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  • Apple may fix aging battery issues, prevent random shutdowns by slowing down iPhones

    fmalloyfmalloy
    So Apple knew they had a very large number of defective batteries, so instead of replacing them (that would actually cost them MONEY) they just updated iOS to downclock the CPU to avoid low-voltage shutdowns. Just brilliant, huh?
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  • Apple's Denise Young Smith to leave Inclusion & Diversity post by end of 2017

    fmalloyfmalloy
    blockdude said:
    I'm exactly the type of person she was talking about: white, blue eyed, and blonde.  When I am hired, there is nothing truly known about ME AS A PERSON and AS AN INDIVIDUAL.  It is a shame she stepped down because Denise was one of a very few who were getting back to what Martin Luther King Jr taught.  Judge people "BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER".  Here's my white priviledge:  my grand father came to the US from Scotland to work in the garment mills in New England, my father grew up dirt poor in the depression, the door to their shack was cardboard, my dad walked 6 miles to school, he fought in the Korean War, went to university as part of the GI Bill, became a computer systems engineer, and now I am a doctor, first in our family.  We didn't have much privilege, and our background is fairly diverse.  This reverse racism is going to destroy our country;  I hope the next Denise Young Smith doesn't cower when she speaks truth to power.  Now Apple is the Big Brother that they portrayed in their famous 1984 commercial.  What a tremendous shame, and the leadership at Apple is shamefull.
    Thank you for sharing this.

    My grandfathers came from Italy and the other from Ireland. My mom was a single parent with three boys, one with Down syndrome, and had to support us on a *woman's* salary (talk about discrimination). I had no help as mom was dog tired from working and taking care of a disabled son. She used my college money to buy a ramshackle house that we fixed up ourselves. I worked hard and made it through engineering school against the advice of my HS counselor.

    There's this belief that is developed and fostered by liberals that if you're caucasian you're automatically privileged, rich, racist, etc. and should be ashamed of yourself. You should step aside for those less privileged.

    Ms. Smith was talking about diversity in general, not "racial diversity". Everyone has a background, everyone has their struggles and their stories. And while the room full of "white blue-eyed blondes" may not be very racially diverse there is diversity nonetheless.
    SpamSandwichtallest skilelijahg

  • Apple's Denise Young Smith to leave Inclusion & Diversity post by end of 2017

    fmalloyfmalloy
    I'm not being political or controversial or anything when I sincerly ask...what exactly does a "VP of Inclusion and Diversity" do all day? I mean, I'm sure she had a scrolling banner on her screen with the current count of minority employees, but I'm just racking my brain to understand what activities, projects, etc. she was driving that justifies a Vice President title...
    SpamSandwich

  • Director Steven Soderbergh secretly shot new thriller 'Unsane' entirely on Apple's iPhone

    fmalloyfmalloy
    redhotfuzz said:
    Big deal. The movie’s pyrotechnics were done entirely with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
    I heard the film has post-production problems because when filming they found that they were "holding it wrong".
    JWSC

  • Apple working 24/7 to finish downtown Brooklyn store as giant glass pane shatters

    fmalloyfmalloy
    cgWerks said:
    Soli said:
    I hope they bought AppleCare+.
    Priceless! LOL :)
    The window manufacturer said "it's the strongest glass yet".
    cgWerks