chinacat
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Post by chinacat on Mar 7, 2020 6:01:54 GMT -8
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Dave
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Post by Dave on Mar 7, 2020 7:26:28 GMT -8
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Post by chinacat on Mar 7, 2020 8:30:08 GMT -8
While it is true that iPhone has been a relatively expensive implementation of the concept, the power of its design and implementation showed the way for less costly imitations to completely democratize the highly radical concept of putting powerful computers into the hands of millions of people who otherwise would never have been included in the technological revolution that has transformed societies across the world. This feels to me to be the ultimate realization of the Bauhaus intent.
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Post by chinacat on Mar 7, 2020 9:01:14 GMT -8
While it is true that iPhone has been a relatively expensive implementation of the concept, the power of its design and implementation showed the way for less costly imitations to completely democratize the highly radical concept of putting powerful computers into the hands of millions of people who otherwise would never have been included in the technological revolution that has transformed societies across the world. This feels to me to be the ultimate realization of the Bauhaus intent. The same is true, by the way, for the Mac. If its GUI had not been ripped off by Bill Gates and made available on cheaper, commodity hardware, millions of people around the world would never have joined the technological revolution of recent decades. Certainly, many industries, old and new, would never have achieved the successes on a global level that we have witnessed in our lifetime.
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Post by Dave on Mar 7, 2020 10:52:47 GMT -8
Here’s another story connecting Bauhaus, Steve Jobs and Industrial design. The Untold Origins of Apple’s Groundbreaking DesignIt’s well worth the reading. I’ve always been a fan of Raymond Loewy that was responsible for a wide range of designs from the Post Office mailbox to the streamlined New York Central Century steam locomotives. Had he and Steve Jobs lived in the same time period they may have been good friends.
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Post by BillH on Mar 7, 2020 12:07:41 GMT -8
I'll call BS on this one that is repeated over and over and over! I mean COME ON! This thing is dirt cheap and carried by every single tradesman on my home construction project. Carpenters, plumbers, electrician, painter to say nothing of our house cleaner. Camera, recording studio, photographic lab, internet connection device, messaging device, music player and storage device and oh yeah...,a phone. When are the going to quit this tired meme already. As for design I'm sure Steve's influences were many. The calligraphy class he audited alone must have been pretty eye opening. In the later years it was pretty much turned over to Jonny Ive who says he admired Dieter Rams but I think it went beyond that as the derivation is clear to see from the iPhone to the Mac Pro. I don't know why the braun keyboard was pulled so early. Trademark or dress issues maybe? What I wish they would have copied (and still do) is the use of the square and rounded ends together so you know which way is up without looking. The iPhone and AppleTV remote could both benefit from that simple attribute.
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Post by BillH on Mar 7, 2020 12:10:06 GMT -8
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Post by BillH on Mar 7, 2020 12:11:27 GMT -8
Tall sucker though it may be I really want one of those Braun Coffee makers.
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Post by Dave on Mar 7, 2020 16:10:38 GMT -8
I would really like to see the AppleTV remote have a complete makeover. If nothing else, illuminate the buttons. I bought a cover to make it a little easier to identify the direction it’s in while holding using it. Oh well.
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Post by playultimate on Mar 8, 2020 18:20:01 GMT -8
Yikes. DOW down 1000+ in futures tonight.
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Post by walterwhite on Mar 8, 2020 18:32:44 GMT -8
Yikes. DOW down 1000+ in futures tonight.
make that 1,200 and circuit breakers triggering on futures losses over 5%
time to go punch some chinese girls in the face (if you know what i mean, jd and 4aapl )
good luck to all... shit has hit the fan, and this one isn't disappearing like Dear Leader wants (yes, 4aapl, i'm sponge-like.... make bets accordingly)
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Post by firestorm on Mar 8, 2020 18:34:17 GMT -8
I visited a Costco in Grand Rapids, Michigan, today, and the place was like a ghost town, with fewer shoppers than I've ever seen in a Costco. And this is in a state where no cases of Covid-19 have occurred. Anyone who still thinks this is overblown has their head in the sand, and the economic effects have just begun. Nobody was playing with Apple computers or tablets in Costco today. That's my take; be careful out there, health-wise and stock-wise.
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Post by 4aapl on Mar 8, 2020 19:39:45 GMT -8
good luck to all... shit has hit the fan, and this one isn't disappearing like Dear Leader wants (yes, 4aapl, i'm sponge-like.... make bets accordingly) Oh Walter Sometimes you're so easy to get in a tizzy. The more panics you live through, or even read about, the more dissociated you can be. It's good to be prepared, and in being so you can sit on the sidelines and watch as others get a bit crazy. Things could get bad, and by that I mean actual deaths, or people so under the weather that they are wishing it. But people getting crazy, in the market or elsewhere? It happens, just like it can happen over a lot of things. But is it justified? Have we actually passed the level of being worse than a bad case of the non-novel flu? When people don't bother getting a flu shot, often with a 40-60% chance of protecting the individual, then why do they freak out over something that statistically has a much lesser chance of causing death or hospitalization? Things can get worse, and might. But right now it's people getting worked up over something that isn't at that level now. Prep a little, and buy your rice or pasta just in case. And if in the vulnerable group, maybe buy a little more so you can keep your distance even longer. But right now, it's really fear that we as the population is afraid of. That doesn't mean that it can't cause havoc. We stocked up a little more than normal. As a rough calculation, two 50 lbs bags of rice, that you can buy for $50 total at Costco, give half the calories for a month for a family of 5, and has a shelf life of 30 years. Is that cheap insurance? The market is going to have some more volatility, as is the population in general. If you are prepared, it doesn't affect you much. OTOH, I am glad my end-of-day orders didn't go through, and will be looking for a good place to make a small additional investment, just to juice returns a little. It might pay off in days or weeks. It's possible that it won't pay off for years. Either way, if I can have a long timeframe, it will pay off in comparison to not purchasing anything. The ski slope was busy enough, and I talked to many people that flew in. OTOH, a friend that just flew from Australia said the airport was light, and that clearing your throat was enough to draw attention. Likewise, another friend flying in from Seattle said it was very light there, and they just walked on through security. This, or the psychological aspects of fear of the unknown, will affect things. And that can be bad. But the underlying illness on it's own, it doesn't look like it's going to cause an epidemic level of deaths or hospital visits. It might. But chances are, based on current stats, that it won't. That doesn't negate the whole thing. But it might make it manageable.
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Post by bud777 on Mar 14, 2020 9:36:50 GMT -8
I have been thinking about the impact of COVID-19 in the long term. Will the world recover? What will be the new normal? I am assuming that even after the virus burns through the population on the first wave causing 800,000 deaths, it will survive and possibly mutate, posing a continual threat that we will have to adjust to. So the question becomes, how well can we adjust to something that kills thousands of people every year? I spent a little time on Wikipedia and learned the following:
CAUSE Annual Deaths smoking 480,000 flu 80,000 opiod 72000 autos 40,000 obesity 300,000 heart 116,000 hospital errors 98,000 H1N1 284500 People punched in the face for wearing a mask in L.A. 500
Looks like we might survive this
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Post by chinacat on Mar 14, 2020 10:39:23 GMT -8
People punched in the face for wearing a mask in L.A. 500 Looks like we might survive this Thanks! I needed a good laugh today.
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