Nothing has vexed my wife half as much as her wireless headphones. I think she maintains that she likes them as a psychological response to that they cost so much.
Obviously, she doesn't have AirPods.
They really ARE better, especially when it compared with other wireless earbuds/headphones/headsets (other than the new Beats).
Not just that, it even acts as an antennae for some older cellphones if one wants to play FM radio on them. But aside from that, if space was so critical, 2.5mm jacks are also standard, if less common
Yeah, let's just replace ONE crappy intermittent connector with TWO crappy intermittent connectors (since you WILL need a 2.5 to 3.5 mm adapter to use virtually ANY headphones/headsets).
1/4" TRS jacks is what many prefer for headphones, because 1/4" plugs is what most high end headphones come with.
The 3.5mm jack is acceptable where space doesn't allow for a full plug, but otherwise, the bigger 1/4" rules.
But regardless of the size; both have the same intrinsic problems of becoming intermittent.
It's round so no orientation issues and you can rotate the plug. It's robust. It's waterproof. It's universal. You can send data and analogue audio over it at the same time, supporting everything from the most basic analogue systems to high end digital and everything in between. There are millions of accessories for it. It's easy to fix. It just works. It's extremely cheap.
If it has any weakness, it's that it doesn't offer an easy way to supply power. But then again neither does wireless, and it doesn't need power for headphones and small speakers.
There is a reason the 3.5mm jack remains so popular.
3 pin XLR "microphone" connectors are used to supply 48V "phantom power" to condenser microphones all over the world. So, there is no intrinsic reason why the same sort of concept couldn't be adapted (no pun) for the 3 or 4 conductor 3.5 mm "phone" connector.
Having said that, the 3.5 mm connector is an intermittent piece of shit, and I, for one, are glad to see it (finally!) go.
My iPhone 7 came with *both* wired EarPods and an adapter for legacy headsets.
Only an Apple fan would use the term "legacy" in reference to a 3.5mm headphone jack.
And when Samsung uses the same term this year when the S8 comes out with only a USB-C connector, and (likely) an adapter for 3.5 mm "legacy" 'phones, what will you say then?
If you bought an iPhone this Xmas then the only way to listen to it is with something wireless. These people literally had no choice about what sort of things to buy.
FAIL!
You might have taken.5 seconds to look at the Product Page for the iPhone 7, where it plainly states that, not only does the iPhone 7 ship with a Lightning-based WIRED headset; but ALSO ships with a Lightning to 3.5 mm analog WIRED headphone/headset adapter.
I think there is room for both "packages" and ala carte shows.
Most people still grew up with a TV that had a big round dial, or at least a remote with a "channel" keypad, and a group of shows associated with that "channel".
Those people seem somewhat alienated and lost having to search for programs by name, and the cutesy "wall of VCR boxes" - type results interface is a VERY inefficient way to present a simple results list. Think of how hideous and utterly useless Google would be if it showed the Home Page of each of the websites returned in a Query?
And if you live in a home with a person utterly incapable of typing, like I do, having to search by typing is RIGHT-out. And even with something like AppleTV, which has the Siri Remote, there doesn't seem to be enough crossover content between cable TV content and NetFlix/Hulu content to really be a viable replacement for cable, but it is slowly getting better.
And, although we all hate commercials, one of the GOOD things about cable (and OTA TV) "channels" is that there are "promos" for upcoming shows. And quite frankly, that is one of the major ways most people learn about content that might be interesting. The "wall of VCR boxes" approach is simply abysmal for that, too. The streaming aggregators haven't figured that one out, and a "teasers channel" doesn't work either; because who wants to sit an watch trailer after trailer, promo after promo?
But, the person who figures out how to make streaming services "feel" MORE like TV channels has a fortune with their name on it, just waiting for them!
Chris Lattner has a wife, I am pretty sure he does not want to fuck you. But if the features are so compelling that you want to have sex with him, they can't be all that bad, no?
Also, ruby, Java, Python and, em, pretty much no other language have direct C++ interop. C, sure. C++, not often.
That's because C++ is an absolute JOKE of a "Language". Created SPECIFICALLY to be hopelessly complex and wasteful.
Seriously. It's the worst of the worst, and considering the other horrible languages it has to "compete" with, that's saying something.
How cross-platform is Swift ?
Are the GUI libraries platform-dependent or independent ?
I.E: can i write a single Swift program with a GUI that will compile, work the same and look similar on multiple platforms: Linux, Mac OS, Real Unix-es & BSDs, AIX, Windows ?
Are you implying that macOS is NOT a "Real Unix/BSD"?
You know, of course, you're doing nothing but showing your Apple Hate, AND your monumental ignorance, right?
"Little Snitch" is a software firewall. Windows has had a firewall built-in for ages..."
