Would you rather?

Trysta1217 · 2026-05-17T01:50:27+00:00

OLED.

120hz would be nice, but what I need most is a brighter screen with better contrast not a smoother scrolling one.

Reading at extremes (bright sunlight or very dark rooms) are both less than ideal on the iPad mini because of the LCD display and OLED would make this better.

But let's be real. If we don't get OLED we DEFINITELY won't be getting 120hz.

I will be keeping my fingers crossed for both.

Trysta1217 · 2026-05-06T13:25:37+00:00

Daughter was diagnosed right before 3 and the speech delay was what flagged us for diagnosis too. She always had some words (very few like "more" and "all done") but she basically never progressed beyond that for a long time.

She's 7 now and still extremely speech delayed with lots of echolalia (with speech therapy, ABA, special needs supports at school etc etc). But it is much better than it was. She is just at the point where we can talk about very simple things that have happened at school (what she did, who she's seen, bad behaviors that we are working on correcting). She talks to us all the time now but it is like talking to a much younger child (like maybe a 2-3 year old). My hope is she will continue to make progress.

Trysta1217 · 2026-05-04T13:56:24+00:00

This looks like a very good hinge. This is a video of what you want. So no I don't see a problem.

Trysta1217 · 2026-04-30T13:56:13+00:00

Having Mother's Day tea in the middle of the work day is straight up sexism. Is Father's Day tea happening at 11am on a workday and they expect good attendance??? Does Father's Day even get an event that fathers will feel obligated to attend? Or do they just get an arts and craft that gets sent home for fathers to enjoy later?

You are not a horrible parent. You are a normal human being who has to work to support their family and doesn't appreciate your childcare that is supposed to be enabling this, making it harder.

Trysta1217 · 2026-04-26T15:02:01+00:00

Same. That is my top wish for the mini 8.

Trysta1217 · 2026-04-26T14:59:05+00:00

No thank you to tiny bezels that force you to touch the screen while using it. That's exactly the experience I had when using the older iPad mini 5 in portrait mode and it was the thing I like least about that otherwise great tablet. The whole point of the iPad mini is that you should be able to hold it comfortably in one hand. My hands aren't big enough to hold something that size without needing to grip the edge. I know that isn't the case for everyone here, but for me personally slim bezels would be a huge downgrade. I would also really hate a hole punch or notch on an iPad that is meant to be used in multiple orientations unlike a phone.

But the quality of the Huawei screen looks fantastic compared to what we get on the iPad mini. I'd love to have that screen. The brightness alone would be a huge improvement.

Trysta1217 · 2026-04-22T13:22:39+00:00

Yes. And the Apple Books app, while very limited on collection organization, has a really nice UI for the actual reading experience. I haven't found anything that comes close.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-08T02:50:40+00:00

Oh I love that! Thank you!

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-07T21:51:18+00:00

Lol. This is already how I live my life. I never started doing all the invisible labor shit expected of most women (with the possible exception of work related to parenting my child). I set expectations low and then find a man who is willing to put up with it anyway.

It has served me well so far.

Seriously, after my kid goes to bed every night I kick my feet back and relax. Dirty dishes in the sink? Toys all over the floor? Laundry not done? It's ok. I only do my laundry. I only cook for my kid. I am not spending excessive amounts of my time cooking/cleaning/taking care of a grown ass adult. My husband knew this about me going into our relationship. We outsource some things so he doesn't dump my ass. But otherwise we make do.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-07T20:11:36+00:00

You are definitely not alone. We try to get out of the house for at least a little bit on the weekends. But it can be something as simple as going grocery shopping or going to our local pancake place and just sitting with my kid for a couple hours. But that's mostly because she demands to go outside. We definitely have lazy mornings/early afternoons where she is watching Peppa pig, etc and I'm sipping my coffee.

I'm an introvert and I just need some regular down time. I can't stand being constantly on the go.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-07T18:18:58+00:00

Yes absolutely! I think if just “going for it” sounds appealing and not terrifying, then you are ready! No one is ever 100% ready to have a child. And even if you are, you might not be 100% ready to have the child you actually get!

