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  • US government designates drone maker DJI as a national security concern

    viclauyyc said:
    Civilian drone technology is one thing that DJI/China do better than the rest of the world and by large margin. And they are not copying from other, they are leading.

    I don’t see any meaningful drone companies from the rest of the world in this field. The other top 2 also from China, sadly. But again the market is just not that big for big tech to join in. Even other companies joined, the mass production will likely in China anyway.

    The one thing that makes me hesitate to buy a DJI drone is they always send data home. I don’t know why and I don’t see the need. And I don’t trust CCP a single bit. 



    No, DJI Drones do not send data home.. You can chose not to have flight data, which is largely useless anyway sync'ed to a server if you wish to retain data for a long time... Its opt in as well, you have to chose to enable it.  Otherwise the device which logs all your flight data will eventually fill with flight log data unless you manage it yourself.  Which it does require to some degree anyway..

    Plus blaming DJI for something they really have no choice in, to me is silly, I may not care one bit for the CCP or how they do things or treat their citizens, but this isn't going to change anything, 
    gregoriusmrob53GeorgeBMacdewmewatto_cobra
  • HomePod mini power cable is not removable, teardown reveals

    Wow, this was a shocker, in other news, water is wet...
    williamlondonStrangeDaysrazorpitwatto_cobra
  • T-Mobile 5G service launches across US, minus high-speed mmWave

    Did I miss it somewhere? Sure MMWave is faster, if what T-Mobile is offering is faster than LTE, just not as fast as the seemingly virtually useless MMwave based on what I've seen, you have to stand under the darn transmitter to get any speed. So what are the speed differences and why wasn't it detailed in the story?
    GeorgeBMacllamaretrogusto
  • Goldman Sachs spends $350 for every Apple Card signup

    There is a level of security and ease of use with the Apple Card, your interest rate depends on your credit rating as does your credit limit. It's up to you whether you want to get one or not, assuming you qualify. Course nothing is perfect, there are pros and cons to everything. Are there better cards? Perhaps, but they don't have the ease of use or some of the security features of having an Apple Card as I see it. your mileage may vary..
    rob bonnerlollivermacgui
  • Apple TV owners to get first-ever public beta with tvOS 11

    Where is the 4k Version of Apple TV.... its overdue... way overdue... 
    doozydozen