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  • FCC to limit ISP monopolies on apartments

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    rob53 said:
    It would be better for the tenants if the apartment building installed a fiber gig service without an ISP, that would save them money and headaches dealing with crazy ISPs. It would be even better if each city created their own fiber service, just like my city has. 

    Oh great. Another taxpayer funded, poorly run government "service" that is better handled by private enterprise. Because governments at every level have shown that they are able to keep up with technological advances and consumer hardware.
    williamlondon

  • Apple hides job titles of ex-employees, reclassifies them all as 'associates'

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    ihatescreennames said:
    My wife works in HR and is frequently assisting with hiring (and separations). She also handles employment verification. She has repeatedly told me the only thing she can verify is if someone actually worked at her company, that’s it. Job titles shouldn’t matter in that case. 

    ETA: Asked my wife for clarification, here’s what she said, “Yeah we don't actually do it it's all outsourced so they can only give the high-level information they were employed at this company from this date to that one.  They can also get general titles, I believe. But it’s not uncommon for titles not to match. They also verify education, etc. generally just trying to make sure it all checks out at a high level.”

    I was a little off but my point is it’s unlikely this person didn’t get hired simply because Apple (supposedly) changed job titles on departure. 
    Yep. Other than maybe a mom and pop type of business, no company will give out any information in addition to whether or not you worked there. Everyone learned that lesson when former employees would sue because their former employers would share why they were terminated or said the applicants were lousy performers. So, changing files to "Associate" makes perfect sense. That way the employee providing the verification can't accidentally provide too much info.


    22july2013 said:
    I'm surprised any company is required to report whether someone ever worked at their company. Is one's employer a public record in some state or federal database?

    Basic reciprocal courtesy. Otherwise, applicants would just say they worked anyplace they want and completely fabricate resumes. This way, at least they know if the person was employed where they said the were. Like I said above, very unlikely that anything more would be divulged.

    GeorgeBMacbyronl

  • It's Apple Card payment due date for most, and an outage is causing problems

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    ...

    @AppleCard logging in to pay doesn't seem to work either on phone or online. Help! pic.twitter.com/k4TCuDZNu8

    -- Jim Helisek (@helisekjames)
    ...

    Read on AppleInsider
    Huh?
    I don't know of anyway to pay on the AppleCard "online" (meaning via a web browser).

    I wish there was, then I could most likely handle it just as I handle all my recurring bills -- through my bank's payment system.



    You certainly can now. I think it's been at least a year, I believe.
    Still can't pay through a bank, though.


    GeorgeBMac

  • Apple releases iOS 15.3 & iPadOS 15.3 with bug fixes

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    Hopefully this brings back Significant Locations notifications that have been missing for me since 15.0.
    williamlondon

  • Apple's 'iPhone 14' and AR headset to sport Wi-Fi 6E, says Kuo

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    GeorgeBMac said:
    So, how will this make my (or my family's) life better?

    Probably won't. Might help in a corporate environment with dozens or more users in a small area sharing the same network. Most people are not going to pay their ISP for extra bandwidth/speed and upgrade their wireless equipment if what they have works fine.
    twokatmewbaconstangGeorgeBMacdewme