User: ttpilot

Re:So what?

On: Apple Explores Making iPhones in the US, Finds 'the Cost Will More Than Double': Nikkei (nikkei.com)

As I recall, Trump intends to cut corporate taxes

Re:Meanwhile...

On: That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com)

Shoot, I've still got my 2007 MacBook Pro. Works find, although I did add an SSD a couple of years ago. This year I finally broke down and bought a new 5k iMac, so the MBP is getting mothballed for now

Re:He's got his talking points

On: Apple CEO Tim Cook: "Microsoft Surface Book Tries Too Hard To Do Too Much" (hothardware.com)

I'm running an eight-year old MacBook Pro. It upgraded to OS X El Capitan just fine. It's a bit slow editing video nowadays, but otherwise it's completely serviceable

Re:So let me get this straight

On: Except For Millennials, Most Americans Dislike Snowden

I agree; he isn't all that rare. I'm 65 and think Snowden did this country a service

Re:Dear Satan, no!

On: 'Mobilegeddon': Google To Punish Mobile-Hostile Sites Starting Today

Agreed. My iPad has better resolution than my desktop. I'm tired of seeing web pages designed for phones on the tablet screen by default.

Going back

On: Ask Slashdot: How Should a Liberal Arts Major Get Into STEM?

The mean-spiritedness of some of the comments suggests to me that those who made them would benefit from a few liberal arts courses.

Two wheel concern

On: UK To Allow Driverless Cars By January

As a motorcyclist I'm deeply concerned about the possibility of driverless cars on the roads. I don't think the state of AI and computers is anywhere near sophisticated enough to control a vehicle safely in traffic. Lord knows, cars with real drivers are dangerous enough already