As I understand it, the lawsuits don't really have much to do with battery life, but rather Apple intentionally slowing devices as new devices are released. Do I have that right? IANAL, of course.
My understanding is that the lawsuits are about the fact that Apple concealed from users the fact that slowing down thw phones was done to prevent a degraded battery from causing intermittent shutdowns, in the hope that users would buy a new phone rather than opting for a much less expensive battery replacement.
"finance for 1% or lower. Invest the cash in something and earn 9%"
In which parallel universe?
The last new car I bought was financed at 0.9%. My 401(k) has averaged over 20% annual returns for over 5 years, and the year just ending is over 30%. Who''s living in the parallel universe?
Places free of the pollution of the internet are getting rarer by the day. Digital quiet is a disappearing resource. What about VLA and people who prefer to live and vacation in places without connections?
This whole thing reminds me of the old Miller Lite commercial where Conrad Dobler stirs up trouble between "tastes great" guy and the "less filling" guy.
The whole Protestant Work Ethic is based on the premise that if you're successful, then God will favor you and you'll be guaranteed entry to Heaven.
Where on earth did you get that idea? You have it backwards. The concept behind the Protestant Work Ethic is that is that hard work, discipline and frugality are a result of belief in the values espoused by the Protestant faith. In other words, doing what you need to do to get into Heaven will also bring you material rewards in this life.
It does today. Of course, the restrictions in the new policy seemed rather unlikely yesterday, as well. I still think the statement "that the stations are intended for drivers who don't have ready options for charging at home or at work" may spell trouble for non-commercial users in the future.
This is nothing but political posturing on Schumer's part.
Why is that bad, then we will know who not to vote for next year.
Fabulous. You can vote for the Senators in your state who supported this meaningless gesture. This is a really common tactic - vote to show your support for something you really don't support at all in order to gain constituent support, confident that if the measure passes nothing will change.
What about my Uber business? I don't have a charger at home guys but I got to Uber to eat!
This quote from Tesla's "Fair Use" policy appears to indicate that you're screwed:
To help ensure that Superchargers are available for their intended use, we ask that you not charge your vehicle using a Supercharger if your vehicle is being used:
as a taxi;
for ridesourcing or ridesharing (through Uber, Lyft or similar services);
You bought a supercharger station? Also...did you catch that this only affects commercial services, not individual owners?
I think you meant, "TODAY it doesn't affect individual owners.
There are a couple of statements you should be paying attention to: (1) "Tesla says that the stations are intended for drivers who don't have ready options for charging at home or at work"; (2) "The company tracks usage and driver behavior, and if they find that someone isn't complying with the policy, they might be asked to stop, and simply limit or block one's vehicle from the stations in certain instances."
If they're tracking usage and driver behavior, they can easily tell if you're charging your car overnight, and thus are someone who shouldn't be using superchargers. And while it's far from universal, many companies provide some charging facilities for their employees, so Tesla will be able to see if individual users are taking advantage of that as well. It would be pretty sad if a non-commercial user found out during a vacation trip that his car had been banned from superchargers because he charges at home every night and/or at work during the day.
The "prescription" requirement for contacts is a racket.
This is the first time I've heard of a requirement for an actual doctor's (or optometrist's, I guess) prescription to order corrective lenses. I've ordered numerous pairs of eyeglasses on line, and I have never been asked to identify the prescriber. Some research on the FTC website reveals this is a requirement only for contact lenses, and does not apply for eyeglasses. For reasons not clear to me, contact lenses are considered to be "medical devices", and eyeglasses are not. Maybe because you don't stick your eyeglasses in your eyes.
Were those Putin's exact words or the MSM ubiquitous translation?
LOl, I pretty much disregard anyone that uses the phrase MSM, cause you just know they will follow up with SQJQ and a rant about how feminists are why white men are the most persecuted minority in America.
What's the problem with the term, "mainstream media"? The term usually used by the folks you don't like is, "lamestream media".
Mr. Kahlbetzer's net worth is estimated to be between 750 million USD and 950 million meaning this loss represents 0.105% to 0.133% of his total wealth.
If your net worth was $500K, would you shrug being scammed out of $500?
If Trump is found to be illegally elected then Pence is too.
If Trump is found to have colluded with Russia in an effort to influence the election, then he will be impeached for that crime. He will not be impeached for "being illegally elected", whatever that might mean. Then Pence will become president, in accordance with the established succession rules. There is no legal mechanism for declaring the election null and void.
If it was one person, it was not "their" meal, but his.
Pedantry fail. Here's the definition of "their"; see the second case.