OS X/macOS has had a built in firewall for ages, too. It used to be ipfw, but along the way, since Yosemite, they started using pf, which I believe is even more robust and flexible than ipfw.
Little Snitch just puts a very friendly face on firewall rule-making, so that normals can actually understand (for the most part) and use EFFECTIVELY a firewall with outgoing rules. Windows really could use a similar application.
By the way, there is also a nice GUI front-end for pf on OS X/macOS, murus. Not free for the version that does outbound filtering and logging, but fairly reasonable ($10 for the "Basic" version that includes outbound control) and easy enough that most power-users can still use it to do fairly advanced firewall rulesets.
The big wheel keep on turning, and Microsoft will still have the revenue and Linux will never have its year on the Desktop.
Really, been more than 2 decades, I've tried to use Linux, but I can't find a compelling reason at all. It's just not good enough.
But macOS is. And it doesn't spy on you. And, unlike with MS, if they do want to collect data to help Spotlight searches and the like, there are clear GUI controls to LOCALLY disable it. In other words, "No" means "No".
Because your system will still send all the data to the MS cloud
Yeah, I know. I probably should have indicated I was being sarcastic more clearly.
As someone else here said, all the data is still being sent; by using the control panel you're just telling the server what data to (supposedly) ignore or pretend it isn't seeing.
There is absolutely no reason to make this a web-based "control" panel, other than to lie to the user about what is being sent.
Hopefully, some people with packet-sniffers can do some "deep-packet-analysis" of their own, and (once again) expose MS for the bald-faced liars that they (once again) are.
I'd argue that it isn't. The best pro notebook they ever made was the last one that allowed you to upgrade the ram and hard drive, and replace the battery. That's "pro".
Their latest macbook pro might be the best appliance they've ever made, but it isn't "pro".
The max. RAM is 16 GB. What "Pro" isn't going to configure it that way out of the box? So, there's one of your three arguments nicely refuted. Let's try the other one.
You can replace the battery in the new MBP. Considering it is something that is done maybe ONCE in the lifetime of the product, having it be a little inconvenient is not a reason to say that it is an "appliance". And, BTW, Apple doesn't gouge for battery replacement. In fact, they charge little enough that I simply can't imagine wanting to do it myself to "save money." Ok, so now let's try for that last objection...
Can't upgrade the hard drive. Well, that's something that, now that most laptops are going SSD, we're going to start seeing more and more. But no one will do any hand-wringing about them; because they aren't Apple, and so nobody cares what the other guys do. Again, survey says: "Most people, by and large, never upgrade the storage in their laptops." And the more "Pro" a laptop-user is, the LESS likely they are to be able to store their DATA on an LAPTOP's internal drive. Even at 2 TB, editing video projects is going to make that 2 TB seem crowded in a year or so. And with USB-C/TB3 available, there really isn't a speed penalty for having an external drive enclosure. And, although the TB3 enclosures are still a bit pricey (and hard to find, both which might change now that everyone and his dog is switching to USB-C/TB3), USB-C enclosures/drives are plentiful and available for the $20-30 range (driveless) on Amazon, like this one. So, it sounds like 3 for 3 to me.
The idea that your laptop's battery life will significantly extend or deteriorate based upon whether the data used to render a webpage (or video) is coming from an SSD or Wifi is absurd.
Yes it is; when everything is operating right.
But, Apple has found that, disabling the Cache in Safari uncovers an INTERMITTENT bug that causes assets from an ALREADY LOADED web page to be CONTINUOUSLY RELOADED, and THAT is what causes the excessive power-drain.
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Nothing has vexed my wife half as much as her wireless headphones. I think she maintains that she likes them as a psychological response to that they cost so much.
Obviously, she doesn't have AirPods.
They really ARE better, especially when it compared with other wireless earbuds/headphones/headsets (other than the new Beats).
Legacy means there is an adequate replacement today, that does the same thing or better for cheaper.
It IS already "better". It WILL soon be "cheaper".
Fuck no. I refuse to buy a phone that doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Then you'd better hurry and buy your LAST PHONE right now!
Not just that, it even acts as an antennae for some older cellphones if one wants to play FM radio on them. But aside from that, if space was so critical, 2.5mm jacks are also standard, if less common
Yeah, let's just replace ONE crappy intermittent connector with TWO crappy intermittent connectors (since you WILL need a 2.5 to 3.5 mm adapter to use virtually ANY headphones/headsets).
SPECTACULAR idea!
1/4" TRS jacks is what many prefer for headphones, because 1/4" plugs is what most high end headphones come with. The 3.5mm jack is acceptable where space doesn't allow for a full plug, but otherwise, the bigger 1/4" rules.
But regardless of the size; both have the same intrinsic problems of becoming intermittent.
