linkman

We will still have people blaming Apple for not supporting > 16 GB RAM on the MBP. Yes, Apple could do it with a larger form factor/greatly reduced battery run time. If you really need that much RAM in a laptop, go get yourself something like an Alienware from Dell (prices start at $2300) which weighs 7.69 pounds and gets around 4 hours on battery.

The irony of the whole thing is that the largest Foxconn factory is located in Longhua Town, Shenzhen.

mariowinco said:

Well well well. My Apple Watch 3 fall and the screen was broken. 367 new. 240 for a replacement screen. Unavailable from third parties. If that is not monetizing the customer ...

ifixit.com rates the AW screen replacement in the "difficult" category with an expected labor time of 30 minutes to 2 hours. There's a high risk of bricking the watch. Go for it. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Apple+Watch+Screen+Replacement/41082

I didn't realize how bad the Facebook data capturing was until I read this article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/03/27/how-facebook-able-siphon-off-phone-call-and-text-logs/464656002/

gatorguy said:

It's becoming pretty darn clear that denying access to those tasked with protecting the citizens of a country isn't going to last. China already demands the encryption keys as does Russia.

China's and Russia's citizens have already lost the battles for human rights, freedom of the press, privacy, etc. Should the USA be next?