The difference between this and Google Docs is that it's baked right into the OS, and has hooks for third parties to implement it in their applications.

So that is some sort of standardization. At least, on Apple devices.

Everyone's taking that snippet waaaay out of context.

OS X and iOS work better together now, they don't work the same.

As in, for example, you start typing a document on your desktop, like you normally would, and you can continue it on your phone seamlessly and automatically if you have to go out. Both with different, and appropriate, interfaces.

This isn't about making your desktop work LIKE a phone. It's about making your desktop work WITH your phone.

I've been using Yosemite for a couple of months.

It's not turning into iOS. It's just working alongside iOS better. On the surface, de-glossification aside, it's more or less the same as Mavericks.

But of course, let's whip ourselves into a frenzy without even trying it out. This is Slashdot, of course.

They've hired a science advisor, but why haven't they hired a comedy advisor?

"I have 1 public facing ip and my whole house behind it."

But for how long? How's that gonna work out when your ISP eventually puts you behind a Carrier Grade NAT? Unless you wanna pay for "premium service", that is.

This goes a bit further than remote wiping.

It's already somewhat available with iOS devices, and is completely under the user's control. Basically, without your AppleID and password, the phone cannot be wiped and reactivated by a thief, essentially making it a fancy paperweight. (So it's not really a "kill switch", just a really strong theft deterrent.) The owner can wipe it themselves remotely, for security, but it would still *also* require their AppleID and password inputted directly into the device to reactivate it.

It's been working since September, and no one's found a way to bypass it. (Yet.)

If they wanna be fair, then Cosmos should be given equal time in their church.

Awesome. So now all those assholes in luxury cars can have even brighter headlights to blind me in my mirrors.

Gotta say TV. Nothing beats memories of tuning in week to week to see the latest instalment...

People keep grimy, grungy screen protectors on their phone the entire time they have them.

They have this beautiful, pristine sheet of glass they're "protecting"... and they never actually see it or get to touch it.

It kinda bothers me.

Matt Smith is far better than David Tennent to me, and I grew up watching the Fourth Doctor.

Bob's Burgers is great, but it's a bit different than what people expect in a "cartoon". It's a situation comedy based heavily on dialogue, much of it improvised. In fact, the show would probably work equally as well audio-only.

How many houses and businesses could that power?

Google is actually useful to hundreds of millions of people.

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The "iOSification" of OS X is overblown hyperbole at the moment. Yes, Apple's simplified some of the core apps like iPhoto. Yes, Apple's made the Calendar app fugly. They added the "Launchpad", which you never have to actually see unless you invoke it, and they added the Gatekeeper security feature, which you can switch off with a few clicks of the mouse.

They also recently got rid of the guy who was responsible for some of that stuff, so we may see a roll back on the nasty skeumorphic nonsense.

The core OS, and its UX in general, are still excellent, and every single app distributed outside of the App Store still have as much freedom as they used to.