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hexclock said: foregoneconclusion said: The 2017 tax cuts that CEOs used for stock buybacks are due to expire. These are the same tax cuts that the Fed predicted would increase inflation. Go figure… Reducing the corporate tax rate to …
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Just logs the location when it was detached, but does not act as an active AirTag. It also seems to be a new feature of iOS15 and supported on iPhone 12: "It now supports Find My, so you can be notified of your wallet’s last known location if it get…
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Many factors: Raw material and their scarcity have driven semiconductor prices up. Covid-19 related expenses (more masks, hand sanitizer, more cleaning, divisors, better filters, greater health insurance costs, etc). Higher gas prices have led to hi…
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22july2013 said: Apple hasn't brought iMessage to Android, apparently from fear that some users will leave the Apple ecosystem. But Apple is bringing the Apple TV app to other platforms. I wonder why this inconsistency exists. Maybe becaus…
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It is about time! The hearing aid market needs a shakeup. It is pitiful what they offer and extremely expensive. Many in the semiconductor industry have been trying to offer better solutions, but this market is very controlled by large players with…
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Hold on - I assumed AirPods Max used a lightning to lightning cable to send digital audio from iPhone (or presumably Mac with a USB to lightning cable) to the DAC in the AirPods. Is the the only way to get wired audio into the AirPods Max via the …
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Home Before Dark had some good moments. Its mediocre show whose premise had so much potential, but the series fail to exploit. The adults are all hobbled with past psychological issues, the kids run around with little adult supervision and messing …
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r002092 said: Also… the virus was suppressed outside our doors because we were huddled inside our homes… granted effective test and trace from the outset MAY have prevented that but we actually have no way of knowing that for sure, since the onl…
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Got update automatically. So far not big issues. the noise cancellation seems good, but not been in a high noise environment.
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Where we live in Louisiana NFC is accepted at our grocery stories and pharmacies. From national retailers like Whole Foods, Target, Walgreens, and CVS, to local merchant POS terminals as well. Only caveat is our local grocery chain doesn’t have …
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Contactless payment methods like ApplePay would be great addition to contain COVID-19 transmission. Sad that many essential businesses like groceries, pharmacies, and hardware stores do not offer ApplePay or other contactless payments. In these days…
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These issues are affecting many companies and employees. Many employees do not really have a home office setup. I have seen several co-workers and friends now looking for monitors, keyboards, mice, desks and chairs, etc. to just work from home. …
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Disabling and limiting for price points is to save test time and improve yields. Not testing a part of the CPU can save precious test time which leads into a cheaper part. Also portions of the chip might not be as fast as the rest due to longer path…
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razorpit said: I don't understand why modern LED lights don't allow you to dim something to the point where they are almost off. LEDs can have some, but very limited current control. Brightness is mostly determined by turning them ON and …
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He doesn't know what he is talking about! He complains that MacBook Pro has a poor performing DAC that converts all those digital bits into an analog signal. No audio producer is going to directly plug in a recording system, mixing board, or mic inp…
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Nice to see people helping needy communities! School institutions funding has been greatly slashed across the country. It would be good that decent software and most importantly training is offered to teachers.
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A nice dual drive with dock: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-mercury-elite-pro-dock They have a sale on the Akitio versions of these drive docks: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/AKiTiO/3RSAA0006Y/ https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TB3RSD…
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There are many other tools that are free. For example, search for LightBlue, Bluetooth scanner, etc.
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Best calculator for engineers. I have used it on my Mac and iPhones for decades, My favorite features are its large library of constants, doing unit conversions, hex calculations, ability to move buttons to my need, and RPN support.
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GBannis said: Infrared can be washed out by bright ambient light. Does FaceID have any limitations with respect to bright sunlight or bright room light? 850nm works well indoor in any type of lighting conditions. 850nm was used by Kinect 1…