A lot of the Tahoe icons have this weird soft-focus look that never sat right with me. Glad they’re cleaning it up.

Icons like Freeform are night and day; so much better. Everything looks so much more crisp and physically present (dare I say lickable?).

The only one I’m not a fan of is Find My. The separation of the green wedge breaks the radar screen skeuomorphism.

I would think that whatever browser you use would, presumably, make little difference to how much data a website tries to send you? It would only change what’s displayed. (But happy to be corrected on that by someone more knowledgeable.)

If your connection really is limited to such a slow speed, you might need to find a proxy server that strips out as much as possible before it reaches you.

The UN has officially condemned Israel well over 100 times. I doubt one more will make much difference.

The more important goal, at least for the affected workers, is it can lead to an employment tribunal and compensation (with no upper limit) for their lost income.

It’s easy to be cynical about the bigger picture, but don’t lose sight of the fact this can still be a big win for these workers.

Any Wallpaper Engine enthusiasts here that can educate me as to why it’s so popular?

Is it really that much better than just finding wallpapers with an image search like in the old days?

Honestly, if Musk is against it I’m more inclined to believe they’re doing something right.

They’re not banning IRC or forums, though?

This is just straight-up incorrect. uBOL is not going away.

Regardless of how you may feel, the statistics are not in your favour. Just compare gun deaths per capita in the US vs a country like the UK and it’s clear that the US approach to gun control (or lack thereof) is insane.

Carrying a knife, other than a folding pocket knife, without ‘good reason’ is already illegal in the UK.

What they’re talking about is removing the exception for the kirpan.

There are no hacks available for Switch 2 so far.

The technology isn’t the problem, the companies are. All the things you listed are issues, but they are all also solved if you look slightly harder.

There are free video services that you can watch from anywhere, not to mention self-hosted VOD for all your definitely-legitimately-acquired media.

You can get video doorbells that aren’t from Ring or Google and link them to fully private systems like Home Assistant.

… okay there’s no solution for McDonald’s prices if you want McD’s, but - at least here in the UK - delivery bags are sealed so you can in fact tell if someone has eaten your fries.

Anyway, my point is you shouldn’t feel bad for imagining a cool future. We do get to live in that future, but we also have to be judicious about who we trust to deliver it.

You take that back - this bland monstrosity posing as a Ferrari doesn’t have a tenth of the personality of a Jensen Interceptor.

Yes, EVs come with a lot less maintenance and running costs. You’ll have to excuse the Facebook-quality image, but this does neatly sum up the main differences:

I realise it’s not really the point here, but calling Jeffrey Epstein a celebrity seems comically reductive.

Like, yeah, technically I guess it’s true? But it’s not the word that springs to mind when most people think of him. Made me chuckle.

I did not! I actually had one back in the day and never had battery issues, but pretty funny to hear it was a common complaint.

(Still, I think the broader point stands.)

Given the pace of technological progress, I doubt a phone bought today will be all that useful (except as a retro novelty) in 20 years time, let alone 100.

How many people do you think are still daily-driving a Motorola KRZR? It’s not because of the battery life.

But the internet taught me that being cynical is cool! It’s all I know!

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak an international emergency, with the DR Congo’s health ministry reporting around 350 suspected cases and 91 deaths.

And yet half a dozen Americans are apparently important enough to warrant the entire headline?

Yes to all except Outer Wilds.

I love OW but it is not a game to recommend to someone who explicitly says they want a game with no time pressure. Time pressure is literally a core mechanic.