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Australia is currently trying to pass a new law and become the first country to force tech giants into paying royalties for news articles their services link to.
However Google are claiming the laws are unworkable and if passed would force them into partially withdrawing from the region, effectively blocking Aussies from accessing Google search.
In a dangerous bit of foreshadowing, a Senator then said that Australia are pioneering new legislation that will be eventually adopted worldwide. Effectively the end of a free internet.
Source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-55760673
 
When will these fools learn? If they start trying to protect their own interests by forcing internet companies into paying others for content then said companies will just withdraw from the market entirely, Google and co make MORE than enough money from other things to survive no matter what.

LTT Folding Team's Emergency Response to Covid-19
 
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If you have missed the deadline to register for the event you can still fold for the LTT team (# 223518) and help fight Covid-19!
 
 
 
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This is our highest yet but should be possible for most people seeing as most modern GPUs and CPUs can hit this. These must be met DURING the event. Points produced before the start date do not count!
 
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With the advent of COVID-19 WUs we have decided to launch an emergency response of our own. It's time to gear up our clocks and push again. For once more, united we stand, core to core, shoulder to shoulder. Not simply for glory,  but to take the fight to COVID-19. We will not sit by with idle GPUs. We will not go gently into that good night. We will take up arms for all of mankind. This is the oath we will all take to ourselves by signing up here.
We will be folding for 14 days, the recommended isolation period for those with suspected COVID-19.
 
 
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Folding@home is a network of volunteer computers distributed around the world that aims to perform biomedical research with the single intent of helping to further understand and develop cures for a range of diseases such as; Alzheimer's, cancer, and Parkinson's. The exact research that is done is simulating the 'folding' of proteins in the body, this is important because the function of a protein id directly related to its physical shape. And this, when the protein is created in the body it needs to reshuffle its shape to get into the correct structure to perform its task. Many illnesses can be linked to faulty proteins in the body such as many cancers and neurological issues, along with a wide number of other general health concerns. This network if compared with the TOP500 list of supercomputers would fall into 2nd, Folding@home is one of the world's fastest computing systems, with a speed of approximately 98.7petaFLOPS. It would be 50% faster than the fastest x86 computer currently listed on the top500. 
 
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But this is not why we are here, we are here to join the legion of other folders from around the globe who have taken up the fight against COVID-19.
 
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common across the world.  These viruses can cause mild symptoms ranging from a fever and cough to more serious conditions such as severe pneumonia, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. 
In December 2019, a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan City, China.  This virus has now spread to other countries.  The UK Chief Medical Officers have declared the risk to the public to be moderate. But the risk to individuals remains low.
 
 
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What's up, my G. My buddy buddy. Mah dude. What it do?
Jokes aside. It seems like the reps at Apple and ACS (Apple Customer Service), aren't giving you a more thorough explanation as to why they're allowing allowing it for repair. And at the Apple Store, it's not because they're not certified. It's mainly because they see (most likely) that they saw signs of burns from what I saw. Not only that, but I'm sure it was also because of the broken adhesives. Which you may or may not have reinstalled (judging by the tape on the chassis). Which basically tells them that you opened it. An AASP is generally allowed to accept the repair, but take the risk of getting caught as they (we) are not allowed to make such exceptions. In some cases, depending on the environment, it may be easier for some to get away with it. 
As for the certification availability, you are correct. Apple does release products before certifications are even available. According to the way the system works, if Apple's system does not see a certification applied to the technician's account, we are not able to create a repair, and thus cannot order parts. In this case, you are limited to going to the Apple Store for such situations. I also want to mention, that this is generally for quality control on Apple's behalf. However, I can see how many many customers and techs would be upset with such issues. 
an Apple iMac certified technician working for an AASP, Apple Authorized Service Provider

I'm an ACMT working for CityMac in Bellingham, WA (right across the border from you). 
We are an AASP, can get the parts you're looking for and would be glad to repair the iMac for you. 
 
I personally have the required certification to repair the iMac Pro.
 
Let us know!
 
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Apple Premier Partner | Verizon Authorized Reseller
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I have to agree. I don't know much about apple but this happens with other topics too. One approach I really liked (despite the low production quality) was the new MacBook Pro Review of Louis Rossmann. Having a lifestream with feedback and questions what people want to know is a really good approach for what I want from a review.
I can look specs and ports up on a website. What I can't do without buying it, is comparing the speakers to different products or real world performance. The problem with Louis is, he rants too much about things and better production quality would also be nice. I would like if reviewers would not talk so much about things that I can decide on my own (like if two Type C ports are enough for me) but on other things that are not that obvious. The comparison excel files from Linus are great though.

LMG should hire a person who is well acquainted with both Mac and PC. They better NOT hire that jerk Louis Rossmann or anyone like him.

I'm sorry, but no. This video is bad. The reason is pretty simple and obvious if you actually do research instead of jumping on the Apple Hate Bandwagon.
 
Apple used Skylake processors which support two kinds of memory: LPDDR3 and DDR4. LPDDR3 uses less power per gig than DDR4, so obviously Apple would go with that. Unfortunatly, the controller for LPDDR3 only supports up to 16 GB of RAM. When Apple claims it's limited for battery life, they're not lying; putting even 20 GB of RAM would force them to use DDR4.
 
Now, I'm not defending Apple here. If you're going to market it as a "Pro" laptop, 16 GB of RAM is just wrong. Sure, the majority of people don't need more than 16 GB, but that doesn't mean EVERYONE can get by with 16 GB. Apple's obsession with thiness has clearly gotten in the way of making a "Pro" laptop.
 
