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The portrait modes on these are getting really good. The blur is pretty convincing looking. The only open-source software I know that does similar stuff is body-pix which does matting, but I don't think it generates a smooth depth map like this thing. It would be cool because then you can do a clever background blur for your Zoom backgrounds with v4l2-loopback webcam.

By the way, I decided to also quick summarize the usual HN threads that have the trigger word iPhone in it:

- No headphone jack

--- Actually this is good because ecosystem built for it

----- Don't think ecosystem is good. Audio drops out

------- Doesn't happen to me. Maybe bad device.

----- Don't want to be locked in. Want to use own device.

------- That's not Apple philosophy. Don't know why surprised.

--------- I have right to my device

----------- cf. Right to Repair laws

------- Can use own device with dongle.

--------- Don't want dongle. Have to get dongle for everything. Annoying.

----------- Only need one dongle.

------------- If only audio, but now can't charge.

----------- Use dongle purse.

--- Apple quality have drop continuous. Last good Macbook was 2012.

----- Yes. Keyboard is useless now. Have fail. Recalled.

------- I have no problem with keyboard.

--------- Lucky.

------- Also touchpad have fail. Think because Foxconn.

------- Yes. Butterfly? More like butterfly effect. Press key, hurricane form on screen.

----- Yes. Yes. All Tim Cook. Bean Counter.

----- Yes. Many root security violation these days.

------- All programmers who make security violate must be fired.

--------- Need union so not fired if manager make security violation.

----------- Don't understand why no union.

------------- Because Apple and Google have collude to not poach. See case.

------- Yes. Security violation is evidence of lack of certification in industry.

--------- Also UIKit no longer correctly propagate event.

--- Phone too big anyway. No one make any small phone anymore.

----- See here, small phone.

------- Too old. Want new small phone. Had iPhone 8. Pinnacle of small beauty.

------- That's Android. No support more than 2 months.

--------- Actually, support 4 months.

----------- Doesn't matter. iPhone support 24 centuries and still going. Queen have original.

--------- Yes, and battery on Android small.

--- Will buy this phone anyway. Support small phone.

----- No. This phone is also big. No one care about small hand.

------- Realistically, phone with no SSH shell dumb. I use N900 on Maemo.

--- Who care? This press release. Just advertisement.

----- Can dang remove clickbait. What is one-eye anyway? Meaningless. Phone no have eye.

--- Also, phone not available in Bielefeld.

--- Phone only have 128 GB? Not enough. Need 129 GB.

----- 64 GB enough for everyone.

------- "640 KB enough for everyone" - Bill Fence, 1923


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