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mpantone said:

There's also the privacy aspect for people who aren't wearing the AR glasses.

Doesn't anyone remember when Google Glass was being sold? There was no clear way for any random person to know whether or not the Google Glass user was recording video or not. 

I believe there was a small red light active on the lens frame when the camera was active. Otherwise, you made a great post. No matter who makes such a device, there's going to be some suspicion cast its way. No level of privacy assurances will overcome it entirely.

 +1

Regarding Apple’s Siri demo at WWDC last year, where the "new Siri" is asked about her mom’s flight landing and lunch plans:
"Among members of the Siri team at Apple, though, the demonstration was a surprise. They had never seen working versions of the capabilities, according to a former Apple employee. At the time, the only new feature from the demonstration that was activated for test devices was a pulsing, colorful ribbon that appeared on the edges of the iPhone’s screen when a user invoked Siri, the former employee said.

In other words the demo was faked and Siri had no such capabilities. It's good to see Federighi jump in and taking point, particularly with relaxing privacy focus just a tiny bit and allowing open-source third-party models. New leadership from the executive team, kudos. Perhaps something will actually be developed now. 

Japan, thank you for dumping Treasuries last night and tanking the bond market. It forces begrudging sanity in economic policy. 

9secondkox2 said:

The rest button has been pressed. The system is powered down, but will power up with a fresh set of memory banks. 

Of course things are rough the day after. But let’s give it time to do what it’s going to do. There’s no arguing the USA has been unfairly treated in the world trading stage. Giving them some of their own medicine is necessary to level tje playing field. It’s not okay for us to pay sn ram dnd a leg to sell iverseas while they have it easy here. Or to be barred from selling there while they take over here.

With the US being the world's wealthiest nation, and with the strongest economy on earth, "leveling the playing field" may not be the phrase you're looking for. 

9secondkox2 said:

AppleZulu said:

A tariff is a sales tax levied on goods as they enter the country. The buyer pays the tax, not the seller. On finished products, that tax will be passed on directly to the consumer. On parts, that tax will be incorporated into the price and passed on to the consumer. The talking point that Apple or “China” or anyone on the supply side will pay the tax for any length of time is ridiculous. Also remember that sales taxes are regressive. The more of your income that goes directly to buying things, the greater percentage of your income goes directly to paying the tax. 

This is going to be a disaster. 

Actually it depends on the seller whether or not they will absorb the cost. 

Ford motor Compsny announced today that they will be selling their vehicles under invoice from today through early June. They have enough inventory to help offset the loss somewhat, but it’s an example of how sellers get creative in a temporary reset of trade relations. 

Reports are that US domestic auto manufacturers were threatened with "bad things" if they raise prices in the near-term.