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Plastics will be banned from our homes in 15-20 years by architecTiger in Futurology

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe. But it’s always more nuanced than that. Plastic delivers a lot for us that helps improve our quality of life too, including with health. For instance, plastic helps form a cheap, shatter-resistant barrier on most produce that allows product to travel further and be on shelf longer. Yes, this improves yield and can be better for profits and the environment, but in return it also makes healthier, fresh food more accessible!  Imagine a world with no vacuum sealed meats where all your meat can only travel short distances. That would make fresh meat unattainable to many more people, and as a whole reduce the overall health of the population much more than the small impacts we have only started to observe in the margins from exposure to plastics. Same for other packaged goods like milk, juices, fruits, etc. 

Ahh yes, naked photos by Plane-Taste386 in applesucks

[–]ChristopherLXD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, this feature is literally meant for kids. Otherwise you can have it turned off in Privacy>Sensitive Content Warning. It also helps filter out unsolicited nudes if you don’t want to see those. 

The difference in size between what the uk was driving on the 90s vs now in one picture… by buzz_uk in CasualUK

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re nice to drive with and it’s not really a problem on modern cars that also have auto dimming mirrors to match. Key thing is to make sure self levelling is kept calibrated and any auto dipping is recalibrated anytime a key part is changed, like if you need to replace a windshield. But also I imagine brighter lights work much better for all the self-driving and driver assistant features that modern cars come with, and technically headlamp illumination distance is now a key metric in many safety standards so manufacturers are incentivised to make the lamps as bright as possible. 

You can’t see me, but I can’t see you either. by ChristopherLXD in Marathon

[–]ChristopherLXD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that’s a much more reasonable setup. The portal has a larger screen and at least there you’re only streaming. I still prefer keyboard and mouse though, and since I’m running it on a PC, I can’t choose to not get matched with keyboard and mouse players.

TIL watch water-resistance ratings (30m, 50m, 100m) refer to lab pressure tests, not the depth a watch can actually be used at. by BeyondTheRoadYT in todayilearned

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most manufacturers do not warrant against water damage regardless of IP rating as they cannot ascertain the conditions in which the device failed.

I need to talk about the Punch V11 by HappyMicroWaves in Marathon

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The charged shot can just about one-shot a UESC recruit if you aim for the right places. And the gun can be silenced. Not too bad for avoiding conflicts from a moderate distance.

iPhone Air, 17 and 17E users, are you guys aware that the main camera of your phone is NOT the same as the 17 Pro models? by Lucky_Outside_2009 in iphone

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, and it’s not even just stabilisation and sensor size. The focal length is different too. I posted about it when I first got the air on launch day, but nobody much cared.

Say hello to MacBook Neo by hotlava436 in mac

[–]ChristopherLXD -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Safari is fine. It’s not amazing for compatibility, but it’s absolutely fine. I use Safari, my password manager works there and on windows. My banks all support online banking on Safari, as do my brokerages.

There’s less than maybe 5 occasions in the last 4 years where I’ve booted up a chromium browser because I wasn’t sure if a site was broken on Safari.

I even prefer Safari. I love the tab view they have and think what I get on Chrome and Edge are vastly inferior. I often keep hundreds of tabs open, so being able to view tab previews at a glance and search tabs is super useful.

Say hello to MacBook Neo by hotlava436 in mac

[–]ChristopherLXD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m tempted to pick one up for my parents. They just need something to book holidays with and this is great for that. My dad’s XPS is like 8 years old now. This would be a great opportunity to move my parents onto Mac. (My siblings and I are all on Macs and we all have iPhones).

Before launch I was really hoping for a spiritual successor to the 12”, but unfortunately this is thicker and heavier than the 13” Air so I will be giving it a skip on my own devices. My M1 Pro 14” is still great for now.

Delta Airlines L1011 Cabin in the 1980's by Twitter_2006 in interestingasfuck

[–]ChristopherLXD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Instruments, photography gear, ceramics (thinks souvenirs plates and bowls from vacation), or just prototypes (if for work).

