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37prime··on Netflix Stole My VHS Cassette Photos for Its Stranger Things Boxed Set
+1 for Dr. Zoidberg reference.
37prime··on Who Are the Real-Life Models of “Silicon Valley” Characters? We Have Them
The author deleted this Medium story
37prime··on Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade
We’ve been getting a lot of calls from home clients since last Tuesday that their computer now runs Windows 10. There are still some printer and software issues, which were the reasons why they arestill running Windows 7.
37prime··on Apple Watch – 6 Months Later, Not That Great
One could easily make counterpoints to each and every single argument he has.
37prime··on The Same Pill That Costs $1,000 in America Sells for $4 in India
This is similar with Bayer’s Nexavar (Sorafenib)and its India-market-only counterpart.

India had to impose an export-restriction for these drugs.

37prime··on Faraday is probably a front for the Apple Car
Clickbait Journalism from “The Previous Web”. The article offers zero substantial evidence.
37prime··on The Founder of Firefox Wrote His Own Screenplay for HBO’s Silicon Valley
Just don’t be Dan Lyon…… ;-)

One of the Season 2 Main Casts is a good friend of mine. I can you that you wrote a line or two for the character.

37prime··on Website featuring only the highest rated Amazon items
This is nothing more than a SPAMMY Amazon Affiliate site.

Flag this down.

37prime··on 'Happy Birthday' Hits Sour Notes When It Comes to Song's Free Use
Cristopher Tyng clearly stated that Futurama Theme Song was an homage to Pierre Henry's "Psyché Rock”.
37prime··on [dead]
Besides the content of the article, this particular blogspot page is littered with tons of ads. The layover ad says: “This content requires Java Plug-in 12.4.1 Would you like to install now?”
37prime··on [dead]
It seems the author of the article couldn’t elaborate any further. Apple wouldn’t want their developers to write apps for iOS platform on anything but the Mac; not in the forseeable future.
37prime··on Vox Media Acquiring ReCode
Mixed Feelings about this. It would be acceptable as long as ReCode retains its editorial independence from Vox Media.
37prime··on Indonesian army urged to stop virginity tests for recruits
From the article:

A local plan to require schoolgirls in part of Java to undergo the so-called virginity tests before they could gain a secondary school diploma was scrapped after an outcry earlier this year.

That should make you scratch your head and yell some profanities.

There are a lot of “can’t make this stuff up” news about Indonesia.

Nazi-themed cafe draws fire in Indonesia http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indonesias-nazi-themed-sol...

There’s no such thing as Free Speech Arrested for calling Indonesian city 'idiotic' http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-29035858

Muslims assault U.S. Embassy in Indonesia (Protesting Danish Newspaper over publications of Muhammad Cartoons) http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-02-19-indones...

It goes on and on...

37prime··on If a Caller Says, 'I Am with the IRS,' He's Not
My colleague has been getting these kind of calls at the office. The callers do have heavy Indian accent.

It is amusing for us for any of these scammers to call any of our direct extensions.

37prime··on Macbook screen coating issues
huh?

Those screens were damaged, both plastic and glass alike.

Some people think that since it is a glass screen, using cleaning solution like Windex is ok. That’s so not recommended.

37prime··on Macbook screen coating issues
I have seen many damaged computer screens, desktop and laptop. One of the most common themes is the cleaning solution used to clean the screen. A lot of people admits they are using the common household cleaning solutions to clean the screens.
37prime··on Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud
No, I am not employed by any financial institutions.

At that time my colleague added her Wells Fargo card to Apple Pay and it went through without any notifications from the bank. She has been using this card with iTunes store though.

Another colleague added her F&A Federal Credit Union card and went through with little notifications.

First National Bank of Omaha notifies the email address on file that that the card is added to Apple Pay.

US Bank actually sends a letter via mail that the card was added to Apple Pay.

This could change by now.

37prime··on Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud
Yes, only if the issuing bank flagged it.
37prime··on Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud
Some Credit Card issuing banks actually went through verification process when a card was aadded to Apple Pay. For example, a colleague added her United Airlines MileagePlus Club Card. She had to verify her identity before the card was approved for Apple Pay.

Meanwhile, another credit card issuing bank which shall remain unnamed, did not go through the verification process when the card was added to Apple Pay.

37prime··on MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues
I have worked on 6 units of 2011 MacBook Pro that had this issues. Two of them were repaired out-of-warranty, which cost $210+tax for parts and $100 for labor.

I talked to AppleCare rep a few hours ago and Apple will refund me the repair cost.

37prime··on Twitter Is Tracking Users’ Installed Apps for Ad Targeting
I have “Limit Ad Tracking” turned on. Apparently it prevented Apps from collecting the list of applications on my iOS Devices.

I also enable “Opt out of interest-based ads” on my Android Devices.

37prime··on The Guardian Is Being Swamped with 'Dark Traffic'
It is BSinsider, so it is BS as usual.
37prime··on Cosmic rays found in smartphones
FTP:

Extensive air showers generated by cosmic rays produce muons and high-energy photons, which can be detected by the CMOS sensors of smartphone cameras.

No this does not validate the “Cosmic Rays Entering Earth From Mars” hoax.

37prime··on Dorian Nakamoto Is Suing Newsweek
It seems a lot of people forgot about the piece, or at least that’s what Newsweek is hoping.

Whether or not Dorian Nakamoto won the lawsuit or not, Newsweek’s credibility goes down at least a notch.

37prime··on Square Raises $150M at a $6B Valuation
Relevant: https://twitter.com/jack/status/509413534862544896

Our millions of sellers will be able to accept any form of payment that comes across the counter, including Apple Pay!

37prime··on Macworld lays off most staff
I rolled my eyes every time someone linked to the “publications” you’ve mentioned: readwrite, thenextweb, techcrunch, mashable… add venturebeat, buzzfeed, cnet, business insider, the street, and many more……

It is all in the name of page hit, no longer about useful information.

37prime··on Amazon credit-card reader poses challenge to Square
From Amazon Local Registers:

In order to ensure that the funds are deposited to your bank account on the next business day, you must set up automatic daily transfers or manually transfer the funds from your Amazon Payments account to your bank account by 4 pm local time (4 pm Pacific for AK and HI). Not all banks have the ability to receive deposits within one business day. Contact your bank for details. Reserves may apply, including for manually keyed transactions.

It seems that the funds can be directly deposited to bank accounts.

37prime··on A Murder Suspect Asked Siri Where He Should Hide His Roommate
Where in the Ars Technica article does it say if the suspect has an iPhone 4?
37prime··on Jesse Jackson: Tech diversity is next civil rights step
Would you go to a hospital where the doctors are hired based on ethnic diversity and quotas instead of skills?
37prime··on Ingenious James Bond style cheating gadgets confiscated during gaokao
That glasses looks better than Google Glass. Now if only they could fit in the battery pack and transmitter/receiver in the glasses itself.
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