The profit margin on each iPhone is so huge that I don't buy the 'cost-saving measure' angle. Many factories are already tooled for USB-C ports/chips and that can be ramped up to supply Apple. They could even use the exact same 5W charger, if the included cable is USB-A on one end and USB-C on the other.
The real rationale is that moving to USB-C won't encourage enough people to get an iPhone that it's worth losing the lock-in of Lightning and creating confusion with another port switch. I remember the switch from 30-pin to Lightning and how many end-users were and still are confused by that: "The box says 'iPhone compatible' so why does it not work?".
More OS memory access bugs, yay. According to this breakdown, 88% of Android OS is written in Java, C, and C++ -- all of which are notorious for memory access bugs (in the runtime environment, in the case of Java). Perhaps the #1 security best practice should be to use a language designed to be memory safe. Right below that would be "don't try to bolt on security to insecure software."
(not) Funny enough, I read a few years ago that a large portion of bubble tea mix was imported from countries with lax QC, and was contaminated with substantial amounts of various harmful substances. So it might not be much healthier.
Incidentally, nicotine also has some health benefits. It's not recommended to start smoking just to get those benefits, but if consumed in isolation perhaps.
The Atari 2600 came out circa 1977, and the NES became widespread outside Japan around 1985. Sure there was growth throughout the decades, but the 80s were marked by a crime wave.
More relevant than spread was popularity with young adults; the Playstation was the first console that was seen as something for adults; prior consoles were seen as 'for kids', for the most part. Now it was accceptable for a 19 year old to be playing Madden or Gran Turismo or GTA.
Net Neutrality was a bullet point in the campaigns of many Democratic candidates last year, even those I'm sure have little to no understanding or interest in the issue. If a politician doesn't demonstrate a deep understanding of something beyond "we need to do this for jobs and to secure America's future" then they don't know or care about it (or aren't being honest) and I count it as pandering. We need less pandering and more fixing of actual problems, which are legion. If Klobuchar said "stop the FCC's regulatory capture by the corrupt telecom oligopoly" THEN I'd pay attention.
I've driven in some hilly areas of the Rockies with frequent sudden elevation changes. There are parts where the road looks like a cliff, and other parts where the cliff looks like road. Think of a non-grid winding area with lots of intersections and hills, with an intersection frequently being at the top of a hill. The 'cliff' might be more like an embankment that goes down 20 feet, though.
Last year I tried to use Apple Maps while walking around. It only updates direction via GPS movement so you have to walk a ways in one direction for the arrow to change direction. Took me a while before I was sure I was even walking the right direction. Had to keep looking up to avoid walking into stuff, and down to make sure I was going the right way as it slowly updated. Doesn't help I'm terrible with maps. If self-driving tech wasn't coming so soon, I'd ask for a HUD version of this (perhaps via Google Glass).
LEO has enough atmospheric drag that without regular boosts, debris/satellites will deorbit and burn up within a few months. There won't be a permanent debris field in LEO. Furthermore, satellites are small. At the same altitude, they're all traveling at the same speed to maintain orbit. Reaching end to end on the surface of the Earth, imagine how many cars could drive with a few cars' lengths between them. Now reduce that to 1 cars' length because you know the satellites are never going to slam on their brakes. Also LEO has a larger diameter than the equator, so bump that up by a bit. It's a very large number. Then there are other orbit angles and slightly different altitudes...
Just give them a year's free credit monitoring, let the subcontractor responsible off scot-free, giving them preferred status in future bidding, and everything's ok right? What's good for the goose...
Slashdot Mirror
Wasn't Slashdot's value written down to $0? Is MySpace still around? Digg? Hard to believe Reddit users are 'the least valuable' for a social network.
The profit margin on each iPhone is so huge that I don't buy the 'cost-saving measure' angle. Many factories are already tooled for USB-C ports/chips and that can be ramped up to supply Apple. They could even use the exact same 5W charger, if the included cable is USB-A on one end and USB-C on the other.
The real rationale is that moving to USB-C won't encourage enough people to get an iPhone that it's worth losing the lock-in of Lightning and creating confusion with another port switch. I remember the switch from 30-pin to Lightning and how many end-users were and still are confused by that: "The box says 'iPhone compatible' so why does it not work?".
