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Re:Are Cooking Videos Making Us Better Cooks? on Monday September 04, 2023 @07:45AM (#37379556)
Is there any cooking content that takes into account cleaning up after? In my limited viewing experience the focus often seems to be prep and the cooking, ignoring the reality of the inevitable clean up.

Is there anyone focusing on recipes and how to cook that minimises / reuses cookware and through to a reset clean kitchen? When I cook I enjoy getting into a flow where I’m ordering the prep or modifying the recipe so I’m able to reduce dirtying extra dishes and aim to have minimal clean up afterwards. Ideally the clean up of the cooking is essentially done by the time food is being served.

I’m half serious and half amused at the idea of a cooking competition style show where participants must plate up, serve and then scrub.

I wonder if this type of research itself might at some point influence an animal’s language.

In this study, if the researchers were to consistently play a particular call when a school of fish were nearby I wonder if younger whales might learn the human produced call to mean a school of fish. Is it possible this research could instead lead to us presenting a species with our interpretation of their language which we would then have a much clearer understanding of?

Rather that just us understanding them, I wonder how this might help them understand us.

I can’t help but wonder if this is a larger existential debate for Apple than gaming.

Maybe they perceive this as a first step on a path of streaming apps in general? As internet connectivity continues to improve, what’s to stop all apps from simply being streamed? If they allow interactive remote gaming, why not allow us to stream text processors, photo editing apps, etc? How would they make any money off the App Store in a future where all apps are streamed bypassing their system all together?

I’m not advocating for this, just bouncing the ball in an attempt to understand their perspective. Where do you draw the line?

Re:Tired of note-taking apps on Monday July 20, 2020 @05:07AM (#23896083)
1. I really hope we see a future feature that addresses this.

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4. In the latest MacOS/iOS betas this has been updated to a solid background!

https://www.macstories.net/stories/everything-changing-in-ap...

Re:The humble receipt gets a redesign on Monday May 13, 2019 @04:56PM (#19903880)
Good on Susie! There's something really cool and fun about integrating data visualisation into an old school receipt.

My question is, what prevents itemisation in bank statements directly?

I have always wanted for my itemised purchases to show up directly in my bank account (instead of just the total). From there, I could see how much I am spending by either automatically generated or manually defined categories. One step further would allow me to budget my money not into separate accounts but by category (think sub-folders within your accounts). You can define the limits of a category and transactions are declined when you've hit your budget and attempt a purchase of that category / product type.

Is there any argument to be made for the bank not having access to the individual purchases (e.g. privacy concerns, too much data)?

Are account holders with a grasp and control of their money and spending not more beneficial to a bank / businesses (not an expert, so forgive me if this is a bit naive)?

I think some third party apps attempt to solve this, but as far as I'm aware they are more of a view of your accounts and not able to control transactions / spending limits. Personally I'd also rather not give my buying information to another entity.

Reminds me of what I consider one of the most beautiful scenes in film from Federico Fellini's Roma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjtst-Vr87A