1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens; their departure for Rome.
2. (used with a singular indefinite pronoun or singular noun antecedent in place of the definite masculine his or the definite feminine her): Someone left their book on the table. It's good for the teacher to have high expectations for their students.
In my country (Spain) and quite a few other ones, medical expenses rarely represent an issue
And yet your country with a pubic health care system, and my country (US) without one, are in the same boat with respect to "catstrophic spending" on health care. More info here. (PDF)
Wait what. Non-native speaker here. Can someone who is a native speaker confirm this, or confirm that AC is full of himself?
I've always used "couple" - except when using it as a substantive - to mean "a few". As in "give me a couple minutes will ya?". Feels incredibly wrong to use it to explicitly refer to 2 instances of whatever.
The rigorous dictionary definition of couple is "two". Used idiomatically (e.g., "I met a couple of friends for drinks" or "the package will arrive in a couple of days"), it means two or more, but not many.
Can you get a gyroscope to show rotation of the Earth?
Yes, easily. Even the name comes from that use: gyro = rotation, scope=see. You just need a crappy but heavy (1+ kg) education grade one, a protractor, and 5-15 minutes depending on how big of a gyroscope you found.
A flat-earther will just point out that a crappy but heavy gyroscope has enough mass unbalance to precess, irrespective of the earth's rotation.
On the other hand, a high-precision navigation-grade gryo will quite easily measure earth rate. If the spin axis of the gyro is pointed toward the center of the earth, you will see 15.04 * cos(latitude) degrees/hour about the north/south level axis and 15.04 * sin(latitude) degrees/hour about the east/west axis.
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This often boils down to that old American obsession with sates rights and the autonomy of states.
Yeah, that pesky, highest-law-in-the-land Constitution. What on earth were the founders thinking?
All of the costs you listed are there whether the employee is replacing batteries or standing around with their finger in their ear.
As I understand it, the lawsuits don't really have much to do with battery life, but rather Apple intentionally slowing devices as new devices are released. Do I have that right? IANAL, of course.
My understanding is that the lawsuits are about the fact that Apple concealed from users the fact that slowing down thw phones was done to prevent a degraded battery from causing intermittent shutdowns, in the hope that users would buy a new phone rather than opting for a much less expensive battery replacement.
This year I saw three, and only TWO of those three I liked (++ to Planet of the Apes and Rouge One, -- to The Last Jedi).
What was "Rouge One" about?
A plucky band of rebellious cosmetics makers on a secret mission to steal the Empire's plans for a planet-destroying mascara brush.
"finance for 1% or lower. Invest the cash in something and earn 9%" In which parallel universe?
The last new car I bought was financed at 0.9%. My 401(k) has averaged over 20% annual returns for over 5 years, and the year just ending is over 30%. Who''s living in the parallel universe?
Places free of the pollution of the internet are getting rarer by the day. Digital quiet is a disappearing resource. What about VLA and people who prefer to live and vacation in places without connections?
Having a connection requires a connected device at both ends, so people desiring "to live and vacation in places without connections" need only turn off their devices. VLA requires visitors to turn off their mobile devices (or have them in airplane mode and turned on only while taking pictures).
This whole thing reminds me of the old Miller Lite commercial where Conrad Dobler stirs up trouble between "tastes great" guy and the "less filling" guy.
The whole Protestant Work Ethic is based on the premise that if you're successful, then God will favor you and you'll be guaranteed entry to Heaven.
Where on earth did you get that idea? You have it backwards. The concept behind the Protestant Work Ethic is that is that hard work, discipline and frugality are a result of belief in the values espoused by the Protestant faith. In other words, doing what you need to do to get into Heaven will also bring you material rewards in this life.
Are you sure about that?
Absolutely, positively, 100% certain that my smartphone has zero information relating to my electric car charging.
That seems rather unlikely though, doesn't it?
It does today. Of course, the restrictions in the new policy seemed rather unlikely yesterday, as well. I still think the statement "that the stations are intended for drivers who don't have ready options for charging at home or at work" may spell trouble for non-commercial users in the future.
This is nothing but political posturing on Schumer's part.
Why is that bad, then we will know who not to vote for next year.
Fabulous. You can vote for the Senators in your state who supported this meaningless gesture. This is a really common tactic - vote to show your support for something you really don't support at all in order to gain constituent support, confident that if the measure passes nothing will change.
Do you have a smartphone ?
I do. Strangely, it doesn't keep track of when and where I charge my electric car.
What about my Uber business? I don't have a charger at home guys but I got to Uber to eat!
