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The Apple series seems to be more of a prequel as opposed to the original trilogy of Foundation, Foundation & Empire, Second Foundation.

sdw2001 said:

bshank said:

Feels like Hulk Hogan body slamming Andre the Giant all over again! Go Apple!

LOL.  I needed that reference to start my day.  That really IS what this is like.  Apple is like "listen, BROTHER! We are real AMERICANS.  We're gonna go Applemania on YOU." And these developers are like smaller, whiny millennial versions of Andre the Giant, with about as much verbal acumen.  

Don’t make fun of Andre the Giant! He might have sounded funny but he was a great guy. You wouldn’t want to risk having any of Fezzik’s friends show up on your doorstep!

Of course if you wanted to compare whinny millennials to Vizzini, that’s reasonable.

That’s a lot of damage and a lot of rioters at a pretty new plant. Would so many newly-hired workers really trash their workplace rather than just go on strike. I’m thinking that Wistron, as a recent entrant in India, forgot to pay off someone who then arranged for the traditional “nice plant you got there, would be a shame if something happened to it” demonstration.

That’s ridiculous. Unfinished code or known buggy code should never be checked into the daily build. That’s software development 101. Something is seriously out of control if developers have been checking stuff in prematurely.

tjwolf said:

Advanced apologies for this ignorant question: what, besides songs and apps/games, can you buy with this credit?  Can I use it on my Apple TV to rent or buy a movie?  Can I use it wherever I'd use ApplePay?  Been using an iPhone since 2010 but never used any iTunes cards, etc.

It’s a good question. The credit goes against anything purchased via iTunes. So for me that includes my monthly subscriptions for iCloud storage and Apple Music family plan which is $25/month total for me. It also goes against movie rentals and in-app purchases.