maltz

Actually, the man page does describe how ditto merges, and it contradicts the article:

ditto overwrites existing files, symbolic links, and devices in the destination when these are copied from a source.  The resulting files, links, and devices will have the same mode, access time, modification time, owner, and group as the source items from which they are copied.

When I tested it, newer versions of files in the destination folder are, in fact, overwritten by older versions in the source folder.  An "rsync -auvEH" (or "rsync -auvAXH" if you're using the non-macified version) command probably comes the closest to mimicking the Finder's behavior, but it might still miss a few obscure things like HFS compression and quarantine info that the ditto command preserves, according to its man page.

The way the Finder does it one way for files in the root folder, but differently for subfolders is supremely unintuitive, imo, with serious risk of accidental data loss.  No wonder it's hidden.

rogifan_new said:

And how many people drop their phones from 6 feet?

I like to carry my phone on top of my head.  #carryingitwrong

iosfangirl6001 said:

This suit is absurd.
even on the off chance of a "defective" device working issue free 2 to 7 years after purchase and well after Apple care or warranty would have expired State Farm is in no way entitled a single cent beyond miss Thao's deductible and premiums that were presumably paid.


State Farm is an insurance company and insurance is purchased for scenarios like this


the only court outcomes should be State Farm being forced into reimbursement to Ms Thao for anything they've yet to cover 


from Apple's perspective at the very most albeit it quite unlikely I would consider settling for nothing more than 1 FREE Apple Product or iPhone Make and model of choice and maybe throw in free Apple Care+

but Apple darn sure shouldn't be obligated for anything beyond that cost or monetary wise


so much for "Like A Good Neighbor State Farm is there" such a sham

You seem to misunderstand how insurance works.  State Farm covers the fire claim, but they will always try to be reimbursed from the "responsible" party, even if that means suing them.  For the sake of argument, let's say that Apple is indeed responsible.  In such a scenario, State Farm pays the homeowner, then sues Apple, and assuming State Farm wins, then Apple's insurance pays State Farm.

It's like when you're involved in a car accident that wasn't your fault.  Your insurance doesn't pay for your damages when it's not your fault - the insurance of the person responsible for the accident does.  In this case, the person responsible for the fire (i.e., Apple) ultimately pays, or at least their insurance.  (Again, for the sake of argument.  The best State Farm can hope for here is a settlement, but I'd be surprised if they even get that.)

Um... an Apple Airport Express is indeed on the list of compromised routers.  It's an older 802.11g model, but the entire document seems ancient.  There's not even a column for 802.11n, much less 802.11ac.  The compromised Apple router was probably current at the time this was written.  Are there *any* even remotely current routers on the list?  It seems rather naïve to be doing much bragging here.