It doesn’t beg the question. Begging the question means assuming facts in a question that are not verified or true. It asks the questions or makes one one, but it does not beg the question.

And yet, “begging the question” has gone through no such recognized change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_t…

Thanks for asking. No, that’s just my fingers; I’m just really practiced at it. As a child we made hundreds of pies and if you practice enough, you get really good at it.

I wish journalists would stop incorrectly using “begging the question”. It means something completely different than what you are using it for and you’d think you would know better.

Somehow, outselling every other product they have (the iPhone and iPad) at their own launch is now a flop. The double-standards are strong with this one.

No problem. Just wanted to make sure you weren’t being denied the essential experience.

Has anyone told you that you’re a blathering idiot?

Actually, no, they can’t read my email or text messages. They are end-to-end encrypted. Not SMS (which is why I don’t use it). I work in the field; I know what can and can’t be done.

2 out of 4 isn’t bad, especially since #2 and #3 are basically exactly the same. It’s a good idea, but it won’t make your Mac any faster unless it’s more than 90% full. The other two are definitely good, but setting the expectation that deleting files makes your computer run faster creates a lot of bad perceptions. As…

That’s ridiculous (and legally untrue). If I own the network, I am responsible for telling people they can’t use it for certain things, but I do not get to read their emails and text messages (that would violate federal wiretapping laws). So your premise is completely bunk.

I thought at first that you were talking about Luma which was a similar premise. I’m glad this system doesn’t let you spy on everyone in your home. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9674…

I guess Jessica Jones qualifies?

This just strikes me with the similarities to George Lucas. Not the retconning, but the fact that no one would stand up to him. From a friend of mine who knew and worked with him, they said he was the nicest guy but by the time they did Return of the Jedi, no one would say no to him and he didn’t have anyone shooting…

More than 4 million implies that it was less than 5 million, because if it was more than 5 million, they would have said that. That’s the implication. It also implies that they know how many were sold. Chances are, they sold more than 4 million the holiday quarter alone.

Not if all the evidence, even scant evidence, points to this guess being wrong. Either way it still shouldn’t be stated as a fact.

Where did you get the 4 million number for the Apple Watch? Not only does no one know how many Apple Watches are sold (so you should qualify that it’s a guess, not a report), but everyone’s best guesses are anywhere from 7 million to 12 million, not 4 million. Your number seems ludicrously off.

Every time I read these things I’m just in awe of it. We aren’t just looking at something far away, we’re looking into the past. We’re looking at something as it occurs over 14 billion years ago. And we’re watching it live. We’re looking into the past.

Thank you! Every time I see people complain about part costs vs sale cost and profit margins in hardware I want to bang my head against a wall.

“that begs the question”

There’s no such thing as an innovative idea. Ideas are meaningly. Innovation is making them viable and bringing them to the masses. There are good ideas, but they’re worthless without innovation.