Did you guys know Apple lost its soul?

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@silbey

Thinness=lightness. It’s not the thinness that’s critical, it’s the reduced weight – and I for one enjoy that substantially reduced weight.

How much did those mean old excised ports weigh?

[silbey]

Two pounds per port. Ethernet a bit more.

So that’s a lot, see?

[tommy (Tommy Weir)]

And of course real geeks have their shell set to amber on black. Ahem…

[blm]

I’ve always preferred green on black and that’s what I have iTerm set to.

[dave6 (Dave Scocca)]

@ace

I took on Dark Mode significantly a few years ago.

One specific case where I find a “dark mode” useful is when using Maps under CarPlay and it automatically shifts between light and dark modes. When driving at night, you really don’t want an extra source of light in your field of vision.

Dave

[fischej (Jeff Fischer)]

@tommy

And of course real geeks have their shell set to amber on black.

With VT100 emulation. ;-)

[Shamino (David C.)]

You joke, but only within the last year have I started to migrate my Linux desktops from using the truly ancient xterm for terminal sessions over to the somewhat newer Xfce Terminal app.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And sometimes it may take 20+ years before you find somethng “broke” enough to consider a change. (In my case, it was needing better integration with the VirtualBox shared clipboard, since I’m spending quite a bit of time copying/pasting content into and out of VMs.)

[Simon]

Maps does that entirely outside of DM. In fact, Maps had offered that since long before Apple launched DM. For exactly the reason you mention: you can’t have a bright light map in your otherwise dark car at night and still safely drive.

[jeff1 (Jeff Hecht)]

@ace

It’s clear that for some people, displays are often just too bright.

Sometimes bright light dazzles my eyes so much that I can’t read a normal screen but can read one with the brightness turned down or with f.lux turned on, which I have set as standard in the evening when normal screen brightness is too much.

@ace

As far as ports go, there’s nothing new there at all. The pain is real, but it’s also finite.

It depends on the situation. My desktop MacMini has multiple external backup drives, an external drive for large files, a number of fixed accessories (display, printer, scanner, external speakers, Ethernet, webcam, keyboard and mouse) and some plug-ins (camera and DVD drive when needed). I need ports for my home office, and I have a couple of external hubs to handle them.

On the other hand, 2 USB ports, audio port, and the charging port suffice on my 2017 MacBook Air, which wanders around the house and goes with me on trips because there’s not much I need to add to it.

[alanh47gm (Alan Hedin)]

I have glaucoma and white on black (or similar) is the only way I can read. Many other low vision people with macular degeneration and other diseases find the same thing. The glare from a full white page makes reading almost impossible.

[tommy (Tommy Weir)]

Our eldest son too, he uses Apple’s invert screen keyboard shortcut Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+8 whenever he picks up a Mac.

[medievalist (Lisa Spangenberg)]

@tommy

Steve and Jony worked, Steve had the big picture to corral Jony’s vision into a great outcome. Tim stepped aside and left him to it. Jony found himself untethered and effectively left the building.

I think this is the key issue. I read the book; some factual errors about specific Apple devices and time points. Interesting, but very glad I borrowed it from the library.

[jzw (Jolin)]

@ace

You don’t hear anyone whining about the lack of ADB

Maybe I’m not whining loud enough, but I miss ADB. I still regularly use my Apple Extended Keyboard II and without ADB on my MacBook Pro I’m forced to use an adapter. It would be so much easier if I could just plug it in directly.

I don’t really think it would be worth having that ‘large’ ADB port, even with the amount I use my keyboard, but I bet I’m not the only one out there still using ADB!

[ace (Adam Engst)]

There’s always one. But seriously, it’s not that ADB has much recommending it; it’s that you like a particular ancient keyboard that’s easier to use without a USB adapter.