IOS: IOS81 is a big “meh” to me

Thursday, September 19, 2024

<< from my Luddite friend >>
Sep 18, 2024, 6:11 PM (14 hours ago)

Wow, not sure if this is noise or a serious concern. I personally would not want anything to do with AI for starters.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/apple-users-already-fed-ios-142908993.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma

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Thanks, I’ll check it out! 

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Checked out the article.  

Disagree with “cheating Android” dirty old men.  Android  has locking apps for a while.  Since I give Daniel my phone sometimes, I locked my bank, Amazon, Home Depot, Lowes, and Spirit Halloween apps.  He know to put stuff in the cart but not how to “buy now” ••• … yet.

I don’t see anything in iPhotos that is “terrible”, but neither Android or iPhone allow tags on photos.  That’s annoying and cumbersome.  Sigh!  

Nothing else to report on in this “news”.  No misspellings to give away that it’s AI written.

As far as AI is concerned, I don’t find any compelling use case for it.  So I give it a big “meh”.

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DISCOURAGING: Pink and blue pigeons; as if balloons weren’t bad enough for the wildlife

Thursday, September 19, 2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d71p2xqkgo?utm_placement=newsletter

Blue pigeon mystifies town’s residents
4 days ago   <<  2024-09Sep-06 >>
Charlotte Andrews
BBC News

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Several sightings of a blue pigeon wandering around a town’s streets have baffled residents.

The bird has been photographed by a number of people in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Some locals insisted the bird’s unique plumage looked natural.

But wildlife experts suggested it could have been dyed for a gender-reveal party – a tradition where expectant couples learn the sex of their baby using pink or blue items.

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Rebecca Machin, from the RSPCA’s wildlife team, warned dye could cause birds health problems, impair their ability to fly and make them more vulnerable to predators.

“Dye and paints can be toxic to birds and other animals, and they would be likely to try to clean any such substance from their coat or feathers which could result in them swallowing it,” she said.

She also said she feared social media trends could be fuelling the behaviour.

“We suspect this pigeon’s feathers have been painted – something we seem to be hearing about more and more, including – anecdotally – at events like gender reveal parties,” she said.

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Oh come on people, leave the wildlife alone.  

Balloons are bad enough for power lines, birds, and fish.  Now you have to maim some poor birds.

How about you stick to exploding blue or pink powder packs?  At least, you can only hurt yourself.

Argh!

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