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awesomerobot

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    Comment #13111981

    I'm done. If I could delete my account I would.

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    Comment #13016807

    A big caveat I have is that the SSD is soldered directly to the logic board. I've used a single Macbook for stretches of 4-5 years at points and I've had to pull out the HD when th…

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    Comment #13016662

    During Q&A sessions at conferences someone will inevitably ask: "Which applications do you use for your work?" — which is probably the least helpful question you can ever ask if yo…

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    Comment #13015373

    I feel like that's inherit to the term "Do it yourself" and I'm not sure why people feel like they need to explain it every time someone has a DIY project.

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    Comment #13006326

    Personally I started getting into cooking through doing it once a week (usually Sunday night) and using it to save money by making enough for 2-3 meals a week. One key to doing a w…

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    Comment #12949934

    Most of Europe

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    Comment #12924459

    All previous models were compatible out of the box.

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    Comment #12924439

    [Citation needed]?

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    Comment #12920480

    Which only makes banning transfers additionally backwards

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    Comment #12917292

    Basically it's like saying you want to ban illegal drugs from entering the country.

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    Comment #12917262

    Yeah I'll occasionally switch to music on my phone if I'm doing a lot of memory intensive tasks. Having Spotify and Chrome open is like a RAM kiss of death.

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    Comment #12903654

    About 5 years, but in working for Apple you worked for a company that still shipped other products.

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    Comment #12895611

    Yes and no, you want to have a ton of time tinkering in a lab and the room to experiment and fail... but who would know Edison if he didn't eventually ship the lightbulb? Also cons…

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    Comment #12857370

    it's a metaphor?

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    Comment #12840822

    Hopefully! I don't think anyone would be surprised if the touchbar was "App store verified" only.

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    Comment #12840814

    I mean honestly it would be preferable to ads on the main display. Either way, if I didn't want to use an application with ads I'd just uninstall it.

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    Comment #12840799

    If I had an application that advertised to me like that I'd just uninstall it immediately, like I do on my phone. I think a lot of people in this thread are getting so riled up abo…

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    Comment #12840772

    I'd type on a flat screen if it made me a starfleet officer though

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    Comment #12840756

    I mean, you could do all of that — Apple just won't let you.

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    Comment #12828012

    twitter is bad at doing things

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    Comment #12764991

    If you want to have visitors over when you live in your house you're free to do so. If you own a property and operate it as a hotel while not actually living in it you're violating…

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    Comment #12754888

    I think the argument can be made that for the same money someone could build a mansion that also doesn't look awful.

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    Comment #12752166

    I'm a designer, and from my perspective these are all either incredibly generic or very poorly executed. It's an open exploration though, and they do admit the need for refinement.…