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mikethemartian said:

I have the opposite problem. When I am away from home the iPhone connects to some WiFi node I used in the past which would normally be great but for some reason that node isn’t actually transferring data. So I have to disconnect from WiFi and force cellular.

I used to always have to do the same thing specifically with AT&T WiFi hotspots. It was frustrating. AT&T made a big deal about how they have all of these free WiFi hotspots available to their customers, but I never, I mean NEVER, had any success transferring any data when connected to one. I would just sit and watch the "wait" animation spin for like 30-60 seconds, then give up and turn WiFi off. Try again using cellular and trasmit within a second or two. IMHO, AT&T WiFi hotspots are totally useless, at least for me, because they NEVER, EVER work.

It has always been my belief that real science fuels science fiction, and in turn, science fiction fuels real science. To add authenticity to their work, science fiction writers often pick the brains of scientists and extrapolate current technology into far-fetched concepts in their science fiction. Then scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, etc. read that science fiction and are inspired to create some of those far-fetched concepts. Then the cycle repeats itself.

randominternetperson said:

Reportedly the vocals in the movie were a digital blending of Malek's voice with Freddy Mercury's.  It was done very seamlessly and to good effect.

From what I have read the vocals in the movie were a mix of Freddie and Marc Martel, who sounds as close to Freddie as anyone I have ever heard. In ffact, I wish Queen would have chosen to tour with Marc Martel rather than Adam Lambert.
https://www.nme.com/news/film/rami-malek-actually-sing-bohemian-rhapsody-2395072
https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/queen/does-rami-malek-sing-in-bohemian-rhapsody/

Here are a couple of impressive performances by Marc Martel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREKkAk628I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCxE2Lh458

WHY did they have to make it look like a Jawa Sandcrawler?  ...I have a bad feeling about this.

jdgaz said:

And todays USA Today stuffed into our local paper says the iPhone is too expensive. I think most see through this malarky. Current generation phones are a 4-5 year investment. At that rate they are still pretty affordable.

In my opinion the current iPhone X phones are too expensive. The only reason I decided to replace my iPhone 5s was because Fry's was offering $200 off an iPhone Xr 128GB, which brought the price to $600, which is pretty much my ceiling. My 5s was getting pretty long in the tooth, and relatively slow, but I wasn't about to pay $800-1,000 for a new smart phone. For me it really wasn't about being able to afford it, but more about not wanting to feel like a sucker.