wit Making bugs ex-bugs with Xdebug - platform.sh By platform.sh Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Xdebug is an indispensable tool for every PHP developer. PHP’s favorite real-time debugger, it supports breakpoints, more detailed debug output, and deeper introspection of PHP code to determine just what it’s doing (and what it’s doing wrong). Sadly, it comes at a huge cost in performance, though, making it unsuitable for production. Not on Platform.sh, though. Xdebug is now available on all Grid environments, secure and without a performance loss. Full Article
wit Interview with Derick Alangi - Voices of the ElePHPant By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:30:22 +0000 @xSavitar Show Notes Derick Alangi on Medium Derick Alangi on LinkedIn Audio This episode is sponsored by Using the WordPress REST API The post Interview with Derick Alangi appeared first on Voices of the ElePHPant. Full Article
wit Twitter Making It Easier To Study The Public Discussions Around COVID-19 By www.techdirt.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:39:00 PDT There has been a lot of talk about how this moment in history is going to be remembered -- and as Professor Jay Rosen has been saying, a key part is going to be an effort by the many people who failed to respond properly to rewrite the history of everything that happened: There is going to be a campaign to prevent Americans from understanding what happened within the Trump government during the critical months of January to April, 2020. Many times Donald Trump told the nation that it has nothing to worry about because he and his people have the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus well in hand. They did not. He misled the country about that. “It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control,” he told CNBC on January 22. “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China,” he told Sean Hannity on February 2. On February 24, Trump tweeted that “the Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA.” He misled the country. This basic fact is so damning, the evidence for it so mountainous, and the mountain of evidence so public — and so personally attached to Donald Trump — that the only option is to create confusion about these events, and about the pandemic generally, in hopes that people give up and conclude that the public record does not speak clearly and everything is propaganda. The battle over rewriting history is going to take many forms in many different ways -- and so it's good to see a company like Twitter making it easier for researchers to look at the actual history of the public conversation during these months. To further support Twitter’s ongoing efforts to protect the public conversation, and help people find authoritative health information around COVID-19, we’re releasing a new endpoint into Twitter Developer Labs to enable approved developers and researchers to study the public conversation about COVID-19 in real-time. This is a unique dataset that covers many tens of millions of Tweets daily and offers insight into the evolving global public conversation surrounding an unprecedented crisis. Making this access available for free is one of the most unique and valuable things Twitter can do as the world comes together to protect our communities and seek answers to pressing challenges. It would be interesting to see if others (cough Facebook cough) would do the same thing as well. How the history of these times is written is going to be important in seeing how we deal with the next such crisis. Full Article
wit Twitter sticks a beak in, Clippy-style: Are you sure you want to set your account alight with that flame? By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:22:06 GMT No, you still can't edit tweets Although editing published tweets still remains strictly verboten on Twitter, the microblogging anger echo chamber intends to prompt English-speaking iPhone-wielding users to double-check content before posting a reply that they might regret.… Full Article
wit HCL finishes its year with 15 percent growth, 100 million minutes-a-month Teams usage By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:59:33 GMT Cracks the 150,000-employee mark as revenue falls just short of $10bn Indian services giant HCL Technologies has wound up its 19/20 financial year by reporting 15 percent annual growth but a flat Q4.… Full Article
wit Keeping up with the Joneses: Cloud hosting biz UKFast's founders sell up By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:30:09 GMT Secarma may be next for Inflexion buyout Cloud hosting biz UKFast's founders, Laurence and Gail Jones, have "exited the business" as a private equity firm ups its stake – all as UKFast itself starts eyeing up Jones-owned infosec biz Secarma.… Full Article
wit As coronavirus catches tech CEOs with their pants down, IBM's Ginni Rometty warns of IT's new role post-pandemic By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:35:05 GMT Middle management is about to learn just how necessary they are Last night, one of the most senior figures in the IT industry from one of the biggest companies gave the strongest indication that when COVID-19 lockdowns gradually begin to lift, people will not return to the jobs they once had. That means both tech jobs, and how technology supports other business roles.… Full Article
wit Microsoft claims AWS has used new JEDI mind trick with secret contract objection filing By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:01:10 GMT It's over, Amazon, we have the high ground (and all you had was a high price) says Redmond Updated Amazon.com has filed a second, secret, appeal against the decision to award Microsoft the Pentagon's $10bn Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract.… Full Article
