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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.
    steven n.williamlondonlkrupp

  • 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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  • Mac Pro won't get China tariff waiver, says President Trump

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    tomahawk said:
    Easy solution.  Do the same thing retailers love to do with sales.  Put a red slash through it but then put the phrase "Tariff Price: " and make it 25% higher.  Make it crystal clear who is actually paying for the tariffs (US consumers).
    Our culture lives on a dreamboat thinking we can enact great change with minimal inconvenience to our own lives. We’re in a lot of the messes we’re in now because we want to be comfortable, because we don’t want to lose anything ‘important’ to us.

    If we need to pay a ‘25%’ tax on products to help put China in its place then we should be willing.
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