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Re: Feds might force table-saw makers to adopt radically safer technology

The Angry Drunk — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 11:31:39 -0000

Blanket reply to all the commentators who obviously didn't read the Ars article. The "challenge" is that, right now, exactly one company (SawStop) has a number of patents on this technology. If the CPSC adopts this rule then every table saw maker would be required to licence SawStop's tech.

Before the inevitable "develop different tech" replies, Bosch did, SawStop sued. Bosch lost.

Re: iPhone silly season and the elimination of Touch ID

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:40:50 -0000

Cue the apologists response: "This hasn't even been announced yet. We're just speculating. I'm sure Apple will think of all this before shipping." Because, see, rampant speculation based on Ming-Chi Kuo's fever-dreams is fine when It's Gruber or Ritchie, but pointing out potential issues with the tech makes you an alarmist.

Re: iPhone silly season and the elimination of Touch ID

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:50:56 -0000

But hey, page views man, page views.

Re: iPhone silly season and the elimination of Touch ID

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:50:26 -0000

"The new system is said to include an infrared camera and low angle support:"

This is such utter bullshit. You're referencing Rene's complete speculation, which he floated as a dismissal of people making valid criticisms of his bit of apologia for "FaceID", as if it's some sort of confirmation.

Re: The best wall outlets with USB charging ports

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:45:56 -0000

I get the criteria The Wirecutter used (insisting that each USB port supports 2.4 amp charging) but in reality any UL approved model will be perfectly safe and meet code. The real issue with these are:

1) As Steven Fisher pointed out you're hard-wiring something that can change standards

2) The constant refrain of "anyone handy with a tool can install these" is irresponsibly dangerous.

3) Despite what most reviewers say, a large percentage of homes don't have electrical boxes that will accept these and remain code-compliant. (Ask the guy with the 57 year old house how he knows that)

I've yet to see a review of USB outlets that address any of these issues.

Re: Apple sued over fatal FaceTime crash

The Angry Drunk — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:37:59 -0000

Apple patents literally hundreds of things every year that never make it into a shipping product. Comparing that with what patent trolls do is asinine.

Re: Apple rescinds policy against hiring felons for construction work

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:28:27 -0000

On the one hand, you're absolutely correct in that - as with most stories involving Apple and social issues - "Apple" itself has almost nothing to do with the story and is probably following industry practice in any case.

On the other hand, the reaction to this story by certain members of the tech elite aptly illustrates the way in which they are completely divorced from social issues that don't involve how many women are working at a given startup.

Re: Apple rescinds policy against hiring felons for construction work

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:27:07 -0000

I've been wavering between amused and annoyed at Gruber's commentary around this. Must be nice to be so white-bread that a single mistake can't essentially remove you from the employment market.

Re: Rumor tracker

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:41:22 -0000

Sadly no one gives a rats ass about the veracity of Apple rumors. A few people, including The Loop's own Shawn King, have tried it in the past. Ask him how well that went.

Re: Keylogger

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:50:58 -0000

It's the eternal circle. Apple releases a product. Nerds bitch that said product doesn't include/support "obvious" feature. After much deliberation Apple includes/supports the feature. Nerds suddenly realize that the feature has security/privacy/usability implications that they hadn't considered. Nerds whine that Apple "doesn't care" about security/privacy/usability. Rinse. Lather. Repeat.

Re: Apple says it was hacked in “targeted attack” on celebrity accounts

The Angry Drunk — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:06:36 -0000

Because the "ethical" thing to do when creating a linked-list type post is to mirror the originating site's headline in order to not misrepresent the original content.

If the originating site doesn't have the integrity to stand by their original headline that's not really something the linker can control.

Re: Apple says it was hacked in “targeted attack” on celebrity accounts

The Angry Drunk — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:16:32 -0000

To be fair to the Loop, I assume they based their headline on re/code's headline - which has since been changed. Check out the headline vs. the URL slug.

Re: Apple says it was hacked in “targeted attack” on celebrity accounts

The Angry Drunk — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:55:04 -0000

More amazing still is how many will keep writing that.

Re: That Comcast customer service rep is being made a scapegoat

The Angry Drunk — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:26:54 -0000

Literaly anyone who has worked in customer support in the last decade knows that the Comcast rep was at the mercy of shitty policy.

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

The Angry Drunk — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:10:54 -0000

You and Matthew upstream are probably closer to the truth than not. I think most tech pundits / financial analysts saw the iPad’s initial iPhone-like growth rates and assumed that this would translate into a similar refresh cycle.

