Apple's October 27th event is reportedly all about laptops

Apple's October 27th event is reportedly all about laptops: "analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has a mostly good track record for Apple rumors) now expects that the October 27th media gathering will focus solely on MacBooks. "

Can I get a yay men?

Google Pixel gets torn asunder by iFixit | Ars Technica

Google Pixel gets torn asunder by iFixit | Ars Technica: "The phone earned a 6 out of 10 for repairability. On the plus side, iFixit found many modular components that can be easily replaced, along with an easily-removable battery and a single screw size. It cited the fragile display and clip-in mid-frame as items that will slow down any would-be phone repairers.

The pictures are always the best part; see the Pixel XL stripped down over at iFixit.

Such a terrific and informative site, iFixit.

The possible ninth planet could explain a tilt in the Sun | Ars Technica

The possible ninth planet could explain a tilt in the Sun | Ars Technica: "Calling it Planet 9, they suggested it could be over 10 times Earth's mass and so far out it takes 20,000 years to complete one orbit. Planet 9, they speculated, has a lopsided orbit that's tilted relative to the other planets and much closer to the Sun on one side."

Increasingly accurate calculations once again reveal that "known" assumptions are invalid. What other sacred cows of science are nearing their end-of-life? Surely the timeline of world civilization is next...

LEGO rolls out Macs in the workplace to meet growing employee demand

LEGO rolls out Macs in the workplace to meet growing employee demand: "LEGO, founded in 1932, has modernized its IT infrastructure by integrating Mac and iOS devices into its corporate environment using Jamf's Apple device management solution."

It's a play date.

IBM deploying 1,300 Macs per week, Apple users need much less support than PC counterparts

IBM deploying 1,300 Macs per week, Apple users need much less support than PC counterparts: "According to data provided by IBM, and collated by JAMF, IBM has deployed over 90,000 Macs since June 1, 2015. In the same time frame, it also has distributed over 48,000 iPads, and more than 81,000 iPhones to employees."

The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

TFW an obituary you wrote five years ago goes viral | Ars Technica

TFW an obituary you wrote five years ago goes viral | Ars Technica: "At the time, I noted, "Ritchie has shaped our world in much more fundamental ways than Steve Jobs or Bill Gates have. What sets him apart from them is that he did it all not in a quest for wealth or fame, but just out of intellectual curiosity." That sort of intellectual curiosity gets numbed by social media sometimes—just as it has become marginalized by popular culture, along with many things of the intellectual variety."

If you removed C and the standard C library from the public domain, the entire modern world would grind to a halt. Everything from embedded devices, to internet routers and home computers. Kaput.

Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales, tells users to stop using device

Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales, tells users to stop using device: "Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is in the throes of death. The Korean tech giant on Monday halted global sales of its latest phablet phone, issuing a statement telling owners to power down and stop using the handset as it could pose a safety hazard. "

There is no question that Samsung is a manufacturing powerhouse. And also that competition brings out the best in competitors. I think there's a difference between out-innovating your competition and just copying someone else's work for your own profit. Is this karma? Certainly looks that way.

Is 5-hour Energy better than coffee? Depends on which state you’re in | Ars Technica

Is 5-hour Energy better than coffee? Depends on which state you’re in | Ars Technica: "Two years ago, the attorneys general from Oregon and Washington filed nearly identical lawsuits in their states alleging that 5-hour Energy ads deceived consumers by suggesting the shots are superior to coffee and recommended by doctors. In the last few days, the verdicts came in—and they’re completely opposite."

This product is not just superior to coffee, it's vastly superior to coffee. If you want to really see how well it works, drink half a 5hr with half of a 1l bottle of Smartwater. The effect is synergistic. Aids in focus, concentration, willpower. Hard to describe all the benefits.

Developer Feral Interactive dishes on Apple Metal graphics pros and cons

Developer Feral Interactive dishes on Apple Metal graphics pros and cons: "Apple hasn't updated its OpenGL implementation for some time, as a result of the shift to Metal. At present, Apple's non-Metal OpenGL API remains at version 4.1 dated to around 2010, with the current version being 4.5, which was released in 2014. Wood confirmed that "necessary features" were missing from Apple's OpenGL, which prevented the release of racing title "F1 2015" for the Mac."

A little of both might be a better approach, seeing as how you rode OpenGL from 2001 to 2015 and took every advantage of it.