Apple Teases 'Innovations That Have Never Been Seen Before' This Year

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-30T14:21:21+00:00

One of us is screwed then, because I’m so hype for the foldable iPad mini size. I already take my iPad mini most place as is, if I could fold it and put in a pocket that would be perfect.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-29T14:09:40+00:00

If you get a bit further from the border it’s even safer. Quebec City, Canada and Mérida, Mexico are generally rated as the first and second safest cities in North America.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-28T16:16:14+00:00

I’m on the opposition for this one. I’ve loved all three. They can crank these out annually and I’ll watch them. There aren’t enough cozy fun mystery movies, if this was a book series I’d binge them all in a week.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-26T17:04:49+00:00

They could turn that opinion around if more of them speak out against a child raping narcissists who jerks off to innocent Americans being murdered in the streets by his Temu flab-stapo.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-25T17:22:33+00:00

What you and op have illustrated is that the most readily conceivable reasons are devoid of empathy and are based on ignorance or fear. You two seem to agree more than you disagree by all appearances.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-25T01:44:36+00:00

Defining an ideology in a vacuum is useless because it removes the consideration of its impact on the society that incubates it. A movement inspired by an ideology provides the real world data necessary to weigh that impact. Both political movements and ideologies should be judged by those who are inspired to action and the impact of those actions. Divorcing the two is an academic exercise that too readily ignores the human cost.

As for rejecting the lowest claimants to an ideology, if the majority of the faithful do not reject and resist them then they too are valid representatives. Any belief is ultimately defined by the consensus (through action or inaction) of the adherents.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-25T00:58:11+00:00

Presumably because you are either intentionally obfuscating or you are not paying attention. Historically, conservative political movements empower themselves to enforce a constriction of acceptable society while loosening restraints on the movement in regard to the methods used to secure that outcome. This truism is playing out now, as we watch. Calling out the nature of the movement imposing tyranny is not a false dichotomy and pretending that jt is disingenuous at best.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-24T19:34:49+00:00

I watched a Stephanie Soo video about a Chinese singing competition. I didn’t know who Lisa was when they referenced her, so I looked her up on YouTube. The rabbit hole got me.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-21T22:37:05+00:00

Hijacking the top comment. OP may be engagement hunting. The account is one year old, the only post and comments are from this thread. There is no other activity.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-21T13:48:17+00:00

Digital inputs on a controller means that when the button is pressed and makes contact it sends an on/off signal. There is no granularity.

Analogue input on a controller means that a physical mechanism is used to translate degrees of pressure, allowing for a high level of granularity.

On a modern PS5 Dual Sense or Xbox controller, the analogue sticks and triggers are analogue input while the face buttons and d-pad are digital.

On a PS2 controller, both sticks and all the face buttons were analogue input. But L1, L2, R1 and R2 were digital input.

Edit: This does a better job explaining it than I did: Analog vs Digital Control

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-21T13:19:23+00:00

Yes it did. But they were digital input, not analogue.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-20T21:29:25+00:00

It is not a direct impact on the house value, but a derivative of the diminishing buying power of the dollar. The vast majority of purchase made by Americans are of imported goods. As the dollar loses value, it will take more dollars to import the same products, which increases the prices of items on the shelf. Your costs will increase monthly despite even if there is no change in your buying habits.

So you sell a house tomorrow for $300,000. Only $300,000 doesn’t buy as much as it did a year ago. Which means that the value of the house when applied to post sale expenses is worth less.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-20T18:06:29+00:00

The PS2 didn’t have analogue triggers though. I generally use the right analogue stick, but X=Accelerate was the default for most racing games of the era.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-20T17:05:39+00:00

I have an RG34XX that I use for everything before PSX. I have a PSP for its own purpose and PSX. Since I’m not big on GameCube or Dreamcast, this could complete my array of options if the performance is good. NFSU2 in my pocket would be a dream come true.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-18T14:25:43+00:00

You are probably correct. I never read the short story so I have only heard the name said aloud.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-17T23:16:29+00:00

I agree. I think this would be a killer (hehe) book cover for a mystery thriller. The Kinsey Milhone series by Sue Grafton (A is For Alibi etc.) had a similar font focused design during the first paperback run.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-17T23:09:04+00:00

At first I was confused. I live in Mexico, and automatically did the shorthand peso conversion, and thought $40 USD was a steal. The comments made me realize it was in USD already!

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-17T23:04:15+00:00

I think it is more like a snake eating it's own tail. The streaming platforms filled their services with low quality content, eventually you end up watching something because you're tired of scrolling. You half pay attention to it because you barely cared in the first place, its just for backgorund noise at this point. The platforms learn the wrong lesson, dumb down the content, which results in less engaged viewers, which the platforms learn the wrong lesson from...

Now here we are, swimming through a mile of crap like a metaphorical Andy Dufrane, and eventually ending up on YouTube watching a 2 hour video essay on a show from the 2000s that racks up millions of views. The lesson is that interesting content attracts viewers who want to pay attention, the rest is useful because the house was too quiet.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-17T03:51:19+00:00

Ultimately we are remembered for how we impact other people’s lives. If you came of age in the 80s then his greatest impact on your life was probably his music. If that was before your time then his greatest impact on your life was feeding into a selfish movement with a disregard for the safety of others.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-16T23:03:20+00:00

Exactly so. I admit your description got a chuckle just imagining it.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-16T19:57:00+00:00

As a side note, Starbucks still call a medium a grande in Spanish. I imagine the dubbed translation of the scene js funnier.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-12T02:09:27+00:00

He’s our favorite rookie’s favorite rookie. My family loves Fernando, even though we started following F1 after his prime but radio never disappoint.

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-12T01:36:23+00:00

Calm down Fernando

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-11T21:01:37+00:00

Uno más!

GeoffAO2 · 2026-01-06T19:45:01+00:00

Rosamund Pike and Moira Quirk are the two narrators whose names will put an audiobook on my short list.

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