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  • Tesla's Elon Musk backs Epic, calls App Store fees a 'de facto global tax'

    williamhwilliamh
    How stupid. Does he really want to go down that road?  The EV tax credits Tesla buyers receive are subsidies from the working class for the well-to-do. 
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  • Apple Watch 'black box' algorithms unreliable for medical research [u]

    williamhwilliamh
    neoncat said:
    mike1 said:
    AppleInsider said:

    It is thought that tweaks by Apple to algorithms used in the Apple Watch changed how the data was interpreted before being collected.

    "These algorithms are what we would call black boxes - they're not transparent. So it's impossible to know what's in them," said Onnela. "What was surprising was how different they are. This is probably the cleanest example that I have seen of this phenomenon."

    It's amazing how smart people can be so stupid. It's not a phenomenon. It's called continual updates to tweak the algorithm over the course of almost two years. If this is an issue for your research, you make sure the software is locked down for the length of the study.
    I realize this is the new-normal for Apple sites—to be a dismissive prick, like a badge of honor—but the problem the article highlights is the researchers *don't have control* over this algorithmic versioning. This is public data, that *Apple itself* is encouraging be used for these studies (ResearchKit, anyone?) I think the frustration is entirely above-board. 

    If you're going to welcome someone to do their job with your data, and create an interface for that data, don't be so surprised if that person says, "yeah but... this data isn't what we need." So, where's the problem again?

    Right, yes, of course, Anyone But Apple™. Sorry, I'll be better.  
    I guess you are staying consistent with expectations for the “new normal.”

    In any event, one possible solution would be for Apple to be transparent about changes in the algorithms.  The researcher was having problems with the lack of transparency and not necessarily the fact that Apple was making changes to the algorithms. 
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  • Elon Musk takes jabs at Apple during Tesla earnings call

    williamhwilliamh
    Wall garden (cough) can we load our own software on a Tesla or sell software on the Tesla?  Just curious. Not that I’d want to. 

    For those of you fighting against the Apple “walled garden”, you do want unvetted software running on your car don’t you?
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  • Apple supplier launches non-invasive glucose monitor & health sensor tech

    williamhwilliamh
    Monitoring so many blood factors should result in far earlier detection of many harmful conditions.  This is exciting!
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  • Apple supplier launches non-invasive glucose monitor & health sensor tech

    williamhwilliamh
    This sensor sounds seriously amazing. Glucose, alcohol, hydration and more!?!

    i think glucose monitoring  will have the greatest impact on diabetics but I can imagine it would be very helpful for everyone. (Maybe I do not need to have another piece of pie.)
    Beatswatto_cobra