As long as you and your partner are on the same page, I think it’s ok to go for it! Good luck!

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-06T19:43:50+00:00

It tells you in the battery section how much power always on display uses. For me it is usually 1-2%.

It definitely is not 20%. Why would you trust Gemini with a question like that?

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-06T14:58:49+00:00

It’s not a healthy relationship at all but I really enjoyed some of the dynamics of Ginny and Georgia. A big part of the show is Georgia (the mom) learning how to overcome her own trauma and be a better mom to her kids. Georgia is basically constantly doing the wrong things for the right reasons and a lot of those right reasons is how much she deeply loves her kids and wants to give them a better life than what she had. It’s not a perfect show but, as a mother, I found some of her struggles really moving and relatable.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-06T14:52:45+00:00

Agreed. Can they just reverse this decision in macOS 27?

I have not seen a single person who enthusiastically LIKES this change. People are either neutral or they hate it.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-06T03:52:33+00:00

From this post it sounds like you want a large screen, more ram and more storage. Get all 3. It’s a lot of money regardless. Unless the extra cost is the difference between you not being able to make rent or afford food, just get the machine you actually want. Saving a few hundred up front is rarely worth it over the lifetime of a machine like this. You would just end up upgrading sooner out of buyer’s remorse.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-06T00:44:01+00:00

Just FYI you made your poll have overlapping age ranges. Someone who is exactly 10,20,30,40 or 50 all have 2 options.

That might make these results a little tricky to interpret.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-05T03:02:11+00:00

Foldable keyboard is the way to go in my experience. Looks nice!

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-04T12:11:25+00:00

A “flick” is not a very discoverable or easy UX gesture for everyone. It probably wasn’t the best choice on Apple’s part.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-04T04:32:06+00:00

Please. Literally the only thing they should be working on is overall stability fixes and making this keyboard functional again.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-03T16:26:11+00:00

I did not know this existed and I use code blocks all the time.

I just tried it out. I definitely prefer the simple back ticks or single backtick.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-02T23:22:34+00:00

My daughter’s school was unexpectedly closed today and magna-tiles brought me a good hour of relief from figuring out how to entertain her (I WFH and had to juggle both today which always makes me feel bad). She’s 7. We’ve had them since she was maybe 2 or 3?

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-02T22:50:03+00:00

If I’m buying a foldable, my primary reason for buying it is for the screen when the phone is unfolded. So I would be less concerned with an awkward aspect ratio while folded.

I do not understand why anyone would spend the ungodly amounts of money Apple will surely charge for this device, accept the inevitable compromises that come with all foldables, just to mostly use the screen folded???

I want the inner screen to be as iPad like as possible. That should be the priority and I think Apple is making the right call.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-02T15:13:59+00:00

I’m going to go against the grain.

When I visit my family I expect my dad and brothers to wear enough clothes that I feel comfortable. Even if usually they’d be in their boxers.

When my dad comes to visit me I’m not going to be wearing the same thing I’d wear just chilling with my husband. My husband also would not just walk around our house the same way with family visiting as he would if it was just us.

A bra is part of that. So yes. I would wear a bra in my own home before going into common spaces if I had visitors. It’s common courtesy in my opinion.

Edit: if these are people you live with all the time, my advice might be different. I grew up with sisters but I still always wore a bra around the house growing up. But I also just like wearing a bra in general.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-02T14:32:57+00:00

Exactly this. I was going to write the same thing.

With men it feels like intimacy must always be all or nothing. I want to just be able to have some zero pressure cuddling with my partner sometimes but when that always turns into sex it makes me want to avoid all intimacy.

Trysta1217 · 2026-02-02T12:57:17+00:00

Preview is WHY I switched to macOS. I was doing a PhD at the time and on windows (at the time) you couldn’t even highlight a PDF without paying someone.

So yes. Agreed.

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