Do we have same boss? Are you in satellite industry…

I did that a while ago, but it only works if you sync phone with iTunes and it was not working last time I tried.

I liked having ringtones for certain family members, as a parent I usually leave my ringtone on (because if my teen is giving me an actual phone call it’s usually something wrong with the car she is driving so it’s high stakes), but anywhere out with the family it’s on vibrate.

I assume you have heard don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good?

I’m guilty of same thing, wanting to learn something completely before putting it to use, and thus never starting the real work.

This was covered in mainstream press (maybe WSJ?) a couple years ago.

I think renewed interest because of its plot points in Materialists. https://www.gq.com/story/materialists-leg-lengthening

I forgot it was in Gattaca right? That was an outstanding movie, should watch again.

There has been a weird emphasis on height even greater than in the past, maybe from online dating?

Short kings have been featured in SNL. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Wc-nLNHtl/?hl=en

I’m shorter than Frank, and I never thought it was that much of an impediment, but I wonder if culture has moved to prioritize it even more in dating and careers? Frank had a wife, so it’s interesting how it persists.

Yes, this was a plot point in GATTACA

GQ back in 2022: https://www.gq.com/story/leg-lengthening

We do so much on phones now and sometimes it’s easier on a big display.

This sounds like it would be a quick home hub to add stuff to the calendar, check that email about soccer game carpool, buy plane tickets or pay a bill you got in the mail.

Like this but way more functions.

https://www.costco.com/skylight-15%22-smart-touchscreen-cale...

I personally like to not carry my phone around the house, and in kitchen having recipes displayed or an interactive reader would be great. We have a Google home but it doesn’t have a proper browser or search other than voice so it’s very kludgy. Recipes on phone are annoying because the screen timeout.

I would recommend a laser display keyboard or maybe onscreen for somewhat more sophisticated actions, but maybe an LLM will suffice

That’s essentially half the plot of the Martian, they were pretty “easy” to grow. ;)

I wish people would make shared white papers for discussions. People basically collaborate on the collected notes and decisions; with modern tools you can have history and attribution easily.

Some threads become difficult to unravel.

Google Wave was ahead of its time (probably still is).

I was LITERALLY thinking of Wave when I wrote that!

Golden Girls!

This was tried with YouTube Kids which was an unmitigated disaster.

“Curated list of educational channels”:

PBS App Maybe Disney+ with a profile

My point is govt will mandate that list with public participation of that country.