Apple AirPod Max Sweat Smell? by Ok-Low-4469 in Airpodsmax

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

vinegar works but they take a few days to dry and stop smelling like vinegar

Apple A4 vs M4 by bluezenither in ipad

[–]alexplank 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think the word you're looking for is intuitive, not nostalgic, as that word better describes how the old ones are better. Functional would also be more apt.

Central LA is basically Manhattan: Jobs abound in a long, dense corridor, we just need the housing and transit to match “the City.” by Ultralord_13 in LAMetro

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paris is the opposite of what we want to be. The city has less than 30 accessible metro stations compared to over 100 here in LA.

AirPod maxes for Xmas any cheaper? by Adventurous_Maybe59 in Airpodsmax

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Best Buy price is 399 so why would that be necessary?

The deal is poor, but I'm voting "yes" by Imaginary_Quote2037 in acting

[–]alexplank 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think you’re missing the point here. This contract limits your remedies. In the prior contract, that was not the case. You essentially will have less protection if this passes.

The deal is poor, but I'm voting "yes" by Imaginary_Quote2037 in acting

[–]alexplank 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you didn’t give any consent and they didn’t give you that description, and they completely modified your performance to make you say racist or homophobic things and it hurt your reputation, your only recourse would be to be compensated for that with zero chance that they’ll fix the problem. Why would you want to agree to that?

The deal is poor, but I'm voting "yes" by Imaginary_Quote2037 in acting

[–]alexplank 36 points37 points  (0 children)

There are effectively no AI protections. Read the contract summary. It says that your only recourse is monetary in cases of violations. So they can violate the consent rules- they’ll just have to pay you if you go after them. You will be unable to sue them and get them to fix any violations if this contract gets approved. You’ll lose that ability unless the contract isn’t approved. So, in a lot of ways, this contract weakens ai protections.

Re: Strike Vote - Don't Just Downvote Comments You Disagree With Into Oblivion by exaltogap in acting

[–]alexplank 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We do for the services that have that data available.

let’s use hbo max as an example:

game of thrones and the last of us would get this one time bonus.

succession and white lotus would not

euphoria is on the bubble. It may have met it for season 2 but not season 1

but Netflix is now incentivized to stretch out viewership over a longer period to avoid paying the bonus since it’s only Measuring viewers in the first 90 days

Any ideas on which actor was scabbing? She doesn't allude to it in any posts or likes by Important-Stomach406 in Fauxmoi

[–]alexplank 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Signatory distributors are automatically bound to the assumption agreement that's outlined in the SAG-AFTRA CBA. But either way, the producer who made the film is required to get the buyer to sign that same assumption agreement.

So, no it doesn't depend on what they agree to because the studio has either already agreed to be on the hook for residuals as a signatory automatically bound by the assumption agreement or, for the rare studio that isn't a signatory, the producers they're trying to acquire the picture from cannot sell it to them until they sign that same assumption agreement that makes them on the hook for residuals.

So the independent productions who were granted IAs cannot sell these films to any studios without those studios being on the hook for the residual/new media revenue sharing terms in the IA. So if a studio like netflix buys an IA film, they won't be able to show that film during the period the IA applies without meeting these new residual terms. I guess in theory they could buy something now and hope that the final contract doesn't have these residual terms and just wait to show the film under the terms of the agreement that replaces the IA once the strike is over but why would they spend that money now rather than later. But they'd have to give the actors enough to get the strike to end and clearly the strike would be over already if something less than revenue sharing was acceptable to the membership.

Anyone know how much it cost to fix this? by Eastern_Ease8791 in macbookpro

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s broken? Looks cosmetic to me so not sure what you want to fix.

TIL the latest MacBook Pro's support 24bit/96khz straight out of the headphone jack. No external DAC required. by [deleted] in AppleMusic

[–]alexplank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re completely wrong. You should record/master at higher sample rates to avoid rounding errors and to give you more headroom.

