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  • OmniaBlinds with Eve MotionBlinds review: Thread-enabled window coverings raise the bar

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    waveparticle said:
    Needs to provide horizontal motion option. 
    Gravity assist is a design feature. If it weren't, a vertical blind that could obscure from the bottom would be ideal for preserving some privacy.
    williamlondon

  • Apple shifted orders from Foxconn to Luxshare to assist $275B China deal

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    cg27 said:
    Just as I predicted in previous article post.

    But I’m sure this will turn political nonetheless.
    "Turn" political? This is part of a Chinese push to weaken the Taiwanese economy in any way they can. Despite their military buildup, their ruling clique would love it if Taiwan fell under their control without a fight.
    cat52tmay9secondkox2Dogperson

  • Compared: M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro versus Mac Pro

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    Makes me eager to see what the first Apple Silicon-used Mac Pro will be able to do.
    neo-techwatto_cobra

  • New China restrictions limit minors to three hours of gaming a week

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    seankill said:

    It’s almost as though authoritarianism is communism isn’t it? Because you generally can’t have communism without authoritarianism. 

    Well, “generally” leaves out Dubcek’s government in Czechoslovakia, which was trying to establish “socialism with a human face” in 1968…. until the Soviet tanks rolled in.

    Most other cases, yes, authoritarianism (“the dictatorship of the proletariat,” usually run by an elite) was a central feature. As was state terror, an invention of Lenin and his cronies.

    I have to say, nothing about the current Chinese government resembles communism in any way. It’s a party of, by, and for the extremely wealthy, with dictatorial powers to enforce their will.

    baconstangrobabaFileMakerFeller

  • Personal data of 70 million AT&T customers being sold by hacker

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    I'm not being facetious here... I would really like to know how the US government could shut down servers in hostile countries. Or even in friendly countries. Please explain.

    The US government, through Cyber Command and probably other agencies/teams as well, maintains offensive as well as defensive cyber capabilities. Those include, but are not limited to, taking over servers remotely. If the servers are in countries with which we're friendly, law enforcement agencies can engage with authorities in those countries to convince ISPs to block all traffic to/from given servers or IP ranges, or even shut down known bad actor ISPs.
    watto_cobra