Even worse, I can identify most cars at night using just the taillight/headlight shape
Even worse, I can identify most cars at night using just the taillight/headlight shape
Primarily I just think the difference is overall good design between the OS and the phone itself. There are a lot of little thoughtful details that improve the experience.
The ‘glyph’ lights are a good example. When I was researching the phone I thought they were just a gimmick. Like sure they’re neat and all but I didn’t really see much value added. However, in practice you start realizing how valuable they are.
The notifications lights can be customized so important ones turn on a light until the phone is checked. This makes ignoring your phone so much easier. The Glyph Timer is really useful, especially if you need a silent timer. There’s also a Glyph flashlight. This seems redundant at first because there’s already an LED flashlight on the back of the phone, like every other phone. However, the Glyph flashlight is much softer which is perfect for navigating a dark room where someone is sleeping.
People will point out that most of Nothing’s features can be replicated in some capacity on any Android phone. This is absolutely true, but I think they’re discounting how thoughtfully these details are implemented by Nothing on their phones.
…and just so it’s perfectly clear: I am VERY happy with Nothing OS and the 2a. Like, happy enough that my next phone will likely be a Nothing phone as well. It’s been the best out-of-box user experience I’ve ever had with a phone
I’m writing this on a 2a and the only thing ‘missing’ for me is an SD card slot but I’m told that’s out of fashion these days anyway
Allegorical, but I have 2008 Mercedes C300 (W204). I purchased it in 2017 with 90k miles and I’m currently at 190k. It’s still my daily driver and overall I remain pretty happy with it.
The tl;dr of this car has been toyota-like reliability with maintenance/repairs being uncommon but more costly when they need to be done. I wouldn’t assume my experience is indicative of Mercedes overall.
I’m not a mechanic but I am an engineering technician and test driver in automotive T&V
Ann Arbor is pretty nice. I’m about an hour away but I have a friend near there. If you like mountain biking there’s also some very good trails nearby
Come to Michigan. We have all the water
I’d agree with the sentence (or preferably even less time) if she hadn’t tried to run afterwards. It’s one thing to make a terrible mistake and own up to it. It’s another thing entirely to try to get away with it. Especially considering these were two kids. Fuck her.
15 years (which she probably won’t serve) doesn’t feel like accountability. It feels like a slap in the face.
Just buy a motorcycle and a jacket instead?
I gotta ask what’s with the Kermit, Sailor Moon, Heathcliff filters?
It a fair criticism but I think they’re much closer to production this time. I’m still skeptical they will make it to production, and even more skeptical that they will be successful in the market. However, I am rooting for them simply because I believe this design philosophy is the direction the automotive industry ought to be taking.
It makes no sense to build heavy, powerful, and expensive EVs in a time where we’re looking down the barrel of climate change and terrible income inequality. Aptera seems to be one of the only companies that understands that. Certainly they deserve to be questioned given past failures but I do hope they succeed as their design is a step in the right direction
You read a lot!
Thank you for writing all that. I was looking to add some books to my list and its surprising how helpful it is to just get one person’s opinion on a ton of books like that.
If you had to pick one (or a few) book(s) from this that you consider ‘must-reads’ which would you choose?
I don’t know if I buy the bit about China. I seem to remember seeing the opposite a few years ago
Also to your point, yes there are different definitions of fun. Some people are really into power and acceleration but I tend to be more into light and flickable cars myself. Different perspectives are valuable
I can’t read the whole article due to a pay wall but Jason tends to favor the weird, unique, and novel things in the automotive world. These days he’s usually writing for The Autopian or appearing in their YouTube videos. Highly recommended
That’s Jason Torchinsky, and he’s fantastic
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It’s funny that it’s both visible and wrong