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In related news, the years 2018, 2019, and 2020 are being renamed to reflect more clearly the bidirectionality of time. 2018 will now be known as 2019 v1. 2019 will now be known as 2018 v2. 2020 will now be known as 2018 v2+1.
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Mike, thank you for this article, which keeps well-reasoned and balanced perspective almost to the end, but then falls prey to a common error when you write, "science is true if you believe it or not." No, "science" is not a conclusion, but rath…
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There are in fact many apps that run in the background and *do* drain battery while doing so. Just to pull a few common names out of a hat: Maps, Google Maps, Facebook (et al.), fitness and activity tracking apps, etc. How much power these apps draw…
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Mr. Hughes, thank you for your thoughtful and honest opinion piece. I appreciate both your acknowledgement of your bias and your clearly sincere attempt to transcend it as well as you could by presenting some balance. Like you, I am both a creator…
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As others have alluded to, codecs are all different, employing different strategies, and thus they pass different information at the same bitrate. Comparing MP3 to AAC is a bit like comparing a Pentium 4 to an i7: Even if they're both clocked at 3GH…
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Quote: Originally Posted by loekf One connector to rule them all.... You beat me to it! :-) This is surely the most excited I've ever been about a port. (What does that say about me? Never mind...) One small clarification regarding this:…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer Almost all charities average 85% of their donations going to administrative costs. They are all nearly scams. People go into non-profit work to get wealthy. Not to be contrary, but to correct the…
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Just to add a voice to the chorus: Another tech piece that's to be baked into TB3 is DisplayPort 1.3, the silicon for which is also expected no earlier than late 2015. There's no external 5k display support without DisplayPort 1.3, so it's rather un…
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FYI: 1. India's middle class, at around 400M, is larger than the entire population of the US. That's a lot of a disposable income, which goes a long way in India because costs of living are lower than in Europe or the US. 2. Contrary to the stereo…
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Industry-wide, the HEVC codecs are still being developed and refined. 2015 is a reasonable time to expect to start seeing more than a trickle of HEVC video in the wild, as developers get time to incorporate more mature codecs into their products. To…
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"'There are products we're working on that no one knows about, yes. That haven't been rumored about yet,' Cook said." This was followed up by a titillating bit of foreshadowing from Jony Ive: "With Apple Watch, we designed the most personal and in…
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The future of intimate personal products from Apple: The perfect form for the function. Enhanced tactile interface. Optimized battery life for hours of enjoyment. Introducing.... iVibe.