I think they mentioned in the video that this feature may be helpful when your other hand is in use and can’t easily reach over and tap. Like when you have a dog on leash and it’s pulling in the opposite direction, etc. 
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Mother nature put me to sleep 
I woke about the time it was ending.
I listened to MPU #710 
, then watched Cnet’s “everything in 11 minutes”.
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all of the climate preaching was too distracting. if they want to virtue signal for an hour and show products for 20 minutes, they should make two videos and see which one actually gets watched. The mother nature skit was mega cringe. Apple stole an hour of our lives. and nope I won’t be upgrading my 14 Pro Max nor Series 8.
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I think that if you operate on the scale of Apple you have to consider the demand for raw materials that your products are creating.
Not yet, but that doesn’t mean Apple should be a part of that industry. I don’t think Apple wants to have any part in increasing demand for dead cows, or have any part in the environmental impact of raising cattle or producing leather.
I think it’d be pretty easy for Apple to do what every other manufacturer does and ignore any environmental impact of their products. While what they say absolutely should be taken with a grain of salt, I think that the company as a whole is committed to trying to do some good in the world in addition to making their billions of dollars every quarter.
So, while an individual may not care about environmental impact, for those of us that do, I find Apple’s dedication refreshing… hopeful even. If Apple can lead the way towards green manufacturing at global scale, maybe the rest of the world can follow suit.
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Try that on a mountain bike.
Yes, I heard that. I’m left handed and use a coffee mug and dog leash in my left hand. Same hand as my watch, sadly. 
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The gesture I want is to move my head towards the watch while I’m looking at the face. Sort of that “come on” nudge forward. I’ve caught myself doing it before.
I agree. "It’s absolutely true that Apple highlighted its carbon-neutral progress at length in part to help you feel less guilty about purchasing an expensive new gadget when the one you already have works perfectly fine. But it’s also worth applauding the company for taking some meaningful steps in the right direction that could add up in the long term.
You’re always right to be wary of when corporate climate promises sound too good to be true, but despite the cringe-worthy videos and eye-roll-inducing claims, Apple hasn’t wholly underdelivered."
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I agree, and I think this was a good move by Apple. They were aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the products which I think is setting excellent example for other companies - as I want my kids to have a future that’s not like living in hell.
Animal products are one of the main causes of global warming and the science is indisputable. It made sense that they would start finding a less damaging resource to the environment as that was their theme for this year.
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I would dispute that 
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I miss live keynotes. I know it’s easier for Apple in the end, but it just feels like a corporate marketing company now with cringey training videos.
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Scientists certainly don’t agree with you e.g. Rapid global phaseout of animal agriculture has the potential to stabilize greenhouse gas levels for 30 years and offset 68 percent of CO2 emissions this century
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I don’t want to derail this thread, but it’s safe to say not all scientists. Science depends so much on what data is collected, where and from whom and how and how it’s interpreted.
Back to the thread…I missed the event, I forgot it was on!
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I miss the Steve Jobs keynotes. I had started skipping the live keynotes (before Covid) and would wait for the replay so I could fast forward past the marketing BS and skip the parts that didn’t interest me.
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I didn’t watch the whole thing - it was on in the background. Like others, there was nothing that made me want to rush out and (pre-)order, except that I’d love an Ultra if I could justify the cost (I can’t). Will probably replace my series 6 watch sometime next year and might just wait for series 10.
I did stop to watch the “Mother Nature” segment, mainly to see why they weren’t still gushing about how amazing slightly improved products were. It misfired for me, though I can see why they tried. They wanted to say that they took their green commitments seriously and were on track, at great expense and effort, to meet them. That’s a very good message and hard to get out there in an increasingly disinformed and cynical world (where “tech Bros” are known for saying whatever they feel like and never having to justify any of it). So a sceptical “Mother Nature” doing “yet another” corporate review and having to concede that Apple is “not bad” for the climate and environment was a good strategy, but it wasn’t really funny enough emotionally and was still full of very dry facts and figures.
I suspect that using leather makes a very big dent in their carbon targets: growing cows is a very inefficient way of making food and fabric and there really isn’t any such thing as recycled leather. Giving it up probably saves them a significant percentage of their target and goes down well with a segment of their market.
Incidentally, I thought close ups in the Mother Nature segment (in 4K) made Tim look old. I know there have been rumours that they’re thinking about succession and genuinely wondered if that wasn’t part of the sub-text.
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I had courses in biology, chemistry, and geology fifty years ago and based on what is believed to be true today I agree that "Science is inherently a process of proving other scientists wrong.”.
I have no doubt that 50 years from now people will be laughing at a lot of our scientists. 
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Undoubtedly, but that ought to make us humble about the state of our knowledge and to make decisions and policies that leave us a lot of leeway if our assumptions turn out to be plain stupid, as they so often do. Not ruthlessly exploiting polluting, finite resources until they disappear, thus increasing Carbon Dioxide levels beyond anything seen while there have been modern humans, seems pretty sensible to me, even if the exact mechanisms of the substantial changes in our climate that we are seeing, turn out not as well understood as many scientists think.
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I admire scientists and take science very seriously. Good science has benefited humanity greatly. I believe our ability to “do science” is a providential gift for our benefit and use. That said, over time, I’ve learned to be more cautious about taking scientific pronouncements at face value. Not only can scientists, like everyone else, be dishonest by using data badly or using hyperbole for ideological ends, science also evolves over time. A silly example: “eggs are bad for you,” now eggs are good for you. So, just because “scientists say…” doesn’t mean I automatically believe. 
Caution, time, and critical thinking, rather than automatic intellectual acquiescence obeisance, are required.
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“Eggs are good (or bad) for you” isn’t science it’s (poor) journalism.
I can’t remember the exact quote, but facts (and scientific consensus) don’t need you to have an opinion about them.
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