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Downloading for me now.  15 minutes to go.  I'll edit if it actually starts installing.

Edit:  About to install.  Wish me luck.  Seems ok in Australia now.

elijahg said:

Microsoft use some form of distributed downloading for Windows updates, seems to make now that people have faster upload speeds. It also has the advantage of verifying each 20MB or so chunk so redownloads are 20MB rather than the entire update.

That would be perfect.  Apple needs to do this.

For those who can download it ...congrats!

I think their issues are exacerbated by their Software Update software, which seems to operate on weak web-based services that are extremely susceptible to failing.  It works well in ideal conditions such as what they might get in their Apple corporate facilities, but in the real world things don't always go so well.

Any kind of interrupt kills the download and usually necessitates restarting it from the beginning, which exacerbates the demand that could have caused the problem in the first place!  It'is bad in the case of local network difficulties but also in the case of problems delivering the files on their end, as might occur during periods of extreme pressure such as new software updates.

I managed to download the software, but it appears that the post-download verification check failed and it deleted the whole thing!  There has got to be a better way of doing this.  FTP or torrent-based systems are much more attune to these kind of issues.  It should never delete partially downloaded software, yet that is common across both Mac and iOS.  I've wasted so much mobile data in the past (back when I relied on it) because of issues with Apple's Software Update.

Does anyone honestly think that the young doctor whistleblower really died from his coronovirus, or is that just the party line?  Pretty much all deaths have been the vulnerable: elderly and those with existing or immune-compromising conditions.  He was 34; otherwise fit; and would've had access to the best medical care available.

He was clearly murdered/assassinated because of his potential to reveal critical flaws in the government's early response, and his ability to undermine the party.  Because that's what fascist governments do.  His last message was a call for greater openness.  Sadly, that might've been the nail in his coffin; but he's since become a martyr of sorts.  One can only hope the Chinese people can see and remember facts like this.

It looks like a $10 band with fake pearls you’d find at the Chinese market.