“But there’s something a little queasy about a billionaire swooping in and driving that process. Even if Musk’s designs are well-intentioned, there’s still a whiff of disaster capitalism. ” 

Why not just give Musk the kudos he deserved without the backhand? He did a nice thing helping where no one else did and he did so for free. He didn’t profiteer, so I don’t know how that is disaster capitalism. If he gets to demonstrate his tech, I’m fine with that.

In the end like MS, Apple can only do so much. Generally a firmware update requires a reboot because current data needs to be cleared and updated to take effect. We have students who go an entire semester using their Macs and never reboot. They just close the lid and hibernate or sleep the machine. They feel they are…

It predates that for something completely fucked up.

WTF LOL. What is “really stupid” besides science?

We’ve driven two electric cars, including a a Tesla for 4 years. The thing gas car drivers don’t realize electric car owners aren’t at charging stations like you are at gas stations. It isn’t inconvenient that it takes a while to charge because we don’t have to go to a gas station once a week. Our cars are full every…

Exactly. My only reason for a security setting is because my preferred level (none) lead to magic button selection in my pocket.

GTFO with your hot Pluto takes. This isn’t Pitchfork.

I mean, can you prove to me that a planet can’t appear out of a wormhole and slam into ours? We’ve already seen it happen in documentaries like Transformers and Doctor Who

Wait until you have a wife and two kids. Vacations cost me more than 4 grand these days. Repaving my driveway was 12 grand. My new window shades were 4 grand... Once you get a house and kids, you can’t do anything for a grand, except get a new iPhone.

We’ve been spoiled by the early days of carrier subsidies making these things look artificially cheap. Smartphones are pocket computers in every way and have always been worth about this much.

I wonder if you can use multiple faces or versions of yourself. I know TouchID allowed you to add more than 3 fingerprints.

This seems like a very smart approach. They’ve given the Apple buyers who don’t want to lose the home button two options for new phones with the 8 and given the Apple buyers who want something new and different an option with the X. It’s win/win for Apple and buyers.

Yeah, it should have. And that opening is one of the best movie openings there is.

Yeah. But it gets even worse than that. I’m not sure Kermit is even really playing that banjo!

I think we can do both. I’m going down to Houston next week for disaster relief work. But at the same time, I’m sick of the stupid motherfuckers who can’t see that climate change is happening in front of their face.

Too bad. You’ll never know the joy of disappointing two people simultaneously!

What has actually happened is, what was perceived to be ‘the normal’ America has moved so far to the right, that the pundits that used to be considered the ‘centrist’ economists during the Bush era now are now perceived as a card carrying antifa.

ok.

You gave him all he wanted, which was to be pulled out of the greys. Congrats for assisting the moron/troll.