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Like Renee Ritchie says there seems to be no room for nuance in the reporting. I am a physician. I can say that this is not going to precipitate a health crisis. It might cause a few more visits but at worst cause a real EKG to be done, or a real heart monitor to be placed. I can say that its actually pretty good at recording the rhythm and rate. Like all tools it is not the everything of health nevertheless it is A tool. And it is not the devil either. I bought one because every once in a while if I drink too much caffeine I get a funky bunch of palpitations and I was curious to see what it looked like

sheer number of screens required might have something to do with it. iPhones sell a hundred/thousand? times more than a Pixel

I am furious about this issue.  I'll be even more furious if I ever notice it.

I like the size. It's the biggest form factor that fits comfortably in my lab coat and travel vest. Also its something I feel more comfortable slinging around than a 1000 dollar phone

This seems like it's going to be a logistical nightmare. How many rectangular Notes will have to be examined? And how will the "safe" Notes be distinguished from the "unsafe" ones? Feels like I'm going to side-eye anyone with a recent Note.

Mike Wuerthele said:

entropys said:

Not at all sure what it has to do with the CPU, but there is kinda a point about the dongle debacle.

You know, other than the fact that there are all USB-C Windows laptops, and Intel was instrumental in the development of the physicality and protocol of the connector.

Besides that, still no. Computer users have been adapting since day one, and will continue to do so forever. 

We are all victims of design choices or lack thereof, made 25 years ago, that have probably cost untold millions (billions?) of man-hours in lost productivity.  Billions of missed plugs every day, 5-10 seconds lost each is a lot of stupid time lost.

I realize we sort of have to do the Dongle Dance but I appreciate the sentiment in just wanting to force everybody to go USB-C.  If it were up to the PC bunch we would never lose USB-A, and probably would have taken even longer to get rid of Floppies and ROM drives

My decidedly non techie neighbors, parents, in laws truly don’t care. They use maybe a couple of apps and text and that’s it. They’re on 7s and 8s and had ZERO interest in spending more than 400 bucks on the phone. 

mike1 said:

If this is true, I'd be a little disappointment that the Pro models are starting with a 6.1" screen and therefore enclosure. The 5.8" screen on the X, XS and 11 Pro were great. Those who wanted a larger screen could go to the Max versions.

I and others believe its the same outer dimensions but display pushed out even further

I had a 2011 MBP15 that died twice.  Both motherboards replaced "free".   The second time I didn't care if they were going to replace them forever or not, I just couldn't trust it again so I sold it in good working condition.  When you spend 2000 dollars on a laptop you sort of expect it to last a real long time.  It's the main reason I just couldn't see getting one of the Pros since 2012 except the 2012 MBP13 which, though not glamorous, is a solid little laptop.

This sort of device was at the center of what I think is the funniest moment in the funniest sitcom nobody watched, Better Off Ted.