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Re:Apple’s Latest Macs Have a Serious Audio Glitching Bug on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @11:43AM (#19200264)
Apple charges ridiculous prices for SSDs and RAM.
Seems more like the end-result is serious problems don't get addressed and only the worst laws get passed.
Re:Reddit is raising a huge round near a $3B valuation on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @02:03PM (#19088564)
Also, out of the reach of adblockers or tracking blockers.
Re:Apple's Business Beyond the iPhone on Friday February 01, 2019 @10:46AM (#19055005)
But what about Amazon's entire services business?
Re:EU and Japan create world's biggest free trade zone on Friday February 01, 2019 @10:30AM (#19054861)
Tough luck, the UK gave up its voice in the EU willingly. No one forced Brexit on you.
Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps on Thursday January 31, 2019 @10:14PM (#19051273)
Facebook already got their access back, I assume the block on Google won't last all that long, either.
This makes no sense, but is a common talking point. How is net neutrality "another push for controlling the internet/media"? If anything, it's the pure opposite, ensuring that all views can be accessed equally.
Re:Saudi Thirst for Water Is Creating a Toxic Brine Problem on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @05:03PM (#18869423)
That impression is wrong.
Re:IPv6 xmas display uses 75 Internet's worth of addresses on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @06:23AM (#18757007)
Pretty much all of them?
Re:John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine” on Saturday September 22, 2018 @07:05PM (#18048468)
You didn't miss anything, that's what the show is.
Re:John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine” on Saturday September 22, 2018 @07:03PM (#18048465)
There is no "media deconstruction" happening. All they do is play cable news clips and give their uninformed and often offensive commentary. Zero journalistic work of any kind, just idiotic hot takes shot from the hip.
The incentive for retailers is to provide as little post-sales support as they can get away with, margin has nothing to do with it. Also, online stores don't tend to "advise" customers.
Re:Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1M Percent on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @07:22AM (#17599967)
Observably also when they protect the private property rights of their citizens too much.
Re:Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1M Percent on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @07:21AM (#17599960)
"Increasingly being adopted" where?
Re:Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1M Percent on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @07:21AM (#17599959)
Crypto isn't the solution to every problem.
Re:Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1M Percent on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @07:19AM (#17599947)
Even if we assume Tether to remain stable, that doesn't solve the fundamental problem of even getting someone to buy local currency in exchange for fake Dollars.
Re:Subscription Hell on Sunday May 06, 2018 @03:10PM (#17007842)
Selling a product for a set one-time fee is a "pyramid scheme"? Is someone producing and selling apples running a pyramid scheme as well?
Let's hope your local Starbucks has device isolation enabled so that isn't possible.
Re:U.S. gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy on Monday March 26, 2018 @01:04PM (#16680455)
Next, you're going to tell us it's called a magazine, not a clip.
Re:Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:05AM (#16382533)
So, enable Netflix notifications but disable Netflix notifications at a system level? Seems like a silly reason to prefer iOS, considering every modern Android has the same feature.
Re:Intel AMT flaw allows credential bypass on Monday January 15, 2018 @03:40AM (#16149347)
Routers don't all come with the same WiFi password, why should this be any different? Most people probably won't even know about this feature, therefore will never "provision" it.
What about other types of work one would like to remix, but aren't written words? I don't think this argument holds.
Re:A 12pt Font Should Be the Same Size Everywhere (2012) on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @08:21AM (#15643097)
Just tested this: Not even close to being true (current Word/Office 365 on Windows 10)
American democracy has a myriad of problems, maybe keeping the status quo is the worst of all options.
Re:AMD Announces 307% Increase in Q3 Earnings on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @11:48AM (#15551104)
What are these "long-term effects"?
Did I accidentally click on the_donald?
Re:Gas Pump Skimmers on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @06:57AM (#15283431)
Except getting skimmed and disputing charges is annoying, not something I care to deal with. I'd rather we have more secure infrastructure that doesn't sustain criminal activity.
Re:With a $1k Price, Apple’s iPhone Crosses a Threshold on Monday September 11, 2017 @05:05AM (#15217093)
Plenty of cheap but great Androids in the $200-300 range, just take a look at the Moto G5 Plus, for example.
Re:With a $1k Price, Apple’s iPhone Crosses a Threshold on Monday September 11, 2017 @05:02AM (#15217079)
I'd say you're Windowsing wrong if you changed system file permissions to stop a driver from installing.
If you want to be lauded for "being skeptical", maybe include some kind of interesting or informed commentary or critique instead of posting a meaningless drive-by attack on the source.

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