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  • How we ended up with the 'Pregnant Man' Emoji

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    twlatl said:
    There is nothing logical about a pregnant man. Nice attempt to write thousands of words to legitimize it, but a pregnant man emoji is as useful as a emoji of a fish riding a bicycle. Both are pure fantasy. 
    The reason that we have a Pregnant Man emoji is because some people are born with female reproductive parts but they identify as a man and consider themselves to be a man. You may think that those people shouldn't exist, but they do exist.
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  • Wi-Fi 7 speeds are almost as fast as Thunderbolt 3

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    sdw2001 said:
    The problem there is you need an industrial-grade IP to even remotely take advantage, unless you’re talking about local networking.  I currently pay about 50 bucks a month for 300 mbs (FiOS).  The highest speed I’ve seen for consumers is 2Gbs.  You can get higher speeds with business plans, but they require special equipment and installation.  
    I feel so totally ripped off. I pay Charter Spectrum $75/month for just 100Mb/s
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  • FTC, DOJ launch joint public inquiry of merger rules focused on big tech

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    viclauyyc said:
    mac_dog said:
    They need to create a law that incorporates ALL companies, not just tech. How about the financial, pharmaceutical, cable and huge conglomerates like Pepsi, coke and kellogs? 
    Both parties are not brave enough to do that. Only 3 US car makers and 3 Wireless providers, but more than 10 search engine. Do you think the US government will dare to break up these companies?

    I don’t understand why a good tech company is being blamed by other’s failure. If google can unseated yahoo, why not other can beat google. 

    Without eBay buying PayPal, we will not have Tesla and SpaceX. The owner of small tech companies have total control to sell their companies or not. 

    I am sure there are mergers that is bad for competition, eg Facebook’s Instagram/WhatsApp. But doing internet business is hard and need a lot of capital. Will Instagram succeed without FB’s deep pockets? That is not a easy question. 
    Exactly. This has been a sore spot for me for decades. All the way back to when Microsoft was under fire for including Internet Explorer with the OS. The government was trying to say that it was a monopoly and it was an unfair advantage. I always felt that was total BS. Anyone could use whatever web browser they wanted and there were plenty to choose from. It absolutely was not Microsoft’s fault that people did not use other web browsers. Now I think Microsoft Edge has less than a 4% market share and Chrome is dominating. So I think that proves right there that people can make up their own mind without government interference.

    Same thing with Google. It is absolutely not Google’s fault that people are not using other search engines. I use both Google and Bing and I think that Bing is actually far superior in some instances like for example when searching videos. But if people only use Google and don’t try other search engines then that is their own fault and not the fault of Google. 
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  • CarKey support may spread to Hyundai, Genesis by the summer

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    GeorgeBMac said:
    slow n easy said:
    GeorgeBMac said:
    macxpress said:
    That would be a great feature.

    My Hyundai has a push button lock on the door handle (along with a push button start) so my key never leaves my pocket.   But previously I worried about losing a key or locking it in the car -- especially when I go out to a trail to run.

    And that would be another use for Apple CarKey:  I see a lot of people at the trail who leave their keys under their car or in a wheel well.   It would be great if it were possible to unlock and start your car with your AppleWatch -- which is all I carry when I run.

    I'll (hopefully) have this Hyundai until electric cars are affordable and reliable.   So it would be great if it were possible to retrofit Apple CarKey till then.
    Your car should not lock if the fob is inside the vehicle. If it does, then Hyundai has a serious problem. I've tested this with my car by rolling down the windows, putting the fob in the cup holder and then trying to lock the door with both the door switch and the other key fob. I guess the only way you could do it is if you manually lock your doors. I would just never do that, period. 

    Yeh, true.
    When I mentioned locking the key in the car I was speaking of my older Honda that had a regular key that went into the lock on both the door and the ignition. -  not the newer Hyundai with its push-to-start button.

    (Sorry that I didn't make that very clear)
    I don’t want to start an argument with anybody but I thought you were very clear from the beginning. I also have a push button start and my car locks with a button on the outside door handle. The reason I want CarKey is because time and time again I forget to put the fob in my pocket and then I go to start my car and I hear that annoying beeping sound over and over and over again. Then I have to go back into the house to grab the fob.

    My current car is the 2015 Civic Si which is the year before CarPlay came to Honda. I’ve been waiting for Wireless CarPlay because most of the time I drive short distances and I don’t want to be required to take my phone out of my pocket. This is the model year that Honda is finally coming out with it. I would be in the market for another Civic Si but I feel disappointed that the performance actually decreased from the 2015 model. So I will probably be getting the 2023 Civic Type-R that should be coming out by the end of the year. I think they skipped over 2022 for some reason.

    You won't get any argument from me!  The key fob is far better than they old 'plug-in' key but not nearly as nice as CarKey could be.

    But a Type-R?  !!!!
    You won't have much need for CarPlay -- you'll get where you're going before the first song ends!
    Enjoy!

    And, by the way, I share your preference for smaller cars:   I went from a '99 Accord to an Elantra.  And, even though the Accord went faster, stopped better and the interior was more comfortable, I like the Elantra.  It just feels better for me in a smaller car -- it feels like it's an extension of me rather than me driving a separate machine.

    Yes. Exactly. In a large car, I feel detached from the road vs. in a small car I almost feel connected to the road.
    GeorgeBMac

  • FTC's lawsuit trying to break up Meta will go on

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    I will be very disappointed if they try to break up Apple.
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