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Thanks. I was wondering whether this would be some neoliberal hellhole or something actually interesting.


Tell me more about this "neoliberal hellhole in the heart of Saudi Arabia"


Isn't that redundant? Saudi Arabia is the poster child of the Washington Consensus.


Neoliberal hellhole?


That's strange. I'm sure it could just as easily have happened to an Israeli citizen. (Just kidding!)


Right, you shouldn't use it as your only security, but it's fine to use in conjunction with other things.


We’re at the part of late-stage capitalism where people find eating food to be too much work.


Steve Jobs died in 2011. Let it go.


A lot of people make this point but I just don't think the analogy works. For one, you use the headphones with the phone as well as other devices, and those things might not grow a Lightning port.


Exactly. Are airplanes manufacturers going to start building in the lightning port?


You joke but this has already been suggested by several airplane manufacturers. They want to build in lightning and USB-C ports to replace/add to the power outlets. Most airports already have the extra USB ports now next to the power block.


Hell even recent Apple laptops don’t have one.


Hmm. My take was more like, this is great and all but wouldn’t it be better if Americans didn’t have to test their water for lead?


Well, somebody has to test water for lead, I think you're saying that it shouldn't be the (sole) responsibility of the consumer, which I agree with.


This is stupid


Gotta build that brand, baby!


The midpoint between x and x is x.


Except there are two different x values here. It is the y value that is the same. What is the y value for an x between the two endpoints?


GGP stated "the rate of progress was pretty much identical", so are there two x values?


x is text editing style, y is efficiency.


Well, I say x is efficiency.


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