Are all the US car companies secretly being run by deep-undercover Chinese operatives? Because I can't seriously think of a better way to play into the hands of the so-called 'enemy'.

Wait, shouldn't it be the other way around? Surely OpenAI should be paying Disney a billion to use it's IP? I'm confused.

Tax dodgers of the world unite!

Perhaps this could be a good time for Pfizer to launch a special deal bundle of the covid vaccine and Viagra? The former will certainly begat the latter!

I'm just relieved that my office uses V-Ray. Sorry, that was the best I could do.

My company is in the architectural visualisation sector, so that means we are utterly dependant on Autodesk AND Adobe software. Lucky us! The subscription system has it's pros and cons. Pros are that you get the latest and greatest technologies as soon as they become available (and bugs ofc). Cons is you are totally at their mercy, and in certain cases we pay much more than we used to. To be honest, I'm not so bothered about Adobe, their software is still cheap, as far as I'm concerned, and Photoshop is one of the most refined and evolved tools I've ever used (been using it professionally since v2.0). As for Autodesk, they are total price-gouging bastards. The money we have to spend - and make no bones about it, we HAVE to spend - on 3DS Max is outrageous. If there was a realistic alternative, we'd move in a flash. Except that would probably be owned by Autodesk too.

I'm 2nd in command at my company, so if the CEO lost his job, I'd be in charge. And I can tell you for a fact that I would be bloody useless!

In the first big photo of Enceladus you can just make out at the end of the main trench a small vent hole. It's a long shot, but I reckon a skilled pilot could just about hit that with a torpedo.

Apple Mac Pro master race signing on

I don't think the term 'broken' is correct when it comes to describing the App Store. Technically it works absolutely fine. If I want an app, and know roughly what it's called, I can always find it. The process of buying the app or freely downloading it works flawlessly. There's nothing 'broken' about that. However, I would call the design and layout of it 'completely shit' or 'goddamn terrible'. But not 'broken'.

Fully agreed. In fact I wish the Guardian would go behind a paywall to make more money, as they have famously been losing millions every year by giving away their entire paper on the web for nothing. I really don't want to see them go bust, their news coverage is amongst the most important in the world. There is no reason not to pay for journalism and writing of their quality.

How is it no one has linked to The Wirecutter? This website answers your query. I see it as the new Byte in some ways.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-multifunction-printer-is-the-epson-workforce-wf-3520/

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/brother-hl-2270dw-best-laser-printer/

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-photo-inkjet-printer/

...Is that the weather here in the UK has been particularly mental this year. The coldest first half I can ever remember, followed by a month or 2 of tropical weather including afternoon downpours like a lake is dropping on your head. Something aint right, that's for sure.

If you're in the UK it's always worth remembering that the Sales of Goods Act cover electrical goods for up to 6 (or is it 7?) years depending upon the product's application. Recently I quoted it to Quantum to get them to replace our knackered DLT S4 drive that packed up after about 4 year's use. I argued that since it was an enterprise product it was reasonable to assume it should last the full 6 years. They agreed surprisingly quickly and replaced the unit with a new one. A friend of mine used the same tactic on Apple with a broken Time Capsule that was also out of warranty - same result, quote the Sales of Goods Act and they'll give you a replacement.

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