It’s too late for Apple to close off macOS (and they’ve tried), so I think the goggles are meant to replace it altogether with an inherently closed platform. I hope Apple ends up having to open that platform up as well before it’s too late.

FFVIII was the first mainline FF game I played after exposing myself to the franchise with Tactics. I was new to turn based systems, so I never picked up on the criticism. I was blown away by the presentation, fantasy and adventure of it all. The gunblade was about the coolest thing a kid of my age could have been exposed to at that time as well. Right now I’m big into VII for obvious reasons, but I really want to replay VIII.

There was drama?

I honestly wonder if the advertising industry is just a house of cards, with everyone so far up their own asses that they couldn’t possibly realize how much energy, resources, and dignity is just getting wasted.

I can’t help but feel sorry for whoever thought their “targeted advertising” worked when I just accidentally picked up my tablet and clumsily landed a finger on a banner, or let an entire video ad play because I was preoccupied and not physically able to skip it. The only ads I genuinely pay attention to are the promotional newsletters I actually sign up for out of legitimate interest from those sites, not out of pride or anything, it’s just the only instance where actually find myself interested in what’s being advertised. Everything else out there in the “targeted” web is just white noise to me, and people think it’s a gold mine.

I would argue this is exactly why this article is not pointless. If AI is not for fact finding, people need to be made aware of that.

Well how about consent at the very least?

My RP3 is how I got completely absorbed into the trails series. Starting with Trails in the Sky and Trails in the Sky Second Chapter on PSP.

IRL, I agree. No one with an iPhone has even brought this up. I only hear about it from users online

I live in the EU with an iPhone. While I do think Apple should just cut the crap and allow side-loading, the only thing I had personally wanted it for on iPhone was access to emulation and better alternative gaming markets. However, I bought a steam deck last month and lost the need for any of that.

As they should. Apple users worldwide are clearly unhappy with the way Apple is handling this. They’re a bit of a laughing stock right now.

There are many places I’ve yet to visit, but Spain stands out to me specifically for the tapas.

They did, for Switch’s subscription service. Not sure if they work on PCs though.

Ocarina of time is chicken soup for my soul.

I know we’re talking about a time before a lot of young adults were born, but comparing the closure of a federated instance to what happened to a lot of people and families on 9/11 is actually pretty fucked up.

Edit: Alright. Apparently some atrocities are okay because other atrocities happen, too. Love you guys.

Absolutley! Even more “interesting-ly” than that straw-man of yours, friend! ;)

FYI, calling out Apple’s anti-competitive bs is not at all a problem. In fact, many Apple users are plenty happy to do that themselves. The problem is with how haters behave toward the users of Apple products, rather than the company itself.

My reply was meant to bring attention to the behavior of some community members, not Apple the company. Sorry if there was a misunderstanding.

Feel free to not buy Apple products if you don’t like them. It’s your choice and I really don’t care.

Sweet!

I’d say the cult Apple haters are generally more toxic in their language and aggressive in gate-keeping.

Agreed. If it’s a big patent troll against a startup, I get the criticism. Apple’s a big corporation with a lot of clout that can easily be abused. I think it’s best that the courts are handling this.

Times where I’ve found myself pleased with my smart watch:

• Keeping discreet timers.
• Discreet taps on the wrist when a delivery is arriving or someone important is trying to call me.
• Quick replying to texts from my SO.
• Pinging my misplaced phone.
• Directions to places via cryptic taps on my wrist (and having a little map if I want to check).
• Remote camera view-finder and shutter button for group photos where everyone can be in them.
• Having a money conversion calculator on my wrist when traveling.
• Audio controls from my wrist. (Really nice if you like walking around without a phone in front of you.)
• Paying through a subway turn-style with a tap from my wrist instead of needing to dig something out of my pockets.
• Keeping track of my health, which I wouldn’t have otherwise.
• Less general dependency on my phone itself, resulting in better battery life.

Not saying you should or shouldn’t get one. These are just reasons I’ve found myself happy with mine.

I think this is the way to go. Rather than paying every random app a subscription to jerry-rig AI into their programming somehow, I’d like to have my own personal, and private, AI that plugs into a framework that each app offers. I’d also like to be able to purchase curated extensions to privately enhance my own AI.