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  @jackbrewster @lexfri technically not proprietary but it also isn’t USB-C. I’ve got a couple of 3rd party pogo adapters for mine (keep one with my travel Apple Watch charge adapter). I’m not sure a USB-C port would fit. I’ll have to compare my X3 to my X4. The battery, even with light, does last forever.

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  @jackbrewster @lexfri I use the CrossPoint firmware, although I need to update to the latest. Between my Xteink, iPhone, iPad and kobo. the Xteink is my favorite way of reading straight text books. If kobo made a hand sized reader I would be sorely tempted. This is the 3rd party charger I use. I just pop it on the end of a USB-C cable. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPDB1NSZ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1

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  The Qualcomm agreement with Apple sounds like it’s for licensing patents used in the C2 chips rather than an agreement to buy chips. I suspect the patent license has a significantly lower royalty than chips do.

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  Gonna write a game: Vibe Coder Simulator. Can you manage your herd of agentic AIs into destroying the world in the specified manner? DLC are packs of new world-ending scenarios to choose from.

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  Be prepared for some absolutely hysterical FOIA responses leaking private info. https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/117346823956409491

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  The MacArthur Fellowship grants this year seem particularly designed to infuriate the right-wing. I’m loving it. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/29/nx-s1-5980447/macarthur-genius-grants-2026-fellows

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  Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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  Hey Apple News why do you do this crap? I blocked the channel so I don’t want to see any of their crap. Not constant reminders of their crap.

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  “Trade tensions” or threats from the president, hmmmm 🤔 https://flipboard.com/@npr/politics-v8m4p3ukz/-/a-VFFn_qJ_RhOVeo39rjGu3g%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

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  Ugh, really don’t want this “readiness score” from Apple

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  Oct 16th for iPhone duo pre-orders? NOOOOOO! My instant gratification! Guess I’ll have satisfy this consumerism with a dark bronze Apple Watch.

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  I suspect the iPhone duo will have a crap ton of bugs initially but I want one so bad. Huge (literally and figuratively) upgrade from my current iPhone 13 mini.

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  Hahahahaha. Fuck the Missouri GOP. https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-10/u-s-supreme-court-effectively-throws-out-trump-backed-missouri-congressional-map

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  Even if true I still won’t be using these features, not a big fan. https://www.macworld.com/article/3233015/the-new-apple-watch-cant-be-used-for-secret-surveillance-apple-insists.html

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  <nelson><laugh>HA-HA!</laugh></nelson> https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/court-rejects-governments-energy-emergency-that-kept-coal-plant-open/

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  @zzt @davidgerard @GhostOnTheHalfShell the doomsday version is that it’s YAML

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  Has Trump tried to have his name added the the Vietnam Veterans Memorial yet?

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  America’s First Lady Tattooer https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/nx-s1-5955615/a-kansas-girl-ran-off-to-join-the-circus-and-changed-the-tattoo-world

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  The White House has for decades, both parties, used access as a cudgel. If these news organizations were smart they’d use this to start real journalism on the White House. But that isn’t going to happen. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/ms-now-journalists-denied-access-white-house-trump-announced-ban-rcna598677

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  Really liking my new watch. Went from OG ultra to a Series 12. Apple’s brown is another “as close to black as we can make it” color.

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  https://gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ice-agents-not-to-trust-any-woman-willing-to-date-them-2000814283

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  @jackbrewster can’t we go back to reticulating splines?

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  I hope the Argentine & Dutch World Cup fans visiting Kansas City appreciated our melodious tornado sirens last night.

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  A friendly reminder to World Cup visitors to Kansas City: pot is legal in Missouri and illegal in Kansas. And don’t go by city name: Kansas City, Missouri - legal; Kansas City, Kansas - illegal.

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  Wonder how long before people coming to the US start doing: - Backup iphone at home - Leave iphone at home - Go through US customs - Buy iphone in US - Restore backup - Return iphone before going back home.

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  @jackbrewster my doctor has an alternative where they take a super-high resolution photo of my eyes instead of dilating. Unfortunately my insurance doesn’t cover it but it’s worth the $50 extra to me. (Also they can keep a running record of my eyes and compare year-to-year)

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  @chockenberry I thought they were doing that as some kind of copyright infringement tracking thing. It is super-bizarre.

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  If Apple had real courage they’d call a foldable iPhone the iPhone Bend.

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  I've had some coworkers that seemed to sense when they were about to get fired and jumped ship a bit ahead of that. I wonder if Alan Dye had a feeling that he'd better get while the getting was good. I don't think Apple execs had even thought about it yet, but if Dye was that good at office politics he probably figured it wouldn't be long now.

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  @thomasfuchs they just want to do it because that’s how it was in Neuromancer