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mrpoops t1_j277ys3 wrote

Oil is out. Like, long term…it’s out. It’s still what powers everything but it’s untenable. Can’t burn t-rex queefs forever, gotta move on.

Moving ground transportation to all electric…that alone covers a sizable chunk. And we’re on our way towards that already. As climate change gets more “in your face” in the next few years…attitudes towards oil are gonna take a steep turn. Like tobacco…

The saudis are buying up all the eggs and all the baskets they can afford.

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WesBur13 t1_j275yx5 wrote

Lmao, they never hid that they used the same SOC as the previous year. It was printed plain as day on the marketing materials. The A15 Bionic was the pro model SOC. They just stepped it down to the non-pro the next year.

No one is forcing people to buy Apple devices. Not sure why it's any different from Samsung or LG?

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aykay55 t1_j2751m3 wrote

Thank you. I know well enough that it isn't listening 24/7, but I hadn't ever heard someone claim that the Google Home Mini physically cuts off access to the microphones when the switch is turned on. I'm happy to see Google built in this level of privacy to their device. Tbh, I was never really scared of smart speakers, I'm more suspicious of smart TVs that come with Alexa or Google Assistant support. Some of these TVs are already sold at a loss, and they don't have any physical shut-off switch for the microphones. And unplugging the TV is a physical chore that no one would bother doing. TVs continue to open their operating systems to third parties and some even offer access to the Play Store. And people don't usually prioritize updating their TVs to the latest software. So, that's a much bigger security hole for anyone that is concerned about being spied on than any smart speaker.

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rudecanuck t1_j274fae wrote

They are Geekbench benchmark. Again, you have no clue what you are talking about.

Fine, you don't like Apple, I really don't give a shit.

But

  1. Apple processors are by far the most powerful mobile processors. That is undeniable. Can you find one tech site that says otherwise? That the A16 Chip is not the most powerful mobile chip out there? No? Didn't think so.
  2. Apple chips are not made by Samsung or Samsung sloppy seconds. I'm not sure where you got that piece of misinformation. Apple has been designing their own chips for ages now (which now even includes laptop chips in the Mx line, which are far better laptop chips than Intel makes).
  3. As far as Apps go, ya, you again are showing a complete bias, and that you have no idea what you are talking about.
  4. I've owned both iPhone and Android devices...
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