This quote from Tesla's "Fair Use" policy appears to indicate that you're screwed:
To help ensure that Superchargers are available for their intended use, we ask that you not charge your vehicle using a Supercharger if your vehicle is being used:
You bought a supercharger station? Also...did you catch that this only affects commercial services, not individual owners?
I think you meant, "TODAY it doesn't affect individual owners.
There are a couple of statements you should be paying attention to: (1) "Tesla says that the stations are intended for drivers who don't have ready options for charging at home or at work"; (2) "The company tracks usage and driver behavior, and if they find that someone isn't complying with the policy, they might be asked to stop, and simply limit or block one's vehicle from the stations in certain instances."
If they're tracking usage and driver behavior, they can easily tell if you're charging your car overnight, and thus are someone who shouldn't be using superchargers. And while it's far from universal, many companies provide some charging facilities for their employees, so Tesla will be able to see if individual users are taking advantage of that as well. It would be pretty sad if a non-commercial user found out during a vacation trip that his car had been banned from superchargers because he charges at home every night and/or at work during the day.
The "prescription" requirement for contacts is a racket.
This is the first time I've heard of a requirement for an actual doctor's (or optometrist's, I guess) prescription to order corrective lenses. I've ordered numerous pairs of eyeglasses on line, and I have never been asked to identify the prescriber. Some research on the FTC website reveals this is a requirement only for contact lenses, and does not apply for eyeglasses. For reasons not clear to me, contact lenses are considered to be "medical devices", and eyeglasses are not. Maybe because you don't stick your eyeglasses in your eyes.
Were those Putin's exact words or the MSM ubiquitous translation?
LOl, I pretty much disregard anyone that uses the phrase MSM, cause you just know they will follow up with SQJQ and a rant about how feminists are why white men are the most persecuted minority in America.
What's the problem with the term, "mainstream media"? The term usually used by the folks you don't like is, "lamestream media".
Did I miss the part of the article where Mr. Kahlbetzer complained about losing sleep?
Mr. Kahlbetzer's net worth is estimated to be between 750 million USD and 950 million meaning this loss represents 0.105% to 0.133% of his total wealth.
If your net worth was $500K, would you shrug being scammed out of $500?
If Trump is found to be illegally elected then Pence is too.
If Trump is found to have colluded with Russia in an effort to influence the election, then he will be impeached for that crime. He will not be impeached for "being illegally elected", whatever that might mean. Then Pence will become president, in accordance with the established succession rules. There is no legal mechanism for declaring the election null and void.
If it was one person, it was not "their" meal, but his.
Pedantry fail. Here's the definition of "their"; see the second case.
1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens; their departure for Rome.
2. (used with a singular indefinite pronoun or singular noun antecedent in place of the definite masculine his or the definite feminine her): Someone left their book on the table. It's good for the teacher to have high expectations for their students.
In my country (Spain) and quite a few other ones, medical expenses rarely represent an issue
And yet your country with a pubic health care system, and my country (US) without one, are in the same boat with respect to "catstrophic spending" on health care. More info here. (PDF)
Remind the makers that the homeless have the power to start massive wildfires.
The residents of Southern California don't need to be reminded of that. The recent Skirball fire that swept through Bel-Air was started by a cooking fire at a homeless encampment.
A couple means two. Period.
Wait what. Non-native speaker here. Can someone who is a native speaker confirm this, or confirm that AC is full of himself?
I've always used "couple" - except when using it as a substantive - to mean "a few". As in "give me a couple minutes will ya?". Feels incredibly wrong to use it to explicitly refer to 2 instances of whatever.
The rigorous dictionary definition of couple is "two". Used idiomatically (e.g., "I met a couple of friends for drinks" or "the package will arrive in a couple of days"), it means two or more, but not many.
How soon until small meteorites become target practice for new weapon systems I wonder.
Not soon at all; in fact, never. A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the earth, rendering it unsuitable for target practice.
Can you get a gyroscope to show rotation of the Earth?
Yes, easily. Even the name comes from that use: gyro = rotation, scope=see. You just need a crappy but heavy (1+ kg) education grade one, a protractor, and 5-15 minutes depending on how big of a gyroscope you found.
A flat-earther will just point out that a crappy but heavy gyroscope has enough mass unbalance to precess, irrespective of the earth's rotation.
On the other hand, a high-precision navigation-grade gryo will quite easily measure earth rate. If the spin axis of the gyro is pointed toward the center of the earth, you will see 15.04 * cos(latitude) degrees/hour about the north/south level axis and 15.04 * sin(latitude) degrees/hour about the east/west axis.