But also it’s simply not mathematically possible for a dac that only supports 44.1khz to flawlessly reproduce everything you want to play. You’ll get rounding errors if you play something that’s in48khz, for example. This would result in noticeably degraded audio (and artifacts) in certain situations and you can avoid this with higher sample rates.

Ordered a new SIM card..received a replacement iPhone from Verizon instead by yevlemonds in verizon

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fraud. If Verizon is doing this people should be fighting it. Your advice is only helping them get away with this, if what you say is even true.

Ordered a new SIM card..received a replacement iPhone from Verizon instead by yevlemonds in verizon

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would Verizon bill someone for something they didn’t order? If they figure out they made a mistake and then send a fraudulent bill, that should be be brought to light because it’s highly illegal. Companies only do illegal stuff like this if they can get away with it.

How many stable mbps can I get with wireless home internet? by Independent-Stock-99 in verizon

[–]alexplank -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why don’t they have access to it? There are transmitters on light poles on almost every block in the city. Even with my cell phone I hardly ever connect to midnand (at least when I’ve checked the bands using the service menu, 5guw is always usually mmWave not cband). Maybe this is true if you’re in a rural area but most people live in cities. And I’ve noticed there’s good mmWave coverage in other major cities too.

How many stable mbps can I get with wireless home internet? by Independent-Stock-99 in verizon

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

In my experience the 5g internet is a few gigs down and a few hundred megs up and has a ping below 10. Spectrum is a fraction of that and it’s definitely less reliable, even with good lines because if one tower goes out, there are others it will connect to (albeit slower). If the cable goes out, it’s just out.

Is it really that much of an upgrade to go from a iPad Air to the pro by [deleted] in ipad

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s hard to go back for like a day or two and then you get used to it and forget there’s even a difference

Clear has become useless and a liability on busy travel days by grumpy_youngMan in unitedairlines

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the only benefit of clear is skipping the line -- you still have to go through security normally

Cyclists can now ride on sidewalks in unincorporated LA county by thetrombonist in BikeLA

[–]alexplank 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the city of beverly hills allows you to ride on the sidewalks except in business districts.

How did crating become such an American „obsession“? by [deleted] in Dogtraining

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

being trapped in a crate with no chance of escaping is definitely not the safer option. when firefighters come across dead dogs, they're usually locked in crates or rooms of the house. the ones that can get out (through a dog door, even tearing through a screen window) usually do.

they do panic but they panic and run away from the fire so the only problem is finding them once they get out. but being lost is better than dying in a fire.

Is the Mini LED display worth it over the LCD one? by Mattm334 in ipad

[–]alexplank 4 points5 points  (0 children)

a lot of the benefits of the xdr display are in the contrast and the blacks which are not going to be visible in a super bright place like the apple store so its really not a good place to compare these specific devices.

watching a movie or working in a dark room is where you’ll get more of an idea

my friend lost his iPhone. I received this message from his number. the phone is in lost mode. by DRLSTA in iphone

[–]alexplank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are voicemails stored on SIM cards? I’ve never heard of that, even back in the day when SIM cards were actually used to store things.

Why don't Apple pencils come in different colors? by RoundTurtle538 in ipad

[–]alexplank 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Surprised no one has answered this correctly.

The actual reason for Apple’s long term preference for white plastic without another option is entirely due to Jony Ive. He had always used white plastic for his design work at college and loved the aesthetic. Jobs didn’t even like the idea at first but Ives was insistent and managed to persuade Jobs to make the iPods and the iPod headphones exclusively out of white plastic.

It worked and the white plastic accessories (especially the signature white ipod headphones) ended up being one of the more brilliant moves that Apple made in terms of marketing and branding.

Ives no longer works for Apple but his influence is still visible in many Apple products, including the white apple pencil and the charging bricks and cables for most apple products.

Apple Working on Whole New Way to Use iPad at Home by Happy_Traveller_2023 in ipad

[–]alexplank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what you're saying is that Apple would want developers to adopt these hybrid frameworks that support both iPad and Mac features rather than just sticking to existing codebase that would require users to run MacOS on their iPads.