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  • Apple employees with kids feel overworked despite internal support efforts

    Even someone who works an hour a day can feel "overworked" while at home with kids.

    What the hell is Apple supposed to do, customize the work schedule SPECIFICALLY for every SINGLE employee, that is most ideal for their unique situation? I'm sure Apple is doing what they can based on reasonable limitations and requirements. 
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  • 'AirPods Pro Lite' lacking active noise cancellation could debut later in 2020

    red oak said:
    What is the point of having a "Pro Lite" that does not have noise cancellation?     Where else in any category does Apple have a "Pro Lite' variant?   It is an oxymoron  

    Apple is splitting nickels.   Just keep it 'AirPods' and 'AirPods Pro'
    Different form factor. I honestly don't care about noise cancellation or any of the Pro additional features, I would use that feature maybe a handful of times per year if that. But I like the design SO much more than regular Airpods. So I would be happy to pay a bit less and get the Pro lite just for that. Airpods are MASSIVELY popular. It makes sense for Apple to offer additional versions and price points.
    tokyojimuStrangeDays
  • France asks Apple to disable iOS security feature for national contact tracing app

    georgie01 said:
    entropys said:
    Power once given is hard to take back.
    This is so true. The general public is naive, thinking the rights they’re giving away right now will never be taken away again except for something super serious. On the contrary, because of this virus we are now at serious risk of more and more government leaders using this or that excuse to restrict citizens in the name of public safety.

    The governor of MI is already showing this in going way beyond sensible safety in her restrictions. And like a petty child she even threatened further restrictions in response to some people protesting.

    Our founders fought to the death for freedom, but now we’re itching to give up whatever we can out of fear over a virus which will hurt far less people than a crumbling economy and the loss of valuing freedom.

    Why the fuck don't you explain to us in detail how the restrictions in Michigan, specifically, differ from that of dozens of other states doing the exact same thing? What are all these "way beyond reasonable" restrictions? Or are you just mindlessly parroting Trump's tweets, who in turn was just mindlessly parroting some bullshit that an asshole said on Fox News? What is so special about Michigan, besides the fact that you happen to dislike the governor because some republicans told you to? The people protesting are a tiny number of nutjobs who have little grasp on the facts, and Trump decided to exploit that for some cheap political points. What blows my mind are these conspiracy theories, in which the governors are somehow benefitting from these shutdowns, when the reality is the exact opposite. 

    We have 700,000 infections and almost 40,000 deaths in a little over a month, caused by a virus that we still dont understand, and there's still people like you pretending the flu is more dangerous and thumping chest about FREEDOM, when officials are doing the sane thing in terms of public health measures.  
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  • Apple unveils new iPhone SE priced at just $399

    This looks like an absolutely killer value. The chipset should keep it relevant for many, many yrs. 
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  • New Apple tool visualizes how COVID-19 is changing travel habits

    red oak said:
    I tried it.  The search functionality and UI needs work. Try typing in “Rome, Italy”

    Typed Rome, worked perfectly.
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