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  1. Re:Destroy it immediately... on Facebook Dives into Home Device Market with Video Chat Product Named 'Portal', Report Says (cheddar.com) · · Score: 1

    The cake is a lie!

  2. Re:samsung on Apple Investigated By France For 'Planned Obsolescence' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    But no fixes like for security and bugs. I wished they did those old support. Frak the new features.

  3. Not just Apple. on Apple Investigated By France For 'Planned Obsolescence' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Many companies do this too. :( Maybe companies can make users pay to keep support of old stuff going.

  4. Re:Why not move to High Sierra? on Apple Updates macOS and iOS To Address Spectre Vulnerability (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Because old Macs can't run Sierras? Also, High Sierra is still buggy for being new.

  5. Re:Score yet another for MS quality control. on Microsoft's Meltdown and Spectre Patch Is Bricking Some AMD PCs (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    It is not just Microsoft too. Many companeis are neglecting QA. :(

  6. Re:Too Many People In Too Small A Space on What's On Center Stage at the CES Tech Show? Your Voice (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Same for E3 and many others. :P

  7. Re:I won't pay that sort of money for any phone on Some Smartphone Salesmen Aren't Sold on the iPhone X (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, I stopped caring for the newest stuff. They're costly, buggy, etc. I use old stuff like iPhone 4S, VGA, DVI, PS/2, etc. Frak the newer stuff. I do upgrade to the newer stuff when the old ones die and useless.

  8. Re:Not in the UK yet... on Microsoft Issues Rare Out-of-Band Emergency Windows Update For Processor Security Bugs (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I have its internal Defender (got its daily updates from WU), SAS, & MBAM.

  9. Re:Do us a solid. on Mark Zuckerberg's 2018 Personal Challenge Is To Do His Job As CEO (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Or a few minutes. ;)

  10. Re:Not in the UK yet... on Microsoft Issues Rare Out-of-Band Emergency Windows Update For Processor Security Bugs (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I got nothing in my old 64-bit W7 HPE SP1 Intel desktop PC.

  11. Re: Replaced today with a new iPhone! on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Haha. I assume it was working after Apple touched it. I wonder if your repair guy did something to break it. ;)

  12. Re: Replaced today with a new iPhone! on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow, they broke it during the battery replacement. That must be difficult work if it breaks that easily. So they admitted it! Ha.

  13. Re: Replaced today with a new iPhone! on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Brand new or refurbished? Refurbished can look new too. ;) I assume it was the same model.

  14. Re: Replaced today with a new iPhone! on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Still annoying. Did they give you back your case, SIM card, etc.?

  15. Re:There's a reason on The 'App' You Can't Trash: How SIP is Broken in Apple's High Sierra OS (eclecticlight.co) · · Score: 1

    Yep, that is why I don't always upgrade for major new versions.

  16. iFixIt! on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    https://ifixit.org/blog/9491/a... is also doing $29 for those who want to do it on their own or have someone else do it.

  17. Re:Replaced today with a new iPhone! on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Wait, a new phone? What about your data and all that?

  18. What about the authorized Apple ones? on Apple Will Replace Old iPhone Batteries Regardless of Diagnostic Test Results (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Best Buy, MicroCenter, etc.? If they will do the same, then how good are they compared to Apple's fixers?

    Thank you in advance. :)

  19. Re:Riiiiiiight...... on China's WeChat Denies Storing User Chats (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't trust any services. How do we really know they are not really keeping copies, watching, etc.? :P

  20. 8s! on The World's First 88-inch 8K OLED Display (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Lots of 8s. Lucky Chinese numbers. ;)

  21. Re:Back to the good old BBS days! on Congo Shuts Down Internet Services 'Indefinitely' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    BBSes were rad. ;)

  22. Re:Theatres committed suicide on Movie Ticket Sales Hit A 22-Year Low in 2017 (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    That is why I go during morning hours and on weekdays if possible. Way cheaper and less annoying. ;)

  23. Re:I have options on Movie Ticket Sales Hit A 22-Year Low in 2017 (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    But Netflix and YouTube doesn't have all the movies and TV shows especially new releases. :P

  24. A couple nights ago... on Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit After Admitting To Slowing Down Old iPhones (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    ... I literally saw iOS say 93% to 92% and then back to 93%. I was like huh? Haha.

  25. Bees on If Dogs Can Smell Cancer, Why Don't They Screen People? (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Basically, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... ... :P