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100% Uptime For Slack is 100% False

January 5th, 2021 · No Comments

So, Slack claims they have 100% uptime even though they had a major outage yesterday. Because they were never honest with this uptime claim in the first place they try to give a reason why its likely better than one would think by making some claim that its “an average derived from the number of […]

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mmhmm videochat software is now available to all for Mac | TechCrunch

November 12th, 2020 · No Comments

Its been ages since I’ve refused to use an app just because of its name but we have a new contender today for worst named app. Am I the only one that is that annoyed by the name of some software that I won’t use it just because of that?? Marketing FAIL!! Source: mmhmm videochat […]

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Short Form Video Service Quibi Shutting Down – MacRumors

October 27th, 2020 · No Comments

My prediction the first day this service was announced is that it will go nowhere. Today is the day it is gone!! Source: Short Form Video Service Quibi Shutting Down – MacRumors

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Five Useful Features We’d Like to See Added to iPadOS – MacRumors

October 9th, 2020 · No Comments

Absolutely agree with this list especially multi-user capability. It is absolutely ridiculous that Apple has not implemented that on iPad as of yet. Source: Five Useful Features We’d Like to See Added to iPadOS – MacRumors

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Apple’s response to Epic threatens the future of VR, AR, TV, and films | VentureBeat

August 20th, 2020 · No Comments

This is an unfortunate response from Apple. In the end I think it will backfire on them. And I think Tim Cook will have to take back this statement “we do not retaliate or bully people; it’s strongly against our company culture.” Source: Apple’s response to Epic threatens the future of VR, AR, TV, and […]

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Tesla Vehicle Safety Report | Tesla

August 1st, 2020 · No Comments

Tesla auto pilot seems to be about 10 times safer than a human driving. “In the 2nd quarter, we registered one accident for every 4.53 million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged. For those driving without Autopilot but with our active safety features, we registered one accident for every 2.27 million miles driven. […]

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iOS 14 Includes Redesigned Field Test Mode – MacRumors

July 28th, 2020 · No Comments

Source: iOS 14 Includes Redesigned Field Test Mode – MacRumors I didn’t know this even existed in the current iOS!!

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How long will radio last?

July 16th, 2020 · No Comments

Interesting post about radio as per usual from Doc Searls: The question on Quora was How long does a radio station last on average? Here is my answer, which also addresses the bigger question of what will happen to radio itself. Radio station licenses will… Source: How long will radio last?

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Apple Disputes Some Details of Google’s Project Zero Report on iOS Security Vulnerabilities

September 12th, 2019 · No Comments

Apple says the attack was “narrowly-focused” rather than a broad-based exploit of iPhones as described. Fewer than a dozen websites targeting Uighur Muslims were affected, according to Apple. Further, Apple says that Google created a false impression of mass exploitation, causing fear among iPhone owners.

Google also got the length of the attacks wrong. Apple says the websites were operational for approximately two months rather than two years, with the vulnerabilities fixed 10 days after Apple learned about them. Fixes were already in the works when Google approached Apple.

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MySpace loses 12 years worth of photos, songs & video files

March 22nd, 2019 · No Comments

Wait a minute, MySpace still exists??!! Source: MySpace loses 12 years worth of photos, songs & video files

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