Hate Apple all you want, but don't hate if you don't even know the reason behind their decisions. And before you say "Apple is greedy" or some other stupid thing, think about how stupid that makes you sound: "I hate Apple because they sell expensive stuff". So? It's not your money. If someone wants to buy a laptop with 2015 specs for $2500, why do you care? Ever seen how much a Rolex costs?

Wow, this was just a horrible video. Even the Apple-hate disease affects unadulterated channels like LTT
 
First of all, they use LPDDR3 RAM, NOT DDR4 SODIMM RAM as their only option from intel was to go with skylake quad cores. This itself pretty much invalidates all your comparisons
 
Second, if they ever wanted to put anything above 16GB, they would've had to go with SODIMM DDR4 which would be much more power hungry (& space consuming, hence battery) than for a laptop this thin and light with a good battery life
 
Third, the outcome of the video was pretty obvious when I saw @Slick on the thumbnail. He's pretty ignorant when it comes to Apple and doesn't seem to know anything about their products rather always hopping in the iHate Apple bandwagon. Example, and since when can LPDDR equipped laptops can have upgradable memory. It's not like they soldered a SODIMM RAM just for the sake of it
 
And Jon, you too seem ignorant if you actually think Apple intentionally didn't make a 32GB Option. Other than the power/space barriers, I will give an easier analogy for haters to digest on, If 32GB was indeed possible Apple could've easily tiered it in a higher end with extra premium and reap more profit, but fact check they didn't
 
PS They may have removed traditional ports, but professionals including LMG I believe uses 10Gb/s network and thunderbolt to move files around, meaning professionals investing in higher end equipment just for better performance/convenience. Talk about not catering to professionals when hypocrites don't realize Apple just released a device with much superior ports compared to anything else in the market, that too with a good number of them especially considering that the port can be daisy-chained
 
And, rather than Type-C only being relevant to professionals it is also relevant to consumers and just because of this move you guys can thank Apple 2 years later down the road for ubiquitous Type-C adoption

This was what Gizmodo thought about Louis Rossmann's criticism:
They end their article by saying "If you want to bitch about the new MacBook Pro, bitch about the lack of Kaby Lake or the lack of rose gold options. But an overly loud keyboard? That’s just silly. "
 
Louis Rossmann's exposes this so-called "tech journalism" beautifully in his response video:
 

Some times I wish I could easily contact them just to correct them on certain things, especially when it comes to their Apple coverage.

I do agree that their channel content has shifted, but they've gotta stay relevant. Sometimes however I wish I was their Apple consultant or something, they constantly get the facts wrong! I mean come on guys, do some research before you make a quick video about Apple.

Well that's pretty impressive to be honest. The most expensive "how to remove ports" research ever 

Australia. Left his phone wrapped in pants inside a car.... 

Because Australia is known for being a very cool, almost temperate environment and as we know wrapping electronics in blankets and fabric is great for thermal dissipation, as is the glass house effect cars have. 
 
I'm guessing what probably happened is this phone overheated something chronic on a 30+ degree day while wrapped in clothes, in a car which probably reached 50+ degrees. 
 
You may also want to change the title unless you can provide evidence as it's click-bait and flamey. 

No, but it means there's more total bandwidth to go around to more people, assuming they're also upping the number of connections as well.

And suddenly the sales of stylish tinfoil hats skyrocket!

Why does anyone actually need gigabit LTE? 4G LTE is already faster than most internet connections.

Oh hey, LTE finally caught up to its proposed speed.
 
I remember the goobers at 4chan were mocking how dumb that proposed speed was.

And none of this means anything unless the wireless carriers give us the data to back these kinds of speeds up. 
 
I'm looking at you, Verizon. 

This is pretty great. Now I can hit my monthly data cap in less than a minute and a half. Awesome job. 

Well yeah.  If they called it "Advanced Cruise Control with Lane Keep Assist", it wouldn't sound any more special than the systems that Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, and other automakers have available.  Then a tesla is just an overpowered electric sedan/minivan with an entry-level luxury car interior and really stupid doors on the minivan model.
 
It's an advanced cruise control system that is capable of handling lane changes, highway curves, and speed adjustments based on traffic.  Much beyond that, I probably wouldn't trust it too much.  Turn it on in stop and go traffic jams, or for a long highway cruise (although obviously not for too long, because electric) to make your life less miserable, but don't expect the thing to safely drive you door-to-door.

I think it's more of a "Because we can." kind of scenario. But if it offers more reliable signal than that's always a benefit.

I think it's more of a "Because we can." kind of scenario. But if it offers more reliable signal than that's always a benefit.

And the iPhone 7 continues to make headlines for its best features. First it was the massively improved durability with a much higher water resistance than advertised, then it was the record performance of the A10 Fusion chip blowing everything out of the water and now it's the display (and according to displaymate, it's perfect)
 
DispalyMate says the iPhone 7 display is seven percent more power efficient than iPhone 6 displays, which it notes is in spite of a much wider color gamut on iPhone 7. The new wide color gamut and record absolute color accuracy mean iPhone 7 is “Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect,” according to the report, and “very likely considerably better than any mobile display, monitor, TV or UHD TV that you have.”
You can read the full report here:
 

 
And people say Apple isn't innovating anymore despite it breaking many records with every release
 
Source: https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/19/iphone-7-display-benchmark-record-color-accuracy-brightness/

Should have used squarespace with their SCALEABLE SOLUTIONS

Please, it 'Straya. not Astreya