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  • UK police shocked to discover taser disguised as iPhone

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    "Non-lethal tasers are illegal in the UK" - which would imply that lethal tasers are legal?
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  • Massive auction has nearly every vintage Apple product up for sale

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    JP234 said:
    JP234 said:
    Doesn't look like they are testing anything. It's hard to know what kind of condition any of this is in. Despite the sales pitch, I don't see many signs that he maintained his collection (he died in 2015). Note also, the Macintosh (which appears to be without accessories) has a 220-240V power supply. A lot of the other items also look like they may be European editions, and thus require 220-240V power.

    The Bell & Howell Apple II Plus is interesting. I didn't know it existed.
    Who cares if they work or not? They're useless in 2023. You buy them to collect or hoard, not use.
    ? Collectors care, and people reselling them to nostalgia buyers on eBay care. A working machine is worth a lot more than a non-working one. The reason that Lisa sold for $50K recently was because it was a working original 1983 machine that had never been upgraded. 

    The Lisa in this auction still has the original floppy drives, so if they can show it is working, or at least that it has all its parts in good condition (so it can be repaired), it will sell for more. Most of them were upgraded (Apple did it for free), so intact non-upgraded machines are rare.

    For what’s worth, I have a working Macintosh 512K — the floppy drive (and external drive) work but I don’t stress them, instead I use a Floppy Emu with it, so I can transfer files via SD card, no problem. Floppy Emu also works with Lisa and Apple II machines:

    https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/
    Still doesn't answer the question, why does anyone care if it works? Your 512K "Fat Mac" is obsolete and useless for anything practical. Unless you consider playing "pong" on it practical.
    I didn’t say it was “practical.” Why does anyone collect anything?

    Regardless, it does matter to collectors and hobbyists. That’s just a fact. For various reasons—for me, I guess it’s about preserving knowledge and history, and reviving shared experiences, which can be educational and, for those who were around at the time, nostalgic. Is it so hard to see value in the physical experience of using an early Mac? Sure, you can use an emulator for the software, but it’s not the same. 
    I agree with you. I'd want a vintage machine in working condition and wouldn't consider buying something that doesn't work or cannot run.
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone 14 is a bigger upgrade over iPhone 13 than most would expect

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    dutchlord said:
    Yeah sure. Upgrade from 11 pro max to 14 pro max  was disappointing.
    To each is own, I guess. for me, the upgrade from the 13 Pro Max to the 14 Pro Max was amazing.
    watto_cobra

  • Chaos reigns in Discovery+ & HBO Max streaming service merger

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    Warner Bros. Discovery is all over the place at the moment. Their big DCU shake-up by James Gunn has had the most underwhelming announcement as the first phase chapter. It looks like it will just fizzle out again. 

    The Honest Trailers for Black Adam put it aptly - the reason why the faces of all the DC superheroes are hidden in the opening DC movies montage is because no one is sure who will play them in the next movie.
    Looks like no one is sure what to do with their streaming service(s) either. 
    watto_cobra

  • Biden demands antitrust action against Big Tech during State of the Union

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    Why doesn't the POTUS ask the people directly, rather than listening to second-hand half-truths and stories from people with ulterior motives? 
    byronlwatto_cobra