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James Jul 30, 2023

Still gonna get a couple kits for me and one of my “Human Resources” to assemble, but I’ll message you!

James Jul 30, 2023

@jupiter_rowland As usual, there’s plenty to learn from your perspective and experience. And you’ve about convinced me to give #OpenSim a try.

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James Jul 30, 2023

@chrisbensen Yep, we have; there’s a Garmin and a Watchy on my future.

And I get it: it’s complicated. But the iPad not having Driving Focus is another example of how it feels like they can’t figure out whether they want to ship devices, or an ecosystem.

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James Jul 29, 2023

@chrisbensen I get why we have 5+ Focus modes, accommodating the Watch’s sleep mode, and driving, but yeah, it would be better with fewer modes, and with easier configurations.

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James Jul 29, 2023

@chrisbensen gosh, yes. Focus seems like a "kitchen sink included" feature. A good idea, in the abstract, but missing the seamlessness and simplicity you'd expect from an Apple product.

James Jul 29, 2023

Chris Bensen Jul 25, 2023

If I were to start an EV company I would build a small pickip truck similar to the original 90s Toyota Tacoma, a line of cars similar to the 2000s Honda Civic: 2 door hatchback, 4 door sedan and a 4 door wagon all sharing 90% of the same parts, a small SUV similar to the 2005 Ford Escape, and lastly a car similar to the Mazda Miatta.

James Jul 29, 2023

I'd never used Apple's parental controls until a year ago. It has been, no exaggeration, probably the worst app experience I've ever had.

Steve Jobs would've Mobile Me'd the entire team a long time ago.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-parental-controls-are-broken-55a2aa52?st=ohya07bd534m4af&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

WSJ News Exclusive | Apple Admits to Bug in Screen Time Parental Controls

Settings aren’t sticking; the company says it’s working ‘to improve the situation’

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James Jul 26, 2023

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bstix Jul 25, 2023

I miss written tutorials. I hate how every tutorial is a YouTube now. I don’t want to watch 15 minutes and forget to pay attention for the second that has the detail that I am missing or it just doesn’t show. Even short tutorials are 3 minutes when it could have been a ten second read. I want to skim a page and go directly to the point. Has writing really become that hard to do?

James Jul 5, 2023

Danny Boling ☮️Jun 24, 2023

"I feel the need to explain something to the generation that does not remember, or never saw, a world where one person with a high school education could support a family of 5 comfortably.

"This was real. For millions of US families. It was *normal.*

"It was stolen from you."

#IAmDB

James Jul 5, 2023

James Baker Jul 5, 2023

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