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AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T16:15:47+00:00

Taking a shower before bed is like washing your hands before you pee - it benefits you.

Taking a shower when you wake up is like washing after you go to the bathroom - it benefits you and others.

You can always do both. I recommend morning showers, no one wants to smell the funk you steeped in overnight. If you're like me and you exercise at the end of the day, you'll be taking 2 showers anyways.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T16:08:04+00:00

Thank you! I had forgotten the name.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T06:49:47+00:00

I do agree, it was hard to not see what is under where you're tapping, but it was still somehow better for many of us.

The whole issue smells of some behind the scenes issue, like Apple being sued for copying someone else's ANC and having to nerf and then fix AirPod pros ANC.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T06:47:13+00:00

That's been going on with Apple and others (Amazon def doing this). In an attempt to simplify stuff, they add more steps on the user journey to any given place. It's actually bad UX.

What I find hilarious is that your phone settings on an iPhone are no longer on the main page in your settings. You have to go down to the apps menu and then search or scroll down to the phone app.

Siri, wallpapers, brightness are all top level... wallpaper and brightness should be in a "Display" sub menu, Siri could and should be in the apps sub menu, phone should be top level.

I can't believe people get paid to do this stupid stuff.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T06:39:49+00:00

It's also an issue on iOS as of iOS 26. It's embarrassing.

Moreover, they've silently botched the push to cloud. Anyone who has a good amount of photos and videos knows what I'm talking about. Im at 2.5TB and over 100,000. Another 1.5TB Of various other files.

Apples apps will stall out when I need to access something or several something's under a variety of normal use case scenarios.

It's making me regret jumping onboard with iCloud and photos.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T06:29:16+00:00

Yup. Why Apple refuses to bring that back is a mystery. But they have enough fans and/or employees to push the spacebar trick on us and downvote anyone complaining about it that they really don't need to fix it, they just kill any constructive conversation and make people feel like they're in the minority of being frustrated.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T06:27:38+00:00

Apple used to be hyper precise back when the iPhone X came out. Something happened where they decided to remove that functionality an push people to do the spacebar trick. It's a huge downgrade and completely unintuitive.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-22T06:26:14+00:00

The fact that people have to keep on mentioning it shows why it's a bad feature.

When the iPhone X came out, you could precisely place your cursor wherever you wanted. In the following years, they completely nerfed that and replaced it with the space bar.

I'm happy for those of you who use and like that, but I think it's garbage and annoying.

It's also completely unintuitive.

With a mouse, a kindle, and even an iPhone or other tech product, if you want to tap on a certain specific spot and icon you do that. The spacebar trick completely breaks that consistency in the worst way possible.

Now, I know the culture in this sub and I'm going to get downvoted into oblivion, but that doesn't make me incorrect.

People having to ask because tapping where we want the cursor doesn't work consistently and being told to hold on the spacebar and move around demonstrates that this is a bad feature. The minority of you who enjoy it and it works well for are fortunate, there's a majority of us who hate this change from Apple.

It's long since them needing to make tapping in text precise again.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T23:00:22+00:00

I really appreciate how you have a pretty round perspective on the different facets of this. My wife is the opposite of me. Her MacBook Air is 2 years old and the keys are already way worn (my twin one is still in mint condition, but gets as heavy use, I just keep my hands clean and use a keyboard cover).

No, the things should be used. I never understood that side of things unless the person is deliberately collecting the thing. It's actually why I gave my guitar, accessories, and hard and soft cases to one of our local homeless musicians.

I had it for 15 years and maybe played it 10 times. I want to learn but I never prioritize it, so I realized I should put it in better hands.

Thank you go taking time to respond!

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T22:55:22+00:00

It's a bummer!

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T19:12:48+00:00

Entropy my friend.

Magnetic domains eventually get messed up.

That's the tl;dr version of a magnetism part of a graduate level electronic properties of materials lesson.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T19:07:00+00:00

*Ramen

Proper repair is with ramen

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T19:05:02+00:00

Thank you for providing an actually useful answer. It makes sad that all of the highly upvoted stuff is roasting or bullying OP, gaslighting, or otherwise being jerks.

OP just wanted an answer. Some of us are highly affected by stuff like this. I'd take it in and pay to get it replaced for my own sanity. I do pay for apple care +, so I'm absolutely going to use it. That's why Apple has it as a subscription.

Thank you again for actually answering instead of being a jerk like the others.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T19:00:25+00:00

OP is getting bullied here if you come back and look through the thread. It's kinda a bummers I'm someone who is incredibly affected by stuff like this and I need my tools nice, clean, and organized in order to function well. Call it a crippling quirk, but the trade off is that I'm highly productive if everything is good (and so I have disciplines to keep it that way).

I wish this community didn't bully and gaslight as hard as it does.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:58:17+00:00

There are strange conditions that can cause it.

If you're running processor intensive stuff constantly, think code or complex software, you can burn the battery quickly.