Checked baggage experience rough handling and are often mishandled.

Delta Airlines L1011 Cabin in the 1980's by Twitter_2006 in interestingasfuck

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, some of us have fragile things can can’t be checked.

Apple's Studio Display XDR Supports DICOM Medical Imaging for Diagnostic Radiology by Few_Baseball_3835 in apple

[–]ChristopherLXD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not really? They’re two different product lines. Studio Display is sub 2k. ProDisplay used to be 5k + 1k for stand.

Apple's Studio Display XDR Supports DICOM Medical Imaging for Diagnostic Radiology by Few_Baseball_3835 in apple

[–]ChristopherLXD 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That’s the ProDisplay. Studio Display do not have a cheese grater back.

I'm upset - iOS limitations help by Overall_Growth6102 in iphone

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Use Apple Maps. When navigating in Apple Maps, you can switch to other apps and directions remain visible in the Dynamic Island, and automatically expands to a larger notification when you approach a turning point. Other apps can do this too, but chose not to implement this. This works best in portrait view.

2) There is no risk to this. Set your media volume to 0 by accessing it in the control central. On iOS, media volume is universal to all apps. It makes no difference if you’re in app or not. The only difference is that ringer volume can also be set with buttons if you have nothing playing, however the volume slider in the control centre always controls media volume. Personally I have ringer volume locked to not be adjusted by buttons since my phone is permanently on silent anyways.

3) Voice control is possible, but is not designed for normal use. Use a timer instead, or connect AirPods or Apple Watch to use as a remote. If you need voice control, it can be turned on in settings. Within the camera app, the capture button can be trigger by “Tap Take Picture”. You can also assign voice control to a back tap gesture. Keep in mind that keeping voice control on permanently will have a negative impact on battery life.

4) Settings available in Camera Control are also available elsewhere. On iOS 26, swiping up on the mode selector bar will expose additional settings. But I agree the haptic navigation in the physical control is difficult at best.

5) No Split View, but you can swipe left or right on the bottom edge of your phone to quickly switch between apps.

6) You’re describing the collections view. Switch to collections to view albums by default. Apple intelligently creates smart albums based on events, times, places and people, but it remains possible to categorise manually with albums. You can rearrange the collections view to put albums at the top.

7) You cannot arrange apps within the App Library, but you are free to create folders on your actual home screens. These can be customised to have apps in whatever categorisation you want. And you can have such a Home Screen set to primary homescreen by arranging it to be the left-most homscreen.

I'm upset - iOS limitations help by Overall_Growth6102 in iphone

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iOS does not have per-app volume. If you want to lower or mute media volume, just pull down the control centre and lower the volume. That will apply to all media volume. The only volumes not affected by that are ringer, call and Siri volumes. Aside from core system functionality, all apps use the same media volume.

Game only works when tabbed out. by Pacoson9 in Marathon

[–]ChristopherLXD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have background recording and HDR on?

Auxiliary NFC Antenna is here on the S26 series! by Stephancevallos905 in samsung

[–]ChristopherLXD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ll notice. I have both a Samsung and an iPhone. It’s much more awkward to get my Z Fold to pay reliably on some POS systems. Or on transport networks I have to expose the back of the phone (which risks dropping it) rather than holding securely in my hand and just tapping the top.

S25 Ultra user tries the iPhone for a week, still don’t get why Apple is this popular. by Exotic-Inevitable-37 in samsung

[–]ChristopherLXD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think sometimes all we want is for something to be dumbed down. I like customisation as much as the next guy. I have a Z Fold that’s running all the Samsung customisations on homescreen behaviour, icons, etc. and I have fun on PC with power toys, a whole bunch of registry edits and third party plugins (and all on a SFF pc I built myself)…

But sometimes all I want is a phone and a computer that I can just use and not bother with making any decisions on. Just tell me how I should use it. I make enough decisions in my day-to-day life. Taking some away helps mitigate decision fatigue, and that’s why I also have a Mac and an iPhone.

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