wit I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Spacecraft with graphene sails powered by starlight and lasers By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:03:13 GMT Nice way to get to Alpha Centauri though boffin tells us: 'Such a laser system could be used as a weapon' Coin-sized pieces of graphene can be accelerated by firing low-powered lasers at them in micro-gravity conditions, say scientists. The technology could be a stepping stone to graphene solar sails, which could propel future spacecraft using starlight or a laser array.… Full Article
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wit Review of Let's Explore: The Farm - With Buzzy (Windows) By www.mobygames.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:46:00 +0000 A review by SomeRandomHEFan (46). One of Humongous Entertainment's weaker attempts at conventional edutainment Full Article
wit Make your restaurant decorative with finest interior design By www.kimvazquez.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 07:36:28 +0000 Interior decoration is a tremendously crucial element of any kind of dining establishment. If you are in the planning stages of opening up a dining establishment, if you already own one and also are thinking about making adjustments, you will… Continue Reading → Full Article General
wit Get rid of your unwanted trash with skip bin removal By www.kimvazquez.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:46:10 +0000 Every house resident understands how quickly she or he can build up a lot of unwanted junk, broken items as well as simply simple rubbish. For those who often tend to hoard, or delay disposal of garbage, this buildup can… Continue Reading → Full Article General
wit Featured - My Biggest Lab Mistake (and why I don't leave home without socks) By www.labspaces.net Published On :: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:10:30 -0600 My grad schools days are long behind me, and as time goes on, my memories of the pain and suffering become more of a blur. But, there was one day that I will never forget. Not only did I lose an entire days work, but I was lucky to avoid serious injury. It was the day I made the biggest mistake I ever made in the lab.My graduate school was in a southern area of the country where obnoxio; (read more) Source: Suzy - Discipline: Misc Full Article
wit If Kids Aren’t Playing with Most of Their Toys NOW, Let’s Assume They Never Will By www.freerangekids.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:50:24 +0000 “Even after weeks of staying home, my kids are just not interested in all the stuff we have. Let’s be honest. If a toy isn’t getting any action amid this distraction-free, stuck-at-home living, chances are it’s never getting touched again.” Liz Russell figures out what really engages and changes kids during the quarantine, and will […] Full Article Miscellaneous
wit Illumina Says $100 Genome Within 3 To 10 Years By www.futurepundit.com Published On :: 2017-01-09T23:19:50-08:00 Already we've hit the $1000 genome and faster and cheaper DNA sequencing is on the way. DNA sequencing is going through a speed-up and cost-cutting rate that is similar to that which computer processors have been going through for decades. While the doubling rate of computer power has slowed quite a bit the rate of decrease in DNA sequencing costs has kept up the pace and, in fact, the rate of decline in DNA sequencing costs suddenly accelerated at the end of 2007 has been going down pretty sharply ever since. The cost decline seemed to halt during 2014 only to plunge in 2015. So why should you care? Really cheap massive amounts of DNA sequencing of cancerous cells will... Full Article
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wit A Man Walks Into A Bar With An Alligator On A Leash By www.funnyandjokes.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:23:03 +0000 The bartender says “You can’t have that thing in here! Get out!” The guy says “It’s okay, this Alligator is highly trained. Just give me a few seconds and I’ll show you.” The bartender, intrigued, gives him the go-ahead. The man gingerly lifts the alligator up onto a table. By this point, everybody in the […] The post A Man Walks Into A Bar With An Alligator On A Leash appeared first on Funny & Jokes. Full Article Bar Jokes Jokes
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Coding (2017) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: April 27, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2017 Doodle game celebrating 50 years of Kids Coding! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Cricket (2017) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: April 28, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2017 Doodle game celebrating Cricket! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Fischinger (2017) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: April 29, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2017 Doodle game celebrating Oskar Fischinger! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Rockmore (2016) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: April 30, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2016 Doodle game celebrating Clara Rockmore! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Garden Gnomes (2018) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: May 1, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2018 Doodle game celebrating Garden Gnomes! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Scoville (2016) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: May 4, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2016 Doodle game celebrating Wilbur Scoville! