Sequoia.Vagrant

anthogag said:

It's easy to suspect Chinese companies because China isn't a democracy. China's government is always there planning for the long-term because they aren't going anywhere. A democracy is much more dynamic. The best route for China to get a long with the West is to become a democracy. 

I think 2025 has proven “democracy” is as loose of a term as the current admin wants it to be. Democratic elected governments are perfectly capable of human rights abuse, surveillance state, warmongering, and other atrocities on its citizens and worldwide. Remember, the Third Reich, Putin, and Trump are all “elected” through “democracy.”

lesterkrimbaugh said:

I'm old enough to remember when businesses didn't have to graft millions of dollars into Presidents' slush funds to curry favor and stay in business.

I guess you must be 10,000 years old who was born before the dawn of civilization. Every company, merchant, and oligarch contribute a slush fund to their president/king/czar for the coronation/inauguration since the beginning of time. Nothing new to see here.

9secondkox2 said:

Daaaaang, sucka!

the Mac mini is now more powerful than the studio?

whaaaaat?

There is no M4 Max mac mini. Mac mini omly goes to M4 Pro but I see it’s still faster

Imagine opening a shop in a mall and telling your landlord you don’t want to pay rent. Oh the great injustice!

Apple just needs to make an iPhone Ultra to quiet down the battery hogs. Make it thicc and last 3 days like the Apple Watch Ultra.

Personally, I rather have a thinner and lighter iPhone so when I put mine in a case, it doesn’t have to be a brick. It also helps a lot when I put mine in a running pack on a long run.