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Preview has been an amazing, built-in app for macOS for decades, but I feel like each new major release adds some bugs that never get fixed. I still use it daily but I wish Apple would take some time to fix all the little issues it has and maybe upg…
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MC and Amex are much closer to each other in usage than MC is to Visa. https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/visa-wanted-a-vast-empire-first-it-had-to-beat-back-its-foes-3b3067f3
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gunverth said: You’re welcome to visit EU to buy your Apple stuff. No tariffs here since everything Apple comes from China or India and sold through the Irish Apple entity. I've hosted many people from other countries. Most of them would …
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darbus69 said: Hey Debbie Downer, how can you you say the iPhoneFold will not be an iPhone killer, when it is an an iPhone and therefore cannot kill itself. You don't see how it's saying a folding iPhone won't kill non-folding iPhone? Did…
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Jetscreamer said: Americans now get two choices: expensive and very expensive. Didn't you hear that it's now patriotic to overpay?
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neilm said: azentropy said: Great machine. Would be next level if the could/would re-engineer it slightly to add easily user upgradeable off the shelf storage (2 or more free slots). If you look at the teardowns you’ll see that wou…
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Wesley Hilliard said: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it." Spoken by someone that has clea…
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blastdoor said: If Trump really sticks to this it will end up being one of the largest and most regressive tax increases in history. It will feel very much like a big sales tax hike to most people. I kind of hope he does stick with it — the …
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apple4thewin said: Because I shop at Costco, I have to pay cash or have my family member pay due to BofA giving me a Mastercard. Hopefully, Apple goes with Visa since I have been to other places (and some online storefronts) that don’t take …
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cloudy said: Goldman Sachs has done a lousy job with this card. I've never had so little credit on a card and I have great credit and never missed a payment. I had to convince them to at least raise the credit so that I could buy an Apple M2…
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DAalseth said: In a different Universe HP buys the design for the original Apple, manufactures it for a bit, then loses interest and drops it. Apple Computer is never started Gates doesn’t get his start writing software for the AppleII serie…
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I understand the more recent historical limitations of Amex, but that's not really the case anymore. It seems Amex is growing on all fronts, like tripling its worldwide acceptable since 2017 and today being accepted by 99% of merchants that accept …
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maltz said: "Current methods for blood glucose monitoring typically relies on sampling the blood directly." Continuous glucose monitors work by measuring interstitial fluid. Still kind of invasive, but it's not as painful as the finger prick…
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hmlongco said: People complain about the lack of innovation, but most don't have a clue as to how long some of these projects take. It's just a bunch of beeps. I could write that code in 5 minutes and I'm not even a code by trade. /s
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appleinsideruser said: chasm said: lukei said: Tethering to an iPhone from a Mac via Bluetooth is unreliable. I often have to resort to a cable to make it work. To quote the internet, "yer doin it rong." Open Settings. Fift…
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lukei said: Tethering to an iPhone from a Mac via Bluetooth is unreliable. I often have to resort to a cable to make it work. Mobile Data via Cellular is just about the only thing that would make me upgrade my M3 MacBook Pro. Would also go n…
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It's common that one does not upgrade their Mac until there's a good reason to do so, but for me that doesn't mean processing power as even my M1 is more than sufficient and it certainly doesn't mean a cellular chip since I don't want the added cost…
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elijahg said: Xed said: elijahg said: Todays Siri fail: “Siri, add salt to my shopping list” … “what would you like to add to your shopping list?” “salt” “what would you like to add to your shopping list?” “salt” “what would…
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nubus said: Xed said: nubus said: Apple holds 10x more followers on YouTube than Nvidia. It doesn't translate into viewers. Yes - some iPhone users have Apple TV but in terms of buzz and getting YouTube views the keynotes from Appl…
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sloth77 said: Xed said: proline said: You're probably right. It's sad, because with MagSafe half the electricity gets used to increase the entropy of the universe which raises carbon emissions for no reason. It is slow, it makes…