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Lotería (2019) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: May 5, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2019 Doodle game celebrating Lotería! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Halloween (2016) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: May 6, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2016 Doodle game celebrating Halloween! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: Hip Hop (2017) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: May 7, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2017 Doodle game celebrating the birth of Hip Hop! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles: PAC-MAN (2010) By www.google.com Published On :: Date: May 8, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games! Stay and play at home with today’s featured throwback: Our 2010 Doodle game celebrating PAC-MAN! Help stop the spread of COVID-19 by following these steps. Learn more here about the latest ways we’re responding, and how our products can help people stay connected during this time. Location: Global Tags: Full Article
wit Reel Review: What’s New with the Shimano Stella SW 2020? By www.oceanbluefishing.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:59:05 +0000 Reel Review: What’s New with the Shimano Stella SW 2020? The post Reel Review: What’s New with the Shimano Stella SW 2020? appeared first on Ocean Blue Fishing Adventures. Full Article Featured Post Gear & Boats fishing reel Reel review shimano shimano reel shimano stella shimano stella 2020 shimano stella 2020 review stella 2020 review stella sw stella sw 2020 Vanuatu Fishing
wit How to Fly Overseas With Your Cats By www.jamieism.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 08:00:15 +0000 Cats. Cats are the best, and I can’t seem to settle down in any one place for too long, so my cats (possibly to their dismay) have had to move around with my silly butt. I don’t own a boat that can cross the Pacific Ocean, so that means taking them on a plane. BUT! While it’s no fun for anyone, it’s not really as hard as you think! Really really! My cats are my family, and if you’re here then you probably also have furry family members, and you are worried about flying with them. I’ve both taken my cats in the cabin and had to check them into the pet cargo hold (to my terror), but they not only survived, they are all flourishing wonderfully. While things do happen (and if something happens, raise a ruckus and make sure that whomever hurt your baby knows it), for the most part, flying is actually pretty safe for cats. Not that you want to take them. It’s just that sometimes you have to. So read on for my personal tips on how to make the flight go as smoothly as possible for all of you! Trust me, you’ll want it to be this way. My cats at the vet for their checkups and vaccinations. 1. Do Your Homework. This might seem obvious, but that being said, let’s put it out there anyway. Know your stuff! There are two things that you’re going to need to find out as soon as you decide to fly with your pets: a) What paperwork does the airline require for me to bring my cat on the plane? b) What does my arrival location require for me to bring my cat into the country/state? Usually, a) is the easiest part. It’s usually just a health certificate from your vet, issued less than a week before travel. Just book an appointment at your vet for less than a week before departure, and tell them that you’re flying to (wherever). All of my vets, even my one in Japan, either knew what they needed, or looked it up beforehand. Check your airline’s webpage (my absolute favorite for flying with pets is Alaska Air, btw. You can take two in the cabin by yourself, and it’s the only airline I know of that allows this!), and follow the instructions. I keep all of my paperwork with my passport while flying, so that I can show it to the ticketing agent or anyone else that asks (sometimes, nobody has, but at least I had it). In all of the cases where I’ve flown, my plane required a current health certificate to board, and when I left Japan, they required an inspection from the on-site team, which I just asked for when I arrived in Narita. b) can be easy, or it can be hard. In order to enter the US from Japan, I had to check the US Customs website for the country’s official regulations, and Washington State for its regulations. The US didn’t have any regulations at the time, but Washington state required a health certificate (same as the plane), and current rabies vaccination, both of which I had done within the week before I left. Funny enough, nobody checked my paperwork after I landed, since it was the 4th of July and the Agricultural Inspections office was closed. When I went to Hawaii, it was another story. It was a long, long, long process (more than 6 months) to get all of my testing and paperwork done for Sansa to enter the state, but I did it, kept all of my paperwork in order, and was able to leave the airport in Hawaii with her in my arms without any fuss! There was a lot to do, but I just made sure that I knew what I needed, did it, and had the documentation, and things were pretty smooth sailing afterward! You should always check the official government pages to make sure that you have the correct information. In Hawaii’s case, it can be found here. All of my cats reacted differently to being examined. 