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Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

apple pay works fine and has almost universal adoption. why would they give up on the most successful phone payment system outside of africa/scandinavia?

iOS has over 50% market share in Sweden.

Apple pay now works with Nordea, one of the big banks in Sweden. It also works with MasterCards offered by ST1, a gas station chain. Anyone can get a ST1 MasterCard that has apple pay support now. Works at all stores with contactless payment support which is most stores.

What verb did the banks in Sweden decide to use for paying with a contactless card?

Blip or "blippa"
verb
6. give (someone) money using wireless technology.

Blip bloop bloop blip.

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 08:31

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Fun facts about Spotify.
In the beginning Spotify used pirated mp3s that they didn't have the license for. Link.
Spotify threatened to sue researchers that are writing a book about Spotify that's coming out this year. Link.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2018 09:52

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Stringent posted:

check out this sourdough rye i made the other day

Have you tried hard rye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvxyOO1Aa1c

# ¿ Jun 30, 2018 14:49

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

psssst hey....hey you...timb....you looking for the good stuff... skus, yeah...make with the se-x phone

# ¿ Jul 28, 2018 23:16

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

the all new mac mini pro

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 04:12

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

They announced the original SE during a march event. It could happen. I believe there is still good in this world.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2018 07:10

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGPNs5C1Lp0
an open office full of people loudly enunciating a stream of one syllable sounds towards their touch screen devices

jony smiles

# ¿ Oct 16, 2018 18:26

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99m7lebirE

2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1ebWLlzsdQ

# ¿ Oct 18, 2018 14:55

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Macbook Air �1440
Macbook Pro �1489

hmmm

# ¿ Oct 30, 2018 17:25

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

just comparing laptops with retina screens

# ¿ Oct 30, 2018 18:14

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

cinci zoo sniper posted:

base mba 1379 eur, base mbp 2099 eur

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRDgVS5KZ_E

# ¿ Dec 3, 2018 22:07

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Apple today launched a new online store in the U.S. that's designed to provide a 10 percent discount on select products for both activity military and veterans, along with members of their households.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2018 04:36

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

# ¿ Dec 13, 2018 12:05

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

https://ish.app/
The Linux shell on iOS.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2018 18:33

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Ipad pros

# ¿ Jan 22, 2019 18:57

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

https://mobile.twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1087361909223940098

https://mobile.twitter.com/sai/status/1093863206941003777

# ¿ Feb 12, 2019 13:40

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

This is my daytime LCD TV and this *pushes button*

https://i.imgur.com/g1y1ubz.mp4

is my evening OLED TV

# ¿ Mar 4, 2019 23:15

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Does a new iPad mini mean there is hope for a iPhone XS Mini (2019) (SE2)?

# ¿ Mar 18, 2019 14:06

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

I hope you don't buy the latest pencil (2018) for the new iPads (2019) because the new iPads (2019) only work with the old pencils (2015).

# ¿ Mar 18, 2019 14:52

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

The Logitech Crayon isn't pressure sensitive. If you want a pressure sensitive AND ergonomic pencil I guess you'll have to a buy some kind of rubber grip for a 1st gen apple pencil.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2019 17:39

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

I wonder if TV manufacturers collect data about what you're watching when you use the native apple tv app on your tv and if they also do it when you use an apple tv box. Do apple have enough pull to get Samsung and LG to turn off the data collection for the apple tv app.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2019 18:18

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

coming soon to a fence near you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOwaYDKEkqk

# ¿ Jun 3, 2019 20:23

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

finally the ipad supports the best accessory tim apple has ever made

# ¿ Jun 5, 2019 03:53

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

BONGHITZ posted:

games and spreadsheets and emails are the only reason to use computers

There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding among many computers users about just what a computer is meant to be used for. This list shall set the record straight. It may be more useful for most to start with what computers are NOT for, and therefore, we'll begin with...

Things A Computer Isn't For

A computer is not for creating documents. This can be done with a hard-coded word processor.

A computer is not for viewing digital photographs. This can be done with a hard-coded viewing device.

