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  • Meta CEO mocks Apple for 'sitting on' iPhone 20 years later despite doing the same with Fa...

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    leighr said:
    The end of so called “fact checkers” is a welcome relief for true free speech. When one person, or group, has the power to decide what is ‘true’ or not, we are all in trouble. See exhibit one: China, or even worse, North Korea. We all need to fight against this sort of abuse of money and power, and while I am not a huge Facebook fan, I’m glad that they are following X’s lead in allowing free speech. 
    The earth is flat.
    The moon landings were faked.
    Vaccines cause autism.
    The earth is 6000 years old.

    Fact checking arguments such as these, in your opinion, is like turning us into North Korea?
    muthuk_vanalingamdewmerob53maccamAlex_Vmike1ronn

  • M4 Mac mini review: The first redesign in years hides incredible computing power

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    charlesn said:
    Nice review, Mike. My only surprise is that this didn't get the full five stars. Very rarely (if ever?) does Apple nail a product at its price point better than this. But I guess there's always room for a 1/2 star of improvement. Speaking of which: it's late 2024 and Apple really should be on board with Wifi 7 for the products it's releasing now--devices that will be in use years into the future. No, it's not going to be a while before wifi 7 router prices come down. Lower prices are here. TP-Link Archer's BE230 is WiFi 7 with dual multi-gig ports for $99. And Asus has released the Wifi 7 versions of its super popular 86U and 88U routers with prices competitive with what the Wifi 6 models sold before Wifi 7 came along. Yes, the absolute bleeding edge routers will still cost you $500 and more, but's always the case. 
    The Mac Mini is marketed as an every day regular consumer desktop. Not tailored to professionals with heavy workloads.
    The regular consumer or college student whom this is for, is likely not caring about the minute and imperceptible differences to them, between Wifi 6, 6E, 7.   
    Oferwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Power press: Fixes for Apple's oddly-placed Mac mini button

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    mrr said:
    This was incredibly bad design from Apple.

    My solution has been place a a small candy box that is about a half inch in width underneath my Mac mini, so that my finger can fit under it. It makes it appear that the Mac mini is floating.
    From the tech specs page of the Mac Mini.



    I think some people here need to hit the gym if 1.6 lbs at its heaviest is a problem. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple execs address Mac mini's hidden power button in 2024 redesign

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    mrr said:
    Epic fail. Ever since my Mac was hacked, I turn off my computer, whatever it is unattended. 

    A finger doesn’t fit without lifting up the computer. 

    Obviously designed by the Magic Mouse team. 
    I love this analysis. EPIC FAIL.
    How many fractions of a second more would you have to spend to “lift” the incredibly heavy Mac Mini and turn it off?

    Alex1Nwatto_cobra

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook congratulates Trump on his second election win

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    darbus69 said:
    bad on you tim, there is nothing sane about this horrible human being…
    Tim Cook is the face of a multi national corporation and has to deal with many heads of state.
    He’s also shown to be a class act and no matter who’s he dealing with, Xi Ping, Biden, Trump …, he always navigates with caution.
    That is what you want a CEO to do.

    OTOH he can act like Elon Musk and shoot from the hip and cause massive problems for Apple.

    My choice would be the former.
    MacProroundaboutnowzeus423marklarkwatto_cobra