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  • Apple Titanium Milanese Loop review: A high price tag isn't hard to justify for this excel...

    maltzmaltz
    pianoman1962 said:
    In the Pros/cons section you say only available in larger size, then in the Review: Where to buy, you say available in small, medium and large size.

    Just checked the Apple store, and S/M/L are all options.  Maybe it's referring to the size of the watch?  If so, that's very unclear.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Titanium Milanese Loop review: A high price tag isn't hard to justify for this excel...

    maltzmaltz
    Great review.  I was seriously second-guessing myself when I sprung for the titanium band, especially risky with my moderately hairy wrists, but it really is fantastic.  The clasp took me a little practice to line up just right, but after a week or so, it was suddenly cake.  Now I really don't know why I ever had a problem.  lol

    The only niggle I do have is that terrycloth will sometimes snag in the latch.  That's the only fabric that's ever done it to me, though, and it's never been a problem with hair.  Just something to think about if the underside of your wrist often rubs over shaggy cloth.  (Needless to say, I don't consider this a real problem...)
    macguiwatto_cobra

  • Here are the most likely TikTok alternatives, should it get banned

    maltzmaltz
    danox said:
    maltz said:
    Isn't sending users to other Chinese social media platforms kind of defeating the purpose?  They all have the same CCP-influence/access issues as TikTok and will likely get banned, too, if they get popular enough.
    Instagram and Snapchat might as well be the Chinese, in short, I will never use any Meta product or Google product aside from YouTube…..

    And if someone comes along with a good video site knock off of YouTube (Apple?) I wouldn’t use any Google product whatsoever.

    Instagram and Snapchat aren't legally beholden to share data with an adversarial nation that can (and has) used social media for blackmail and/or espionage purposes.  But unfortunately, they do still vacuum up and use as much data about you as they're able, even on people who don't even have an account.
    ronnwatto_cobra

  • Here are the most likely TikTok alternatives, should it get banned

    maltzmaltz
    Isn't sending users to other Chinese social media platforms kind of defeating the purpose?  They all have the same CCP-influence/access issues as TikTok and will likely get banned, too, if they get popular enough.
    marklarkwatto_cobra

  • New hack breaks open Apple's USB-C security

    maltzmaltz
    The bar is so high, it's not a problem for users unless they're facing nation state?  Yet, the bar is so low, it's feasible to use it as a jailbreak mechanism?  Those two things are completely contradictory.

    You realize that roommates probably have physical access to your phone for plenty of time to pull off this hack, while you're in the shower or asleep, say.  Not to mention stolen devices.  Mere physical access is not much of a barrier at all for most users to be vulnerable.  The specialized equipment required *might* be, but it sounds like it might not be, if jailbreaking is a likely use case.
    beowulfschmidtwatto_cobra