2. Get your stuff in order! Once you have your list of things that you need (vaccinations, health checks, etc), then CALL the airline to make your reservations (you always need to call them in order to add pets to your tickets. They usually cost a little bit extra, and try to get them in the cabin if you can). Then, check your airline’s website to find out what kind of carrier you will need, and whether you will need anything else. When I flew to Washington the first time, and to Hawaii, I only had one cat, so I didn’t need any food (I brought some anyway, and a little bowl in my carryon just in case), and a soft-sided carrier that would fit in the dimensions they specified on their websites (it’s usually in the pet section or the carry-on section, and every airline is different). When I flew to Washington again, it was with three cats, so I needed two large hard carriers that met certain criteria for my babies flying underneath, and one soft-sided one for the baby going in the cabin. The website for the airline was very specific, but it was easy to find what I needed at Petco. Check, check, and check. I had my carriers, my paperwork, and I was ready! When your cat isn’t too happy about getting her shots. 3. Getting ready for the flight. A week or so before my flight (or days in my last case), I set all of my pet carriers out in the living room and set them up how I was going to have them for the flight — I lined the bottoms with puppy training pads (in case there was an accident in-flight), then a towel for absorbency (in the large hard carriers only), and finally, on top of that, a blanket that I had been using a lot (so that it had our scents on it, and would comfort the cats). I sprayed the interior of all of the carriers with Feliway, and left them out for the cats to get used to them. The carriers sitting out for the curious kitties to explore. They all took turns exploring the carriers, and after a few days, got comfortable with them and would lounge around inside, play with them, and rub up against the sides. This was all in order to reduce the stress of travel on them as much as possible. I continued to spray them with Feliway at least once a day until we left. There is no hard and fast rule on this, but I took away my cats’ food and water the morning of the trip, and waited until just before we left to toss out the litter boxes. There was some satisfaction in being able to stuff those nasty things in a giant garbage bag and haul them to the trash without scooping! Hey, take pleasure while you can– you’re about to undertake something pretty stressful! After I called my Uber, I rounded up the cats one by one and deposited them in their carriers. Nobody was particularly happy about this, but just be patient. Two of my babies at the airport waiting for inspection. All of them were champs! 4. The Flight Be calm, patient, and as rational as possible. I know that it’s pretty scary (terrifying, to me) to let your precious babies our of your sight, but once the porter had helped me to the ticket counters (I actually needed two the last time, and I tipped them very well), I just reminded myself that it would all be over soon, and that the calmer I was, the better the kitties would feel. In order to pass through security, you will need to remove the cats one-by-one from their carriers and hold them while the crew puts your carrier through the scanner, or manually scans by hand (two of mine were too large to fit). Sometimes, they will let you do all of this in a separate room so that the cats are calmer, but there isn’t always one available (it will say that you can do this on most websites, but I wasn’t allowed a separate room the last time and had to hold three wiggly cats in the middle of the airport). BRING A HARNESS FOR THIS. I can’t stress this enough. My cats don’t like harnesses, but I fastened one to them before I brought them out of the carrier, and removed it right after, and it brought me a lot of peace of mind. None of my cats tried to run, but I have heard that some cats do, and you don’t want to take that chance. Look for a harness like this one— thick and really hard to pull out of. Better safe than sorry. I only brought one harness for three cats, since I would only need to take out one cat at a time. By the next morning, everyone was already claiming “our” new bed as their own. And that’s it! Once you’re on the flight, it’s mostly a waiting game. I honestly am not sure whether the cats or I were more stressed about the trip, and they were certainly shaken and scared when they arrived at our new home. However, within a few days, my cats were all behaving as if they’d never lived anywhere else. They rebound quickly as long as you shower them with love and affection. ???? Well, those are my tips for making the smoothest ride possible! It helps to have litter and litter pans, food, etc, sent to your new place before you arrive, as well, so that everything will be easy to set up for you. Make sure that your kitties are confined to one room for at least a few hours, and let them hide for as long as they need to. They’ll get curious and hungry and come out on their own. I hope this helps someone! If I did it, anyone can! Remember, I took three cats on a flight overseas BY MYSELF! Nobody to even drop my off at the airport but an UberXL driver! =^-^=(337 geeks have read this) Full Article ☆ i heart cats ☆ i heart travel
