This is evidence that the US political system does not function.

There are two paths forward;

• Burn down the entire thing (which Trump and frenemies are currently doing).
• rebuild and reform the existing system (which can happen by voters voting for progressive centralist candidates in local and state representatives en-mass (like in NYC).

I would not call Zohran Mandani a socialist. I would call him a progressive rational centralist.

The government gets kickbacks.

Aussies can avoid illegal gambling by saving their money and not gambling at all.

Brainwashing can only go so far. At some point, (such as targeting civilian children) any sane soldier will crack and say “No”.

Feudalism is based on Chivalry where the Lords have a mutual responsibility to their subjects and serfs.

They are not trying to create feudal kingdoms, they are trying to establish little dictatorships.

I’m pretty sure he is doing it on purpose now.

He is trying to destroy the country. No one can be that stupid.

I don’t see a bio security camera.

All I see is someone’s new camping trailer. It probably already has a dual battery system preinstalled!

Me too, and Copilot is disabled on my work computer (and then magically reenabling itself)

Please tell me how to disable Data Detectors on MacOS, sometimes a number is just a numerical string and is not a Phone number; actually it it quite unusual for it to ever be a phone number. Even if it is a phone number, I would love to be able to just copy and paste it without it trying to connect to my phone and prank call some poor sucker.

Substitute “Pie” “Couches”

Sounds like it was using DCAU YouTube videos as training data.

This can be paired with the “Erase all Data” option in “FaceID and Passcode” settings to add another level of security.

Just remember to play dumb when you “accidentally” incorrectly enter your passcode 10 times in a row and to make sure you have a recent backup that you are able to access.

This reminds me of when I got Spore on Optical disc for my (brand new at the time) Intel iMac. The disc was ISO9660 with both Joliet and HFS extensions, so if you put it in Windows, it would show up natively and if you put it in a Mac, it would also be native.

After a few games in MacOSX I was disappointed with the performance so I started to dig and realised it was the Windows Binary with some sort of WINE-like translation layer. I assumed it would run better natively in Windows.

I installed Bootcamp and a stripped-down version of Windows Vista and then installed the native Windows version. It installed a Root kit that broke most of Vistas security and the game ran even worse and crashed constantly.

I don’t think that Microsoft deserves all the blame for games running like shit natively. The users who pirate games and the studios who don’t trust Windows users to not pirate games deserve the blame as well.

Microsoft (and Post-Jobs Apple) definitely do deserve a lot of blame for allowing their platforms to get so bloated with so many features that users don’t want. Copilot should have been laughed out of the boardroom and Apple Intelligence is an underperforming, overly obnoxious know-nothing know-it-all.

Just a reminder for anyone travelling to the US (or any other totalitarian regime that doesn’t respect right to privacy).

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/how-to-safeguard-your-phone-when-entering-the-us-5-essential-security-tips

I can’t remember the combination of buttons you need to hold down on your iPhone to disable biometric unlocking and to force erase your phone.

Anyone else remember these, and know the equivalent combination for Android devices, please comment.

Keeping multiple devices is the easiest way to get by. Have a burner phone for everyday use when travelling and keep your main phone either at home, or locked and unpowered in your luggage.

They need to do an investigation into the Astroturfing Marketing company’s who fund the “No Pylon” and “No Windfarm” groups.

(Hint; it is also the Fracking Companies)

Only one? I want to buy in bulk.

The difference is testing and warranty.

If you buy it local, it has to adhere to ACCC guidelines.

They will import 50, do local quality control, send back the defective ones and sell what is left at a markup.

I wouldn’t have a problem with Apples message if they had actually unilaterally enforced the restrictions on App Store Apps.

The Facebook app should have been banned dozens of times and still flagrantly violates lots of App Store rules.

If I were in charge of Apple App Store policy right now, I would provide access to a third party apps but also Secure their own App Store. Purge the bad actors and develop a legitimate reputation as the only way to have a secure iPhone.

A few high media profile incidents in the 3rd Party App Stores will vindicate them.

Commissions/Kickbacks from their appliance suppliers.

When the decisions they are making are “Outsource everything to India/China/ChatGTP” and “Fire all the employees doing the work”, they can quite easily be replaced.

When we built out house, we didn’t want gas; we didn’t want mains power either but the only way you can go legally off-grid is if you have a petrol-powered backup power supply (IE Generator).

Due to noise restrictions, you are not allowed to have a generator within a distance of permanent dwelling, which makes it impossible to go off-grid in suburbia, even though modern petrol generators are almost silent.

We planned with the builder for No Gas; that was a shmozzle too! The site supervisors claimed it was “Impossible” and installed a gas line anyway. When all the plumbing and wires were stolen by copper thieves, they reinstalled it! They even claimed that Electric hot water was a stupid idea (until their CEO pointed out that he had Electric Hot Water and didn’t have any problem)

This was only 7 years ago.

Nowadays, heat pumps are ubiquitous in new houses and gasless builds are encouraged.

China has already successfully destroyed manufacturing in most Pacific “first world” countries by undercutting us.

The fact that US, Australian, Japanese, Korean and New Zealand manufacturers were so ready to outsource to China in the first place, just to save a few cents in the dollar is how they got us.