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@stevesi 1/ The most important word in your thread is “scenario”. I ordered a new MacBook Air because I still need or prefer a Mac for some scenarios. But my most used, and favorite, computers, are my iPads (a Pro and a mini) and my iPhone X.
@stevesi 2/ They haven’t replaced the laptop. They’ve replaced almost all the *scenarios* for which I formerly needed the laptop. I’d much rather grab one of my iPads for almost anything I need to do than use the Mac. I expect my new MacBook Air to be my last laptop.
@stevesi 3/ I still stand by my first iPad review, from 2010, which talked about how it could take over from the laptop by being better or more convenient at specific common tasks. Not at specs, nor on everything you could do with a laptop eight years ago. allthingsd.com/20100331/apple…
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1/ Read this from @LaurenGoode, a fine, veteran reporter. She goes on to say that she’s *not* ready to conclude that her device(s) were listening in on her. But these “coincidences” are being reported more and more often. I hope some journalists are digging into them.
2/ We already know that the ad-targeting industry has no real scruples. We know that our phones and laptops and tablets have mics and cameras. And mics and cameras are now being installed all over many homes in “smart” devices. Lots of money could potentially be made by spying.
3/ I have zero proof of such spying. But if a thorough investigation showed that any ad or ad-tech companies were hijacking the mics or cameras on consumers’ devices, the backlash would be enormous. (Note: These views are all mine, not Lauren‘s.)
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This is so wrong. Facebook, Google and others simply appropriate highly detailed, highly personal information about us without any action that could reasonably be called notice or permission. We need a federal law requiring that they ask first and offer to pay for it if need be.
And don’t be confused by the argument that you’re getting a “free” service in exchange for watching ads, like old-style TV or print. That would be a fair deal. It’s the secretive profiling, all over the Web, that must be banned. User permission & compensation should be required.
In other words, your private information should be viewed as private property, which you can sell, rent, or give away, if asked. In the U.S., we have 200 years of legal precedents on private property. Your data should be covered by those precedents.
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1/ Some personal news: I've decided to quit Facebook around the end of the year. I am doing this - after being on Facebook for nearly 12 years - because my own values and the policies and actions of Facebook have diverged to the point where I’m no longer comfortable there.
2/ I am also quitting Facebook-owned Instagram and Messenger. I will remain on Twitter, and will continue to communicate via iMessage, email and SMS text with those who have my email address and/or phone number. Obviously, people who follow me here can also reach me via DM.
3/ I am hardly the first person to quit Facebook and I am not urging anyone else to do so, or trying to spark some dump-Facebook movement. Nor am I judging anyone who remains, or everyone who works there. This is just a personal decision about where online I wish to participate.
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Some of you may have noticed that I'm sporting a new tag in my screen name. It's not just a fad though, allow me to explain in this lil ol' #thread:
1/ As you (should) know, january 3rd marks the actual birthday of #Bitcoin, as it was the day that Satoshi mined the first blocks and hence set the Bitcoin story into motion. Upcoming jan 3rd will be the 10th anniversary and this would be an obvious time for celebrations.
2/ @TraceMayer took the initiative of a call-to-arms for all HODLers-of-last-resort, to join him and quite a few other prominent bitcoiners like @giacomozucco, @theonevortex and @CaitlinLong_, just to name some, and also sport the same tag in their screen name.
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2/n #Hinduism is a reduced nomenclature given to the Sanatana Dharma by British in 1830s. The word Hinduism is formed by adding suffix ISM to Hindu.

ISM is defined as a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement.
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This is a #thread regarding Jonathan/Jessica Yaniv, the person who is currently claiming to be a trans woman and suing beauticians who have been refusing to wax their male genitals. I have decided to make this thread with neutral pronouns regarding Jonathan/Jessica because from
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As an intersex AND queer person: it takes deliberation to talk about #intersex issues in a way that does not risk inadvertently throwing LGBTQ+ people, esp trans people, under the bus. We have a responsibility to calculate every word, esp "biological"... #thread
btw yes, I AM of the opinion that "I" firmly belongs in the LGBT+ acronym. Intersex medicalization born from homophobia shows parallels: intersex ppl falling on a spectrum of sex face violence & erasure for the same reasons as ppl who fall along a spectrum of gender, sexuality.
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Reason old MacBook Air is popular:

✅ Old USB ports
✅ SD card slot
✅ Cheap (for a Mac)
✅ Good enough performance

New MacBook Air:
❌ Thunderbolt / USB-C
❌ No SD card slot
❌ Not cheap
✅ Good enough performance
That’s not to say Apple is doing the wrong thing here. USB-A and SD are clearly less important with each year. But the reason the old MBA sold and continues to sell is for the masses who want to just get on with their work for a fair price. Not because of the name or form factor.
Speculation: Apple, 3-4 years ago, decided iPad & iPhone are the future. Macs are a tiny % of the business. So:

- Remove high + low end Macs
- Move to simple premium-only Mac lineup:
- MacBook
- MacBook Pro
- iMac
- iMac Pro

Low-end goes to iOS. High-end can manage w iMac Pro
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I bought #Bitcoin 4 years ago. :)

But, I lost my wallet's password & back-up codes. :(

I'm going to live-tweet my attempt to hack back into my wallet.
Okay, first, I'm currently on a mac. So, I need a remote desktop windows machine. Tonight, I'm going to use Amazon Workspaces.

(Windows running in a window on my Mac.)
So, here's the plan.

1. Install python, visual studio and a bunch of other packages.
2. Generate as many passwords as possible based on a few parameters I think might be accurate.
3. Brute force.
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