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New comment by thehyperflux in "When is it better to think without words?"

thehyperflux — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:49:38 +0000

I believe the idea is that people who think the same way will find it easier to interpret the true nature of the thoughts behind forms of words which may be less comprehensible to people thinking in other ways.

New comment by thehyperflux in "Google Safe Browsing incident"

thehyperflux — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:57:27 +0000

Google services simply behaved the way I would expect them to here. Who knows... they may even have saved some users from coming to harm.

New comment by thehyperflux in "Buckle Up, the Smart Glasses Backlash Is Coming"

thehyperflux — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:46:35 +0000

Yeah, and the nature of consciousness is such that you fundamentally cannot gain anything from consciously recording more of your life for future viewing/nostalgia/reminiscence without robbing your future self of more immediate experience of the moment.

New comment by thehyperflux in "Play snake in the URL address bar"

thehyperflux — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:49:25 +0000

I love it. Scored 2144. A reference for the colours might be nice but not essential

New comment by thehyperflux in "I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers"

thehyperflux — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:13:16 +0000

I think the author's real issue is that times have changed and that the type of groundbreaking behaviour he expects from Apple is no longer possible/practical in the era of evolved technology and mass-adoption.

New comment by thehyperflux in "I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers"

thehyperflux — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:48:03 +0000

I had no idea this existed and it's just what I needed to renovate an old pair of headphones for modern devices. Thanks!

New comment by thehyperflux in "I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers"

thehyperflux — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:43:05 +0000

What are some examples of past copywriting / slogans you remember as being markedly better? As far as I can tell Apple have always gone in for this kind of wordplay when promoting new products. Some of it is better, some is worse... but it's always tended to be a bit groan-inducing.

New comment by thehyperflux in "I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers"

thehyperflux — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:33:24 +0000

iPhone 14 to 17 is still a solid step up. +10 hours battery. 120hz display. 48mp cameras vs 12, way better front camera... and USB-C. But if this is too minor a bump for you then just hold onto the 14? One of the great things about these recent phones is how long they last if looked after. I'm getting 17 after skipping 6 generations with my XR and it's been great this whole time. Only really upgrading now due to crappy battery life and no longer getting the latest OS versions, which I need to run. And with 6 generations skipped the step up seems major.

New comment by thehyperflux in "The Lost Art of Research as Leisure"

thehyperflux — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:30:12 +0000

I do a ton of product research for leisure...

New comment by thehyperflux in "A Facebook Insider's Exposé Alleges Bad Behavior at the Top"

thehyperflux — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:57:58 +0000

Don't forget HN is likely frequented by senior figures from all the major tech companies so that kind of comment on here doesn't necessarily indicate that such sentiment is leaking out into the wider world at volume.