Yes, one thousand times this! I obviously don’t condone what he’s doing, but at the same time we should not give it any brain space. Release the Epstein files.

I don’t know if you meant it this way, but that is hilariously similar to the “First They Came” poem.

That’s what I’m hoping too, or at least just a general increased support for OpenStreetMao

That’s why Cook is staying on the the Trump-appeasement position, to hopefully isolate Ternus from the circus.

IMO, getting angry at Apple and Google for this is half the reason Trump does shit like this. It deflects from Iran/Epstein files, and further divides us.

Do I support it, of course not. But the mapping compiles are going to simply pass through the GNIS data (something I think they should do in any case), and we should ignore the noise and work on the actual issue that is a psychopath in the White House and an uncomfortable number of fellow citizens who support him. Lake Ontario / Gulf of Mexico / Denali will return when/if we have a functioning government again.

I’m sure it’s correct as well.

I honestly think this issue is designed to divide us and take our energy away from the midterms and the Epstein files. I’m not saying we accept these stupid names, but I think we’d be all better off ignoring them and putting that energy into actual change.

I’m no fan of Google, and object to many of Apples business practices, but we should not vilify them for this (specifically) nor should we expect them to fight this fight.

I’m not saying, I condone it, but I think I understand it.

Cook is (or rather was) in charge of the single largest American company; a key driver of the economy and everyone’s 401(k)’s. I can’t imagine how difficult it is to navigate that in this administration.

Where is running Linux being criminalized? I dual boot my MacBook Pro with Linux just fine.

Tim is staying on in that position.

Totally agree and why I’m cautiously optimistic about Ternus.

Nah, I don’t think that’s it. Cook is 65, and retirement (or semi-retirement) is appropriate for his age.

Termus is a hardware guy, and if AI is going to play a part in Apple’s long-term plan (and I agree that it will,) it’s going to skew heavily on-device. I don’t think we see any big AI changes from Apple just because Ternus is now CEO.

The way I see it (and it’s a bit of a guess) is that Apple is simply passing through what the GNIS entry is. To be honest, that’s kinda the right move by mapping companies; or at least it’s a move I can stomach.

Preemptively doing it before it’s in the record, as Google has done, is something I can’t stomach.

Agreed, it has been somewhat underpriced. But I also generally prefer my plex setup, and have only had Apple One for classical music, Friday night MLB games, and F1.

Strongly considered and almost cancelled Apple One this morning, but figured I’d hang on until the end of baseball and formula 1 seasons. This price jump changed my mind, and now cancelled.

Progressive. And I’ve saved enough money to finally switch to pay in full on my next policy.

I say this with all respect; can we not use Gemini or other AI agents as “evidence.” I see your other post, and I’m not disputing your point. My own policy offers a $20 discount when paying in full (on top of avoiding monthly per-payment fees, which are $4 per payment.)

I’ve personally never seen in my own policies any kind of financing when paying monthly. It’s always been policy total / 6 = monthly payment. Then there is a modest (and yes, mildly infuriating) fee per payment. When I said the fee was the cost of financing, I didn’t mean it literally was that, but more of an “effective” cost of financing. I’d love to see someone’s policy that has a financing increase line item.

That is indeed mildly infuriating. Do you get the discount AND avoid fees if you auto-pay in full?

The fee isn’t for the payment method, it’s for “financing” the cost of the policy over six months. I’m sure that there is no fee if you pay in full.

Yes, but contrast that with replacing three tires with usable life left in them.

I’ve read that you can often buy a single replacement and they’ll “shave” it down to match the tread of the existing tires.