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Talking Liquid Glass with Apple

17 points by lapcat 7mo ago

zb3 7mo ago
> Liquid Glass is Permanent Until it isn't...
- asddubs 7mo ago
  I think contextually here what is meant isn't that liquid glass will exist for the next 1000 years, but that they are not going to do a rollback to the previous UI.
Simulacra 7mo ago
My colleague refuses to update his iPhone so long as liquid glass exists. I've tried to encourage him to do so for the security updates, but he says that he's fully aware of the danger, but refuses to update because every time he does, Apple gives him something he doesn't want and takes away something he likes.
hu3 7mo ago
Evidently nothing is permanent. So that just shows arrogance.
- joemi 7mo ago
  "Permanent" as used in the article was merely in contrast to the concept of "going to get rolled back soon", not a true declaration of forever.
cubefox 7mo ago
This article is just an ad for a consultant. It's also at least partially AI written, which is evident e.g. from the parentheses in the subheadings.
- joemi 7mo ago
  Parentheses in headings is a telltale AI sign now? I feel like this has been a common way for normal humans to write for ages.
  - cubefox 7mo ago
    Normal humans do it very rarely, LLMs do it all the time.
    - joemi 7mo ago
      I wish we had metrics for claims like this. I feel like it's been a very common thing to see in blog posts written by humans, not AIs, over the last two decades.
      - cubefox 7mo ago
        It's probably not long till approximately nobody can distinguish LLM and human text.
- thedb007 7mo ago
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dafelst 7mo ago
There is good, useful content in this article, but it is seriously overshadowed by the LLM-isms indicating that a nontrivial part of it is AI generated. I'm obviously channeling my inner boomer here, but as soon as I start seeing the tells of AI authoring, I just give up on the article altogether. To the author, please consider that I and many others want to see your thought process, warts and all, there is no need to hide behind the facade of the LLM screed.
- joemi 7mo ago
  Maybe I'm getting worse at recognizing it, but I didn't notice anything that made me think it was AI-authored. What were the telltale signs you noticed?
  - duskdozer 7mo ago
    It just reads like a marketing pitch. Using an AI-generated header image gives up the game at the start
  - croisillon 7mo ago
    But Apple has quietly built something else Their reaction? Genuine shock. Hierarchy wasn’t just a bullet point; it was the absolute anchor for the entire three-day session. (and designers) ...
- hagbard_c 7mo ago
  > I'm obviously channeling my inner boomer here, but as soon as I start seeing the tells of AI authoring, I just give up on the article altogether. Given that both my daughters - teen and tween - as well as I myself - gen X - have the same impulse I don't consider this a 'boomer' thing but a 'human' one. As long as genAI- produced text reads like empty marketroid drivel that impulse will remain.
- thedb007 7mo ago
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loloquwowndueo 7mo ago
Liquid glass is permanent. Crap. At least that should give them time to figure out and fix why this garbage visibly struggles and sometimes takes seconds to render simple layouts on a latest-generation iPhone 17.
pier25 7mo ago
Are they talking about the design language or the liquid glass material? I had to update to iOS 26 recently. The liquid glass material is by far the worst aspect of it... but if it could be disabled I would be ok with most of the new UI changes. Tahoe is a disaster though. I will stay with Sequoia until they fix that mess.
pupppet 7mo ago
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17 points by lapcat 7mo ago

zb3 7mo ago

> Liquid Glass is Permanent Until it isn't...

asddubs 7mo ago
I think contextually here what is meant isn't that liquid glass will exist for the next 1000 years, but that they are not going to do a rollback to the previous UI.

Simulacra 7mo ago

My colleague refuses to update his iPhone so long as liquid glass exists. I've tried to encourage him to do so for the security updates, but he says that he's fully aware of the danger, but refuses to update because every time he does, Apple gives him something he doesn't want and takes away something he likes.

hu3 7mo ago

Evidently nothing is permanent. So that just shows arrogance.

joemi 7mo ago
"Permanent" as used in the article was merely in contrast to the concept of "going to get rolled back soon", not a true declaration of forever.

cubefox 7mo ago

This article is just an ad for a consultant. It's also at least partially AI written, which is evident e.g. from the parentheses in the subheadings.

joemi 7mo ago
Parentheses in headings is a telltale AI sign now? I feel like this has been a common way for normal humans to write for ages.
- cubefox 7mo ago
  Normal humans do it very rarely, LLMs do it all the time.
  - joemi 7mo ago
    I wish we had metrics for claims like this. I feel like it's been a very common thing to see in blog posts written by humans, not AIs, over the last two decades.
    - cubefox 7mo ago
      It's probably not long till approximately nobody can distinguish LLM and human text.
thedb007 7mo ago
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dafelst 7mo ago

There is good, useful content in this article, but it is seriously overshadowed by the LLM-isms indicating that a nontrivial part of it is AI generated. I'm obviously channeling my inner boomer here, but as soon as I start seeing the tells of AI authoring, I just give up on the article altogether. To the author, please consider that I and many others want to see your thought process, warts and all, there is no need to hide behind the facade of the LLM screed.

joemi 7mo ago
Maybe I'm getting worse at recognizing it, but I didn't notice anything that made me think it was AI-authored. What were the telltale signs you noticed?
- duskdozer 7mo ago
  It just reads like a marketing pitch. Using an AI-generated header image gives up the game at the start
- croisillon 7mo ago
  But Apple has quietly built something else Their reaction? Genuine shock. Hierarchy wasn’t just a bullet point; it was the absolute anchor for the entire three-day session. (and designers) ...
hagbard_c 7mo ago
> I'm obviously channeling my inner boomer here, but as soon as I start seeing the tells of AI authoring, I just give up on the article altogether. Given that both my daughters - teen and tween - as well as I myself - gen X - have the same impulse I don't consider this a 'boomer' thing but a 'human' one. As long as genAI- produced text reads like empty marketroid drivel that impulse will remain.
thedb007 7mo ago
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loloquwowndueo 7mo ago

Liquid glass is permanent. Crap. At least that should give them time to figure out and fix why this garbage visibly struggles and sometimes takes seconds to render simple layouts on a latest-generation iPhone 17.

pier25 7mo ago

Are they talking about the design language or the liquid glass material? I had to update to iOS 26 recently. The liquid glass material is by far the worst aspect of it... but if it could be disabled I would be ok with most of the new UI changes. Tahoe is a disaster though. I will stay with Sequoia until they fix that mess.

pupppet 7mo ago

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