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  • Flying with iPad mini: A pilot's review

    crlee said:
    Just curious…. How does one in small planes like this connect to the internet while in the air?
    I had a look at the developer’s website for more info on this. 

    Turns out it doesn’t need an internet connection to do its thing while in flight; all the data for the flight plan is downloaded ahead of departure (for example weather). The charts and maps are already stored on the device, so nothing to download there. GPS positioning doesn’t need an internet connection. 

    Interestingly (for me anyway) the app is capable of connecting over Bluetooth to a whole variety of different aftermarket hardware sensors and transmitters that are common for small aircraft. Things like enhanced GPS, communication transmitters, GSM receivers, and so on. So it can pull in additional data from these sensors to augment what’s already on device, even without an internet connection. 
    watto_cobraFileMakerFeller
  • Apple continues to provide EarPods to iPhone buyers in France

    Guys, it’s the law there. Are you going to post this every year? 
    fred1watto_cobra
  • Apple making display repairs harder on iPhone 13 Pro is a step too far

    Good, if I get a part as critical as the screen w/ Face ID replaced, I wanna be DAMNED sure it's a vetted replacement that will be certified as legit, and not get replaced with some cheap knock-off Chinese junk that may do illicit things later.

    These articles are so stupid.
    Try reading the article properly. The FaceID hardware and the display are entirely separate components in the iPhone 13. A display cannot do something illicit. It’s a screen. 

    These comments are so stupid. 
    muthuk_vanalingamelijahgwilliamlondonardum
  • Bitcoin scammers steal $69k using iPhone 13 event as a lure

    mr lizard said:
    "This was a scam, but there was just enough care taken to convince people it was legitimate."

    HOW!!!!!? If a site says, gimme money and I'll give you back more money, there's a zero percent chance of legitimacy involved there.
    You might think it’s 0%, but it worked. 
    The OP said there was a zero percent chance of legitimacy, not a zero percent chance of people falling for it.
    To fall for it, people need to think it’s legitimate. 

    No one says “this is definitely without doubt a scam. I’m in.” 
    watto_cobra
  • Bitcoin scammers steal $69k using iPhone 13 event as a lure

    "This was a scam, but there was just enough care taken to convince people it was legitimate."

    HOW!!!!!? If a site says, gimme money and I'll give you back more money, there's a zero percent chance of legitimacy involved there.
    You might think it’s 0%, but it worked. 
    bloggerblogwatto_cobra