Let's be real, this isn't an issue impacting 99.9999% of users. This guy is crying about some 1 in 500 million use case. The benefits and security offered by eSIMs far outweigh the issues it presents to a very very small number of users with non-standard use cases.
When Apple introduced the eSIM, the phone also had a physical SIM, so you could do dual-SIMs. Now they've gotten rid of the physical SIM slot on US and other iPhones (they still remain on Chinese iPhones I believe). We're also seeing other phone makers do the same. They do still support dual-eSIMs, so you can have your normal carrier and then add another. For example, I have T-Mobile and when I travel, I use the Airalo app, which allows me to install an eSIM and get data in any country. Then I can still route texts and calls through my T-Mobile service but route the data through the Airalo eSIM to take advantage of their data speeds. Works great and it's much more convenient (and cheaper) than having to search the airport or local markets for some random dude selling SIM cards and then dealing with foreign apps to activate, which often aren't even in English (had to attempt to navigate the Spanish-only app when in Honduras to activate and it was a challenge).
That's not true at all. I've benefitted hugely from eSIMs. I travel a lot. While my phone provider gives me 5GB of free data each month in every country I go to, often I go over that. I've used the Airalo app a bunch while traveling. Means I can super simply buy an eSIM for any country or even region I'm going to. No more having to go and find someone with a physical SIM. Saves me a ton of time and hassle when traveling and has better rates than you typically find when doing so. Means I can be ready to go before I even land. There are other similar services, though that's the one I've continued to use in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The thing is, these people aren't just betting on a single of their team that week. They're addicted. They're placing bets across dozens of games a week. They're betting on more than just who will win. It's causing some students to be in even more debt than they were just from student loans.
Target kids whose brains haven't fully developed. Rather predatorily. Some dopamine hits to get them hooked and then take them for all they have. Sadly, they can't see the reality, which is that everyone loses money. Sports betting wouldn't exist if those sites weren't generating over $13.7 billion in revenue last year (on over $150 billion in bets).
eufy is the way to go for that. I'll say this upfront, I was given several of their cameras for free. But they've turned out to be nice.
While they do have a cloud service, you don't need to use it (I don't). With their basestation, not only is the battery life better, but I have an external hard drive connected to it, which records events locally.
The cameras are cheap and they've been reliable (haven't had any issues with the 6 of them in 6+ months). Have only needed to charge one of them so far, though it wasn't anywhere near really needing it.
They're 2.4GHz and 5GHz, which you don't typically find with cheap cameras, or even many of the more expensive ones. HomeKit compatible (and the other home management ones from Google and Amazon). They also integrate with IFTTT. I have a security system from another company and have it setup so that when I turn on the security system in away-mode, IFTT turns the cameras on away-mode so they'll record any motion captured. When I come home and disarm the security system, it also puts the cameras into standby. It's been working really well.
I've been happy with them and will likely add more as I need them.
Same reason people get IT degrees.
Thanks for the reply that has absolutely nothing to do with what I posted. But keep at it with the Captain Obvious summaries about what's happening in the market. Others have only covered it dozens of times already.
Aaaaah yes, old RAM and old GPUs that aren't up to current standards. On top of that the GPUs in question are total crap for gaming because they're not designed to do such.
This is like being excited that a whole bunch of 1993 Ford Escorts are suddenly going to be available.
People here bitch up a storm about subscriptions. Clearly, if they'd been a viable way to support the site they would have kept doing it. The fact they've sunset them and implemented more ads tells you what you need to know.
Good contributors to the site have an easy option to disable all ads. I shut it off and let them run in order to support the site, but it's a simple checkbox on the right that allows you to turn all the ads off, if you choose.
Don't pretend like that has any impact on you blocking ads on Slashdot. It's hilarious you'd even pretend like you'd unblock ads on this site if the ads were unobtrusive.
Meh, I allow ads on Slashdot because I support the site and want to see it continue to exist.
Just a matter of time before Jellyfin does the same as Plex and there's a whole different server setup to move to. Seems to happen again and again.
And the new M-Series doesn't support a lot of them. There's no support for eGPU or other GPUs. The Mac Studio already has Thunderbolt 5, which offers the big throughput you'd likely turn to PCIE for.
The Mac Studio replaced the Pro for 95% of buyers, and that was a small market to start with.
The Mac Studio largely filled the space. And let's be real, the Pro has been on the back burner for more than a decade. It's never been something they ever believed would sell in numbers.
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