anome

Somehow, the inclusion of Rio Tinto in the article doesn't fill me with joy. They have something of a reputation, not just for the usual environmental problems inherent in the mining industry, but also their involvement in Papua New Guinea and their possible role in the Bougainville crisis. Plus there's the whole mining uranium thing they're involved in up the Top End.

I see that the aluminium end of the business actually runs out of Canada, though, so maybe they aren't too involved in some of the less savoury parts of the company.

lorin schultz said:

anome said:

[...] Put simply, the number of people with genuine mechanical problems are the only thing to consider when issuing a recall.

Apple's failure figures may not be accurate, either. The keyboard in my 2016 15" MBP TB has become unusable three times, but each time I've fixed it myself because the wait for a Genius Bar appointment is over a week around here. That means Apple doesn't know that I'm having problems. I don't know if there are many others like me, but if so, it could make the issue look less widespread than it actually is.

The type of fault that would prompt a recall is unlikely to be something you can fix easily without voiding the warranty. I don't know what the nature of your problem is, but if it's a major mechanical problem, you should probably get a Genius Bar appointment even if you've managed to get it working in the meantime. Especially if it's recurrent. Take it in and explain what the problem was, and what you did to fix it. (The fan in my Mac Mini was intermittently getting loud, and I cancelled a couple of appointments when it didn't seem to threatening, but when I finally got it to them it turned out that the HDD in my Fusion Drive was failing and needed replacement.)

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slydr2 said:

tallest skil said:

Here’s to the founder of Earth Day, who loved the Earth so much that he killed and composted his girlfriend to keep her from polluting anymore.

I guess you are just trolling? Ira Einhorn Is Not the Founder of Earth Day as if it mattered – Philadelphia Magazine http://po.st/TY7OSv via @phillymag. No mention of composting either. 

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42711922/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/earth-day-co-founder-killed-composted-girlfriend/

As far as I can see, the term "composting" only appears in the headline, not in the body of the article. In fact, the body is described as "partially mummified", and the presence of Styrofoam and Air Fresheners would suggest it wasn't really an attempt to compost her body, but to cover up the smell.

As for his involvement in Earth Day, from the article itself:

Although Einhorn was only the master of ceremonies at the first Earth Day event, he maintains that Earth Day was his idea and that he's responsible for launching it. Understandably, Earth Day's organizers have distanced themselves from his name, citing Gaylord Nelson, an environmental activist and former Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator who died in 2005, as Earth Day's official founder and organizer.

I've tried doing some research on this, since something seemed off about it.

The only stories about this I can find are on tech sites, like AI, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, etc. There doesn't seem to be any mainstream reporting (yet).

The website is a free domain, and whois is obscured via the provider in The Netherlands.

Also, the website is not just monochrome, but also monospace.

Searching on SSAAD gets more hits for a Sony Disk Management agent on Windows than it does for the group.

I'm still not sure what's going on here. It's possible it's a genuine group, but no-one's really paying attention to them. It's also possible that it's a prank, or performance art.

For the record, I don't believe Apple (or Google, or Samsung, or Huawei, or...) are responsible for "Screen Addiction".

suddenly newton said:

“...we are working on having the infringing app removed,” Moldenhauer told AppleInsider.

  

Priorities. If the demand is there, perhaps you should work on porting the game to iOS?