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I have no idea. Many of them may be under the filing threshold. The ones who aren't presumably still file like anyone else. Most people over pay anyway, so not filing would have the opposite impact with the risk of jail. Imagine being jailed for not getting a refund lol

2026-04-13 23:22:43 UTC

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I've heard this about other shit since ~2020. YouTube is full of this is the year crash videos for six years now. At some point you realize we're on the far side of a decade. Lol
This probably is the new normal for some years.

2026-04-13 23:19:34 UTC

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And I thought I was a pack rat for my little stack of them. Fuck Bitcoin. RAM and SSD play is in town.

2026-04-13 23:17:14 UTC

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Did my price prediction come early? Man, I'm a genius.

2026-04-13 23:16:00 UTC

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They'd be knocking on a lot of car windows these days

2026-04-13 23:14:45 UTC

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I'm sure that's why they do it that way lol

2026-04-13 23:13:15 UTC

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🫡

2026-04-13 23:12:48 UTC

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2026-04-13 23:10:41 UTC

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Nice!

2026-04-13 17:33:44 UTC

Going to touch glass ✌️🥃

2026-04-13 17:31:47 UTC

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Many of us are crazy smartards.

2026-04-13 17:31:27 UTC

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But in doing so, I run the risk of putting myself into the same boxes. Perhaps there's a lesson here.

2026-04-13 17:30:58 UTC

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Yep.

2026-04-13 17:30:49 UTC

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Bless you. Video has been killing me

2026-04-13 17:29:09 UTC

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It's pretty tough to put people in a single category... Some are easier lol Those are tough.

2026-04-13 17:28:01 UTC

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Lol I was thinking rock paper scissors but that works too.

2026-04-13 17:24:19 UTC

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Let's play a game of Smart, Crazy, Retard.

2026-04-13 17:22:16 UTC

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The most dangerous man is the one who thinks he has nothing left to learn.
Any man who is always the most knowledgeable in the room is susceptible to this.
This is one reason I come to Nostr to share my beliefs and thoughts. There's almost always someone who challenges me or gives me a new perspective.

2026-04-13 17:15:53 UTC

War and conflict between humans will never go away. The best we can hope to do is put a rational leash on it.
If we do end it, it'll be because humans have been forcefully bred to obey absolutely and hold the same philosophies, which would essentially result in a global monoculture.
I tend to prefer freedom and trade in place of war. It's just better. War has a very limited but important place in my mind (self-defense, generally). But that doesn't always mean just sitting around until an outspoken enemy gets powerful enough to cause substantial harm, which seems to be the modern standard.

2026-04-13 17:07:53 UTC

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And let's not forget that many of these nuts will hide behind civilians as a war tactic specifically because they know the west will cave to it.

2026-04-13 17:04:51 UTC

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I don't even particularly agree with the war/conflict as it is, but the idea that civilians and their infrastructure never be impacted at all by war lest it be genocide is completely ridiculous and one of the reasons wars these days go on so long with so many deaths. Pussyfooting is almost always worse. Besides that, there's usually not much infrastructure that isn't used by both civilians and military. It's probably impossible to meet his standard. Just be honest and outright say there's no circumstance in which you'd support war. I'd respect that more.

2026-04-13 16:58:58 UTC

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Ah, the arbiters of morality. The Catholic church. Lol

2026-04-13 16:55:06 UTC

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You're conflating philosophy with atheism. They aren't the same. Not every atheist holds the same philosophical views. Ayn Rand is a popular example (not that there are many) of someone who explicitly rejected the idea that nothing matters, in spite of her atheism (or whatever term you want to use - I'm not sure if she called herself that or not).
I don't think the two things need to be linked. One can admire intelligence as more than meaningless chemistry without necessarily assuming that intelligence exists everywhere in nature.
Carl Sagan had what I think was a beautiful statement in Cosmos: The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.
Not every atheist is closed off to the very deep spirituality one can find in the universe. I think we just differ in how we interpret it. The big issue usually arises from how that influences philosophy, as previously noted. Some take on nihilism. Some religionists take on fundamentalism. Some of us just take on curiosity and awe. I don't think either side is all boring or all interesting. Hell, there are many atheists who annoy the fuck out of me and I am one. But that's because atheism is a single trait. It doesn't predict anything else about a person.

