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Seems like I’d better start working on my PhD in virology so I can have a valid opinion. Everyone here speaks in very absolute and very confident tones. There are some scientific beliefs which have been proven to be absolutely truthful and other…
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I’m totally against child porn. But this capability is a double edged sword. Apple, which touts its strong belief in the privacy of its customers using its devices, to begin surveilling customer content sets up an unusual and potentially dangerous…
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I don’t like the way the entire picture changes in an attempt to reduce lens flare. It’s like the picture was taken with a tinted lens. The entire picture is darker. In this sample pic the color of the grass has been changed . The sky is not as blu…
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The holy grail with Type 1 Diabetes is the development of a closed loop system that integrates glucose monitoring with a wearable insulin pump. The monitor instructs the pump to deliver doses of insulin based on blood glucose levels. Having blood g…
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State laws restricting my choice to purchase a high performance PC are overly restrictive and another example of the ongoing loss of freedoms in the United States. Somehow in California it’s acceptable to purchase an electric vehicle that requires …
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Are these regulations just looking at power consumption? Or are they looking at efficiency? You can have lots of very inefficient computers that use lower levels of power. Yet there are many more of these computers than high end gaming machines. O…
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Just remember that there is just one pathway to get an app installed on an iPhone and that’s through Apple. Apple has complete and total control over the App Store marketplace. Certainly there are security benefits to this level of control. But on…
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What Apple has been avoiding for years but is the absolute solution is a MacBook Pro with a touch screen on an articulated hinge which would allow it to be used as a tablet. There is a convergence occurring between the Mac book and the iPad, especia…
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The UI changes are nice user experience improvements but it’s still putting lipstick on a pig. Given all of the hacking/ransomeware issues that are out in the wild, Microsoft needs to implement some significant architectural updates that protects th…
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The majority of comments here re: Expedia are missing the point that there are numerous alternatives/competitors to Expedia. With Apple there are no competitors other than Android based platforms. Not really a choice if you see benefits to owning a…
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I have a new strategy for Mac purchases: I’m buying a Mac mini M1 and a nice monitor. I’ll buy a low end Mini which makes it affordable and easy to upgrade by replacing it. This way I can have the benefits of new compute technology every 2-3 years …
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All of this talk about security misses the point that Epic’s desire is to save having to pay Apple a commission on in-app purchases. The security of of IOS App Store prevents Epic from supporting external purchases. This is all about money and commi…
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Wearing a watch is a very different use case than holding a phone. A watch is strapped to your wrist for 14 or more hours per day. It interacts with your body, your clothing and your environment more than a phone. I assume Apple thought long and ha…
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I like this case because it’s all about checks and balances. Apple is huge. Many of its policies are self-serving to drive profitability- which is normal and acceptable. But a company can get too big, too powerful, too self-serving. Which is at the …
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Younger people who’ve grown up in a streaming audio world playing music through cheap headphones or blue tooth speakers have no understanding of sound quality. They understand watts equals volume but they have no appreciation for sound quality. The…
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I can understand Apple charging a commission to sell an app throttle App Store to cover costs of running the online service and generate a profit. But why is Apple entitled to commissions from in app purchases once the app has been sold? I app…
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On so many levels (geopolitical, IP theft, militarism, political/societal, supply chain, pharmaceuticals, etc.) it makes a whole lot of sense for Apple and other companies to develop long term plans to at least reduce in a significant way their reli…
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“For the record, I live in Nevada on the Eastern Sierra, and our current snowpack is at 60% of average, and that is a precursor to a California drought as current storage is depleted and not replaced. That's the definition of scarcity.” A resourc…
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While the focus seems to be on water consumption the other dimension is water disposal after it’s been consumed. When less water is consumed to produce goods, less water is discharged. I don’t know what’s required to achieve water certification bu…
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What’s amazing is the decline of chip fab capabilities in the United States. IBM used to be a big player running their own foundries. They’ve basically exited that business. Intel is falling behind and can’t compete with TSMC. AMD has lost groun…