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What is the definition of smarter?

Apple was late to the game. In fact they tried to change the name away from podcast (in reference to the iPod). The TWiT team started calling them NetCast to appease Apple. In the …

That is the worst way I’ve ever heard of being fired. Sit at home and wait for an invite for a virtual meeting. After the meeting you will receive a email specifying if you have be…

Sounds like the issue is not the chip market but slowing government subsidies.

You have been using Google less. Quick: If you want to search on what is the best toaster to buy, what URL do you type? How do you find out the weather? How do you find a local bre…

In the past quality was maintained because it cost money to publish a book. The solution is to charge a nominal fee to self-publishing a book. Maybe $100. The author now has to be …

Damn. That is a good deal. I’m paying $4.99/month for one car and online and thought that was amazing.

Privacy.com can have any name on the transaction.

Me too. They wanted me to cancel by going into the gym… during the COVID lockdowns.

Why would 20 cars be constantly on the road? The cars would sit in parking lots, ready for a call. The actual road traffic, will not change. 1000 people going to work is 1000 peopl…

Where I live is similar, it’s just the prices are prohibitive. Round trips just to locations within five or 10 miles of my house cost upwards of $50-$60. I would end up paying 2-3k…

Gen-X here. I was always a big fan of two spaces - because that is the way I was taught. One day, a millennial woman in the office commented an email was from an old person. I aske…

Or scotchguard my entire car.

This is how I ended up with a Honda over a Toyota. At the time Toyota did not offer Apple Play. While I would have preferred a Toyota … that was a deal killer.

That is a Bluetooth feature.

I’m stunned you can change your Apple password with just a passcode and the device.

If you are not using the hotel safe, where are you putting your valuables? I always viewed the safe as a way to protect your valuables from the cleaning staff. A hardened criminal …

“Now, a large study has found a potential link between artificial sweeteners and an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, and related cardiovascular problems (see "Fake sugars …

Aspartame is linked to an 18% increase in stroke: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/sugar-substitute...

Ugh. Splenda has been my go to sweetener for 15 years now.

Again you have your head around that all money should be taxed. And the government owns a percentage, or it’s not “fair“. As long as the rich dude is investing it in businesses and…

As a society, we want people saving for the future and investing in businesses. If someone’s doing actions that are beneficial to society, I see no reason to tax them. But as soon …

But it’s how politicians get elected.

What is our defense relative to GDP?

Heavy as hell. Why exactly was it so heavy?