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Comment Monkey see monkey do. (Score 0, Troll) 188

Windows is McDonalds.

Most Linux Distros mimics Windows.

Compared to macOS, they have a lot to learn.

Running apps full screen is not multitasking. Windows is the least efficient in that space. Linux GUI mimics it.

Dragging a picture from your email to a well on a webpage works in macOS. Nowhere else.

Monkey see monkey do. Windows is the worst to copy.

Comment Wireless Charging is killing them (Score 2) 53

My GF and I have the same phone (iPhone 12 mini). Mine is always charged plugged in, her is on QI charger a lot of time.

Her battery is far worse than mine and I had my phone for a lot longer than her.

Take what you will. Wireless charge heats up the battery. I guess it wears it down more in the long run.

Comment Re:Thin for no reason. (Score 1) 182

My 27 Inch iMac is 10 Years old. Granted, it was one of the awesome ones with thunderbolt and and 3.4 Ghz i7.

Went through two spinning hard drives in it. Replaced it with an SSD.

16 GB ram. Me want to upgrade to get newer OS. The screen is getting weird in some corners....

Comment My guess: Prevent Unlock of stolen devices (Score 1) 121

This is most probably to prevent the unlocking of activation locked devices by changing their serial number by rewriting the chips. If you don't know which serial are valid, your are kinda boned.

That's why apple pulled the website to see if iPhones were Locked by serial number. Some people ended up receiving new in the box iPhone and their serial was tied to another device.

Comment Re: Yer out! (Score 1) 375

I'm 42 years old. I work since I am 20. I'm in Quebec, Canada. In Montreal since 2000.

I *just* got called this summer: I finally have a family doctor. after 42 years. You find this normal ?

Until then, it was a pain in the neck to meet a doctor. There are (paying) website to help you get a doctor appointment when something goes wrong. Oh, I have three kids. Same things for them. I got an otitis this winter. Took me a *whole week* to get a doctor ! Oh, I could have gotten to the emergency room: Would have waited a day or so to PERHAPS meet a doctor

Our system does NOT work, I'm sorry. They should give us back the tax money we give for health and let us deal with proper private insurance. Oh and have I told you that our "free" system does not pay for pills or other medication. You have to have proper private insurance for this or you pay dearly in your taxes.

The system works in the US. It clearly rewards people who pays for it. For you, Doctor Hibbert in the Simpsons is normal. For us, it's science fiction.

Comment Re:Amazon is overloaded (Score 1) 99

I won't buy locally made crap.

My problem with the local policy, is simply that someone "local" making a product, even if it is pure crap, will stand more chance getting on store shelves than an imported product with a better value.

The quickest example that springs on my mind: I wish we could get other Water heaters than the local "Giant" brand (Rheem, Heatpump water heaters ?).

The stupid arguments of the language laws needs to disappear: You want local crap with a French Manual, buy it and leave us, people who know what they want, more choice ! I'm a French speaker. I will throw away the French manual.

Let the imported product come in without duties and get competitive. We'll talk after !

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