Wesley_Hilliard

9secondkox2 said:

Apple may need to restructure as a parent company with a computing arm, a communications arm, entertainment, transportation, etc. in order to avoid too much government oversight. 

Spacex, etc. would be wise to introduce a satellite connected phone and computing lineup. 

Over the weekend, I finished switching my dad’s satellite setup from wild blue to starlink. Oh my gosh. Soooooooo much faster. And unlimited data instead of the expensive low allotment my dad would run out of two weeks into the month. Not only that, but the service is priced better and we will see how it does in rough weather. 

Apple should do satellites and if not, partner with the best, regardless of differences. Would be great to use starlink for iPhone when traveling overseas. The current methods are way too annoying, expensive, etc. 

Apple is so big as it is that hostile governments will always be looking to take it down a notch. A restructuring may be in order if it wishes to expand its industrial footprint further. 

The last thing the world needs is more satellites. And I don't believe breaking up Apple is a good idea because, unlike Alphabet, every piece of Apple's business is intrinsically linked. Governments have never had to deal with mega corps like Apple, Amazon, Google, etc. The laws are being written and revised in real time. I expect we'll eventually arrive at a place that lets Apple exist as it is but with laws that allow competition. It's just going to take time.

decoderring said:

Could we just stop with these useless articles — everyone will be better off not constantly seeing articles about a mercurial individual whose only goal in life is to twist everyone’s undies in a bundle for his own ego gratification.

Sadly, it is news even if we are all tired of seeing it. Believe me, we're tired of reporting it.

williamlondon said:

Wesley_Hilliard said:

williamlondon said:

Wesley_Hilliard said:

Don't feed the trolls because at this point that's all I can assume they are. Dislike the post. Ignore the poster. Move on. Attention gives them power. Flag posts that violate the rules and move on.

Or you could, since you do have this power, delete their posts and ban their accounts. Just a suggestion.

The problem is they are not breaking rules, just saying weird stuff that comes off cultish. Can't just ban them.

Hmmmm, who wrote those rules? Can they never be updated when situations warrant it?

This is off topic and you can always email any staff if you want to raise an issue, but I'll answer this here once. We're always updating the rules. Look a the rule sheet. Mentions of "fake news" didn't exist at one point. Also, look at the pinned topic in the forums about political content. That's us explaining our strategy.

Users are allowed to have opinions, even if they are wrong. We are just forum moderators, not arbiters of justice and truth. If a post is at least close to the topic, isn't insulting an individual, and follows the rules, it can stay up. We're not going to delete comments just because we or our forum members disagree. And we're not going to see every comment ever, so if you see a comment that violates the rules, it isn't because we chose to leave it up, but that we missed it. So flag it for us.

We've provided users with tools. Ignore someone if you believe they're never going to say anything you want to see or interact with. Report posts when they violate the rules. Or, at a minimum, use the dislike function to show other users that the post isn't representative of the forum as a whole. If you choose to respond, do so respectfully, even if the person you're responding to won't show the same care. Evidence, kindness, and straightforward thinking are the perfect weapon against ignorance and hate.

williamlondon said:

Wesley_Hilliard said:

Don't feed the trolls because at this point that's all I can assume they are. Dislike the post. Ignore the poster. Move on. Attention gives them power. Flag posts that violate the rules and move on.

Or you could, since you do have this power, delete their posts and ban their accounts. Just a suggestion.

The problem is they are not breaking rules, just saying weird stuff that comes off cultish. Can't just ban them.

9secondkox2 said:

lotones said:

47 - putting the "dick" in "dictator" since January 2025...

Wow. Where’s the moderation now? 

Feel free to report comments that violate the rules.