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  1. Re:And who will pay? on Florida Court Says Suspected Voyeur Must Reveal His iPhone Passcode To Police (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    To be fair, asking the Supreme Court now and then after a few judges have been swapped out "Is this still your opinion?" is kind of valid. Otherwise we end up with a decision from the 1800s about horse carriages affecting how we use a matter teleporter in the 25th century.

    Well, the only obvious exception is of course the one where they had muskets in mind writing it.

  2. Re: If true, it's because Macs are starting to suc on Microsoft Says More People Are Switching From Macs To Surface Than Ever Before (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, the ESC key is gone, except for the version of the 13" MBP with no Touch Bar. It's now a soft key on the Touch Bar instead. That's sub-optimal for many developers, because the user interface of two of the most popular editors for developers uses the ESC key heavily.

    No it isn't. And if you had a clue you would know it. If you ask nicely I may tell you. Or you could Google it. But you probably don't know how to do that either.

    Hint: The ESC key is really big and totally useless for any sane person in the normal configuration. Unless you program FORTRAN.

  3. Re: Going to be dead on arrival on Nikola Motor Company Reveals Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck With Range of 1,200 Miles (valuewalk.com) · · Score: 1

    1. One option for mitigation, even in the worse-case scenario is planetary albedo modification via nano-engineered particulates injected into the upper atmosphere. Best case scenario is 0.5-1.0 C, which isn't catastrophic. Food production may slack 10% in the middle case, which a shift to more efficient protein could overcome.

    Sorry, blocking out the sun is a stupid idea on many levels. Not the least would be that plants will turn less CO2 into oxygen. Which not only means less food, it means we'll have it harder to breath as well as not so much reduction of the warming as simple calculations would suggest. Not to mention that humans need the sun, both for psychological reasons as well as a means to produce vitamin D in our bodies. And of course it will mean lower efficiency of solar power.

  4. Re: If true, it's because Macs are starting to suc on Microsoft Says More People Are Switching From Macs To Surface Than Ever Before (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    If you need to know the application for an escape key, you don't use your computer much.

    You need to know that the ESC key isn't gone from the MacBook Pro if you want to make it appear like you have a fucking clue.

    So IOW, unlike me you have actually failed.

  5. Re: If true, it's because Macs are starting to suc on Microsoft Says More People Are Switching From Macs To Surface Than Ever Before (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    nd of course, you are now required to carry around a dead octopus worth of cables to cover all the possible situations you may need.

    Show me another laptop with 80 Gbps of raw I/O bandwidth. You just don't get it.

    What are the applications for that much bandwidth? In a laptop?

    So what's the application for 32 GB RAM, a removable SSD and an "ESC" key in a laptop? Ohh, wait, you need to have a replaceable SSD because it's too slow, right?

  6. Re: If true, it's because Macs are starting to suc on Microsoft Says More People Are Switching From Macs To Surface Than Ever Before (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Your claim that "adapter world" back than was bullshit, but now is plain obviously a thing is, well, bullshit. There is no difference between the "adapter world" of the iMac and the MacBook Pro.

  7. Re: If true, it's because Macs are starting to suc on Microsoft Says More People Are Switching From Macs To Surface Than Ever Before (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    And "Adapter world" is only temporary, until the world catches up to USB-C, which is already well-underway.

    The only reason Apple has to "design for the future" is because they don't refresh their hardware at reasonable intervals. When was the last time the Mac Pro was updated? But if you need high-end mac machines, that's your only option right now. It's a joke.

    Wait, you are complaining that Apple focuses on the interfaces of the future because they supposedly don't update their machines often enough? But wasn't the usual complaint that Apple constantly brought out new machines and forced people to update every year because else you wouldn't get the latest must have interfaces?

  8. Re:working on the engine lathe assembly line on Apple, Which Doesn't Reveal Watch Sales Data, Says Watch Sales Are Great (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Watches are for slaves. Myself, I don't need a digital overseer strapped to my wrist telling me when to do things.

    Yeah, you carry around yours in your pocket. And whip it out every time you want to know what time it is. Unless you ask somebody with a watch, because that's actually too much of a hassle.

  9. Re:The Reality Distortion Field. on Apple, Which Doesn't Reveal Watch Sales Data, Says Watch Sales Are Great (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple themselves are saying the Watch is a big component of their business. Did you miss the story that you're commenting on, Proud Apple Shareholder(tm)?

    Well, did you miss it? Because nowhere does it anything remotely resembling "the Watch is a big component of their business". Thanks for proving again that the RDF is in fact alive - and only in Apple Haters.

  10. You're missing the point of this exercise. The purpose of the registry is so that the government can provide mullahs in local mosques with a list of all the Muslims in their area.

    So You and Trump want to do this by having them sign into a registry when they are at the Mosque you want to give the names to. Gee, I hope Trump pays dome good tax payer money for the Trump corporation doing the Good Management of that effort.

  11. So you confirm he is talking about registry of all the non-Muslims at Mosques, so to better take their guns away. Any further confirmation that Trump is after the 2nd?