The 3.5mm jack is actually a great connector.
It's round so no orientation issues and you can rotate the plug. It's robust. It's waterproof. It's universal. You can send data and analogue audio over it at the same time, supporting everything from the most basic analogue systems to high end digital and everything in between. There are millions of accessories for it. It's easy to fix. It just works. It's extremely cheap.
If it has any weakness, it's that it doesn't offer an easy way to supply power. But then again neither does wireless, and it doesn't need power for headphones and small speakers.
There is a reason the 3.5mm jack remains so popular.
3 pin XLR "microphone" connectors are used to supply 48V "phantom power" to condenser microphones all over the world. So, there is no intrinsic reason why the same sort of concept couldn't be adapted (no pun) for the 3 or 4 conductor 3.5 mm "phone" connector.
Having said that, the 3.5 mm connector is an intermittent piece of shit, and I, for one, are glad to see it (finally!) go.
Be it as it may, outside the sheltered walled garden of Apple the 3.5 jack is anything but outdated.
Just wait.
Your definition of legacy is not the common usage.
Legacy is old and outdated, but still hanging around on some systems, especially older ones.
Kinda sounds EXACTLY right.
Legacy means dead and gone, or heading that way. It will take more than a bit of courage from Apple to kill the 3.5mm headphone jack.
You're right.
It will take all the Apple-wannabes like Samsung, LG, etc. to follow suit. A change that is already in progress, BTW...
Oh, and never forget, Apple wasn't the first to ditch the 3.5 mm jack.
My iPhone 7 came with *both* wired EarPods and an adapter for legacy headsets.
Only an Apple fan would use the term "legacy" in reference to a 3.5mm headphone jack.
And when Samsung uses the same term this year when the S8 comes out with only a USB-C connector, and (likely) an adapter for 3.5 mm "legacy" 'phones, what will you say then?
Fuck you and fuck your "lightning" earbuds.
Another erudite and mature response from AC...
If you bought an iPhone this Xmas then the only way to listen to it is with something wireless. These people literally had no choice about what sort of things to buy.
FAIL!
.5 seconds to look at the Product Page for the iPhone 7, where it plainly states that, not only does the iPhone 7 ship with a Lightning-based WIRED headset; but ALSO ships with a Lightning to 3.5 mm analog WIRED headphone/headset adapter.
You might have taken
Wall of DVD boxes maybe, VCR boxes doesn't make sense.
Hey, I'm OLD!
Actually, I almost changed it; but the aspect-ratio of the "placards" is much more "VCR-box-like" than "DVD-jewel-case-like".
I think there is room for both "packages" and ala carte shows.
Most people still grew up with a TV that had a big round dial, or at least a remote with a "channel" keypad, and a group of shows associated with that "channel".
Those people seem somewhat alienated and lost having to search for programs by name, and the cutesy "wall of VCR boxes" - type results interface is a VERY inefficient way to present a simple results list. Think of how hideous and utterly useless Google would be if it showed the Home Page of each of the websites returned in a Query?
And if you live in a home with a person utterly incapable of typing, like I do, having to search by typing is RIGHT-out. And even with something like AppleTV, which has the Siri Remote, there doesn't seem to be enough crossover content between cable TV content and NetFlix/Hulu content to really be a viable replacement for cable, but it is slowly getting better.
And, although we all hate commercials, one of the GOOD things about cable (and OTA TV) "channels" is that there are "promos" for upcoming shows. And quite frankly, that is one of the major ways most people learn about content that might be interesting. The "wall of VCR boxes" approach is simply abysmal for that, too. The streaming aggregators haven't figured that one out, and a "teasers channel" doesn't work either; because who wants to sit an watch trailer after trailer, promo after promo?
But, the person who figures out how to make streaming services "feel" MORE like TV channels has a fortune with their name on it, just waiting for them!
That's the real problem I have with the whole COC frenzy, is that most of us are adults, and do not need a COC
You REALLY like that Acronym, don't you? ;-)
Just teasing! (So, is that "COC Teasing?")
Chris Lattner has a wife, I am pretty sure he does not want to fuck you. But if the features are so compelling that you want to have sex with him, they can't be all that bad, no?
Also, ruby, Java, Python and, em, pretty much no other language have direct C++ interop. C, sure. C++, not often.
That's because C++ is an absolute JOKE of a "Language". Created SPECIFICALLY to be hopelessly complex and wasteful.
Seriously. It's the worst of the worst, and considering the other horrible languages it has to "compete" with, that's saying something.
Swift is stupid and ugly, that's why. And I'm talking about their language.
No direct C++ interop, stupid confusing optionals, never ending spec updates and deprecation... Fuck you Chris Lattner
Again, Slashdotters show their debate skills...
