tom wall

@zbowling I’ve always thought it was more of a result of minimising any re-engineering or re-tooling - the package didn’t really change between generations and it was cheaper to just retrofit a rechargeable battery - even with all the compromises it brings.

I did a video on why Apple designed their mouse to charge from the bottom. Let me explain. I know it looks odd but there is an absolutely valid reason. Several actually. 1) the mouse charges rapidly. A single full charge will often last over a month. 5 minutes of charging is good for hours too in a pinch. 2) Lightning cables don’t have the stain relief to be used on a mouse that is flying around on your desk all day. Tips would break off and wear out. They would also have to greatly reinforce the lightning port. This would also be true if they used USB-C or micro-USB. People would wear cables down and they would break. Not a great user experience. Other mice like the Logitech G Pro mice have had to invent wild nonstandard USB cables just to reduce strain on the cable while in use in a wired mode (as pictured) Apple entirely avoided the problem. 3) the mouse is designed to be a wireless mouse and only wireless. It doesn’t support HID over USB protocol as if it were a wired. If the cable came out the front people might assume you can use it while plugged in with wireless disabled on your computer but you can’t. Sure they could add HID over USB but that would encourage you to use it as a wired mouse which is what they are entirely trying to avoid. 4) Apple is doing everything to try to make sure you don’t try and just leave the cable plugged in all the time. It’s better for the battery to discharge and recharge rather than stay fully charged because you leave the cable in 24/7. 5) wires get in the way and clutter up the aesthetics of using the mouse. They don’t want a cable dragging the mouse down to screw the up the free experience of using an untethered wireless device. They also want their computers to look clean and if some has brand new iMac with a wired Magic Keyboard and Mouse then that won’t look as sexy. Now the mouse is an ergo nightmare and that is valid criticism and why I hate this mouse. But charging from the bottom was thoughtful and well reasoned. Sure they could have designed a great wired mouse or even a combo mouse but they wanted to make a truly wireless mouse and that’s what they did. Remember the earlier version that looked identical took AAA batteries. This one now is just rechargeable but still the same mouse. Just because now it can use a cable to charge doesn’t mean it’s trying to be a wired mouse now.

AI Johnny Cash sings "Barbie Girl"

Avada Balenciaga - this is uncanny in so many ways 😅

@ProductHunt …the change of all things.

Finish the sentence: AI will be the _______.

As an English guy it took me till about halfway through this to work out what was going on… America is a different planet sometimes

This is where it’s at - artists using new AI tools to create …and also other artists licensing their digital voice / likeness / style before it’s too late 😂

This looks amazing 🧱💥

I’m not sure about this - a book can be old, by a beloved crusty author of a certain temperament, with views of a certain time - but does it need to be cleansed?

Design is easy. You just write 100 emails a day, attend 6 or 7 meetings and then start designing at 4:45pm.

In 1977, media prophet Marshall McLuhan discussed CIA and FBI surveillance, and then turned it into one of the most mind-bending riffs on identity in the digital age I've ever heard.

Wait for it…

Someone on Reddit is using stable diffusion to take selfies throughout time - here they are with the Trojan horse

Well this is going to go down like a lead balloon. Subscriptions and then on top micro-charges for features - heated seats or colour sets - how many can consumers realistically support?

For later. 🥹

@astred Winter has landed. Layers 👌🏻

Am I going to have to pack like I am traveling to Antarctica not Melbourne this week? Holey Moley. Top of 11°c?!

Jeeeeeeeezus. #MyTwitterAnniversary

Scorsese wrote a very funny tribute to David Cronenberg's films in the January 1984 issue of Fangoria

Cyndi Lauper & Laura Dern ✌️