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If you think the US is going to let China take a democratic country without war with the US then you are delusional. That would give China carte blanche to do whatever it wants and it would seriously damage the US’s image as a defender of democracy with those under our aegis in Asia and Europe, and possibly beyond. So, fight we will and fight we’ll have to because it’s inevitable, China’s proximity to Taiwan may be a major advantage for them but if Taiwan can use asymmetric warfare to slow them down it may give us time to intervene.

Once we do, unless both sides agree to not use nuclear weapons, things will quickly get out of hand. The danger for Communist China is that a loss for them means the death of the Communist Party in China. If the US loses Taiwan, it’ll signal to our Asian and European allies that America cannot be counted on and will lead to a more revanchist and aggressive China and Russia. Simply put, the stakes are too high for either side to back down so I doubt Xi, who is deeply unpopular amongst the Chinese elite, would dare to start a war he can’t guarantee to win. Worse, China simply doesn’t have the experience in warfare that the US has and once the shooting starts, so will the economic warfare. We’re experienced in that too. We can’t go back to the old ways of doing things if they invade Taiwan. We would have to reorient the world and China would be its pariah.

Anyone that’s so eager to upgrade their OS so soon after it debuts deserves this. Beta-testing’s a bitch.

Best intro for a series since The X Files (and GoT). It really captures the series. I just wished there was a longer version to it and there was an English translation somewhere.

Nope. I live in NYC and know a lot of people from Cali. Believe me, I see how the City has deteriorated over the Del Blasio Administration, exacerbated by the pandemic. The people from California say it reminds them of home. Both NYC and Cali are losing businesses and people; NY to Florida and Cali to Texas, Nevada & Arizona. I know many are insecure over these facts but you just can’t argue with them. Me? I love the City but if the next mayor doesn’t fix it, I too will be gone. The stories I hear about Cali are just mind-blowing. For example, a store clerk could be charged if they try to stop someone robbing their store. Crazy.

California is a cesspool of extremely high taxes; rampant homelessness; sanctuary cities and bewildering laws that protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding citizens and businesses. Anyone that can is leaving California. They are moving to lower-taxed, better-governed states like Texas & Arizona. California is liberalism run amok. Look at what Del Blasio did to NYC and Cali is NYC writ-large.

Apple’s update mechanism is seriously flawed and anachronistic. A whole operating system needs to be updated to update individual first party apps? JHC, learn from Google, Microsoft and the rest and let each app be able to update individually. I understand Apple was in no rush to bring back this particular feature because of all the money they were making from it, but there have been other apps in the past that needed urgent updates and it wasn’t possible until iOS was updated.

RTFM.

"The court cannot conclude that Apple’s market power reaches the status of monopoly power in the mobile gaming market," she wrote. "That said, the evidence does suggest that Apple is near the precipice of substantial market power, or monopoly power, with its considerable market share."

The judge clearly wrote that Apple is on the verge of being a monopoly in gaming. Another lawsuit and they may be in clear monopoly territory. This Epic lawsuit drew blood, which is why Epic wants to keep going and Apple wants to move on. No way will Epic let this rest. I think they will either continue to chip away or Apple will seek to settle like they did with Qualcomm.

Apple Judge’s Warning Suggests App Store Fight Is Far From Over

Apple Inc. AAPL -1.83% scored a partial victory Friday in a landmark antitrust case, but its fight with opponents of the App Store is far from over.

While U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers left in place many of Apple’s restrictions for third-party software, she raised the specter of the tech company nearing a point where it could be deemed a monopoly in the mobile videogame market.

The warning was tucked inside her 180-page ruling Friday, which was broadly greeted by Apple as a resounding victory. Still, the judge’s findings included criticism of its business as well as requirements that it stop prohibiting software developers from informing users of alternative payment methods outside their apps….

You guys really need to up your search capability in Outlook. Outlook is the only reason I purchase Office (to manage emails that goes back decades) and your search is trash, just trash. I have to purchase a 3rd party extension just to be able to search, which is stupid.