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ask_b123 commented on In macOS 14, Apple removed two "easter eggs"    · Posted by u/Bondi_Blue
ask_b123 · 2 years ago
No way, I loved the smoke/puff and often showed it off as an example of attention to detail and polish.
ask_b123 commented on macOS Sonoma is available today   apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
johnwalkr · 2 years ago
As others said, you can in chrome, but it's not as smooth as in iOS and MacOS as it only works in Chrome, and doesn't work in apps (like steam or other game launchers).
ask_b123 · 2 years ago
Wait, using it on a Mac let's it fill passwords from apps like Steam?
ask_b123 commented on Text editing on mobile: the invisible problem   jenson.org/text/... · Posted by u/kaftan-permans
gorkish · 2 years ago
Wait, wait.... The new iPads don't support the split keyboard SOFTWARE FEATURE that is still present in the latest OS release and still working on "supported" hardware? I thought the removal of the orientation lock switch was user-hostile, but damn; this is another level.
ask_b123 · 2 years ago
I would think it does support it... In my iPad Air (latest model) I somehow ended up stuck with a split keyboard for a bit until I managed to restore it.
ask_b123 commented on Apple exec Eddy Cue set to testify in Google trial about $19B search deal   cnbc.com/2023/09/26/apple... · Posted by u/sherlockxu
ThePowerOfFuet · 2 years ago
Have you tried DuckDuckGo?
ask_b123 · 2 years ago
I haven't, but I probably should. I just found it straightforward to type bing.com when blocked by Google and it was the first thing that came to mind.

And after seeing I wasn't blocked it has become my go-to in the last few weeks; I've ended up using it about 10 times in the last month.

ask_b123 commented on Apple exec Eddy Cue set to testify in Google trial about $19B search deal   cnbc.com/2023/09/26/apple... · Posted by u/sherlockxu
mattnewton · 2 years ago
I think it makes more sense to view android as a cheap way to negotiate it down to only 120B from a lot more money over the last decade. Search ads for rich consumers are insanely profitable, more profitable to google than android has ever been.

You and I would change our search engine but most iPhone users need an apple-maps-level mess up to go switch from the defaults (and even then that’s stabilized to a majority apple share now). Bing+apple could have been an existential threat to them in the mobile era; without android they would’ve had to pay whatever apple wanted.

ask_b123 · 2 years ago
I wouldn't even change my search engine back. Google often sends me captchas while using a VPN, and sometimes somehow I end up stuck doing the captcha for 1+ min. So I've been using Bing for the last few weeks when that happens, and I haven't found the results worse than Google's.
ask_b123 commented on Show HN: Sheet Music Management App   github.com/Airsequel/Airs... · Posted by u/adius
scarecrowbob · 2 years ago
I'm a pro musician and play a lot of gigs (and mix a lot of live music) on a 2016 12.9" ipad pro.

I used Forscore and have a bunch of fakebooks and custom charts on it. Even with a regular stylus it's been very useful (though I occasionally wish my 1st gen pencil had not died).

If I had to replace it I don't think I'd bother with a super new one, as this is plenty of horsepower / memory for the things I use it for. So probably way less than $1k, I'd think.

ask_b123 · 2 years ago
I recently moved from Piascore to ForScore. I still haven't got used to the gestures, annotations, settings and setlists, and I haven't found a way to set the UI to have the note names (Do, Re, Mi...), but otherwise I like it so far.

You are right on the horsepower, might also be worth getting a refurbished one instead. But I've ended up using my iPad for way more than just reading music so I'd get the new one if I was shopping atm.

ask_b123 commented on iPager – Help Apple GetTheMessage   youtube.com/watch?v=N_B0r... · Posted by u/nickt
dagmx · 2 years ago
Subject matter aside, this video is terrible. I understand they’re trying to mimic an Apple commercial but it’s so badly done and gives up after the initial reveal.

I’m sure it was an afternoon project for someone, but seriously, if they’re going for tongue in cheek and not amateur, they need to execute better than this.

ask_b123 · 2 years ago
I thought you were coming off too hard on the video creator until I realized it was the official Android channel.
ask_b123 commented on Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month   blog.kagi.com/unlimited-s... · Posted by u/darthShadow
RajT88 · 2 years ago
Google's gotta make money off Pinterest somehow, based on the most blocked domains on Kagi:

https://kagi.com/stats

Pinterest is a scourge on the modern web, worse than any other.

ask_b123 · 2 years ago
Might these stats be biased by the demographics that use Kagi? I don't use Pinterest, and never really encounter it on a daily basis, but some of my friends really like the site. Tbf, they might use stackoverflow more, but seeing Hacker News on the top 5 doesn't seem to reflect the average web user's usage...
ask_b123 commented on Show HN: Sheet Music Management App   github.com/Airsequel/Airs... · Posted by u/adius
porphyra · 2 years ago
I'm always looking out for a lightweight nice touchscreen device with a sufficiently large screen for reading sheet music.

The Gvido sheet music reader is discontinued (and was super expensive). Other eink displays are also super expensive, and non-eink tablets tend to be too small, maxing out at around 10". The Yoga Book 9i with dual 13" oled displays could be tempting but is again overkill to get a $2000 device just to read sheet music...

ask_b123 · 2 years ago
Get the big iPad Pro. I got the iPad Air (10.86") for reading sheet music (piano and singing) and I love it, but after using it for a while I wish I had purchased the 12.9" Pro. Some people in my conservatory have it and it works great for them.

I'll probably end up upgrading soon just so reading sheet music is more comfortable. And it is much cheaper than $2000 (It reaches almost $2k with the 1TB + Apple Pencil, but starts at like $1.1k). No dual displays though.

I'm not sure if it qualifies as lightweight, but if you are referring to actual weight, it seems to weigh around half as the Yoga Book 9i and a bit more than double the Gvido sheet music reader...

The Air weighs 1 lb and it feels fine when holding it up during a performance, the 13" Pro weighs 1.5 lb.

ask_b123 commented on Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max   apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/jnieminen
gloryjulio · 3 years ago
Apple is justified doing whatever they want. I even agree with apple's stand that traditional gaming market doesn't matter to them. But from the traditional developers' perspective, Apple system is hostile and they have no reason to develop for Apple. Valve go out of their way to develop proton which is based on vulkan. Apple could utilize it if they have supported vulkan. Valve actively expand the linux support for old and current games. Apple has to work for it to court the traditional developers. Superior hardware doesn't mean much when the alternatives are good enough

And it's justified, because it's really not that important in money making in grand scheme of things.

ask_b123 · 2 years ago
I don't think Proton is _based_ on Vulkan. From a quick search: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/sgn36x/how_...

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