How cross-platform is Swift ? Are the GUI libraries platform-dependent or independent ? I.E: can i write a single Swift program with a GUI that will compile, work the same and look similar on multiple platforms: Linux, Mac OS, Real Unix-es & BSDs, AIX, Windows ?
Are you implying that macOS is NOT a "Real Unix/BSD"?
You know, of course, you're doing nothing but showing your Apple Hate, AND your monumental ignorance, right?
Oh, I forgot: You're a typical Slashdotter.
Nah. His anus needed a break from all the butt pounding going on at the team building sessions that were held at gay bathhouses.
Way to show him how mature and erudite Slashdotters are.
But I guess, as a Slashdot reader himself, he already knows that...
"Little Snitch" is a software firewall. Windows has had a firewall built-in for ages ..."
OS X/macOS has had a built in firewall for ages, too. It used to be ipfw, but along the way, since Yosemite, they started using pf, which I believe is even more robust and flexible than ipfw.
Little Snitch just puts a very friendly face on firewall rule-making, so that normals can actually understand (for the most part) and use EFFECTIVELY a firewall with outgoing rules. Windows really could use a similar application.
By the way, there is also a nice GUI front-end for pf on OS X/macOS, murus. Not free for the version that does outbound filtering and logging, but fairly reasonable ($10 for the "Basic" version that includes outbound control) and easy enough that most power-users can still use it to do fairly advanced firewall rulesets.
And all your anger will do nothing.
The big wheel keep on turning, and Microsoft will still have the revenue and Linux will never have its year on the Desktop.
Really, been more than 2 decades, I've tried to use Linux, but I can't find a compelling reason at all. It's just not good enough.
But macOS is. And it doesn't spy on you. And, unlike with MS, if they do want to collect data to help Spotlight searches and the like, there are clear GUI controls to LOCALLY disable it. In other words, "No" means "No".
Because your system will still send all the data to the MS cloud
Yeah, I know. I probably should have indicated I was being sarcastic more clearly.
As someone else here said, all the data is still being sent; by using the control panel you're just telling the server what data to (supposedly) ignore or pretend it isn't seeing.
There is absolutely no reason to make this a web-based "control" panel, other than to lie to the user about what is being sent.
Hopefully, some people with packet-sniffers can do some "deep-packet-analysis" of their own, and (once again) expose MS for the bald-faced liars that they (once again) are.
I'd argue that it isn't. The best pro notebook they ever made was the last one that allowed you to upgrade the ram and hard drive, and replace the battery. That's "pro".
Their latest macbook pro might be the best appliance they've ever made, but it isn't "pro".
The max. RAM is 16 GB. What "Pro" isn't going to configure it that way out of the box? So, there's one of your three arguments nicely refuted. Let's try the other one.
You can replace the battery in the new MBP. Considering it is something that is done maybe ONCE in the lifetime of the product, having it be a little inconvenient is not a reason to say that it is an "appliance". And, BTW, Apple doesn't gouge for battery replacement. In fact, they charge little enough that I simply can't imagine wanting to do it myself to "save money." Ok, so now let's try for that last objection...
Can't upgrade the hard drive. Well, that's something that, now that most laptops are going SSD, we're going to start seeing more and more. But no one will do any hand-wringing about them; because they aren't Apple, and so nobody cares what the other guys do. Again, survey says: "Most people, by and large, never upgrade the storage in their laptops." And the more "Pro" a laptop-user is, the LESS likely they are to be able to store their DATA on an LAPTOP's internal drive. Even at 2 TB, editing video projects is going to make that 2 TB seem crowded in a year or so. And with USB-C/TB3 available, there really isn't a speed penalty for having an external drive enclosure. And, although the TB3 enclosures are still a bit pricey (and hard to find, both which might change now that everyone and his dog is switching to USB-C/TB3), USB-C enclosures/drives are plentiful and available for the $20-30 range (driveless) on Amazon, like this one. So, it sounds like 3 for 3 to me.
You are out of gas...
The idea that your laptop's battery life will significantly extend or deteriorate based upon whether the data used to render a webpage (or video) is coming from an SSD or Wifi is absurd.
Yes it is; when everything is operating right.
But, Apple has found that, disabling the Cache in Safari uncovers an INTERMITTENT bug that causes assets from an ALREADY LOADED web page to be CONTINUOUSLY RELOADED, and THAT is what causes the excessive power-drain.
DO try to at LEAST read TFS...
I didn't assert 'No one develops websites on the Mac', all the websites hosted on my servers are developed on the Mac.
But the number of people who do this is Much Less Than the total Mac user population.
Furthermore, few people who develop websites on any platform get their tech advice from Consumer Reports.
But then, when you can't produce a useful thought, insults work just fine.
Rather, when you don't include pertinent information, and then simply post what sounds like an inflammatory comment, you invite insults.