  12. Please stop spreading fake news.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMbpSg8b_dg - hey, there is still the possibility this was edited and there is actually something missing between the talk about Muslims and "the registry" that would be managed good. Burt why would "these people" that would be "managed good" in this registry be signed up at Mosques, if they are not Muslims? Hey, maybe he wants to register people protesting at Mosques because he later wants to take away their guns.

    You heard it here first: Donald Trump is against the Second Amendment. Or did you ever see him packing heat?

  13. Trump never said he wants to build a 'Muslim Registry'.

    Yeah, exactly. Supposedly Muslims are easily recognized, so no registry needed. Just tell those damn Sikh's to finally stop wearing turbans. And maybe Duck Commander should consider a shave before he goes to Washington.

  14. Re:The summary says nothing about actual damage. on Boot Camp Might Damage Speakers on 2016 MacBook Pro (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Whoooosh.

    Wow you really know how nothing works do you.

    I sure as hell don't know how your "brain" works. And I'm sure the doctors are puzzled too.

  15. Well, if a person has a job that involves in part developing an iPhone app, you tell me how they accomplish that without a mac of some type.

    You didn't say "mac [sic] of some type", fucktard. You specifically tried to pretend that one needed the MacBook Pro we are talking about (and failed by leaving the "Pro" part off) Don't try to weasel your way out of this.

  16. Re:The summary says nothing about actual damage. on Boot Camp Might Damage Speakers on 2016 MacBook Pro (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    It didn't say it must not be true.

    Then maybe you should learn how to format for emphasis. Emphasising certain words has the same effect in written and spoken text. You sounded like a douche-bag.

    Whoooosh. Or rather whoosh-bag. Yes, that's what you are: a whoosh-bag.

  17. Re:"Hate speech" is protected by the 1st Amendment on Twitters Says It Will Ban Trump If He Breaks Hate-Speech Rules (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Wait, twitter can control my citizenship status now and right to free speech?

    This is not about citizenship. Yes, Twitter can take away your speech on Twitter.

    Twitter can ban the President (Elect) from threatening people to revoke their citizenship if they use their right to free speech. That's what this is about.

  18. When you are compiling hundreds of times a day, compile speed really starts to matter. Just because people are an iPhone developer it doesn't mean you don't also develop Windows applications. Use your head, really.

    You claimed people are "forced to buy a MacBook", you dumbfuck troll. At least try to make it seem you are using your head.

    As for being forced to use Windows 10 - just do it. The problem you are pretending exists has been fixed a week ago, and even if it weren't, you don't need build-in speakers in pristine condition on your notebook to compile iPhone apps, nor Windows or Android programs. But then, you pretend you have to compile your shit hundreds of times a day - which means you suck as a programmer anyway.

  19. Re:The summary says nothing about actual damage. on Boot Camp Might Damage Speakers on 2016 MacBook Pro (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow, a claim on Reddit - then it must be true

    It's quite consistent with every other IT issue that's been reported.

    It didn't say it must not be true. You claimed it must be true, pointing to a source that is reputed with spreading false information. If you can't tell the difference... wait, you are trolling, right?

  20. Fortunately, the SATA interface standard has been stable for a long time. Most computers built during the time period we are discussing use it, and drives are still readily available

    Sure. But we are talking about reality here, not what should be. Not to mention that you conveniently ignored the "etc." part.

  21. Re:Glad I got off the apple cart on Boot Camp Might Damage Speakers on 2016 MacBook Pro (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Give it a couple of years of Apple pretending the issue doesn't exist, a class action lawsuit, eventually they'll be forced to acknowledge it and refund repair costs. But none of it is without a fight and without paying for the repair in the short term.

    Seen it over and over and over again now. Thanks but no thanks.

    Or, A) Apple acknowledges the problem, B) fixes this under warranty (or rather hands you a new machine), and C) already updated the driver a week ago. Which coincidently is what's actually happening. Or rather was happening when this was still a current issue.

  22. Re:Don't worry on Boot Camp Might Damage Speakers on 2016 MacBook Pro (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    They'll blame the user for it and make you pay for it.

    You are confusing Apple with Dell.

  23. Re:The summary says nothing about actual damage. on Boot Camp Might Damage Speakers on 2016 MacBook Pro (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    None the less there's a reference in TFA about damage, clicking through goes to threads about damage, the first post goes to a person who has confirmed to received damaged speakers.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/apple...

    Wow, a claim on Reddit - then it must be true.

  24. 'It just works.'

    I don't hear that as much as I used to. Why is that?

    A Mac just works because it runs OS X. Any computer running Windows doesn't, even if the hardware is a Mac.

  25. Some people are forced to buy a MacBook. Not all iPhone developers are diehard Apple fans but if you are one you need an MBP anyway so it would sure be nice to run Windows 10 on it when you need it.

    So a Mac Mini won't do because you are being a fluffer and a nutter again. And why would anybody need to run Windows as an iPhone developer anyway?