A computer is not for browsing the Web, or sending and receiving e-mail. This can be done with hard-coded Internet terminals, and now also with many cell phones.

A computer is not for making mathematical calculations. This can be done with a calculator.

A computer is not for playing games. This can be done with a video game console (although not as well).

A computer is not for storing data. This can be done with paper or microfilm.

A computer is not for complementing the decor of a location. This can be done with flowers, paintings, tablecloths, and the like.

A computer can do all of the above things. However, these things are all possible without a computer; these applications are not the purpose for a computer.

Things a computer is for

A computer is a microprocessor interfaced to some memory and I/O circuits. A computer with a person using it directly often also has a monitor and keyboard.

A computer is for allowing you to change any value in any memory cell at any point in time, because the user or programmer wants to, regardless of what might currently be in that memory cell or what it's being used for. The exception, of course, is ROM, but a computer is also for allowing you to reprogram the computer's ROM chip(s), because the user or programmer wants to, regardless of what might currently be in that ROM chip.

A computer is for allowing you to change the value in any microprocessor register at any time, because the user or programmer wants to, regardless of what might currently be in that register or what it's being used for.

A computer is for sending any data value to any output port at any time, and reading any data value from any input port at any time, because the user or programmer wants to.

A computer is for soldering a wire to any point in the circuit, because the user or programmer wants to tap into that circuit net.

If the computer has semi-permanent storage, then the computer is also for setting any piece of magnetic material on a disk, or any region of an optical disc, to a 0 or a 1 at any time, because the user or programmer wants to, regardless of what that piece of media might currently be set to.

If the computer has a monitor, then the monitor is for allowing you to change the color and brightness of any pixel on the screen at any time, because the user or programmer wants to, regardless of what else is currently on the screen.

If the computer has a keyboard, then the keyboard is for entering any numerical digit, letter in the alphabet, or punctuation mark by pressing a single button, because the user or programmer wants to, without having to fiddle with piggybacked keys or meta-keys.

If the computer has speakers and a sound controller, then the computer is also for playing any sound or musical note--digitized, synthesized, or otherwise--through those speakers at any time, because the user or programmer wants to.

A computer is for creating sequences of bits in memory and having the microprocessor execute those bits as instructions in sequential order.

A computer must be able to do all these things. If a device is not capable of all of these, it is not actually a computer.

The other thing that a computer is for is to be understood. Even if the computer fulfills no other practical purpose, it has achieved some end by being a functional, understandable device. In order for a device to be a computer, it must have all of its memory addresses, all of its interrupt routines, all of its hardware connections, and all of its I/O addresses made clear, open, visible, accessible, and understandable to anyone and everyone. If a device lacks this level of understand-ability, it does not perform the basic functions that a computer serves. After all, a computer is by nature an information device; the purpose of a computer is to receive, store, process, and present information. If information about the computer itself is concealed, then the so-called "computer" is not actually a computer, regardless of what happens when you turn it on.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2020 00:52

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

tim: spoti-what?

lol

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 18:08

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Best Bi Geek Squid posted:

you buy 16 phones and what do you get?
another day older and deeper in debt
don�t call me st Peter cause I can�t go
I owe my soul to the Apple store

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 19:33

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

How cruel of you to suggest that google developers should have been denied their bonuses and promotions

Edit:
Thumb snype

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af0gtsjfy7E

Jon Pod Van Damm fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Apr 7, 2021

# ¿ Apr 7, 2021 17:57

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

The following items are not included with purchase of Airtag�:

Airtag Divorce� (2021)
Airtag Breakup� (2021)

# ¿ Apr 20, 2021 19:20

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Apple should increase their cut to 50% to show the developers who's in charge.

# ¿ May 7, 2021 14:46

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

quote:

Apple revealed late Monday that it has received at least one secret national security letter from the US government, demanding personal information on a customer.

News of the order came from Apple's latest biannual transparency report, which disclosed it successfully had the secret subpoena "declassified".

