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Satire and humor is often the single most lethal weapon against propaganda and misinformation.And Jon Stewart is modern day master at it. You either love him or you hate him -- mostly based on whichever issue he is addressing. If you think the issu…
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williamh said: GeorgeBMac said: williamh said: DAalseth said: rob53 said: I could care less about whether Apple has one of these devices but I do want to know what kind of procurement justification these government…
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22july2013 said: GeorgeBMac said: But, the main step has yet to be taken: Once the offending AirTag is found, make the AppleID (and the contact info -- including the IMEI number of the person's phone) tied to the AirTag available to …
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paxman said: They use the Android platform, right? I would have thought they'd need to start right there. In order to compete fully with Apple and match the user experience they probably ought to be entirely in control of their own os's. …
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chadbag said: Good luck to them. They need to make sure they understand this has nothing to do with “specs”, which is how so many people look at it. They need to understand it is about solving people’s problems. And anticipating and sol…
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auxio said: GeorgeBMac said: magman1979 said: auxio said: laurent_g said: That's an honorable goal that would benefit their customers. It would truly benefit their customers if they matched Apple's privacy stan…
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blastdoor said: GeorgeBMac said: I think Huawei would have a MUCH better chance at beating Apple's ecosystem because, as we forced them to do, they have developed their own modern OS and they spend more on R&D than Apple. But, it …
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blastdoor said: I trust the CIA more than I trust: Facebook Russia China Trumpublicans North Korea Saudi Arabia ….. actually it’s a long list We (along with Colin Powell, George Bush, congress and most media) trusted them in 2001-2003…
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M68000 said: Well, I think being called an associate is 100 times better than being called a “resource”. It makes me cringe when I hear management at companies refer to people as “resources”. It sounds demeaning, as if a “resource” is like…
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magman1979 said: auxio said: laurent_g said: That's an honorable goal that would benefit their customers. It would truly benefit their customers if they matched Apple's privacy stance. Uhhh, they're a Chinese company with…
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lkrupp said: This is rich. Everybody on the planet knows that governments spy on each other, even among allies. When the spying is uncovered feathers get ruffled, denials are made, protests are issued, ambassadors get recalled for a few days,…
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That's just one more possible hit to the supply chain.In addition, it's reported that a Russian attack on Ukraine would threaten supplies of materials needed for that same supply chain -- partly because of the attack and partly because of resulting …
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byronl said: the cia has been evil af for a century now Well yeh, like the army, that's what we pay them for. They aren't supposed to be nice guys. They are supposed to be mean, nasty guys on our side. But this could open a gigantic c…
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The user experience for most people is mostly based on Apple's ecosystem. For most companies it's not hard to duplicate Apple's hardware (or at least come close enough that most users wouldn't know the difference) -- Samsung does it every year. B…
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As others have said: It's been my understanding for decades that the only thing an employer will verify is that the person worked there -- and maybe the dates. They especially won't reveal whether they thought they were a good employee or not. Bu…
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mike1 said: 22july2013 said: I'm surprised any company is required to report whether someone ever worked at their company. Is one's employer a public record in some state or federal database? Basic reciprocal courtesy. Otherwise,…
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robin huber said: I fervently hope Apple will put some of its attention on improving its AppleTV user interface. Apple is not alone in this; basically all streamers have dismal ones. When you watch a multi-episode show on Hulu, instead of aut…
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This is a good step. It will slow down the use of AirTags to stalk.But, the main step has yet to be taken: Once the offending AirTag is found, make the AppleID (and the contact info -- including the IMEI number of the person's phone) tied to the…
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williamh said: DAalseth said: rob53 said: I could care less about whether Apple has one of these devices but I do want to know what kind of procurement justification these government buyers used. In my opinion none of them have …
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nadriel said: michelb76 said: Wow, so they did a full 360 about the IPO? A month ago they said it would be the worst thing to happen because of possible shareholder pressure. 180. 360 is a full turn. It remains to be seen how the …