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wit Apple Stores in Germany to Begin Reopening May 11 With Enhanced Health and Safety Measures By www.macrumors.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:52:46 PDT Apple today announced that it will begin reopening its retail stores in Germany on May 11, nearly two months after they were closed due to the global health crisis. In a statement shared with German website Macerkopf, Apple said the stores will initially be focusing on Genius Bar service and support. Enhanced health and safety measures will be implemented, such as body temperature checks prior to entry, limits on how many customers can be in the store at once, social distancing, and reduced hours of operation. Apple operates 15 retail stores in Germany and will be posting specific hours of operation for each location on its website. Apple closed all of its retail stores outside of the Greater China region in mid-March. The company has since started to reopen some locations, including in South Korea, Austria, and Australia. All locations in the United States remain closed.Related Roundup: Apple StoresThis article, "Apple Stores in Germany to Begin Reopening May 11 With Enhanced Health and Safety Measures" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums Full Article Apple Store
wit Apple Arcade's Latest Game Combines Turn-Based RPG With Strategy Board Game By www.macrumors.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:24:28 PDT The Label's "The_Otherside" is this week's addition to Apple Arcade on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The game is described as both a turn-based RPG and a strategy board game:Otherside is a turn based RPG and strategy board game where you will control four survivors who hope to push back the shadowy threat. Make your way through each level solving puzzles, fighting monsters, and destroying the spirit anchors that threaten our dimension. Do you have what it takes to restore the town back to normal and save the day?"The_Otherside" is available on the App Store with an Apple Arcade subscription. The service provides iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac users with access to over 100 games with no in-app purchases or ads for $4.99 per month.Tag: Apple ArcadeThis article, "Apple Arcade's Latest Game Combines Turn-Based RPG With Strategy Board Game" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums Full Article Blurb Apple Arcade
wit Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Flexgate' Issue With MacBook Pro Displays By www.macrumors.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:43:43 PDT A nationwide class action lawsuit filed against Apple in Northern California court this week accuses the company of knowingly concealing a defect with a display-related flex cable on recent 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models. As discovered by repair website iFixit last year, some MacBook Pro models released in 2016 and 2017 have experienced issues with uneven backlighting caused by a delicate flex cable that can wear out and break after repeated opening and closing of the display. Impacted notebooks can exhibit uneven lighting at the bottom of the screen, which has been described as a "stage light" effect, and the backlighting system can eventually fail entirely. Since the issue often takes time to manifest, the affected MacBook Pro units can be outside of Apple's one-year warranty period when they start exhibiting symptoms, resulting in an out-of-warranty repair fee of up to $850. "Imagine spending more than $2,500 on a laptop only for it to fail shortly after the manufacturer's warranty expires," said PARRIS Law Firm attorney R. Rex Parris. "What's even more appalling is Apple requiring customers to spend an additional $600 to $850 to replace the screen." Apple seemingly fixed the issue by extending the length of the flex cable by 2mm in the 2018 MacBook Pro. It also launched a free repair program in May 2019, but the program only applies to 13-inch MacBook Pro models released in 2016. iFixit found the 2018 MacBook Pro flex cable on the left to be 2mm longer The class action lawsuit seeks restitution for all costs attributable to replacing or replacing the affected MacBook Pro units, and calls for Apple to expand its repair program to cover the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The proposed class is defined as all persons within the United States who purchased a 2016 or newer MacBook Pro. Related Guide: "Flexgate" Display Issues Affecting 2016 MacBook Pro and LaterRelated Roundup: MacBook ProTags: lawsuit, FlexgateBuyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Caution)This article, "Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Flexgate' Issue With MacBook Pro Displays" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums Full Article Retina MacBook Pro lawsuit Flexgate
wit Apple Preparing Retail Employees to Return to Work With Tips From South Korea Reopening By www.macrumors.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:48:25 PDT Apple in mid-April reopened Apple Garosugil, its lone store in South Korea, located in the Seoul's Gangnam District. Apple's South Korea reopening has served as a test ground for further store reopenings, and Apple created an instructional video on reopening practices that's now being shared with other retail employees around the world as they prepare to reopen stores. We're not able to share the video, but it provides a good overview of the measures Apple is putting in place to safely operate retail locations. Retail employees are following a strict set of guidelines that very heavily emphasize social distancing of two meters (or six feet in the United States). Apple is taking the following measures: Prior to when work starts, all employees undergo a health screening complete with a temperature check, with the results logged in a daily spreadsheet. Daily briefings are done in the mornings in the Forum area at Apple Stores, with employees making sure to sit at least two meters apart. Prior to being allowed in the store, customers are also given a temperature check. All Apple Stores are providing hand sanitizer, which customers are encouraged to use. Stores are limiting the number of people inside, forming lines with customers waiting at least two meters apart. Products purchased by customers