iqatedo

Physical sciences R&D. Where are we on the curve? We'll know once it goes asymptotic...

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  • Paid checkmarks on Twitter roll out in new subscription plan

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    The_New_tonton said:
    I was going to move when he reinstated Trump or if they ignored moderation requests against racists but I quit Twitter when that a hole fired everyone. Now things got way way worse with “Chinese and Russian bots are totally welcome!”

    I’m on Tribel now.
    Have you looked at Mastodon?
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Watch helps discover 12-year-old's rare cancer

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    chasm said:
    Why don’t they mention which specific Apple Watch detects these things?
    All of them do this.
    I thought only the ECG sensor on an Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation and the SE doesn’t have that sensor. 
    Heart rate - the atrial fibrillation was a second instance unrelated to the core report.
    chasm

  • If you want to work for Apple, Tim Cook says you need four traits

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    JP234 said:
    hmlongco said:
    There's a fifth trait in that, unfortunately, one must also be willing to relocate to the Bay Area...
    It's worth it if Apple makes you an offer. Trust me. I was fortunate enough to qualify and worked for the greatest company in the world for 12 years. I'm retired now, and just got back from a Grecian Isles vacation, paid in full by dividends from the Apple stock I acquired while employed there (and since). Just as valuable was the friendships I made among the most talented, smart and collegial staff I've ever encountered in 50+ years in the workplace.
    Did you work at the new campus? 
    grandact73

  • Apple releases AirPods Pro 2 first-day firmware update

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    dewme said:
    iqatedo said:
    Received these moments ago and an alert popped up that an update to iOS 16 was required for full functionality to be enabled. My iPhone Xs Max is telling me that with iOS 15.7 I am up to date. Interested in experiences others have had of 16.
    Look further down on the Software Update page and you will see iOS 16 offered as an upgrade. Apple no longer assumes you want to upgrade from iOS 15 to iOS 16 and will keep you up to date on the latest iOS 15 version by default. You have to choose iOS 16.
    iOS 16 - check
    Ear mapping - check
    Spatial audio - check
    Music - on

    First impressions of my first Apple in-ear device - sound, noise cancelling, connectivity and especially as someone with diminished (age related) hearing deficiency - Noise Control Transparency - fantastic.

    dewme

  • NFT firms say Apple rules make the App Store 'impossible'

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    davidw said:
    chadbag said:
    I have no interest in NFTs.  My comments are purely from thinking about it. 

    While an NFT is technically “software”, each one being unique and Individual , they are more like a physical item when we talk about buying and selling them.  I would think that eBay would be the better comparison market wise than an App Store or streamer.  Those are selling infinitely reproducible soft goods and as such lay commission.  Selling an NFT is like selling a hard good that happens to be soft.  

    I have apps that allow buying and selling of crypto without commission. How is this really different?

    again, I have no personal interest in NFT and only passing interest in crypto. 
    My understanding of an "NFT" is that it allows one to tell people that they are the owner of the image (or digital content) on the file. There could be thousands or millions of people that own a copy of the file but only the owner of the unique NFT can claim to be the owner of the digital contents of that file.  Unless one got scammed.

    It's the "NFT" token that identifies where the file is located in the blockchain, that is being sold and purchased. That token is what's one of a kind (or should be) and proves you own the digital contents of that file. But not necessarily own the copyright for that digital contents. Unless the artist also transferred  over the copyrights with the purchase of the NFT. Copyright laws do not recognize that the owner of NFT, also owns the copyright to the digital contents.

    Paying for an NFT allows you to brag that you paid for a file, that everyone else downloaded for free. Otherwise, it's the same file.  


    Some of what you wrote is correct. The NFT does indeed denote ownership, however, the purchaser genuinely might be the only party with access to the work, which might be any form of information. For example, at least one country of which I am aware, is making land titles available via a NFT. Plural ownership outside the usual rules of shared ownership is definitely not acceptable under this model.

    It is possible to store any information on the blockchain, however, this would be prohibitively expensive for say, an artwork due to the size of the file. The file is likely to be stored on the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) and the blockchain used to store a hash pointing to it. The IPFS is a part of the developments under the notion of Web 3.0. Your file could be stored anywhere but accessible only using the correct key.
    watto_cobra