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  • Why Apple may bring Xcode to the iPad, and what it has to do

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    I would be really happy to have Xcode on an iPad. Like another poster here said, it’s pretty much the only reason I use my Mac.

    I have to disagree with the developer in the article saying how things like command line access is necessary for development. It is necessary for some development, entirely dependent on how the developer setup their project. I’ve been doing development (professionally) for 20 years and the only times I’ve had to use the command line were with certain projects that used 3rd party libraries (which I already dislike...) that needed download and/or compilation via the command line. I’ve never started a project that needs that and I never plan to—3rd party libraries die out and make things far more difficult to update when they do. 
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  • Apple sources 20M face masks, designs and ships face shields for medical workers

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    seanismorris said:

    My amateur projections saying the number of infected will quadruple over the next 2 week (in the USA)...

    I really hope I’m wrong.
    You may be right and of course that would be very bad, but we as a country desperately need perspective. As of now, if the coronavirus deaths quadruple they will still be less than projected deaths for the flu. It also very likely that the death rate is strongly skewed toward a higher death rate since those who are suffering are mainly the ones being tested.

    I only say these things because our panic and overreactions to the coronavirus is causing more problems than the virus itself. We need to take it seriously, but we need to have perspective and patience.

    And we also need self discipline—if people were acting responsibly this outbreak would already be under control, and we’d also not be perpetually out of foods and supplies and greedy losers charging $40 for a 16oz bottle of ‘Equate’ (Walmart brand) isopropyl alcohol on eBay.
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  • T-Mobile 5G service launches across US, minus high-speed mmWave

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    MplsP said:
    The telecom execs have come out and said that mm wave 5G will likely never be available outside of densely populated areas, so many/most people will never really see mm wave 5G on a regular basis anyway. If that’s the case then @"Mike Wuerthele" would seem to argue that there’s no point in 5G.
    Haven’t you learned from all the ranting about the electoral college that people in heavy populated areas think people in less populated areas don’t matter? They think it’s ok to impose their group think on those who must live in less populated areas in order to produce food for them. Why would it matter if they don’t get the fastest 5G?
    llama

  • FCC approves $26.5 billion T-Mobile and Sprint merger

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    Except that Sprint is not a significant driving force for lower prices. T-Mobile has been—first with separating device financing from mobile service, and then by pushing unlimited for a reasonable price. Sprint, like the other carriers, simply followed.

    T-Mobile’s approach has been in response to Verizon, not Sprint. Losing Sprint as a separate carrier will not affect consumers’ wallets anytime soon and possibly never.

    Though I dislike Sprint so I’m bugged by the merger with T-Mobile. But if the new entity continues the same approach as T-Mobile then I’ll have nothing legitimate to complain about.
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  • Mac Pro won't get China tariff waiver, says President Trump

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    I thought years ago Apple said the Mac Pro would be made in the US...
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