A lot of companies use Google these days, I guess more of the smaller companies.

Ok boomer

I did not. It only fell to where the spinning blades are, I wouldn’t have expected that to have any live electrical components.

K dude.

People can be worried about more than one thing at a time.

Oh, so “anything” doesn’t mean what it used to mean?

Can you share a full-body shot of yourself please? Don’t worry, you won’t suffer while it gets used to create other content that we’ll distribute to your friends, family, classmates, coworkers, etc.

An old phrase that’s stuck with me over the years, although I forget where I heard it:

I like it when my code works first time. It’s like Christmas, but less often.

Yep. It felt like the beginning of something from a horror movie, but I still have both hands.

Audio latency with Bluetooth screws up things like music lessons in Duolingo.

A few weeks ago I was gardening with Pixel Buds on and one dropped into a pile of leaves. I spent ten minutes looking for the thing. Then the other day the same one dropped into the garbage disposal while I was doing the dishes.

I don’t mind the cheap Bluetooth headphones I have that wrap around my ear slightly. I can run in those without them dropping out.

When I want audio quality I use some over-ear Bose headphones.

I have no idea how people are ok with just the little buds for all use-cases.

Go to the IRL or Hot Tub sections and find something that isn’t softcore porn.

Woohoo!

I understand the reason, and I understand the possible solutions, and I also understand that Apple benefits from picking the one that pressures kids into spending a few grand on their devices instead of supporting and mutually improving RCS.

It’s user hostile, and it sucks.

This seems like a bad time to release what is pretty much an ultra luxury device. I don’t think anybody needs one, and it’s a tough sell to the typical early-adopter, software developer crowd in the Bay Area who have been getting laid off in their tens of thousands for the last 18 months or more.

I hope this leads to Apple dropping their bullying-inducing bubble color nonsense.

Price hikes? I just renewed for $250 for a year. I don’t remember the exact price I paid the year before, but $250 is still incredibly cheap compared to most, isn’t it?

I have no horse in this race, but most beginner questions are covered on StackOverflow, the language docs, etc. Closing a question as a dupe (accurately) leads the asker to the answer, and centralizes the information to that one thread, making it more helpful for those who learn to search before asking.

I don’t disagree with your general point, but “tech illiterate”?

As far as I can see they don’t mention Tesla at all.

How far? 11 years of constant development driven by consumer demand and laws like this?