or returned after repair are delivered from the back in a relay system, being handed off from employee to employee to allow each person to stay in a separated zone without back and forth. Product specialists and Genius Bar staff are positioning themselves across tables away from customers in order to maintain distance. In the forum area, employees sit one cube away from customers they're interacting with. Employees are encouraged to communicate with one another through the Talk app to cut down on unnecessary movement within the store. Half of the workstations in the back are empty, with employees working at alternating workstations to keep more distance between them. Tables have been rearranged to put products on corners to prevent customers from being near one another. Products on tables have been reduced. Communal tables and couches have been removed from employee break rooms and have been replaced with individual chairs evenly spaced about the room. Operating hours are reduced. Employees are all wearing face masks. After opening its South Korea store on April 16, Apple has reopened its sole store in Vienna, Austria, and 21 stores located in Australia. Stores in Germany will begin reopening on May 11, and all of the newly opened locations are following many of the same guidelines listed above to keep both customers and employees safe. There's no word yet on when Apple retail stores in the United States will start to reopen, but Apple CEO Tim Cook last week said that stores in North America will begin reopening starting in the month of May. Apple plans to evaluate data and make reopening decisions on a city by city, county by county basis, following local guidelines and recommendations before opening up a store.Related Roundup: Apple StoresTag: Apple retailThis article, "Apple Preparing Retail Employees to Return to Work With Tips From South Korea Reopening" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums Full Article Apple Store Apple retail
wit Sonic the Hedgehog - A movie with impeccable speed and timing By www.flayrah.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:59:08 +0000 After the bumper here, the review will get into spoiler territory. I will say that if you are a Sonic fan this movie will give you a sense of pride as it is far better than it should have had any right in being. Taking the franchise’s lore and resetting it to tell its own story, but retaining the strong characterization and quip heavy personalities of Sonic and Robotnik that makes their rivalry such a strong one. It also keeps the first entry simple with the hedgehog and doctor being the only two characters from the universe being in the film. This makes the story stronger since it can develop those two far more and not have to worry about any other kind of side character fan service for now. Hey, at least now Sonic fans can brag to Mario ones that Mario may still be the king of games, but Sonic blew the plumber’s cinematic pieces out of the water. Not that that was a high bar I suppose. Then again, having better quality games than Sonic these days isn’t one either (the author quips while using a quote from Sonic Forces for his review’s headline). In the video game Sonic the Hedgehog, timing is everything. While at the heart of the game is a fast paced platformer, its foundation has always been learning the layout of a level and timing your actions appropriately. In a twist, the timing of this film and its release had quite a bit of impact on my view of it. read more Full Article movies reviews Sonic the Hedgehog
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wit Wearechange.org interview of Glenn Greenwald on the next four years with President Obama. Greenwald predicts “it’s all going to get much worse”. By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:05:20 +0000 Glenn Greenwald predicts over the next four years that "it's all going to get much worse", with President Obama shifting politically more to the right while the Democratic base continues to support him. Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles Bush administration counter-terroism policies Democrats Dick Cheney Glenn Greenwald on The Next 4 Years with Obama it's all going to get much worse liberals Michael Hayden President Obama Progressives transcript video wearechange.org
wit Another reason why I will not renew my subscription with Intuit for ProSeries tax software By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Fri, 16 May 2014 23:34:15 +0000 Are you a taxpreparer who is unsatisfied with the quality of Intuit's ProSeries tax software program? I am not a happy user of ProSeries tax software. Choose your tax software carefully. I will be searching for an alternative tax software vendor for the year 2014. Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles 100% business use vehicle Brad Smith business mileage business vehicles depreciation Form 4562 Form 4562 Part V Section B Form 4562 Part V Section C Intuit ProSeries QuickBooks Schedule C tax software
wit Senator Bernie Sanders on This Week With George Stephanopoulos – ABC News By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2015 00:43:56 +0000 "I think I'm the only candidate who's prepared to take on the billionaire class," Sanders, I-Vt., told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week." "We need a political revolution in this country involving millions of people who are prepared to stand up and say, enough is enough, and I want to help lead that effort." Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles ABC News Bernie Sanders George Stephanopoulos Hillary Clinton interview May 3 2015 Presidential Primary 2016 Sen. Bernie Sanders Says America Needs 'Political Revolution' in 2016 Senator Bernie Sanders on This Week With George Stephanopoulos - ABC News This Week This Week With George Stephanopoulos - ABC News transcript United States video
