Matthew Haughey

the funniest thing about Apple is the last version of MacOS features "video reactions" where if your camera sees you do a thumbs up or heart symbol with your hands, stuff happens behind you like fireworks in ANY video app you are using BY DEFAULT.

A friend was in an online therapy session, describing his trauma so the therapist asked if he was alright and he did a thumbs up and then HUGE FIREWORKS BEHIND HIS HEAD.

It's so bad that online therapy sessions now start with a warning dialog!

Oct 13, 2023 at 8:04pmWeb
Show threadBrian MoonOct 13, 2023

@mathowie OMG

Hopefully those can be turned off?!

Show threadMatthew HaugheyOct 13, 2023
@lunarobverse they can, but on by default!
Show threadMatunosOct 13, 2023
@mathowie @lunarobverse they should turn off automatically if you flip the bird at the camera
Show threadSusan A. KitchensOct 13, 2023
@mathowie two cheers for "'first do no harm' design" principle
Show threadCavyherdOct 17, 2023

@susankitchens @mathowie

ALL the facepalms....

These things always read to me like some poor schlub at the bottom of the command hierarchy, punchily noodling around at 3am after FINALLY hitting their deliverable deadline. "Hey, you know what would be really neat—!"

Dude, just go to SLEEP, ffs....

Show threadCassandraOct 13, 2023
@mathowie COOL
Show threadSimon McGarrOct 13, 2023

@mathowie I had a version of this happen to me on a very serious litigation call with a client. I told them we had to focus on two points, in a very firm lawyerly tone.

Then a fleet of colourful balloons floated up around me to both our consternation.

Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKOct 13, 2023
@Tupp_ed @mathowie it reminds me of how that American lawyer got "catified" by a filter (so he appeared on screen as a kitten) and had to tell the judge he wasn't a cat (in a Texas accent)...
Show threadpolygon Oct 13, 2023
@vfrmedia
Wat?
@Tupp_ed @mathowie
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKOct 13, 2023

@polygon @Tupp_ed @mathowie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Cat_Lawyer

Zoom Cat Lawyer - Wikipedia

Show threadClifford OliverOct 13, 2023
@vfrmedia :🤣🤣🤣❗
Show threadCarrieOct 13, 2023
@vfrmedia “I’m not a cat.” Lol. A class internet moment.
Show threadgroxxOct 13, 2023

@WeShall @vfrmedia on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

*Cats* are immediately found and defenestrated though. We don't serve their kind here.

(Eddie: oops. Meant to stick this on another thread. Sorry for the incoming duplicate!)
(Edit: why in the world did Gboard autocorrect to *Eddie*?  )

Show threadCarrieOct 14, 2023
@groxx I will make sure to tell my cat.
Show thread0x10f/kalle/qalleOct 13, 2023
@vfrmedia @Tupp_ed @mathowie "That's exactly what a cat would say! Take him away."
Show threadgroxxOct 13, 2023

@0x10f @vfrmedia @Tupp_ed @mathowie on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.

*Cats* are immediately found and defenestrated though. We don't serve their kind here.

Show threadĢirtsOct 14, 2023
@vfrmedia @Tupp_ed @mathowie A link, please
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKOct 14, 2023

@analiitikjis @Tupp_ed @mathowie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGOofzZOyl8

'I’m not a cat': lawyer gets stuck on Zoom kitten filter during court case

YouTube
Show threadĢirtsOct 14, 2023
@vfrmedia @Tupp_ed @mathowie Thanks, great! :D
Show threadSir_Osis_of_LiverOct 14, 2023

@vfrmedia @Tupp_ed @mathowie

Damned near died laughing the first time I saw that. Just epic.

The early days of Zoom/Teams online meetings were pretty funny in general.

Show threadMichael PorterOct 14, 2023
@Tupp_ed @mathowie On the bright side, at least you weren’t a cat.
Show threadXilabar the Dice GoblinOct 14, 2023
@Tupp_ed @mathowie what prompted the balloon emotes? Just curious. Did you hold up 2 fingers, and the phone interpreted it as a peace sign?
Show threadSimon McGarrOct 14, 2023
@Shkshkshk @mathowie Exactly this.
Show threadXilabar the Dice GoblinOct 21, 2023
@Tupp_ed @mathowie That's hilarious. But you can turn it off?
Show threadSimon McGarrOct 21, 2023
@Shkshkshk @mathowie you can - IF YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!
Show threadDec [{()}]Oct 14, 2023
@Tupp_ed @mathowie
Several years ago, there was a theme for WordPress that had a cute (but not very professional looking) feature: when logged in as the site admin, it activated Cornify to add lots of rainbows and unicorns to the WP dashboard. This was triggered when the system date was the theme developer's birthday.
Show threadSimon LucyOct 14, 2023

@dec23k @Tupp_ed @mathowie

Whilst not generally in favour of capital punishment...

