@nikitonsky Guess they don't want you to turn it off ever. The heatsink fan bothers me way more actually. I think hot air is supposed to flow upwards...

@nikitonsky my first thought upon seeing this was that it's not meant to be turned off, but maybe it's not meant to be turned on at all

@nikitonsky I love how they pat themselves on the back for putting two usb-c ports at the front for easy access.......

but then they do this

@nikitonsky lmao this looks like something from the onion. apple design is so overrated. they could have easily but the button on the back with the ports if they didn't want to have it on the front

@nikitonsky yeah sure lets maybe add the power cord into the bottom. You know with the idesk that has an integrated hole in it. Who is doing the design lately for them?

@nikitonsky @darkphoenix *long sigh/groan*

@nikitonsky Or just click the Apple menu icon -> Shut Down in the OS to do it safely. I assume they just didn’t want anyone to hit this button by accident.

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ah, another great UI/UX decision from the genius that put the charging port for the mouse on the bottom?

SMDH

@nikitonsky Here I was, thinking putting the charging port under the mouse was peak stupid....

@nikitonsky This is actually quite clever, you're not gonna press it by accident. Kinda like how TVs nowadays put the power button on the underside instead of on the front. (Although maybe, as a hint, they should put a power icon/LED near the bottom edge on the front face.)

@nikitonsky most people will only press that button like 2 times a year or so. It is a Mac after all. I guess the only reason for it still being there is to be able to hard-reset / hard-reboot in case of hardware / driver issues.

@nikitonsky Time to set up Wake-On-Lan

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The number of times my cat has turned off my NAS box because the power button is readily accessible is too damn high. I've had to reorient it to make it more difficult for him.

This would actually be helpful for me.

@nikitonsky I'm starting to think maybe Nathan Fielder has spent a decade infiltrating Apple's design department

@nikitonsky it needs a visual indicator pointing at the corner where the power button is, but other than that it’s actually a pretty good design

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Can't have a power switch spoiling the pure minimalism of the design.
@lisamelton

@nikitonsky Yeah, Apple apparently finally updated their Magic Mouse to use USB-C, but still kept the plug on the bottom of the mouse for recharging?

They've got some braindead hardware designers.

@nikitonsky I kinda get the idea of doing this, actually. You don't really need to turn it on and off that often.

That said, it's a really really inconvenient place to put it.

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"Why would you ever turn it off?" - Apple /j

@nikitonsky the worst part is this isn’t the first time Apple has a brain dead design, yet mfs will keep acting like Apple is this genius innovator company that revolutionizes the tech world every two years

@nikitonsky At least customers still have control over it. I'm sure that choice will be taken out of our hands on the next one.

Between their products and their lovey-dovey, lifestyle tv programs, Apple is reminding me more and more of the villainous corporations in sci-fi novels.

@nikitonsky from the company that put the charging port on the bottom of a mouse, I expect nothing less.

Next time you'll need a screwdriver because it's on the inside.

@nikitonsky I have the Mac Studio at work turned 90 degrees on the desk just to be able to easily turn it on and off as they hid the button in the back and it's hard to find. This is next level, very much in continuity to their mouse charger and the iMacs you had to pull towards you and rotate every day all the times you wanted to plug anything or use the SD reader. For the Mini, anything that would prevent to use it flipped upside down? I'd do that if I had one I think.

@nikitonsky I guess that might be a feture rather than a bug if you have a cat or a little kid with a habit of pushing buttons?

@nikitonsky The usual suspects will declare this the most genius design move ever. 🤣

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Finally, a use for these!

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First unplug usbc, hdmi, lan and power, then ...

@nikitonsky and they will tell me it is better for mother earth to waste energy in standby mode

@nikitonsky peak design, right here

@nikitonsky I last rebooted my mac mini over 2 months ago. I don't know when I last used the power button. I think I'm going to pull through.

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It's fastest to unplug it xD

@nikitonsky great! If I upgrade, I'll finally have to automate shutting off my workstation when the sun hasn't been out for days during monsoons. Not going to take the machine out of the shelf where it is screwed tight to prevent my many cats introducing it to joys of gravity.

@nikitonsky We can count ourselves lucky that the USB ports are at the front…

@nikitonsky It's the design at Apple that keeps me coming back.

@nikitonsky could be worse. Could be the power cable at the bottom.

@nikitonsky Super convenient if its in a rackmount </s>

@nikitonsky good way to avoid accidental turnoffs btw. This happens more often that I'm comfortable to admit.

@nikitonsky somebody should tell the Mac mini team that buttons are a feature again, according to all the iPhone ads.

They're still on last generations marketing decisions.

@nikitonsky presumably most people will power it on from the keyboard and off via the OS?

