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Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Yeah, the scanners they use for age restriction are just standalone devices that show the age without the user having to figure it out themself.
Comment · 2 years ago
AirMessage requires you to run a server on macOS, and Texts only supports iMessage on macOS. That's why Apple doesn't mind, because neither of those services is hacking iMessage itself.
Comment · 2 years ago
It's really not. At all.
Comment · 2 years ago
They've already come up with better, cheaper, more efficient methods. They don't need Sudafed anymore, so removing the stupid restriction won't affect meth production at all.
Comment · 2 years ago
The reason they don't allow expired licenses for alcohol purchases is because an older, similar-looking person (sibling, etc.) could just give their expired license to someone who's underage.
Comment · 2 years ago
Clouds at SFO???? Never!
Comment · 2 years ago
With every other plane on visual, they can't just stick an ILS approach in there without messing everyone else up.
Comment · 2 years ago
> your phrasing "Lufthasa is the one making this hard on everyone" just seems wrong, having more safety seems totally justified and reasonable here.

It's so "justified and reasonable" that nobody else does it. Maybe it's not quite so justified or as reasonable as you think.

Comment · 2 years ago
They don't just leave cables hanging freely behind the walls.
Comment · 2 years ago
Notifications aren't sent to IP addresses, so none of this matters.
Comment · 2 years ago
The fact that it's still enabled by default on TVs being sold today is an unforgivable sin.
Comment · 2 years ago
I guarantee you're not the only one. Do you think Spotify brought on someone like Rogan without considering protest cancellations?
Comment · 2 years ago
Unless you are pretty high up at Spotify, you have literally no idea how much Joe Rogan has brought in for them. His podcast has been number one on the platform since it launched.
Comment · 2 years ago
There really is no mechanical connection. And the Airbus A320 (first airliner with no mechanical backup) has been flying this way since 1988, so it's not anywhere near as dangerous as you think.

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