widowlark

You know how Apple has those ridiculously sized power bricks that make it very difficult to use standard power strips with? I once had someone tell me that normal power strips had their ground faced horizontally, and that it was 'unusual' for me to have the vertical power strips (which are nearly unbiquitous, as far as I can tell) - that was their reasoning on why Apples massive bricks posed no issue for power strips.

enjoy your user protection for 3x the cost

to be clear, I dont think they did the wrong thing. I just think it's silly to believe the crazy rumor

yeah I think I overstated it, they leaned into the conspiracy by hinting at it's possibility and did nothing to stop it

Yes, I am aware of Dr. Loeb and I am a fan of his scientific work. However, his beliefs in aliens is disppointingly clouding his scientific judgement, and if you don't believe me, read one of his physics papers from a decade ago, and then read his popular science account of Oumuamua from 2021. A stark difference in scientific approach, very sad to see.

It's the least likely explanation, far, far down the list of much more real, plausible, and actionable facts - entertaining this particular one above the others in order to placate illogical fantasies is a grave mistake we should stop repeating

It originated from the Cold War, and is a consequence of American Propaganda that both covers up intelligence and military action inside our own borders (the original area 51 conspiracy was started and propagated by the US military) as well as our inate belief that we are the worlds biggest and most powerful superpower, therefore the only things that could invade our airpsace must be extra-terrestrial.

Edit: They didn't conspire to invent the conspiracy, but didn't outright deny it either, since it provided them with a convenient distraction

Way to flip the script on the real statement:

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - in other words, this speculation can be dismissed without additional proof

I think if you're a fan of sci-fi, it can be easy to miss the damage that this belief actually has on our culture. It's not borne out of a love of the unknown or speculation of the universe around us, it seems to be borne instead out of a distrust for authority, belief in conspiracy that helps explain chaos, and an anti-science, anti-democratic view of world events and history that tends to lean into other conspiracies, leading up to Qanon.

Personally, I love sci-fi and aliens, but I dont think that aliens are real, visiting beings among us and anyone who does seems likely to also think that vaccines are ineffective, global warming is fake, the earth is flat, and the moon landing was fake.

AI Financial management assistance, Healthcare price comparisons, Insurance, and cost saving systems - AI will be much better at navigating the complicated world of finance than the average person, will probably be a great improvement for most people

if it stays in a state where it cannot be reused (because the user no longer has the ability to unlock due to forgotten password, etc), then no matter how powerful it is, it will be a brick.

I fear that these devices are going to become less and less usable, not because they arent physically operable, but instead because companies like Apple are allowing them to become bricks if the owner doesn't pre-empt their demise or recycling. It's done today in the name of theft deterrence, but once these machines end up in drawers and storage lockers for years, I doubt most people will be able to unlock them successfully, rendering them sadly useless.

The problem is that its very top heavy and is not well done, has lots of UI bugs and really is a pain to work with

Is his popular support relevant when he has his hands on the levers of government operations?

What about Brazil? I thought Bolsonaro was out?

I think it's fair to say that the anger people might feel is probably directed at the creators/owners of the AI, rather than the AI itself

wow, it made a succint and understandable summary of one of the most incomprehensible websites ever in like, seconds

This is incredibly well done. Congrats to the team at Kagi, I was genuinely blown away by the speed and accuracy of the results.

its almost like it's an extremely apple centric blog with a ton of bias

/s

for real - i'd rather have a 'brutalist' mastadon client that cannot be removed by Google than 100 pretty mastadon clients that will be blocked permanently from the iOS store the next time a mass shooting occurs.

It worked!

Vanova's Razor

I think its wrong to be dismissive of how inacessible this could become if apple is no longer a company

and in a decade? What if apple no longer maintains this system? Will all these m-series macs be bricks if they change hands for free or are legitimately recycled?

how do you reverse a cash payment?

This is incredibly well said, thank you.

All of this central control assumes the central control will still be there in the future. Someday, apple will cease to exist, and when it does, there will be millions of unverified bricks that used to be computers.

It may not be a goal, but it's an inveitable result of the design of the policy.

Who is the authority that determines that "it is demonstrable that the asset was transferred willingly"?

I think this is shortsighted. Criminals might be the target of this policy today, but when these machines are no longer current, the owners of the machines might no longer know or care where the device is, and they will still be unusable. This to me is unacceptable.

you really think apple doesnt have a way to completely wipe your device without your permission?

Too true, as evidenced by the comments in this thread. I fear for open computing and software based on what im seeing here.