As with all national security letters, the order to turn over customer data includes a gag order, preventing the company or anyone else from disclosing the contents -- even to the customer in question.

quote:

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The tech giant's reversal, about two years ago, has not previously been reported. It shows how much Apple has been willing to help U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies, despite taking a harder line in high-profile legal disputes with the government and casting itself as a defender of its customers' information.

Yes, it�d be principled for Apple to say it only operates its services in countries that allow a minimum level of privacy and that America doesn�t meet that standard. But it�s also principled to say they�ll provide American users with the most privacy that American law allows. They�re just different principles. What�s more important: abstract ideals or the actual lives of actual people using these devices?

The elephant in the room is Apple�s reliance on American employees. Apple could stop selling iPhones in America, and could pull the plug on these American data centers. The revenue hit would be a very tough sell to Wall Street, but I think Apple could make the case. (Or at least they could have made it a decade ago.) But what happens to Apple�s enormous can�t-be-replicated-anywhere-else-in-the-world American design operations? Maybe the American government would simply allow Apple to pull its products from the American market but allow their design operations to continue, unabated ;�No hard feelings�.

(The American government doesn�t strike me as a �No hard feelings� sort of organization.)

It�s disingenuous to argue that Apple�s compliance with American law on data and iCloud encryption is wrong or mistaken without offering up a plausible scenario for what else they could do. Or acknowledging that American iCloud users would not benefit in any way by Apple pulling out of the country.

Does it help Apple feel comfortable with the path they�ve chosen that it�s the path that generates $40-50 billion in annual revenue? I�ll bet it does. But there�s got to be a sinking feeling within the company�s leadership that they�ve painted themselves into a corner on this. Apple can�t do what it does without their American employees, yet America is an increasingly hostile power on the geopolitical stage.

# ¿ May 21, 2021 18:59

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

what is the HVAC situation like at the mothership do they recirculate the air, do you get to breathe Phil Schiller's farts or what

# ¿ Jun 5, 2021 15:34

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

You don't really need a phone when a cellular Apple Watch, an iPod Touch and a cellular iPad (carried in a bag or purse) covers most use cases.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2021 06:45

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1660625322876850176

# ¿ May 23, 2023 03:16

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

poty posted:

ios 17 ipados and the watch one come out next monday fyi

someone install the release candidate on the ultra watch 1 and tell me if it also gets the new watchface thx

e: it does yay

https://twitter.com/kevin_reutter/status/1701700747682071025

Yay, loving finally you can use an ARRIS camera with facetime on an ipad in your office. It's going to be great for zoom calls.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2023 04:38

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

quote:

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul said in a hearing with USAID administrator Samantha Power that it is not clear how the agency plans to spend the requested $400 million in the fund for countering Chinese influence.

lol shuffle that poo poo into tim's and musk's pockets

# ¿ Sep 24, 2023 15:49

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

njsykora posted:

its very funny to me that android guys think the one thing making iphones better is the text messaging protocol and they'll dominate if they can just get on even footing on that

Isn't that what Android does do in the entire world excluding the US, Japan and Scandinavia more or less? Outside certain Angloid countries Apple doesn't seem to dominate as much.

Jon Pod Van Damm fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Nov 14, 2023

# ¿ Nov 14, 2023 23:02

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

if either apple or google were serious about secure messaging they would make their messaging clients work with the matrix protocol just like mail.app works with SMTP, IMAP, and POP but unfortunately they have become companies full of westoid bozos

# ¿ Nov 18, 2023 10:39

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

In the year 2024

Koss VC20 In-Line Headphone Volume Control
The Koss VC20 helps you control the volume of your music with this convenient volume control accessory.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2024 21:53

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

maybe vision pro gen 2 will catch up to PC VR headset ergonomics

bigscreen beyond 185 grams

vision pro ~450 grams

# ¿ Jan 18, 2024 15:42

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 08:31

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

haveblue posted:

no tethering. more volume than a bigscreen beyond. lame

oh it'll be tethered all right, tethered to the nearest outlet or power bank

the iphone (2007) had enough battery time for up to 6 hours of internet use

the apple vision pro (2024) is rated for up to 2 hours of general use and 2.5 hours of video playback

# ¿ Jan 18, 2024 22:37

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