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Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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thebruce87m wrote: post #239
VerifiedReports wrote: post #238

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Yeah, because I want to junk up my car with all that crap. You're just admitting that your "thin, elegant" Apple product becomes a Christmas tree of dongles to make it practical.

lol, it seems like you got out of the wrong side of the bed. My car (Tesla) has in-built Qi charging and a place to put both the driver and passenger phones, along with Bluetooth. I literally never use a cable with my phone.

"Getting up on the wrong side of the bed" replaces your car?

What a world you live in.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by thebruce87m »

VerifiedReports wrote: post #241
thebruce87m wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

lol, it seems like you got out of the wrong side of the bed. My car (Tesla) has in-built Qi charging and a place to put both the driver and passenger phones, along with Bluetooth. I literally never use a cable with my phone.

"Getting up on the wrong side of the bed" replaces your car? What a world you live in.

You seem to be angry at something and I’m not sure what. You don’t need to replace your car to add Bluetooth support or Qi charging to it but I think you know that there are cheap ways to do that already. It sounds like you don’t have to or want to and that’s ok too.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by VerifiedReports »

thebruce87m wrote: post #242
VerifiedReports wrote: post #241

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Getting up on the wrong side of the bed" replaces your car? What a world you live in.

You seem to be angry at something and I’m not sure what. You don’t need to replace your car to add Bluetooth support or Qi charging to it but I think you know that there are cheap ways to do that already. It sounds like you don’t have to or want to and that’s ok too.

But you're sure I'm "angry?" Maybe your point of view is skewed toward apathy.

When a manufacturer deliberately creates a perpetual pain in the ass with anti-consumer actions such as deleting the headphone jacks from media-centric devices, it should be no surprise that self-respecting consumers will condemn that move. If you find it surprising that people are annoyed by such actions, I don't know what to tell you.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by thebruce87m »

VerifiedReports wrote: post #243
thebruce87m wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You seem to be angry at something and I’m not sure what. You don’t need to replace your car to add Bluetooth support or Qi charging to it but I think you know that there are cheap ways to do that already. It sounds like you don’t have to or want to and that’s ok too.

But you're sure I'm "angry?" Maybe your point of view is skewed toward apathy. When a manufacturer deliberately creates a perpetual pain in the ass with anti-consumer actions such as deleting the headphone jacks from media-centric devices, it should be no surprise that self-respecting consumers will condemn that move. If you find it surprising that people are annoyed by such actions, I don't know what to tell you.

> But you're sure I'm "angry?"

Yes, by the way you come across whether you mean to or not.

I guess I’m not self respecting by your definition, in my wire-free existence.

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