<Thus ends this week's off-topic rant. I hope you didn't read it all,
but if you did, don't feel obligated to respond. We've wasted enough
of people's time already.>
On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:32:12 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<[email protected]> wrote:
I read all of it and agree with all of it.
Welcome to old-person club.
Now get off my lawn! ;-)
Now, I've used wireless headphones before, but never reallyThe advantage is, it fills Apples pocket, that alone should be worth it *Sarkasm off*
cared for them. They offered no real advantages that I could
see, and plenty of disadvantages. I never stuck with them for
very long. But maybe, I told myself, I'd just never given the
devices a chance. Maybe I was just being curmudgeonly. Anyway,
I didn't have a choice, so off I went to purchase a pair (or
two, as it turned out).
On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:39:45 +0200, "Werner P." <[email protected]> wrote:
Am 16.08.25 um 00:23 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
Now, I've used wireless headphones before, but never reallyThe advantage is, it fills Apples pocket, that alone should be worth it
cared for them. They offered no real advantages that I could
see, and plenty of disadvantages. I never stuck with them for
very long. But maybe, I told myself, I'd just never given the
devices a chance. Maybe I was just being curmudgeonly. Anyway,
I didn't have a choice, so off I went to purchase a pair (or
two, as it turned out).
*Sarkasm off*
<rant mode re-engaged>
The sad fact is that is true. The death of the 3.5"mm jack was
entirely because Apple was in it's "flatness is everything!" phase
(and because it saved the company a few cents in adding a jack and
some gaskets). But like too many things Apple does, their focus of
form over function gives people less useful devices. Sure, they LOOK
neat but they just aren't as good to use.
Which is unfortunate, because while I'm no Apple fan-boy, they
undeniably have engineering skills. Whether its their desktops or
their mobile devices, they tend to be well-put together machines. No,
they're not top-end and its not like others haven't matched (or
bettered) them at times... but Apple has definite competence. It's
just a shame it's so focused on the LOOKS of their devices rather than
the actual utility. Worse, they've a reputation that makes people
blindly accept their decisions even when it's to their own detriment.
Which is why almost no mobile devices have 3.5mm jacks anymore.
Because if it's good for Apple, then it must be good for everyone
else.
</rant disengaged>
.
.
.
And it is too a proper lawn! I didn't do six years in Lawnology School
to stand guard over a dirt patch!
;-)
On 8/16/2025 7:11 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:32:12 -0700, Dimensional Traveler <[email protected]> wrote:
I read all of it and agree with all of it.
Welcome to old-person club.
I've been in this club for a long time already.
Now get off my lawn! ;-)
A patch of dead grass and bare dirt is not a "lawn".
(And now I've said the word "jack" so often that it's starting to
sound weird. Jack jack jack jack jack).
Dimensional Traveler <[email protected]> wrote:
On 8/16/2025 7:11 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:32:12 -0700, Dimensional TravelerI've been in this club for a long time already.
<[email protected]> wrote:
I read all of it and agree with all of it.
Welcome to old-person club.
Now get off my lawn! ;-)A patch of dead grass and bare dirt is not a "lawn".
I have been in this club too long. I still use 3.5mm audio with my
analog speakers! Bluetooth audio isn't reliable to me.
On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:39:45 +0200, "Werner P." <[email protected]> wrote:
Am 16.08.25 um 00:23 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
Now, I've used wireless headphones before, but never reallyThe advantage is, it fills Apples pocket, that alone should be worth it >>*Sarkasm off*
cared for them. They offered no real advantages that I could
see, and plenty of disadvantages. I never stuck with them for
very long. But maybe, I told myself, I'd just never given the
devices a chance. Maybe I was just being curmudgeonly. Anyway,
I didn't have a choice, so off I went to purchase a pair (or
two, as it turned out).
<rant mode re-engaged>
The sad fact is that is true. The death of the 3.5"mm jack was
entirely because Apple was in it's "flatness is everything!" phase
(and because it saved the company a few cents in adding a jack and
some gaskets). But like too many things Apple does, their focus of
form over function gives people less useful devices. Sure, they LOOK
neat but they just aren't as good to use.
Which is unfortunate, because while I'm no Apple fan-boy, they
undeniably have engineering skills. Whether its their desktops or
their mobile devices, they tend to be well-put together machines. No,
they're not top-end and its not like others haven't matched (or
bettered) them at times... but Apple has definite competence. It's
just a shame it's so focused on the LOOKS of their devices rather than
the actual utility. Worse, they've a reputation that makes people
blindly accept their decisions even when it's to their own detriment.
Which is why almost no mobile devices have 3.5mm jacks anymore.
Because if it's good for Apple, then it must be good for everyone
else.
</rant disengaged>
.
.
.
And it is too a proper lawn! I didn't do six years in Lawnology School
to stand guard over a dirt patch!
;-)
Ant <[email protected]> wrote at 23:16 this Sunday (GMT):
Dimensional Traveler <[email protected]> wrote:
On 8/16/2025 7:11 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:32:12 -0700, Dimensional TravelerI've been in this club for a long time already.
<[email protected]> wrote:
I read all of it and agree with all of it.
Welcome to old-person club.
Now get off my lawn! ;-)A patch of dead grass and bare dirt is not a "lawn".
I have been in this club too long. I still use 3.5mm audio with my
analog speakers! Bluetooth audio isn't reliable to me.
Just one problem: like too many devices this day, it lacks a
3.5mm headphone jack. If I wanted to listen to music, I'd
either have to do it through the terrible built-in speakers,
or go wireless.
Just one problem: like too many devices this day, it lacks a
3.5mm headphone jack. If I wanted to listen to music, I'd
either have to do it through the terrible built-in speakers,
or go wireless.
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:13:41 +0200, H1M3M <[email protected]> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
It's amazing that with all this technology we can't invent some sort
of standardized long-term electrical capicitor storage device that
can be removed/replaced from our electronics after their charge
drains or they wear out. I can imagine we'd want different sizes for
different applications; of course, we'd need some sort of labelling
system to differentiate them. Perhaps we could use letters to
designate the sizes.
Well, maybe one day the boffins will invent this miraculous device.
Until then, we'll just have to toss the whole device because there's
just no other option due to our primitive tech.
The stupid thing is that my headphones are the Bose QC35. One of the
previous models, the QC25 used a AAA battery The QC 35 has a lithium
battery that has the exact size and shape as an AAA battery.Since they converted the headphones from dispossable batteries to lithium but they structurally they are identical. it shouls be easy to replace the
battery, but...
They went the Apple route all the way. Glue on the bettery lid so hard
to remove that you can destroy the internals while melting them, and
they soldered the battery to the circuit board.
Genuine planned obsolescence and asshole design, but back then I did not
have a choice of models and I needed good ANC for my own mental sanity.
And yes, I get the irony. ot the capacitor storage device... There was something called the "gumstick battery" in japan. A more or less
standardized rechargeable battery that was used in minidisc players,
digital media players... it was like a flat rechargeable battery.
Although it was associated with Sony, other brands also used it. Of
course, no one would buy new gadgets if you could keep repairing them forever...
And yes, I get the irony. ot the capacitor storage device... There was something called the "gumstick battery" in japan. A more or less
standardized rechargeable battery that was used in minidisc players,
digital media players... it was like a flat rechargeable battery.
Although it was associated with Sony, other brands also used it. Of
course, no one would buy new gadgets if you could keep repairing them forever...
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