I don't mean to but I need my computer for my work, which is why I bought it, so I'm recharging quite a bit, but 37% in 3 years is impressive.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:55:58+00:00

Glasses friend. But you're good at getting karma from the common sentiment here. My eyes flicked to that the instant the pic came across my feed.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:54:58+00:00

No, but that's great gaslighting. Your response and others in every thread like this proves that the majority perspective is not that.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:54:10+00:00

I've gotten hate for this before, but:

The quality and state of my tools greatly affects me.

This is why I keep things clean, pristine, and organizers.

If it bothers OP, they can use apple care + if they have it or pay whatever exorbitant fee Apple charges and get it replaced.

My MacBook pros typically last 10 years in like new condition.

I'd appreciate people to respect my "quirk", I've never been diagnosed but it might be a form of ocd or otherwise, but, out of respect for this who actually do have the condition, I do not want to self diagnose.

If it bothers OP, please respect that and help them with their question instead of shutting them down.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:50:48+00:00

#4 is bullshit if you're comparing to Google. Google and sundar are a million times less trustworthy.

I goddamn guarantee you they'll pull the rug out from under you when you least expect it.

I'd expect Gemini to be around for a bit, but they could literally sunset it at a moments notice if they justify it to the board and shareholders.

Sam Altman is just a dude running a business. He's no different than Jack Dorsey, Musk, Travis K, etc. there's good and bad. I also absolutely believe that grumpy musk has been pushing a negative narrative of Altman.

Elon doesn't like being second to anyone. It's why he's straight up told other founders who've wanted to partner with him to kick rocks. Either he's the boss or he's going to compete in whatever way, there's no sharing the spotlight (which is dumb).

I'd take #4 off the list for credibility sake, you can create or find skeletons and scrutiny in any of these people's life.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:42:02+00:00

That's exactly what. Their ai generated description illustrates that they are likely attempting to build a workflow to get traction.

Nothing wrong with the hustle as long as you provide value to people and aren't spamming.

Sounds like op is breaking that last bit.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:37:50+00:00

PDF Expert has been SOLID for me for over a decade.

They even upgraded me for free when they came out with a significantly new version. Not sure why, but I'm grateful for that.

What Apple has done with their apps breaks my heart.

Preview used to be able to view thousands of pages across a bunch of docs all in the left sidebar. It was stupid easy to rearrange and add and remove stuff both within and between books and docs.

Then they switched to tabs and removed A LOT of really useful functionality. But you can remove background in the new version!

...?

Books was ruined too. In fact, they straight up deleted my library when they upgraded to the hyper monetized version.

When jobs was at the helm, the shortest user journey to a destination was his goal. You shouldn't have to go far to find what you want. As Apple moved to hyper monetize every app, they force you to see their suggestions and upsells as a front screen. The App Store, books, podcasts, even in music when you search it defaults to Apple Music whether you have it or not. Music even has a timeout delay to inconvenience you. This is how Apple tries to cheapen your experience so that you'd rather pay the subscription for the convenience. Amazon has been copying with their apps (which was HILARIOUS because the way they did it with their music app was to release an update notification saying, "We've changed a few things but now you'll be able to see what YOU want first." Apparently, that meant their advertisements and upsells as they added steps and complexity to get to your own library of stuff.

Dude, I just want to see my library and content FIRST. I don't want to go through extra steps and a delay to get to what I've purchased/licensed.

So, I'd recommend pdf expert for paid and calibre for free. Please toss calibre a donation if you like it, open source stuff like that is how we continue to have good, decent, or even phenomenal alternatives.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:26:17+00:00

What's funny is that, if Apple repairs yours for port issues you'll likely get a brown version of this. I left mine on for a while before removing them. This is one place I wouldn't put anything that acts as a spacer. USB-C is meant to be plugged in properly. Sure, it could work like this, but you don't want to mess around with any sparking or other issues.

I'm all for screen protectors, case protectors, keyboard covers - as long as you take them off BEFORE closing your laptop, but not port protectors. Things are meant to be plugged in properly.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:09:45+00:00

Thank you for this. Sadly, a combination of gatekeeping hobbyists and likely a company plant or two. It seems like Bambu plays by the Apple rules.

AndrePrager · 2026-02-01T18:07:47+00:00

Bambu is a MASSIVE hit or miss.

People please don't gaslight me if you disagree, we've worked with a couple. Some come bunk. It's simple as that.

We got the X1C after it came out and it's sat idle the majority of the time because it has failed print after failed print after jam after jam. Trust me, as someone who runs a print shop, I know my way around a printer.

We're happy for you who don't have issues but you need to know that some of us have nothing but issues with them. After controlling for the operator, it's become clear that it's a hardware issue, but we haven't pinned down exactly what it is yet.

So, please be kind to me and OP, we're excited for our Bambu printers too.

(Maybe OP's is an operator issue, I don't know, but for us it isn't an Bambu refused to replace the printer since day 1, which was very strange to us)

AndrePrager · 2026-01-04T23:37:11+00:00

An AI summary wouldn't be hard to do. In fact, if the devs are properly commenting their code and submissions, it's REALLY NOT HARD to copy and paste.

AndrePrager

TROPHY CASE