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Comment Really dumb (Score 1) 41

Just can't see how any person at Apple thought a push notification from Wallet with an ad was a good idea, ever.

They already have strict guidelines around push notifications that you are not supposed to use them as ads, so Apple breaking this rule is especially egregious for all of those that try and follow Apple's development rules.

I wonder who actually got these notifications though, as I never saw one and I use Wallet pretty heavily - I may just have missed it though, since it seems like a lot of people complaining.

Comment Brother Color Laser (Score 1) 84

I'm on my second Brother color laser.

The first one lasted about 8 years, got it when kiddo #1 was in 4th Grade.

She was just graduated from college last month. There's one left in high school, uses it daily for homework.

Color and duplexers are a must with reports and homework.

Read Amazon reviews on toner. I have this one ($42) on 6-month subscribe and save.

Cheap paper is on net expensive for home use. This one is clean and almost never jams.

Comment Re:Imagine explaining solar (Score 1) 113

They last for 10-15 years before being replace

Actually, they last for 30 years at 80% capacity or better.

Why aren't they installed on every surface?

At least in America, it is illegal to install cost-effective solar panels.

Biden and Trump both agreed on high tariffs on solar, and American manufacturers have no incentive to be more efficient.

Comment Yes (Score 1) 22

Is Apple going to put ANYTHING in this release that is even remotely useful to me?

There is a lot of stuff under the hood in the new SDKs that will make for better apps, like better direct connection between devices even if they are not on WiFi. Also expanded app intents make widgets more and more useful, and App Data more accessible to on-device intelligence.

And speaking of that, apps being able to use the general purpose AI will lead to a lot of useful apps that don't feed your data to ChatGPT.

However there are some direct things that are better. Photos is finally usable again.

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