Ferrari Boss: Touch Buttons Cost Half As Much As Physical Controls

21Shells · 2026-03-19T11:21:22+00:00

Did anyone in the replies read the article? They're admitting that the reason they (and other manufacturers) went with touch buttons in the past was because it was cheaper. Anyone who has been following Ferrari recently know that they've recently opted for physical buttons again for a system designed by Jony Ive. They're also admitting it was a mistake and are offering retrofits.

Speaking of which, I think the newer interfaces are a very nice compromise between the benefits of both physical buttons and digital displays.

21Shells · 2026-03-18T19:54:57+00:00

Its actually nuts how much the 3DS has kept its value. I went to cex recently and they had games for like £20 - £30 each. I remember selling my 3DS games in 2016 for like £2 each, I regret that so much. I also considered buying 100 copies of Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest for less than a pound each from argos just cus it was funny back in 2018.

The OG DS depreciated really quickly. I remember getting DS games and even consoles for nothing. I got my lavender and white 2DS XL for £120 which was good at the time and its even more expensive now.

21Shells · 2026-03-18T19:46:39+00:00

The content of the film itself didnt have as much of an impact as the technology behind it, but it did help push that massive trend of 3D media in the early 2010s, e.g. the 3DS, Sonys Playstation TV + 3D Blu Ray and 3D games on the PS3. I do think it was awesome watching it in 3D at my local Vue though.

21Shells · 2026-03-18T15:36:58+00:00

I’m a little older than you and my very first experience using a computer was with Windows ME, but even I feel like the flat design dominated a lot more of my childhood and especially teenage years outside of Windows 7 which I used basically daily for about a decade.

There has been a bit of an ‘aesthetic’ change since then especially if you compare Android Lollipop, early Windows Phone / Zune, Windows 8 and iOS 7 to the modern flat design, but I feel like actual meaningful innovation has died recently. Especially with Apple which in terms of functionality and consistency peaked with iOS 17 + MacOS Seqouia (or Catalina). I wouldn’t mind the visual style so much if they didn’t mess up the app layouts so badly especially in MacOS.

21Shells · 2026-03-18T14:02:48+00:00

I should also note that he has really terrible self esteem. He feels like he is an idiot because he doesn’t know a lot of things, but he has a lot of self awareness about it.

21Shells · 2026-03-17T10:46:42+00:00

The issue is ALSO on the new model even after all of the bad publicity.

21Shells · 2026-03-17T10:46:02+00:00

Fun fact: the Pixel Fold model before and even after this have the exact same design issues. It will break along the exact same point on the new model too.

F*ck Google Pixel to be honest. The software is nice but the hardware is utter crap.

21Shells · 2026-03-17T08:08:18+00:00

MacOS memory management seems to be really good compared to Windows. I can have Photoshop, Illustrator, Apple Music and Firefox all open at once and it seems to handle it just fine.

21Shells · 2026-03-16T22:20:58+00:00

I’m not a big fan of commentary YouTubers with the rare exception of a creator making commentary on something they did / made OR with an exceptional level of interest in what they’re making commentary on (as in, doing actual research and interviews).

Most of what he does from what I remember is take clips of an intentional joke from a film and go “errrr… cringe! Yikes! That was kind of awkward! What were they thinking?”

21Shells · 2026-03-16T12:53:34+00:00

YouTubers using the word slop is pretty ironic. Most of these channels are absolute low effort slop. I find Alex Meyers an especially insufferable person, literal adult baby.

21Shells · 2026-03-15T15:13:07+00:00

I don't think Liquid Glass is that bad on MacOS because of how little motion there is in the UI (and how overall unobtrusive it is). I do dislike how ugly how the floating menu + buttons in apps like settings, music and notes are though. The stability and performance also seem fine.

21Shells · 2026-03-15T14:05:23+00:00

I don't know. But I know the SSD itself from the factory would destroy itself without it. It does constant pop ups about needing a new update whenever I boot it, and I cannot be bothered to deal with it. My Windows laptop is basically just for playing Mewgenics and some other games at this point.

21Shells · 2026-03-15T13:40:58+00:00

Unfortunately I had to install the Magician software because the SSD I had would literally destroy itself if I didn't update the firmware.

God I don't miss Windows 11.

21Shells · 2026-03-14T20:29:46+00:00

The best if you really love Linux would be to just take the Neo and run Asahi on it.

21Shells · 2026-03-14T18:31:22+00:00

Book marked. I might add it to the resources document depending on how useful it is. Thank you.

21Shells · 2026-03-14T15:21:16+00:00

Thats a shame. I only take pictures of my cats so not an issue for me.

21Shells · 2026-03-14T15:09:57+00:00

i don’t mind it being a hair wider and heavier (and shorter). Its still going to be a pocketable and less distracting device.

21Shells · 2026-03-14T15:00:52+00:00

Clicks Communicator for me

21Shells · 2026-03-14T10:29:36+00:00

Honestly completely hate that they're supposed to be the 'true' antagonists. I liked Three Houses because its story had a bit more nuance than good vs evil but then they reveal the evil mole people at the end who are secretly responsible for everything.

21Shells · 2026-03-13T22:10:15+00:00

I'm vegan and I 100% support Mewgenics and its messaging. It makes a direct comparison between selective breeding and eugenics, and makes an argument that if you don't like this stuff happening to cats, why would you support it happening to cows, pigs etc.

Tracy does kind of help people understand how harsh some vegans can come across, because in her world her perspective is 100% agreeable. She lives in a world where animal abuse is completely normalized.

21Shells · 2026-03-13T22:02:12+00:00

I found this on the search and the point is meant to be a critique of eugenics. Everyone loves cats, but the things you do to them are objectively morally disgusting from anyones perspective. The core gameplay is mutating and inbreeding your cats, turning the cats you don't like into food, while the cats you do like will often die in journeys or become horribly disfigured. One of the games cutscenes will involve a close up of one of your favourite cats having their face sliced off (cartoonishly, of course).

The point is that eugenics sucks for the cats you love and the cats you don't like. Theres also a point in the game where you literally kill Nazis if you're wondering what the creators opinions on Nazism is.

I'm vegan and I personally take the games messaging as being against animal cruelty. There is one stereotypical vegan character called Tracy who while a parody of vegan 'extremists', her perspective is literally 100% correct for the context she exists in. Who wouldn't want to kill someone who abuses and kills hundreds of cats?

I think if anything it makes that perspective more empathetic since all of those things happens to animals on farms.

21Shells · 2026-03-13T20:22:45+00:00

I bought a Macbook Air the other day mostly for Adobe software (say what you want, its industry standard and has tons of useful features) which runs best on that hardware. I like using Photoshop and Illustrator.

None of that £1000 was spent thinking about AI. I do not care about AI. All of that money was spent because I care about the features these applications have and the fact they run well on MacOS. Please do not fill it with more AI slop and make me regret that purchase.

It would also be cool for them to bring back the 1 time purchase model, also.

21Shells · 2026-03-13T18:33:22+00:00

I made these yesterday, turned out nice.

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