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ray@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 4 years ago

Apple’s weather app won’t ever say it’s 69 degrees

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Apple’s weather app won’t ever say it’s 69 degrees

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ray@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 4 years ago
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Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees
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Apple’s Weather app is nicer on iOS 15.
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  • jonuno@lemmy.ml
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    Ridiculous. Doing this just makes them attaching sexual meaning to numbers that they are avoiding in the first place.

    • Kinetix@lemmy.ca
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      I hope… i really really hope that it’s the possible conversion from Celcius + rounding issue as explained in an update to the article.

    • yxzi@lemmy.ml
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      that’s the Streisand effect that applies here

  • yxzi@lemmy.ml
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    “20 degrees Celsius converts to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, while 21 degrees Celsius converts to 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit — which rounds up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit” checks out

  • fidibus@lemmy.161.social
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    prude american culture once again

  • brombek@lemmy.ml
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    69

    • brombek@lemmy.ml
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      it works! :)

      • Nutomic@lemmy.ml
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        We need to add that number to the slur filter /s

        • SudoDnfDashY@lemmy.ml
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          Y’all have a slur filter?

          • seahorse@lemmy.ml
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            Yep.

            • SudoDnfDashY@lemmy.ml
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              Cool

              • seahorse@lemmy.ml
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                Glad you think so. Others have thrown a tantrum and left because of it.

  • kazutrash@lemmy.ml
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    what if i told you that “friday” in portuguese is “Sexta”, so usually if your locale is set as portuguese there will be “SEX” on your home screen

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    Not nice

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