might also be worth getting a refurbished one instead. But I've ended up using my iPad for way more than just reading music so I'd get the new one if I was shopping atm.

Re:iPager – Help Apple GetTheMessage on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:18AM (#37607808)
I thought you were coming off too hard on the video creator until I realized it was the official Android channel.
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month on Friday September 22, 2023 @12:12AM (#37607772)
Might these stats be biased by the demographics that use Kagi? I don't use Pinterest, and never really encounter it on a daily basis, but some of my friends really like the site. Tbf, they might use stackoverflow more, but seeing Hacker News on the top 5 doesn't seem to reflect the average web user's usage...
Re:Show HN: Sheet Music Management App on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @06:19PM (#37590920)
Get the big iPad Pro. I got the iPad Air (10.86") for reading sheet music (piano and singing) and I love it, but after using it for a while I wish I had purchased the 12.9" Pro. Some people in my conservatory have it and it works great for them.

I'll probably end up upgrading soon just so reading sheet music is more comfortable. And it is much cheaper than $2000 (It reaches almost $2k with the 1TB + Apple Pencil, but starts at like $1.1k). No dual displays though.

I'm not sure if it qualifies as lightweight, but if you are referring to actual weight, it seems to weigh around half as the Yoga Book 9i and a bit more than double the Gvido sheet music reader...

The Air weighs 1 lb and it feels fine when holding it up during a performance, the 13" Pro weighs 1.5 lb.

Re:Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @03:27PM (#37500629)
I don't think Proton is _based_ on Vulkan. From a quick search: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/sgn36x/how_...
Re:Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @03:22PM (#37500574)
Have you played all these games? Which ones would you recommend if I were to only buy 1 or 2?
Re:Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:22PM (#37489390)
For me mods and multiplayer are worth more than 10%. That said, I also play multiplayer games on the AppStore, although the Game Center friends functionality isn’t as good as Steam’s.
I've had a MacBook Pro USB-C cable, it lasted around 2 years. An iPad USB-C cable, lasted for less than a year.

I don't even move them around much, but now I'm forced to use my Switch's USB-C cable to charge both. At least there are a lot of USB-C cables now that many things use them. Hopefully I don't end up using my headphone USB-C cable to charge everything.

Anecdotal, but I've had to resort to charge my MacBook Pro and my iPad with my Switch's USB-C cable because the other 2 broke/stopped working.
Wait, how should I use this info if I’m in my mid 20s and wanted to have LASIK? Well, I suppose I should discuss it with my optician.
this reminds me of this rhythm generator I’ve been using for similar (albeit perhaps more limited) purposes: https://myweb.fsu.edu/nrogers/Rhythm_Generator/Rhythm_Genera...
I have 14 terminal and 25 browser windows open (>5000 tabs among all of them — a slightly embarrassing number). :D

Edit: only 1 13' monitor too

Tehran was great, I guess I should give the other series you mention a watch.
Re:Mechanical Apple Watch from Real E-Waste Apple Watch on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:27AM (#36253139)
Could you perhaps explain this paragraph?

> Alert readers will notice that Moser managed, in one paragraph, to dismiss the efforts of all three major luxury watch groups – Richemont, Swatch, and LVMH – as somewhat lacking in intestinal fortitude

Re:Notes on Vision Pro on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @03:53AM (#36224116)
I’m sure the info. is in one of the WWDC videos, but I imagine the hover effect could be activated by the OS without notifying the webpage.
Re:Swift Macros on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @01:46PM (#36216487)
First seen on the Platforms State of the Union at min 4:30 — https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/102/
Re:Apple Introduces M2 Ultra on Monday June 05, 2023 @03:18PM (#36201970)
A bit unrelated, but it is "per se".
Re:Apple Reveals 'Vision Pro' Headset on Monday June 05, 2023 @03:01PM (#36201498)
It was presented as an AR headset.

edit: when Tim Cook presented it first at WWDC

Re:Apple Reveals 'Vision Pro' Headset on Monday June 05, 2023 @03:01PM (#36201481)
I've liked the presentation more than I expected; not that I'm 100% sold, but previously I hadn't even considered getting one at all.
Sounds like a Romance language.
Re:You can now share your ChatGPT conversations publicly on Saturday May 27, 2023 @01:58AM (#36092415)
Wasn't peyton bothered by the disclosure messages at the end rather than at the language model?
Re:Hoarding on Sunday May 21, 2023 @08:48PM (#36026149)
This is the reason why I could consider myself a hoarder, but

> Hoarding is absolutely not laziness. A lazy person does not resist someone cleaning up for them!

tells me that I might just be lazy.

And digital hoarding is not too bad since I almost never see my bookmarks, it doesn't affect me much.

Re:Apple bans ChatGPT use by employees, report says on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:37PM (#36007140)
Wow the Sun gives so much energy!
Re:Apple Brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad on Saturday May 13, 2023 @04:47AM (#35926724)
> I’ve never actually heard anyone, in real life; or offline, recommend, suggest; or even say one single positive thing about AirDrop essentially since its release.

I've seen lots of people, many non-technical, suggest, recommend, request and use AirDrop.

Anecdotally, I've only had issues when trying to transfer large videos and annotated PDFs (music sheets and from within a specific music app).

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