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davebarnes said:

You can buy the 4.0TB OWC Express 1M2 for $450 as advertised here.
Our you could buy the 4.0TB OWC Envoy Ultra for $500. This is Thunderbolt 5 drive for only $50 more.

If I were going to get 4TB, I'd definitely get the T-Bolt 5 enclosure for only $50 more. I'd prefer to get an empty Envoy Ultra and put my own SSDs in it. Maybe one day OWC with have Envoy Ultra empties on sale for $150.

Something else to be aware of:

3. Does not mount if being connected as the third bus powered device with select Mac systems, including the Apple (M4) MacMini16,11 and Apple (M4 Max) Mac Studio.

avon b7 said:

toddzrx said:

mark fearing said:

Incompetence at a level only America could produce...

Indeed!  The Biden admin was awful.  Fortunately Trump is righting the ship.

humbug1873 said:

I pulled my investments, money  and accounts  out the US in preparation for the current idiot ... in December .. and plan to keep my money out of the US and away from US companies for the foreseeable future.

I don't like to deal with idiots, that elected that clown not once but twice instead of putting him into a jail cell. From a country that did this mistake once before almost 100 years ago. Don't give in to fascists.

It's time we get liberated form US dominance. So liberation day was right.

Your loss.  If you're so smart, how come you're not running Germany?  And we have an historical record that proves you're lying: Trump is not a fascist; his first term already proved that.  On the other hand, Germany is trying to outlaw AfD.  Things that make you go "Hmmmmmmmm".

teejay2012 said:

Does it matter what Trump says the tariff is going to be? Mexico and Canada had a fully executed trade agreement with the US, one that Trump himself negotiated, approved and signed, and 1 month into office, he tore it up. Trump changes his mind as much as New England weather. No one trusts him or the US anymore.

No one trusts Trump anymore????  Like the Saudis, Qataris, and other allies in the Middle East that welcomed him with open arms this past week?  And the many many nations that are trying to cut new trade deals because of the tariffs (which is the whole point of them)?

All the commenters so far on this article have their heads firmly planted in the ground.  You refuse to view reality for what it is.  Your side lost the election in 2024 because your woke progressive policies are losers.  The majority of the US wants nothing to do with men in women's sports, with sky-high inflation because of massive government spending, nor foreign wars popping up due to weak US foreign policy.  We've seen clearly the stark differences between Trump's first term and Biden's, and that's why Trump won last fall.  This isn't rocket science.  You all will do better to accept reality sooner rather than later.

I think the overriding factor in both terms can be boiled down to one simple idea. 

Everything he wanted to propose with trade could have been achieved with none of wild swings, billions lost or antagonising friends and foes alike, by simply sitting down with people and putting his goals on the table through civilised conversation. 

There was zero need to do what he did. 

In Trump's first term he demonstrated that he knows next to nothing about tariffs and trade deficits. He continues to demonstrate this dearth of knowledge and that he's learned nothing about how they work and their effects on economy. He wields them like a bully on a playground, slinging threats and untrue claims.

I should be used to it by now, but I'm still amazed and disappointed at how many people choose to accept ridiculous claims of numbers that change by the hour as fact without any substantiation whatsoever. I err— Trump's charts and Sharpie and occasional sheets of paper "receipts" that no one ever sees are presented by him as "fact" and accepted by MAGAs as "facts". Their "research" never goes any deeper than FAUX News, which isn't a news program at all according to Murdoch. 

Trump won because his campaign pandered to haters of democracy, because he continuously made impossible campaign promises which he has continually ignored or walked back. He, along with Musk, have wreaked havoc on those aren't rich white Americans. Yes his administrations stand in start contrast to Biden's. Even as this administration tramples the legal rights of people under the Constitution, MAGAs support him. Only a few have realized that his actions have only benefitted him and a small circle billionaires. He plays golf with Democracy burns, under his orders. Orders with are often illegal under the Constitution.

Democrats were busy arguing amongst themselves, assuming after his first run at (not for) Democracy, he wouldn't win a second term. Others wanted to "make a statement" that they didn't find either choice acceptable. Everyone who didn't vote for Harris is responsible for the greed, hate and malice that passes for a Presidential administration. Trump has lied all his life. Criminality has been a way of life for him, and holding the highest office in the land hasn't tempered his ego nor instilled any sense of dignity or honor.

That this behavior is acceptable by so many would be surprising, until you examine what's important to his supporters. We are seeing the deliberate eroding of a government of the people, by the people and for the people. MAGAs and Republicans are all too happy to overlook all criminal, illegal, and unethical actions of Trump and his minions.

So can anyone be surprised that his ignorance of tariffs and trade deficits caused all of this chaos? Chaos has been weaponized by Republicans. When he walks back his folly and calls it victory, Republicans cheer. Trump claims 150 or 200 countries (depending on the time of day) are begging to cut deals with the US. But he doesn't name any. MAGAs just accept it.

Some of us have never trusted Trump. Nobody ever should. Roll over and accept it? No fucking way. Not as long as it's still legal to vote. For now.

bloggerblog said:

mikethemartian said:

Maybe Tim can have Trump design the next iPhone Pro.

It'll be orange and Trump will say: It's be the best iPhone ever, Apple will make billions and billions of dollars, no one is ever be able to make a better phone than me, we're gonna have the wealthiest country we've ever had.

And it probably won't sell nearly as well as his The Felon's line of spectacular watches.

I connected my AirPods 4 to my MBA via cable and they were updated in less than two minutes, probably less. I've done this since it was first mentioned at AI many years ago. It's worked very quickly every time, but this is by far the quickest I've seen any of my AirPods get updated.

As always I have no idea if the updated firmware is a welcome update.

I'm not particularly concerned about AMAZON or anybody mining my voice commands for fun or profit. Eavesdropping on me for any reason is a concern for me. Given that proviso what really bothers me is echo devices is 99% useless when they lose an internet connection. Whatever local commands they're allegedly capable of performing go out the window with mothership processing.

I've got two Echo shows and during a major portion of the day they're useless to me. My main use is to see the time at a distance. But for some time now they've been feeding me ad after ad throughout the day, relegating the time to a small footprint in the corner. Sometime in the evening the ads lessen and the time is once again the main feature of the display until sometime the next morning. Rise repeat hurl.