I have been reading /. for a very long time -- longer than I can remember. Over the last four years, the quality of the posts on this forum have become increasingly poor. It used to be that we would make fun of MS back when Bill Gates was depicted as a borg and we laughed like self-righteous fools. The target has turned to Apple and Google. Often the posts about Apple or Google are pretty thin such as this one. The article in question is from Tom's Guide who quotes Forbes (why not just take it from the Forbes article -- the Tom's Guide article adds zero). Forbes has been doing some pretty shady tech reporting lately and this is no exception. Exactly how broad a problem is this? I, myself, have never heard of it. A quick check of my own iPhone reveals that I'm running 12.1.2. Hmm.... No problems here. Let's check the other four iPhones in the house... nope. There is no news in this article. It's just a drive-by shooting and I'm starting to think that it isn't random. On another note, /. has provided me almost no news or entertainment in a couple of years. The reporting is terrible and completely lopsided. After years of enjoyment, it now completely sucks.

Not sure how it works in Europe, but in Canada, it's typically L/100 km which would make this 1.02L/100km.

But no, I've never seen km/L. However, a lot of car advertisers will print MPG in the papers under the assumption that younger Canadians will not buy their vehicles. I don't have a clue what a MPG is in relation to good mileage.

To suggest that District 9 rose from the ashes of a failed attempt at Halo is disingenuous at best. First off, yet another movie based on a video game is a bad idea anyway. District 9 is more directly an expansion of the short film which can be seen on YouTube. However, an attempt to link it to Halo is most likely a cheap advertising gimmick to get fanboys out to the cinema.

Absolutely true. I lived in Alberta for seven long years. It's got jobs and nice scenery, but I couldn't take it.

I have lived in Canada almost my entire life and first off a) there is no SSN. There is something called a Social Insurance Number which serves a similar purpose; and b) I have never been asked for my SIN for a cell phone contract. Revenue Canada has a website that tells you when you should and should not provide your SIN:
Who can ask for my SIN and when don't I have to provide my SIN?
Critically:
Here are examples of when you don't have to give your Social Insurance Number or show your card:
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11. subscribing to long-distance or cellular telephone services
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