Joe Cieplinski

Looking down through diagonal metal girders at a staircase below.

Black and white of Stockholm government building against a clouded sky.

Street signs above a stop sign with clouded sky, Black and White

Twin spires of a church at sunset, clear sky.

Footprints in wand with water, black and white

Coit Tower with blue sky and street sign saying "Coit Tower."

Sunset with trees, clouds, plants

Dry pasture leading to blue mountains in the distance with large cloud

distant snow capped mountains, framed by pine trees, green hills in mid ground

distant snow capped mountains, framed by pine trees, green hills in mid ground

Clouded sky, hills, and mountains reflected in foreground lake.

Clouded sky and mountains reflected in lake in foreground.

Juniper tree on a cliff with nearby bushes. Black and white.

dual layers of canyon walls in earth tones with clouded sky.

heavy clouds over deep canyon with juniper trees

Canyon view with clouds, spring colors

Deep canyon with bushes and trees and a clouded sky

Chipmunk hiding behind a rock

Blue sky, clouds, canyon in the foreground.

Clouded sky over large canyon. Black and white.

Rock formations in Black Canyon of the Gunnison

I guess I just don’t get the immediate assumption that this will become a “wear 24-hours a day” device.

As much as I appreciate (and share) the fears some have about the social effects of strapping a headset on our faces, I can’t help but question why so many think it’s an all-or-nothing proposition?

We can wear a headset a few hours and then still go out to dinner with our friends, right?

AirPods dialog in Dark Mode alone was worth the update to iOS 17.

AirPods connection iOS dialog window in Dark Mode

Canyon with river flowing. Black and White.