It's not clear if the cost savings of this decision would be passed on to consumers with lower cost 2019 iPhone pricing.
Oh I guarantee they'll take the entire 5 cents off the total price, making it ONLY $1199.95! Order now!
More OS memory access bugs, yay.
According to this breakdown, 88% of Android OS is written in Java, C, and C++ -- all of which are notorious for memory access bugs (in the runtime environment, in the case of Java). Perhaps the #1 security best practice should be to use a language designed to be memory safe. Right below that would be "don't try to bolt on security to insecure software."
The REAL burning question is:
is the strawman smokeable?
(not) Funny enough, I read a few years ago that a large portion of bubble tea mix was imported from countries with lax QC, and was contaminated with substantial amounts of various harmful substances. So it might not be much healthier.
Incidentally, nicotine also has some health benefits. It's not recommended to start smoking just to get those benefits, but if consumed in isolation perhaps.
The Atari 2600 came out circa 1977, and the NES became widespread outside Japan around 1985. Sure there was growth throughout the decades, but the 80s were marked by a crime wave.
More relevant than spread was popularity with young adults; the Playstation was the first console that was seen as something for adults; prior consoles were seen as 'for kids', for the most part. Now it was accceptable for a 19 year old to be playing Madden or Gran Turismo or GTA.
The only serious party left is the Voter Apathy Party.
Net Neutrality was a bullet point in the campaigns of many Democratic candidates last year, even those I'm sure have little to no understanding or interest in the issue. If a politician doesn't demonstrate a deep understanding of something beyond "we need to do this for jobs and to secure America's future" then they don't know or care about it (or aren't being honest) and I count it as pandering. We need less pandering and more fixing of actual problems, which are legion. If Klobuchar said "stop the FCC's regulatory capture by the corrupt telecom oligopoly" THEN I'd pay attention.
And of course there was no signage or guardrails.
I've driven in some hilly areas of the Rockies with frequent sudden elevation changes. There are parts where the road looks like a cliff, and other parts where the cliff looks like road. Think of a non-grid winding area with lots of intersections and hills, with an intersection frequently being at the top of a hill. The 'cliff' might be more like an embankment that goes down 20 feet, though.
Last year I tried to use Apple Maps while walking around. It only updates direction via GPS movement so you have to walk a ways in one direction for the arrow to change direction. Took me a while before I was sure I was even walking the right direction. Had to keep looking up to avoid walking into stuff, and down to make sure I was going the right way as it slowly updated. Doesn't help I'm terrible with maps. If self-driving tech wasn't coming so soon, I'd ask for a HUD version of this (perhaps via Google Glass).
The PI he hired thinks the extortion is being carried out by a government agency. At first I thought 'china/russia/NK' but now I wonder...
I used liquid nitrogen on my dog. Now it seems to make a weird smell unless I reapply it regularly. It's a racket I tell you.
Noclip might be more practical.
Actually, playing Rise of the Triad in Dog Mode was pretty fun.
Expanding into space doesn't excuse the ones who remain on Earth from ruining it, or exempt them from doom.
Maybe you'd like to link to these pages rather than XKCD, then.
I extrapolate that by 2035, all intelligent discourse will consist of threads of XKCD links.
The first ISP I might actually trust not to be an oligopolist nightmare of a company.
LEO has enough atmospheric drag that without regular boosts, debris/satellites will deorbit and burn up within a few months. There won't be a permanent debris field in LEO. Furthermore, satellites are small. At the same altitude, they're all traveling at the same speed to maintain orbit. Reaching end to end on the surface of the Earth, imagine how many cars could drive with a few cars' lengths between them. Now reduce that to 1 cars' length because you know the satellites are never going to slam on their brakes. Also LEO has a larger diameter than the equator, so bump that up by a bit. It's a very large number. Then there are other orbit angles and slightly different altitudes...
Useful for write-only memory.
Aah, Artificial Intelligence finally answered the age-old question:
"Would you hit that?"
The answer was 'yes'.
Just give them a year's free credit monitoring, let the subcontractor responsible off scot-free, giving them preferred status in future bidding, and everything's ok right? What's good for the goose...
Some people with needle phobia, perhaps. Others actually fear injection pain, which is why devices like the ShotBlocker exist.