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Re:US carriers halt Samsung Note 7 sales and replacements by hrrsn on Monday October 10, 2016 @07:15AM (#12676358)
It's a sad state of affairs that a removable battery is now a headline feature. In the past I didn't care but these days I sure do.
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Re:US carriers halt Samsung Note 7 sales and replacements by wallace_f on Monday October 10, 2016 @07:32AM (#12676420)
Is it paranoid of me to associate the disappearance of removable batteries with our apparent steady steps towards an Orwellian future? Or no?
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Re:US carriers halt Samsung Note 7 sales and replacements by forthefuture on Monday October 10, 2016 @07:54AM (#12676518)
Yes and no. It is paranoid because we're already about 20 years into our Orwellian future; it's no longer ahead of us.
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Re:US carriers halt Samsung Note 7 sales and replacements by wallace_f on Friday October 14, 2016 @09:13PM (#12712204)
Do you mean, 'It is not paranoid because we're already there?'
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