bvy

5 karma · joined September 12, 2017

bvy··on The Missing Computer Skills of High School Students

I think in spite of those computer classes in elementary school, 119 is still on the higher end. You'd still have a lot of kids typing sub 40-50.

bvy··on Poor Man’s Bose – Open Office and on the Go Noise Control

Pretty sure most of the current crop of ANC headphones can be wired in.

bvy··on The iPhone Franchise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTIaUH6PIvo

Seemingly some issues with the casing, though I know there are plenty of other videos that show a Nexus 6P not bending.

bvy··on How to Recover from Romantic Heartbreak?

Going back to the back pain analogy--maybe it's the difference between taking painkillers to manage the pain rather than attempting to address the cause (posture).

bvy··on Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness

f.lux screwed up how my MBP displayed graphics so I'm just using the built-in tool now. Unfortunate.

bvy··on Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

Ctrl [ is nice.

bvy··on MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros

I like the keyboard design but think it's also important to fix the reliability issues. Going back to the old design feels like the wrong thing to do.

bvy··on Making the Touch Bar useful by abandoning Apple guidelines

Ctrl+[ is more ergonomic anyways. After I started using that, I realized how much I hated using Esc for anything.

bvy··on Making the Touch Bar useful by abandoning Apple guidelines

You can slide on top of the volume/brightness control without the need to tap twice.

bvy··on Meet the Counter Strike e-sports team where everyone is over 60

Probably not true for MOBAs, at any rate.

bvy··on Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced

A lot of people have nicer headphones with removable cables though.

bvy··on iPhone X

I'm reminded of the spectrum of reactions to the new Prius design by the comments on the notch