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  • Rumor: New MacBook Pro to debut at WWDC 2021

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    netrox said:
    I just hope they don't bring HDMI port back. It's damn ugly and ruins the esthetics of MacBooks. I can see how SDHX port can look good - easy to make it the sides "rounded" But a HDMI port is hideous. 
    And as we all know, the aesthetics of ports should be the main determining factor of whether or not they are included. I mean, I spend so much of my day staring at the ports on my MacBook Pro, it makes me wish the ports were prettier to look at.
    rbelizemuthuk_vanalingamMplsPdoozydozenmikethemartianMisterKitireland

  • macOS bugs causing sporadic browsing issues with Safari, Firefox, others

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    bobolicious said:

    Well this week's fun is trying to get apps that were not simply warned for privacy but stopped from working on iOS 14.5 not being updated or discontinued.
    I think this sentence only makes sense in your head.
    fastasleep

  • CPSC calls Peloton Tread+ a danger to children and pets

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    ralphie said:
    Society is getting stupider. And parents just shirking their responsibility. 
    I absolutely agree that there is an element of parental responsibility. But that doesn't stop this being a dangerous product. It's like selling a circular saw without a guard. Given that there are very simple solutions to this problem (guard and auto-shutoff) that would make the device considerably less dangerous and have no impact on its utility, I think it's unacceptable to not implement them.
    GeorgeBMac

  • CPSC calls Peloton Tread+ a danger to children and pets

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    zimmie said:
    A while ago, I posted about how if Apple really is working on a car, they need to have a big safety engineering organization, and how that would be at least as fundamental a shift in corporate culture as bringing processor design in-house was.

    This is the kind of thing which happens when you don't have a safety engineering organization.
    • The tread is made of tiles rather than a continuous band, creating a pinch hazard around the ends.
    • There is no rear guard, allowing the tread to grab something and pull it under.
    • There is no detection of the treadmill itself moving while active. When it draws something under it, it doesn't shut off.
    • It's clearly possible to run the treadmill without using the safety key.
    This is malpractice on the part of every mechanical engineer involved at the very least, and whoever approved this for sale was negligent, probably criminally so.
    I agree. Peloton's warnings alone are not sufficient here. The design is flawed and should be fixed by at least having a rear guard of some sort, and an auto shutoff function.
    watto_cobran2itivguytwokatmew

  • MacBook Pro with SD card slot, no Touch Bar coming in 2021

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    doggone said:
    I personally like … USB-C …  The key advantage for me is that … the cost of charger / cord replacement is a lot less than the older Apple chargers. 
    You can buy third-party USB-C to Apple MagSafe 1 or MagSafe 2 MacBook charger cables for less than $10. I have one of each type, and two USB-C chargers, and they work great!

    I would expect that if Apple does bring back MagSafe as a separate port, they will still offer charging over USB-C. They could also bring out their own "MagSafe" USB charging cables rather than add a dedicated port.
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