Show threadJennyOct 15, 2023
@Tupp_ed @mathowie This happened to me but I was using Messenger app on an iPad!! Luckily it was a casual conversation but I definitely need to figure out how to turn it off.
Show threadHanno TerbuykenOct 13, 2023

@mathowie The fact Apple turned this on as default was a terrible decision. I've also run into this (much less severe, the "thumbs up" emoji showed up in a business meeting).

PSA: You can turn this off under "Reactions" in the little green camera symbol on the top of your screen, but you apparently need to do this for every app that uses your Mac's camera.

Show threadBastian HodappOct 13, 2023
@dailybug @mathowie Also happened to me in a business meeting. It was kinda funny to us, though.
Show threadDeb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦Oct 13, 2023

@mathowie 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

NO!

#randomActsOfEnshittification #whyyy

Show threadGeorge StationOct 13, 2023
@mathowie I wonder how it works for "Hide the Pain Harold" when he's in a meeting? 🤨
Show threadLocksmithOct 13, 2023
@mathowie Just accept it and fall in line. This is Apple, not a democracy.
Show threadLightning Bjornsson*  Oct 13, 2023
@mathowie I could see this being used by pts and therapists who are Extremely Online
Show threadAlan JamesOct 13, 2023
@mathowie Well this should make zoom calls even more embarrassing for some people.
Show threadKyle BradburyOct 13, 2023
@mathowie it was awesome in a business meeting when I was indicating we needed 2 or something and suddenly confetti started falling all around me
Show threadjoel bOct 13, 2023
@mathowie but according to the Apple marketing research sad people don’t use their products!
Show threadpolygon Oct 13, 2023
@mathowie
Dafuq apple
Show threadMcNullaOct 13, 2023
@mathowie
Hard to see but that’s the camera being covered by default on my MacBook Pro.
Show threadstarminaOct 14, 2023
@mcnulla enjoy your cracked screen soon
Show thread📡 Daan Berg 🏍️Oct 13, 2023

@mathowie OH GOD

OH GOD

I tested this in QuickTime Player on my M1 Mac

IT IS REAL

#Apple #macOS #macOSSonoma #Sonoma #iOS17 #iOS #AppleSilicon #AugmentedReality #AppleReactions #VideoReactions #Reactions

Show thread📡 Daan Berg 🏍️Oct 13, 2023
@leo @ant_pruitt Just wanted to bring this to your attention, maybe it's worth covering on one of the  shows in the next few days
Show threadDcmcdonOct 13, 2023
@mathowie failed successfully!
Show threadDaniel SchaaffOct 13, 2023
@mathowie I was doing a talk for an AWS community event when I found about this haha
Show threadMichael JobOct 13, 2023
@mathowie jesus, wtaf #apple!? get serious
Show threadsebsauvageOct 13, 2023
@mathowie
The fuck.
Who had this stupid idea 
Show threadRodneyPetersonTalentAgencyOct 13, 2023

@sebsauvage @mathowie

Probably the same fucking moron who says “ya know, we really should be advertising on Twitter still.”

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Oct 13, 2023
@mathowie @dancinyogi since you do some video conf work lol
Show threadStacyOct 13, 2023

@pixelpusher220 @mathowie

🤣 🤣 🤣 That would be interesting in my line of work!!!

Show threadWilliam ConnerOct 13, 2023
@dancinyogi @pixelpusher220 @mathowie
The on by default is my issue. Actually might be considered cruel in a therapeutic setting.
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Oct 13, 2023
@William3rd @dancinyogi @mathowie yep, potentially quite harmful
Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 13, 2023

@mathowie shit like this should be an #OptIn-only thing, as it's totally unprofessional and inappropriate to make this a default setting.

Whoever at #Apple thought this was a good idea should have some serious talk about this!

Show threadGukkeyOct 13, 2023
@mathowie I feel bad for laughing for a second. Is there any option to disable that?
Show threadmirabilosOct 13, 2023
@mathowie Maito Gai would love that. YOUTH!
Show threadnevOct 13, 2023
@mathowie reminds me of how a guy's Facebook photos were pretty much all just from a car crash he was in, and so that's what his automatically generated Friends Day video was: https://youtu.be/8OzZxjqKG10
Tylers FB Friends Day Video

YouTube
Show threaddon Elías (como los buses) 🥨Oct 14, 2023
@nev OMG @mathowie
Show threadClarissa C. S. RyanOct 13, 2023

@mathowie jfc this is just so cheesy to begin with

no part of this was a good idea

I hate it

Show threadDeb4+ aka Deborah DT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Oct 13, 2023

@mathowie

Stupid. We don't need emojis in real life situations.

Show threadTed MielczarekOct 13, 2023
@mathowie JFC
Show threadJulesceltOct 13, 2023

@mathowie I'm really beginning to wonder about the programmers of UI's in the tech industry...

They've been messing with a number of UI's lately and its annoying that every single update makes some unexplained change for no obvious reason. A change should be an obvious one and work for nearly everyone.

This one lacks all self awareness.