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I’m not surprised. The attitude of build a prototype and ship it fast, we can fix problems with software updates only works if the hardware and the UX are really compelling. IMHO h…

Its one thing to lay-off employees, I understand executives not wanting to take responsibility of the problems they created, human selfish behaviour and such. Its a whole another t…

Spoiler for anyone interested https://imgur.com/U4XxbDZ

As frustrating as the US visa system is, large numbers of people are still applying for visas which is funding USCIS. Until either the numbers drop, or congress changes how USCIS i…

I agree that obesity can be a chronic condition for many people, especially when combined with societal pressures causing mental harm. > And now for the bad news, her insurance no …

My hot take on these GLP-1 drugs is that they won't work long term for most people. If the plan is to give the drug to as many obese people as possible and take a victory lap, that…

I'm not an expert, but I see some major flaws in this post doesn't make sense to me. Please feel free to correct me if I've misunderstood any concept. >At 22,870 inhabitants per km…

> My only regret was going with a Rheem heat-pump water heater in this mix. It does not perform well at all. Heat-pump water heater's performance depends a lot on where its install…

thank you for a balanced take on this

> Wondering how this affects Apple employees. Back in the day, working for Apple seemed cool. Most employees are trying to pay bills and keep ar roof. Especially in today's tech jo…

This is a problem in many developed nations, the general reasoning boils down to 1. Cost of living and child care 2. Work, stress and lack of free time 3. Little to no support from…

> According to a recent research paper published by University of Pittsburgh, compelling evidence suggests that organizations are leveraging Return-To-Office mandates not to enhanc…

As much as I don't like apple's walled garden, reliability and consistency are exteremly valuable for users like my mom who's currently a pixel user. I hate being worried about her…

Someone may have explained to him that this was witness tampering, but as my mother likes to say “went into one ear came out the other” for SBF. He’s rarely faced consequences for …

Partial ingestion seems worse than full ingestion

What’s even better is less cars and more alternative means of travel. This comes in the form of biking, especially e-bikes, public transport, especially a large variety to serve va…

Those taxes aren't wasted usually, one does get some value out of paying such high taxes.

Can we also talk about the fact that the fastest growing EV market isn't for cars, its for e-bikes[1], and e-bikes are crazy efficient, and 20x-30x cheaper, compared to electric ca…

The point is not about eliminating cars. Cars are, and will continue to remain, an important form of transportation, especially in rural or remote areas. Public transit and alterna…

Yea Vanmoof bikes and a few other products support this. TBH not enough products support it https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211331

They can be an Indian citizen who grew up in India, but as long as their birth certificate is from a country other than China & India they can get a green card in a reasonable amou…