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  • President Trump is irritated about Apple not completely killing DEI initiatives

    The man who drove multiple gambling casinos into bankruptcy is just the guy you want handing out business advice.

    Good thing trumps' handlers are doing all the dirty work in his name.
    That frees him up to do the truly important work like insulting Apple's corporate policies or cozying up to Putin.


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  • Apple Music Classical waltzes onto iPhone

    Downloaded Apple Classical just to have a look. I’m not interested in music subscriptions.

    It seems OK, not great. I did some searching for a few things and the variety of recordings, meaning different recordings of the same work, is very limited. That’s probably because they’re still signing up different record labels. I HOPE that’s it. 

    A lot of stuff I like, like French Baroque opera or Franco-Flemish polyphony, is pretty much missing. 
    Although, they seem to have the entire catalogue of Capella Pratensis, a fantastic polyphony ensemble from the Netherlands. But I have all their CDs already. 

    They seem to want to continue certain musical prejudices, like a Baroque introduction section with Bach, Händel and Vivaldi ONLY, like it’s 1970 or something.

    As mentioned, the whole Playlist metaphor just doesn’t work with multiple movement classical compositions.
    A symphony isn’t 4 or 5 “songs”, a concerto isn’t 3 “songs”. 
    They make some very strange combinations of pieces in some of the different playlists, but no complete works! 
    It reminds me of a New York “classical” radio station that decided to only play fast movements, nothing vocal, no contemporary music.

    AND AirPlay is missing entirely! 

    No doubt the app will improve over time. At this point, it seems a little half-baked and not ready for prime time.
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  • Trump hesitates over instituting China tariffs that would hurt Apple

    Tariffs will just trigger tariffs on US goods.

    the man who managed to bankrupt multiple gambling casinos is hardly an economic genius.
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  • White House says Trump doesn't want to harm Apple and iPhone prices won't rise

    The crass egomaniac blowhard from Queens who started life with an illegal $400 MILLION cash “gift” from scumbag slumlord daddy, then managed to bankrupt how many gambling casinos while ripping-off countless contractors and suppliers, is just the guy to run economic policy. Run it into the ground. Or worse. 

    So much winning.

    Good luck beating Apple.
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  • Zoom 5.0 update bolsters encryption, adds meeting security features

    My son's school uses Zoom. My work colleges use Zoom. My wife's company uses Zoom. College virtual tours also use Zoom. Funny how Zoom becomes the standard out of no where. Zoom is great only for local conference. For oversea conference, Microsoft Teams work the best without flaws.
    There's lots of crappy software that became "standards".
    Word, Excel, Windows, AutoCAD…
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  • Lock Socket Review: Effective charger loss prevention

    Sorry, but that kludge won’t work with modern Decora style receptacles. 
    Outlets with center screws only belong in the back of closets or in the basement or garage. 😜

    For my Apple chargers I picked up Blockhead sideways charging plugs from tenonedesign.

    They replace the folding plug on the charger and it sits flat against the wall, not sticking out, ready to fall out.
    It’s MUCH better!

    https://tenonedesign.com/blockhead.php
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  • Apple releases updated $199 iPod touch with A10 Fusion, up to 256GB of storage

    Too bad they didn't release a 512GB, or even a 1TB version.
    That would be perfect as a secondary music source and not run down my iPhone's battery.
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  • New iPad Air & iPad Pro models are coming soon - what to expect


    charlesn said:
    Here's a thought: maybe it's wireless charging for the iPad? So no wires lets you "let loose?" Yeah, that's probably a stretch... but more exciting than the Apple Pencil. 
    The “wireless” charging thing still needs a wire, so what’s the point? More stuff to buy.

    I can still use my iPad or iPhone WHILE they’re plugged in and charging. With either sitting in a charging pad, it’s not so easy.
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  • Apple debuts third-generation Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

    No pressure sensitivity? WHAT?!?!?!!

    Good thing I still have my Gen. 2 Apple Pencil. (A couple of 1st gen pencils kicking around, too.)
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  • Zuckerberg's Apple Vision Pro hot take just gave him a Ballmer iPhone moment

    rteichman said:
    The Quest hardware looks like Fisher-Price junk now, next to the VP. 
    Fisher-Price does a very good business selling its “junk”, and I think their target audience would hardly call it junk.
    Two-year olds aren't a particularly discerning audience. 😜
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