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811.
by avalys 6y ago
That's because "character flaws" on a personal level are often required to achieve exceptional results. Not sufficient. But often required. If Jobs were a quiet, contemplative, respectful person who was careful to keep track
812.
by avalys 6y ago
Um, hello, 911? I believe my neighbor vorticalbox is making a bomb. Better go have a look inside his house. I also heard he is hoarding illegal weapons and ammunition, so you should be prepared for a fight.
813.
by avalys 6y ago
Better cut their funding, that will help them spend more time following up on uncorroborated accusations from ex-girlfriends as in this case.
814.
by avalys 6y ago
He had no criminal record and it appears the only complaint against him was an uncorroborated and non-specific accusation from the girlfriend that he talked about bombs a lot, and a similarly vague concern from her attorney. The police seem
815.
by avalys 6y ago
This article is a great example of the straw man fallacy. The article pretends that there is an "intellectual justification" for capitalism that doesn't recognize the need to break up monopolies to preserve the free market. I
816.
by avalys 6y ago
I was ~11 years old when the iMac came out. I hated it. Looking back now - I enjoyed working with computers, I suppose in part because I liked being good at something that was an "adult" activity. And here Apple comes out with a c
817.
by avalys 6y ago
Justin Amash is the only principled person in Congress. The only Republican in the House to vote for both articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Of course - this is his last term, he did not run for reelection. I hope he does somethi
818.
by avalys 6y ago
This is a clickbait, sensationalist headline. “Saving a PDF with Preview in Big Sur can corrupt OCR text added by a third-party program” is more accurate.
819.
by avalys 6y ago
Wow. Lest anyone think that Dr. Morrow is some kind of anti-lockdown activist - back in the spring, San Mateo county had one of the most restrictive and prescriptive lockdowns of anywhere in the US (residents were ordered to limit outdoor r
820.
by avalys 6y ago
That is my absolute favorite Dilbert.
821.
by avalys 6y ago
I'd much rather read an article than watch a video.
822.
by avalys 6y ago
Who else uses Java Swing these days?
823.
by avalys 6y ago
The M1s have 8 GB standard, 16 GB is a $200 upgrade. The parent is stating that 8 GB is actually fine and that people will be paying to upgrade to 16 GB unnecessarily.
824.
by avalys 6y ago
Line up at the dispenser for your very efficient food pellet!
825.
by avalys 6y ago
What do you think your liability proposal might mean for a website like Hacker News? Or any kind of online forum, Stack Overflow, etc.?
826.
by avalys 6y ago
Sounds pretty awesome! Anyone know how much performance might be expected to degrade as the number of users increases? Most of these people probably have the entire Starlink RF spectrum to themselves in whatever location they’re testing in.
827.
by avalys 6y ago
I don’t see how you can so confidently reach that conclusion. It seems perfectly plausible that Apple wants a way to quickly quash malware, worms, etc.
828.
by avalys 6y ago
In what respect is Apple “locking down their software hard” with respect to these new Macs?
829.
by avalys 6y ago
Those laws and regulations are justifiable because the hazard of an unsafe product is worth the cost of the regulation to prevent, and their scope generally doesn’t exceed the bare minimum needed to ensure safety. There is no law that says,
830.
by avalys 6y ago
Why do we need a law? No one forced you to buy a Slingbox. We shouldn’t automatically reach to government intervention to solve every one of our pet peeves. I don’t buy random gadgets that require cloud support from no-name companies for pr
831.
by avalys 6y ago
That’s rich. One might argue that the guy arguing the government should force Apple to let him sell his service through the platform Apple invented, built and operates is the crony capitalist.
832.
by avalys 6y ago
What are you talking about?
833.
by avalys 6y ago
What’s a business model backed by ML?
834.
by avalys 6y ago
It certainly won’t amplify anything since the only powered component is the LED. It might concentrate RF at the focus to some degree, but only if you put your head right at the focus, and even then it’s almost certainly orders of magnitude
835.
by avalys 6y ago
I don’t see the actual harm here. Malls have operated security cameras for decades. These people added a facial recognition system to generate population statistics (age, gender) and track anonymous individuals as they move around the mall.
836.
by avalys 6y ago
The T2 boot loader lock can be disabled by an Apple-provided utility.
837.
by avalys 6y ago
I have been reading this same article for the past thirty years. Yet, I can still install and run whatever operating system and software I want on my laptop _and_ desktop, and I don't see any sign that that freedom will go away anytime
838.
by avalys 6y ago
I don't understand what the author is concerned about. Are there PC laptops being sold today on which you are prohibited from installing Linux because of UEFI / Secure Boot?
839.
by avalys 6y ago
Sure, but does it “blow your mind” that I might choose not to do any of those things and prefer to just get to the grocery store as fast as possible so I can spend my free time on other things?
840.
by avalys 6y ago
It takes 30-40 minutes to walk 2 miles. If I have to go to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for dinner, do you really think I should spend an extra 60 minutes walking there and back vs. driving?

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