wit Senator Bernie Sanders tells Ed Schultz to make college tuition free for students and pay for it with a tax on Wall Street speculation By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 03:28:19 +0000 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he wants to offer tuition free at public colleges and universities, paid for with a new tax on Wall Street. Ed Schultz and Sanders discuss the senator’s proposal. Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles 50 cent tax on every $100 of stock trades address student debt Bernie Sanders discusses Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders for free college education Bernie Sanders introduces bill for free tuition Bernie Sanders tells Wolf Blitzer that college tuition should be free and paid for by a tax on Wall Street Speculation climate change Clinton Questioned about Income Inequality CNN CNN Wolf Blitzer interview Bernie Sanders college education paid for by Wall Street speculation tax Congressman Keith Ellison Robin Hood bill create job rebuilding infrastructure Democratic presidential primary 2016 Ed Schultz Keith Ellison kitchen table issues make college affordable Make State College Tuition Free May 19 2015 millions leaving school in large debt Race for the White House raise minimum wage robin hood bill Senator Bernie Sanders Senator Bernie Sanders tells Ed Schultz to make college tuition free for students and pay for it with a tax on Wall Street speculation stop endless wars in Middle East student debt $1.2 trillion the Ed Show transcript video Wall Street shake down Wolf Blitzer
wit Bernie Sanders betrays his supporters with his announcement of voting for Hillary Clinton and signals his intentions of his endorsement at the convention By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 19:47:58 +0000 Leaders of political revolutions never quit before the official battle begins, and say that they will vote for and support their enemies. When the moment arrived of walking all that endless talk of Bernie Sanders about fighting his political revolution, he caved out of self interest Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders betrays his supporters with his announcement of voting for Hillary Clinton and signals his intentions of his endorsement at the convention Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders supporters Bernie Sanders will vote for Hillary Clinton betrayal betrays campaign slogan Democratic Convention Democratic Party DNC fake left Hillary Clinton political revolution Progressive slogan traitor
wit Новая песня WITHIN TEMPTATION By www.darkside.ru Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:11:08 GMT "Entertain You", новая песня группы WITHIN TEMPTATION, доступна для прослушивания ниже. #Within_Temptation #WithinTemptation #PopMetal #Pop_Metal #GothicMetal #Gothic_Metal #ModernMetal #Modern_Metal Full Article
wit ENGIE joins forces with IBM to deploy smarter cities solutions and improve the quality of life for citizens By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:30:17 GMT ENGIE, a global leader in energy transition, today announced a new initiative with IBM. This nonexclusive, technological and commercial alliance is designed to improve the management of cities by looking at patterns, event correlation, anomaly detection and real-time data across all parts of cities. Full Article Smarter Cities
wit Inner Leadership for Turbulent Times – Start with Heart By www.coachingbreakthroughs.ca Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:05:08 +0000 Do you have any skills or tools for coping with your inner world? How are you managing your emotions and thoughts and physiology with all this stress? The better you handle your inner world, the better you will handle everything in your outer world, the better decisions you’ll make, the better you’ll perform, the more energy you’ll have, and the better you’ll influence or support your family and your team. Try practicing Coherence to restore your resilience and energy Full Article Resilience acceptance anxiety emotions fear heartmath life balance presence
wit Faurecia Drives Digital Transformation with IBM Cloud By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:02:29 GMT IBM today announced that Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, has selected IBM Cloud as a support of a major business transformation designed to accelerate digital manufacturing. Full Article IBM Analytics
wit Army Re-Ups with IBM for $135 Million in Cloud Services By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:03:28 GMT IBM announced today that the U.S. Army’s Logistics Support Activity awarded IBM a contract to continue providing cloud services, software development and cognitive computing, constituting the technical infrastructure for one of the U.S. federal government’s biggest logistics systems. Full Article IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT)
wit IBM and MTN Help Protect Endangered African Rhinos with Internet of Things Technology By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:09:12 GMT IBM MTN, a leading African telecommunications provider, Wageningen University (WU) in the Netherlands and Prodapt, today announced they are harnessing IBM Internet of Things (IoT) technology as part of the MTN Connected Wildlife Solution. The solution will help predict threats and combat the poaching of endangered rhinos at Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa, with the intent to expand the solution to other reserves in future. Full Article IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT)