What annoys me is the way they handle extras. For example, I'm currently on an iTunes Pass for The Librarians season 4. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, that means I get a new episode after it has been broadcast, so one a week.
I've just watched episode 5. According to iTunes though, it was episode 11. That because it gives all the extras and vlog stuff its own episode number, and puts them mid-series too. Means episode 1 shows up as episode 1 the actually programme, then episode 2 is the directors stuff for episode 1. When the real episode 2 turns up, it now gets called episode 3 and the director commentary for it becomes episode 4. And so on, and so on.
Sane might be having episode 1, then directors commentary for that on episode 101, then episode 2 and director stuff on episode 102. Best would be some non episode number way of grouping them - e.g. Episode 1 then 1.1, 1.2 etc. for each extra associated with it. Make it possible to hide those too because to be honestI rarely watch them. It's just annoying to have the real episode numbers screwed up by these things being stuck in the middle.
So you go to security in preferences, and turn it off. That's also where you'll find your kernel extension which will not have been granted rights to run until you approve it in that preference pane.
Devil's advocate time. They also offer a place to concentrate on watching the film, not wondering whether you should do the washing up or checking social media. They offer a change of scenery - simply getting out of the house can be good. They offer an event, a bit of...well....theatre. They give an audience too - watching films in a cinema is different to watching them at home, particularly comedies or popcorn-munching dumb action films. It's a different atmosphere.
I like going to the cinema. Smaller cinemas I really wish would work on their sound more but I enjoy going, I enjoy sitting and knowing that I'n going to be watching a film - not doing something else, not talking or being expected to talk through the story. Just a difference, a break for a few hours in an environment where someone else is going to take care of it for you.
I know people will now reply with tales of horror with uncaring audiences who are talking on their phones during the film or that time the projection was out of focus or misaligned (happened to me on a 3D viewing - horrible) or...or.....Yes. I know. They're imperfect. But, in my experience at least, for the vast majority of the time those things don't happen and I get the experience I'm looking for. I enjoy it.
Well...no, I'm not. The article states this will help the Mac App store. Both you and I agree it won't - the model suggests you stay out of the app store.
I think the article is reading too much into what looks like a straightforward technical unification of APIs.
Updates always being free is the problem. If I want to go from e.g. GreatApp 2 to GreatApp 3 then I have to rebut Great App 3, not pay an upgrade fee. Trivial and minor versions - yes, they're typically free outside the app store too. But major version to major version? I think upgrade fees are reasonable in that circumstance.
The article takes the tack of thinking this will improve the Mac App Store. I think the article might be reading too much into this, and that that's not Apple's move. To me it sounds like a straightforward unification of GUI toolkits, and less maintenance.
I don't have any concern, I'm just reacting to the part of the article which states that this may be a move to improve the Mac App Store. I really don't think it will.
The problem is the restrictions in it. These restrictions are both technical and commercial.
Technical first - the sandbox is great in iOSland. In Macland I want to run things like VMware, or command line utilities, or emulators, or hardware drivers, or...you get the idea. The sandbox stops all that.
The next one is commercial - I am used to paying upgrade prices, not junking and paying full price each time. Definitely needs an upgrade model in the store. I actually think that this is the largest of all the obstacles in the Mac update store.
But...using two devices to get to your films is a pain. I have iTunes-bought stuff, I have a Fire stick, and I have ripped stuff. I just wanted one device to access all three - previously couldn't get that, now I can.
Interesting - I only remember Shalka, although I note the Shada you link to is McGann and not Richard E Grant.
I liked Grant's Doctor and was mildly annoyed when it was wiped from canon, having previously been stated by the BBC that Grant was the 9th Doctor. Here's me grumbling about it back in 2005 when Ecclestone quit - interesting that at that point it wasn't even a given they were going to acknowledge the classic series, let alone have so many crosslinks and references to it.
Thanks. I should have phrased slightly differently - do I still need to sell to an entity outside of my country?
At the moment I can decide as a private seller that I don't want the hassle of international dealings, whereas it looks like I can't do that anymore, whereas now it looks like someone could buy it, say they'll arrange collection etc. and then simply not do so (and yes, I've had that happen in the past which is why I stopped offering sales internationally).
Interesting - what if I'm trying to sell on eBay, can I no longer say "will post to UK only"? I'm not a merchant, just a private seller who auctions the odd thing off.
(Obviously switch for any EU country there - the question is general.)
Your "if you don't like it then voice your opinion" is already covered by the terms they put in the license. The problem is that they're being ignored.
They're asking whether you should buy them or not. That they might work in lab conditions is great, but using (not testing) in a realistic setting to do realistic tasks they're clearly short.
Here's MacRumor's take on them. They pretty much come to the same conclusion - skip the Pixel Buds and if you want this kind of thing, then pick the AirPods. Now yes, it's MacRumors but they've recommended 3rd party above Apple in the past.
For myself I have a set of Jaybird BlueBuds X, the first version pre-Logitech, and use them with some Comply Foam ear tips. Sounds great, and for me whilst I've not actually owned any 'truly wireless' I feel I'd prefer the cord which I links the ear pieces together, purely so I can keep track of of them and not lose anything. Other people's preference my vary of course.
More po-faced than i should but...I have a 2012-era 5 series estate. I hate the indicators - their soft-touch levers are solving a problem no-one has, and I often find that turning them off again I end up indicating to go the other way. I look like an utter idiot.
Good spot. Although we could also have made the best of it and taken our chance to dump the damned thing forever. I'm really not a daylight savings fan...
No - OP is right. The different times are referred to as either GMT or BST (British Summer Time) in the UK. You'd expect that - that's where Greenwich actually is...
People who have been there or who live there know this - the private car ownership thing is just not the same. It's a reasonably small city, and has excellent public transport or taxis. I've been several times, I've never been in a private car there.
Don't compare this to the UK or US - it's a completely different situation, and it would seem to make sense to me.
Then get a dual USB A/USB C flash drive. It's the same as saying I looked for my Zip drive but couldn't remember where the Ultrawide SCSI cable was...it's just a transitory point in time whilst people switch over.
I personally guess this will be five to seven years before you start seeing desktops without USB A, but you've got to start somewhere.
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I've just watched episode 5. According to iTunes though, it was episode 11. That because it gives all the extras and vlog stuff its own episode number, and puts them mid-series too. Means episode 1 shows up as episode 1 the actually programme, then episode 2 is the directors stuff for episode 1. When the real episode 2 turns up, it now gets called episode 3 and the director commentary for it becomes episode 4. And so on, and so on.
Sane might be having episode 1, then directors commentary for that on episode 101, then episode 2 and director stuff on episode 102. Best would be some non episode number way of grouping them - e.g. Episode 1 then 1.1, 1.2 etc. for each extra associated with it. Make it possible to hide those too because to be honestI rarely watch them. It's just annoying to have the real episode numbers screwed up by these things being stuck in the middle.
So you go to security in preferences, and turn it off. That's also where you'll find your kernel extension which will not have been granted rights to run until you approve it in that preference pane.
Using preferences is hard now?
Devil's advocate time. They also offer a place to concentrate on watching the film, not wondering whether you should do the washing up or checking social media. They offer a change of scenery - simply getting out of the house can be good. They offer an event, a bit of...well....theatre. They give an audience too - watching films in a cinema is different to watching them at home, particularly comedies or popcorn-munching dumb action films. It's a different atmosphere.
I like going to the cinema. Smaller cinemas I really wish would work on their sound more but I enjoy going, I enjoy sitting and knowing that I'n going to be watching a film - not doing something else, not talking or being expected to talk through the story. Just a difference, a break for a few hours in an environment where someone else is going to take care of it for you.
I know people will now reply with tales of horror with uncaring audiences who are talking on their phones during the film or that time the projection was out of focus or misaligned (happened to me on a 3D viewing - horrible) or...or.....Yes. I know. They're imperfect. But, in my experience at least, for the vast majority of the time those things don't happen and I get the experience I'm looking for. I enjoy it.
Well...no, I'm not. The article states this will help the Mac App store. Both you and I agree it won't - the model suggests you stay out of the app store.
I think the article is reading too much into what looks like a straightforward technical unification of APIs.
Updates always being free is the problem. If I want to go from e.g. GreatApp 2 to GreatApp 3 then I have to rebut Great App 3, not pay an upgrade fee. Trivial and minor versions - yes, they're typically free outside the app store too. But major version to major version? I think upgrade fees are reasonable in that circumstance.
The article takes the tack of thinking this will improve the Mac App Store. I think the article might be reading too much into this, and that that's not Apple's move. To me it sounds like a straightforward unification of GUI toolkits, and less maintenance.
I don't have any concern, I'm just reacting to the part of the article which states that this may be a move to improve the Mac App Store. I really don't think it will.
The problem is the restrictions in it. These restrictions are both technical and commercial.
Technical first - the sandbox is great in iOSland. In Macland I want to run things like VMware, or command line utilities, or emulators, or hardware drivers, or...you get the idea. The sandbox stops all that.
The next one is commercial - I am used to paying upgrade prices, not junking and paying full price each time. Definitely needs an upgrade model in the store. I actually think that this is the largest of all the obstacles in the Mac update store.
Unfortunately, handling ''typed too fast' actually was one of the iOS 11 bugs...
But...using two devices to get to your films is a pain. I have iTunes-bought stuff, I have a Fire stick, and I have ripped stuff. I just wanted one device to access all three - previously couldn't get that, now I can.
Posting to undo a misclick and incorrect moderation - please ignore.
Interesting - I only remember Shalka, although I note the Shada you link to is McGann and not Richard E Grant.
I liked Grant's Doctor and was mildly annoyed when it was wiped from canon, having previously been stated by the BBC that Grant was the 9th Doctor. Here's me grumbling about it back in 2005 when Ecclestone quit - interesting that at that point it wasn't even a given they were going to acknowledge the classic series, let alone have so many crosslinks and references to it.
That was Scream of the Shalka wasn't it?
SCIF = Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, for those like me who just had to look the term up.
My condolences to both yourself and to the rest of the family as well.
Thanks. I should have phrased slightly differently - do I still need to sell to an entity outside of my country?
At the moment I can decide as a private seller that I don't want the hassle of international dealings, whereas it looks like I can't do that anymore, whereas now it looks like someone could buy it, say they'll arrange collection etc. and then simply not do so (and yes, I've had that happen in the past which is why I stopped offering sales internationally).
Interesting - what if I'm trying to sell on eBay, can I no longer say "will post to UK only"? I'm not a merchant, just a private seller who auctions the odd thing off.
(Obviously switch for any EU country there - the question is general.)
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Your "if you don't like it then voice your opinion" is already covered by the terms they put in the license. The problem is that they're being ignored.
Didn't sell it - licensed it. And the terms of those licenses are being breached.
As the summary says it becomes a question of enforcement, rather than anything else. Your "if you don't like it then voice
They're asking whether you should buy them or not. That they might work in lab conditions is great, but using (not testing) in a realistic setting to do realistic tasks they're clearly short.
Here's MacRumor's take on them. They pretty much come to the same conclusion - skip the Pixel Buds and if you want this kind of thing, then pick the AirPods. Now yes, it's MacRumors but they've recommended 3rd party above Apple in the past.
For myself I have a set of Jaybird BlueBuds X, the first version pre-Logitech, and use them with some Comply Foam ear tips. Sounds great, and for me whilst I've not actually owned any 'truly wireless' I feel I'd prefer the cord which I links the ear pieces together, purely so I can keep track of of them and not lose anything. Other people's preference my vary of course.
More po-faced than i should but...I have a 2012-era 5 series estate. I hate the indicators - their soft-touch levers are solving a problem no-one has, and I often find that turning them off again I end up indicating to go the other way. I look like an utter idiot.
Good spot. Although we could also have made the best of it and taken our chance to dump the damned thing forever. I'm really not a daylight savings fan...
No - OP is right. The different times are referred to as either GMT or BST (British Summer Time) in the UK. You'd expect that - that's where Greenwich actually is...
It isn't literally, but it's a pretty strong hint as to the future.
People who have been there or who live there know this - the private car ownership thing is just not the same. It's a reasonably small city, and has excellent public transport or taxis. I've been several times, I've never been in a private car there.
Don't compare this to the UK or US - it's a completely different situation, and it would seem to make sense to me.
Then get a dual USB A/USB C flash drive. It's the same as saying I looked for my Zip drive but couldn't remember where the Ultrawide SCSI cable was...it's just a transitory point in time whilst people switch over.
I personally guess this will be five to seven years before you start seeing desktops without USB A, but you've got to start somewhere.