@nikitonsky the genius engineers at apple designing a spill-resistant power button - just put little feet on the bottom and the water will never reach it!

@nikitonsky not to mention that the new Magic Mouse that was just 'refreshed' this year somehow also still has the charging port /on the bottom of the mouse/.... what? All they did was change it to USB-C

@nikitonsky lol, glad I got the M2 then, I guess. At least I can turn it off without fully taking it out of my desk shelving

@nikitonsky each day we find ourselves further from the light...

@nikitonsky @dasdom Great! Now the cats can't turn it off by accident!

@nikitonsky This company once had the best designers in the world.

@nikitonsky I'm waiting for a device that turns off just by blowing a fart.

@nikitonsky is this Loss

@nikitonsky "Apple just has better design"

@nikitonsky It's the magic mouse all over again...

@nikitonsky @Bachus At least it’s not one of those inline flip switches on the powercord.

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That's been a whole lot of varnish the product designers at Apple consumed.

Or they don't think that anyone would turn the mac Mini on anymore … i.e. my m1 mini is running … all the time.

@mvsde

@nikitonsky I shut my 2018 model down every evening. It's under a monitor stand and so I have to reach through and push the button on the back in the morning. That's bad enough, but doable. This is not doable.

I don't know that I'll buy another mac at this point.

@nikitonsky h...wh... who approved this???

@nikitonsky So does that mean you need two left hands, or a friend, to turn it on?

@nikitonsky And you need two left hands for that 👀

@nikitonsky Are those two left hands?

They are aren’t they.

This doesn’t seem so horrible to me. It’s odd, sure. But I only have left hand so…

@nikitonsky slap some rubber or felt pads on the top and run it upside-down

@nikitonsky That pretty bad, but I still say this holds the record for the worst design decision ever made by apple.

@nikitonsky the release of the new Mini inspired me to buy a Mini.

A refurbed 2018 model.

$110, shipped.

@nikitonsky I wonder if the power cord connects to the bottom side as well

@nikitonsky I've asked a friend and he didn't turned off his work Mac like for last two years

@nikitonsky seems 'visionary' industrial design.

@nikitonsky you can buy a Bluetooth on/off button that you can put anywhere you want for only $50

@nikitonsky :kekw: attention is now the most valuable thing so everything has to be just a little bit stupid so people will talk about it

@nikitonsky So you stick a finger up its bum. I think that works for chickens too.

@nikitonsky wait, WHAT?

@nikitonsky I am also turned off by having one person tip me over while someone else sticks a finger up there.
To each their own

@nikitonsky The "harpooned turtle" charging method for mice has a new pointlessly clumsy power management partner.

@nikitonsky If Google is the “engineering” company, then Apple is the “anti-engineering” company, which one do you prefer?

@nikitonsky this is the most Apple thing ever. The only way it could be more Apple is if you also have the option to pay an extra $200 for a model with the power button on the top/side.

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Glad they stopped working on the apple car

Cc @nixCraft

@nikitonsky I don't know where else you expect them to put it. Unless, I guess, you're the kind of person who doesn't despise the mere sight of a button.

@nikitonsky I just... I don't... I can't

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I don't see the problem.

turns mouse upside down to load it

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I see they found their moto back from the magic mice.

@nikitonsky Did they do away with the Apple menu > Shut Down command?

Isn't that the way most people power off a Mac?

(I only use the physical power button on my Macs in rare cases like a lockup/panic)

@nikitonsky Apple's hatred of buttons will never cease to amuse me.

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@nikitonsky As if the charging jack for the mouse on the bottom wasn't bad enough!

@nikitonsky when’s the last time you’ve turned a computer off by pushing the power button?

@nikitonsky 😂 😂 😂 :eyeroll:

@nikitonsky@mastodon.online they didnt learn from their mouse huh?

@nikitonsky I have absolutely no idea and wouldn't know why I should switch on such a thing.

@nikitonsky sometimes the timeline and @effinbirds provide....

@nikitonsky Ugh, yikes. What the fuck?

Having to tilt your computer every time you want to turn it on???????? Who tf thought this was a good idea??

@nikitonsky The answer: At best, you should keep your blockchain full node connected to the internet at all times. You can also mine on your device with a few CPU threads, very easily, with the #Monero GUI wallet. 👍

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As stupid as their mouse.

@nikitonsky it took them decades but they finally found a way of hiding the unsightly power button that ruins the user experience for so many people. mine is literally a key on my laptop keyboard, with a light, taunting me constantly. it would be so much better to lift the whole thing up and find some button on the bottom, should i ever want to use it, first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

in this post i have been so sarcastic i've forgotten who i am.

@nikitonsky ...Is step zero to apply pine tar to your fingers?

@nikitonsky totally retarded