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  • San Bernardino shooter's iPhone may hold evidence of 'dormant cyber pathogen,' DA says

    gadgetdongadgetdon
    There's a dormant cyber pathogen on the phone. So we have to wake the phone up and connect it to the nation's networks to find out!
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  • Apple is de-bloating iTunes with latest 12.7 release, removes App Store

    gadgetdongadgetdon
    So, no more creating your own ringtone and uploading it to your phone? There are still apps where you use iTunes to push documents to it, those are now toast. Not a fan.
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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook calls EU tax ruling 'total political crap,' cites potential anti-US sentiment

    gadgetdongadgetdon
    I don't think that's a good argument for Tim Cook to make, that this is a grab for US taxes, because Apple doesn't PAY US Taxes on those profits and keeps it offshore to avoid paying US Taxes. It's reasonable to argue the ex post facto aspect of this ruling, question the authority - but I think going forward the really sweet deal for taxes is toast. Negotiate a shorter timespan for the back taxes (which means much less money owed) and declare victory.
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  • Apple, other tech companies decry North Carolina anti-LGBT law

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    genovelle said:
    I think you would be surprised to see what transgender people look like. There are men who were female on the birth certificate. They have beards. Some with rather buff bodies. And you want them in the women's room. There are women who were men on their birth certificate with breasts, and again, rather attractive bodies that you would not imagine were not biologically female. Already the major stadiums in North Carolina have policies that allow transgender people to use the bathrooms that they identify with and this law will do nothing to change that. I don't know you enough to have an opinion about your feelings, but if you are truly interested in this I encourage you to do some research. I think you will be surprised how logical the Charlotte ordinance was and how misguided the state is.
    What's to stop a straight freak from claiming to identify with being a woman to gain access to the bathroom. It's easy to police. If someone goes into the women's bathroom and can pee standing up its a man. The women or little girls that are in a compromised situation can call the police. If anyone can just claim to identify as a woman and gain access is a problem. 
    How about a simpler solution. If you look like a women, dress like a woman, think you're a woman, you go into the women's bathroom. If someone is abusing it then as you say, call the police. Now in North Carolina, if you're a predator, you don't even have to dress up like a woman to go into the women's bathroom, just walk in and if stopped say "I'm a transgender male, it's OK"

    I get it. You don't think this is real, that transgender people are just those who want to dress up like the other sex. You're wrong.
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  • First look: iPhone 8 series with A11 Bionic chip, wireless charging, more

    gadgetdongadgetdon
    The reason I'm only tempted by the 8/8Plus is because I really don't want to give up the home button and TouchID. With TouchID, if you choose to, you can select other fingers to activate it. You've only got one face for FaceID. Siri on the button one the side (the one that shuts off the phone) - seems like it's going to cause problems - short press, shut off. Longer press - Siri. Longer press - reboot. And as someone who activates his phone many times during the day - FaceID has to use more energy than TouchID. I LIKE having a bezel I can grab.
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  • 1Password introduces Travel Mode to protect data during trips

    gadgetdongadgetdon
    Great loyalty to those who've been long-term customers
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  • FCC to move on set-top box regulations, could open door for expanded Apple TV

    gadgetdongadgetdon
    redraider11 said:
    The government needs to stop meddling in corporation's affairs. They think they know what's best, but really they're just picking winners and losers. Let the market and consumers decide whom the winners and losers are, not government and lobbyists.
    Absolutely. The governments should allow several different cable companies to compete in the same territory. Let the cable companies compete for our service.

    Yes, that means a lot of duplicate cable wiring, but who cares! While we're at it, let's have competing water services, power companies, sewage companies, each with their own pipes and cables.