One of the side benefits when digging into the mysterious disappearance and reappearance Look Around in Hiroshima back in March 2021 was that I copied the links for listed pedestrian […]
Apple
Apple Maps Japan Real-Time Transit is fake
I was surprised to see Japan listed for real-time transit in the iOS Feature Availability page. It’s a recent addition (as of 2022-01-06) but nothing has changed in iOS 15 […]
Apple
Apple’s cultural values, fantasy vs reality
We live in a strange time where cultural values have replaced morals. Perhaps people are more comfortable with ‘values’ because they seem removed from any religious context. Yet morals are […]
Apple
Apple Maps Japan mislabels cemeteries, digs own grave
In the latest Apple Maps Japan installment of how not to run a digital service, we can now add graveyards to the long list of things done poorly or incompetently. […]
Apple
Final thoughts on iOS 15 Apple Maps
Reviewing Apple Maps is impossible because it’s not the same product everywhere. The iOS 15 Apple Maps users get in California is completely different from the Apple Maps users get […]
The Weekly
The Weekly #1
July 27, 2021 With so little real news to write about these days, I’m trying out a weekly digest format instead of individual itty bitty posts. Sticking with a mundane […]