I was wondering also why recently Kiev pronunciation has changed. Came across https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fwo... and think it explains things quite well.

Honestly when I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure if it would be worth it, or a big waste of money. I don't like jewellery or things on me like that and have not worn a traditional watch in 20+ years.

Now that I have it, it sucks if I forget to wear it. When I forget it, it also happens to be one of the rare times I get a phone call and miss it due to my phone being on vibrate all the time. Don't always notice the vibrate when its in my pocket (usually miss it if its on my desk) but always notice when my wrist starts to buzz.

That and frequent use of the Microsoft Authenticator app is a huge benefit. Don't have do much other than move my hand a few inches to approve a login. May not sound like much, but once you get used to it, it's very handy.

 

I wish news sites in particular would stop this. CNN in particular is bad at this.

It's really annoying that the videos play on nearly every page and there does not seem to be a way to (natively) turn it off. The videos play but I keep sound on the computer muted so I don't have to listen to it, but it wastes bandwidth. The mobile app also included auto-play videos, which is why I removed it a long time ago.

I do also check out Fox News and while they have video on every page, they at least have a global setting to turn it off. The other news sites I visit don't seem to want to make videos available unless you click specific stories which are video only, or contain video.

For streaming sites like Netflix or HBO, even though I'm there to watch videos, I'm not too keen on having something autoplay whenever I click on a title. Being able to turn that off and choose what happens would be ideal.

I do tech all day. The last thing I want to do when I want to have fun and relax is do more tech. Tinkering around with PC's and custom firmware for phones was fun years and years ago, but now I'm just not that interested in it. Just want stuff to work. A console fits the bill because everything is wrapped up nice and neat in a convenient package.

I push a button, and it works. I don't need to worry about getting a faster video card, or more memory or CPU to make things run better.

I don't want to troubleshoot hardware issues and drivers and all that stuff. It just does what it does with the same experience it was designed for since it was designed for the console its being run on.

They do this at the Singapore airport. When you are walking around you pass quite many points where they are scanning people taking their temperature. Also was quite often if you wanted to enter a shop/restaurant/hotel/etc in the city, they would take your temperature before letting you in.

We do this. In Finland, speeding ticket are linked to income: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fblogs...

Depending on where you are, your bank account number being public isn't a big deal. In Finland for an example, if someone wants to send me money, I give them my bank account number and they send it directly from their bank account to mine. I pay my bills by sending the payment to the companies bank account number. When I need to pay rent, I send it directly to the owners bank account. The worst thing that can happen is someone can send YOU money. Has nothing to do with the ability to remove funds or set up some liability against my account.

"Effectively I can't do any more with an iPhone XS or XR that I could do with an iPhone 6."

There are a few feature differences but there is a big difference in performance. I don't see much performance difference between iPhone5 and iPhone 6 (which I still use depending on occasion) but there is a huge difference in performance.

Before I got the iPhone X, both the 5 and 6 were great and I didn't really have any complaints. Now that I have the X, the 5 and 6 just seem very slow.

With that said, my work paid for the iPhone X, and I'm fairly certain if it was coming out of my own pocket I'd probably be looking at something less expensive since 1200euros is quite ridiculous for a phone. However, I greatly enjoy the phone so I'm happy to have it :)

Delta does. After each of the 4 flights I took within the last month, received an email asking for feedback about the flight. :)

Before I moved to Europe I would never dream of *cough* hanging my clothes to dry. After being here several years you just get used to it. The stuff is dry normally by morning so not that inconvenient (unless you want to wash/wear something the same day).

We already are.

Hmm.. I have a 2 or 3 year old 15" MBP from work that has a matte display. I vaguely recall also seeing a MB Air of same age with matte display also (I could be wrong though). I think these are/were available (special order) but people just didn't know about it.

Here :) http://www.theonion.com/video/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no--14299

You should check again. I was looking at this a few days ago and saw the same thing. Heard about it being released today and checked again and that line was no longer there. Regardless I installed it and it works with my work exchange account. Removed it though since it does not have sync schedules like the native client.

I'm not sure if people consider it barbaric, but simply not necessary. Wait staff make an OK salary, plus extra for nights and weekends. I have quite a few friends in the service industry that as bartenders, waiters, even grocery store clerks, etc make as much as I do (in a professional job) so why tip? Especially if depending on the day, they make more than you. With that said, they DO appreciate tips.. Does not have to be 15-20%, but round up on the bill (leave the change). The level of service here is not as good (coming from the States) because they make the same if they do a shit job, or do a great job. I like the incentive of tips because people do better when they can make more money doing it. If you are a bartender at a bar and make 12 Eur an hour and no tips, or make 5 Eur an hour but get a 1eur tip for every drink you serve, which one do you think is going to work harder that night?