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by realgeniushere 4y ago
What? USB-C won aside from one holdout. Apple wasn’t even trying to get other companies to adopt Lightning.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
For high power laptops, the relevant USB-PD versions with sufficient wattage are too recent to have penetrated all product lines. But I haven’t seen a new laptop without usb-c charging in a long time. Even laptops that ship with their own b
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Your comment misses the point of the entire discussion. No one has even claimed that Apple was merely slow. It was pure profit motive.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
USB-C is not the final form of charger ports. I’d rather the debate on the next evolution happen within industry, and maybe even play out competitively in the market. If a clear victor emerged and there’s another large, abusive hold out lik
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Because anyone with experience with the political process knows it’s an absolute nightmare and prone to being extremely slow to react to changes.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
I reckon it takes the market power of an Apple to hold out on proprietary charging ports. Only reason they held out is 1) keep their accessory licensing revenue stream and 2) introduce friction with Android users (see iMessage). Almost no o
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
They are not remotely similar. The old micro usb policy could be complied with by shipping a little adapter with your product. This one cannot be.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
The law does not apply to all electronic devices. The law only applies to consumer handhelds. That’s mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, earbuds, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers. An
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
So we’re back to the arguments against weapons generally. Yes, you can use a weapon for bad things.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Given that this whole thing was about forcing one bad player, Apple, to do the right thing, why not sunset these laws in five to ten years? That way, future innovators don’t have to first get this requirement repealed. USB-C is not the be-
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
In the US, classified information only legally binds people with security clearances, and people who are complicit/conspire with them to violate them. But otherwise, you can publish it. There is one legally untested exception, which is
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Why do I have to care about learning to solve math problems? Why can’t I just be interested in learning about what mathematicians have discovered?
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
You’re assuming these people care about getting good at solving math problems. Maybe they just want to understand what other people have discovered.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
So what is your point? Why is automated target tracking bad exactly? I’m not saying it’s not, but I don’t see how your argument is different from “all weapons bad”.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Big difference between automated tracking and automatic firing.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Probably because the Kelly blue book is just sourcing local data and the dealer’s listing had an outsized effect on the average, like another commenter pointed out. KBB is not the be all, end all.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
This comment misses the point and just plays with the meaning of “know”. Not that epistemology isn’t interesting, but parent was referring to absolute certainty (contingent on your senses being accurate, of course).
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
This is normal. You buy a car from a guy on the street, it could break on the drive home and you’re mostly shit outta luck. Even if you have a legal claim (and you usually don’t since the sale is as-is), it’s not worth the trouble and they’
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Recycling is a scam. Just about everything you recycle gets sent to the landfill anyway. The only difference is that you feel good about yourself as you sort it into the recycling bin. One exception, I’ve been told, is aluminum.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
For almost all situations, running out of cash is not a factor.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
There’s no reasoning with these people. They’re buck broken to the core.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Opportunity cost is no less real than other kinds of costs. If not for the cost, their bank account would have a higher number in it.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Biden said a similar thing recently, bragging that the (high) rate of inflation was holding steady.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Self test for whether you’re full of it or not: if you think this was unjust, do you feel the same way about Google firing Damore? If not, why?
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Good points, thanks.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Okay, so how do you sign in to Authy if you don’t have another signed in device handy? I believe the only options are phone call or sms.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
How do you sign into your Authy account? For me, it asks to send an SMS to my phone.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Not practically, legally. Not sure what the significance of metaphysical ownership or the lack thereof is. The FCC enforces these rules.
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
Not sure what you’re on about, but every provider is going to offer new customers a porting service to encourage you to switch. And with a few exceptions (moving from wired to wired in a new geographic area, or moving certain small rural pr
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by realgeniushere 4y ago
You found the wireless page so that’s all it discusses, but that’s not true. What is true is that for wired providers, you are geographically bound. But you can still take your wired number and port it to your wireless plan and then move

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