In my experience most people are treating iPads more like traditional computers in that regard.

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

The Angry Drunk — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:18:51 -0000

"Susie Q Soccermom" was a nice touch too.

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

The Angry Drunk — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:00:56 -0000

Hell, there is a significant, and rapidly growing, segment of the population that wouldn't know what to do with "email" to begin with. For these people Facebook, Twitter and other social networks have completely replaced email.

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

The Angry Drunk — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:53:12 -0000

"Anyone 'giving up' on the iPad really has no clue as to what Apple’s long term strategy is and has always been."

So, the vast majority of the tech press and analysts?

Re: Super, double top secret photo of iPhone 7 that I found…

The Angry Drunk — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:59:26 -0000

What the fuck is wrong with Apple!? Tim Cook needs to end Jony Ive's reign of two-dimensional terror in the next 16 hours or Apple will be irrevocably damaged. Steve Jobs would never allow this!!

Re: Oculus defends sale to Facebook

The Angry Drunk — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:45:35 -0000

Bullshit.

You'd be beard-deep in Heineken kegs.

Re: It's a good start

The Angry Drunk — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:18:06 -0000

I didn't say fuck all about your level of social contribution. You donate to to food banks, good on you, but stop deluding yourself that buying a fucking 99 cent app is going to do jack shit to help this guy's life, let alone do anything to help the homeless in general. This is feel-good bullshit for techno-utopians.

Re: It's a good start

The Angry Drunk — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:59:06 -0000

Sure, if you and 15,713 of your friends buy the app then Leo will be at the median U.S. poverty level (ignoring how little that actually gets you in New York). I hope you can round up another 16,000 people to buy his app next year.

So, awesome, 16,000 people can do the absolute minimum necessary to help 1 homeless person scrape by. Meanwhile, if we could get that many people to donate a buck to a local food bank they could provide upwards of 100,000 meals to the less fortunate.

Unfortunately this whole episode merely goes to illustrate the techno-utopian delusion that you can solve any problem with a clever application of "tech". Too bad the real world don't work that way.

Re: The Angry Drunk

The Angry Drunk — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:55:07 -0000

Welcome to the downside of moving to an iPad only irony! workflow: fucking auto-correct.

Re: Maybe not an epiphany

The Angry Drunk — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:40:45 -0000

Congratulations, you've seen through the lie that corporate America has been selling to us so-called knowledge workers for years: the idea that you have to constantly strive to "get ahead". Fancier title, better office, more reports, larger department, etc.

The funny thing is, if you look at the tradespeople of yore (and the sort of things we do really are equivalent to a skilled plumber or electrician -- that they're not is another lie we've been sold) you don't see this foolishness. You don't see plumbers lying awake in the dim hours of the morning suspecting that they're failures because they haven't managed to become Chief Shitter Officer by the age of 30.

For a lot of us, what's best in life is to find a good gig with a decent company, and be content with that.

Re: Stop bragging about making toast

The Angry Drunk — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:43:47 -0000

Now we sit back and wait for the ADN boosters to point out that app.net is just a framework for devlopers to build all sorts of services on. So of course apps have to proclaim basic functionality. Which is all completely true, and all completely irrelevant to non-nerd ADN users — and is why the service will never go mainstream.

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Re: Feds might force table-saw makers to adopt radically safer technology

Re: iPhone silly season and the elimination of Touch ID

Re: iPhone silly season and the elimination of Touch ID

Re: iPhone silly season and the elimination of Touch ID

Re: The best wall outlets with USB charging ports

Re: Apple sued over fatal FaceTime crash

Re: Apple rescinds policy against hiring felons for construction work

Re: Apple rescinds policy against hiring felons for construction work

Re: Rumor tracker

Re: Keylogger

Re: Apple says it was hacked in “targeted attack” on celebrity accounts

Re: Apple says it was hacked in “targeted attack” on celebrity accounts

Re: Apple says it was hacked in “targeted attack” on celebrity accounts

Re: That Comcast customer service rep is being made a scapegoat

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

Re: Don’t give up on the iPad

Re: Super, double top secret photo of iPhone 7 that I found…

Re: Oculus defends sale to Facebook

Re: It's a good start

Re: It's a good start

Re: The Angry Drunk

Re: Maybe not an *epiphany*

Re: Stop bragging about making toast

Re: Maybe not an epiphany