2026-04-13 16:46:37 UTC

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There's no reason I know of to think "nothingness" was ever reality. There's no reason for there to be a definitive starting point simply because that's how the limited human perspective operates. "Nothing" is probably something and likely always was. A base question is why nothing has to be real. I can't even give you an example of nothing. Even "empty" space is full of something. It seems like a imaginary concept to me, similar to the nothingness before our birth. It wasn't nothing just because I didn't see it. It was just there.
Fascinatingly, many religionists reject this even though they'll claim their god just always existed and didn't need to be created. After all, where did the god(s) come from? Wouldn't that mean there never was "nothing?"
Maybe I'm boring, but god just seems like an extra step for me. In fact, I find the ancient astronaut theorists to be more compelling. As a boring atheist, I find their theories to be less boring and more believable than the religious texts I read when I was an interesting Christian.

2026-04-13 16:33:53 UTC

Man, I'm really glad there wasn't some asshole calling himself "Stevie Got Me Rollin'" filming my bad decisions for TikTok when I was a young adult.

2026-04-13 16:10:21 UTC

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_eey-0AHDs

2026-04-13 15:30:53 UTC

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It's probably a bigger factor for men than women. I've attracted women way outside my physical league (if that's what we want to compare) by being interesting, fun, and charming. Looks are fleeting and I think most women are smart enough to realize that isn't going to be enough forever.
This all really depends on what an individual is seeking, man or woman. If all you want is sex, probably looks are the top factor. It's fairly individual. Putting all men and women into a box is a mistake I don't think aligns with reality.
Physical attraction is one component of a highly complex (yet simple) dynamic. It obviously plays some role, I just don't think women only care about looks and money like many of the incel types would have us believe. I think that's an easy way to avoid looking inward.

2026-04-13 15:24:36 UTC

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Maybe don't end written sarcasm with a declaration that you're being honest. Sarcasm is a deception. You're saying the opposite of what you believe. Which is fine and can be effective, but expecting people to take something as sarcasm when you say it's your honest thought is goofy.
Don't worry. I don't take you seriously. I don't even know you. I took what you wrote seriously because you told me it was serious. Sue me.

2026-04-13 14:48:51 UTC

NYC/NY can't help but fuck itself. Packages are being delivered without government getting involved.
"While well intended, the outcome is not good..."
The road to hell isn't paved with good outcomes. Lol
Apparently it is paved by protectionism and special interests.

2026-04-13 14:27:06 UTC

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Maybe, they went farther than simply a few hieroglyphs. The resources for mummification, monuments, etc make me think they valued them pretty highly. Probably religiously.
I suppose cats probably kept pests at bay too. I'm sure that's a practical reason for initial relationship.
Apparently they had some capital offenses related to harming them. The threshold for killing people has obviously changed over time. I don't know how severe that was relatively.
Either way, there's definitely a deep bond between us. They even have special sounds for us. Pretty wild.

2026-04-13 14:04:29 UTC

I don't think Egyptians necessarily worshipped cats or viewed them as gods, but they were clearly deified to some extent.
I can see why. They act the part very well. They're also just incredible creatures when you observe them. They are quite fierce at their scale. Very god-like.

2026-04-13 13:53:37 UTC

We have a routine. I come out, it runs to the fence and stares at me and sometimes makes noises. Can't tell if we're curious about one another or squaring up for a fight.
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2026-04-13 13:50:41 UTC

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Hopefully the little shit doesn't have babies in my gutter or somewhere nearby 😂

2026-04-13 13:48:14 UTC

I made contact with a squirrel several days ago and it's returned to my balcony several times daily since. It looks in through my balcony door and waits for me to come out. Probably wondering what the fuck I am. It'll hide and pop it's head out to see if I'm here. Kind of cute, probably wants to fight me though. We have stare offs.

2026-04-13 13:44:57 UTC

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I really don't think most women want what you're describing. Financial (and otherwise) stability probably IS important (as it should be when dating), but I think most women have more depth than purely looks and wealth.

2026-04-13 13:40:53 UTC

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Lol I was wondering where this was going. Hope you got some sleep. I experience this exhausting thing sometimes (no idea if it has a term) where I'll think while I'm asleep. Usually it happens if I'm working on an intense problem, especially before bed. I'll be in this weird has asleep phase but thinking instead of dreaming. I always wake up exhausted. Interestingly, I have had some good ideas from this before. It's kind of terrifying to experience though because you're aware you're sleeping but don't have total control of the situation.

2026-04-13 13:35:58 UTC

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I have very little confidence, but I'm all for people trying to build better. Maybe DMs will improve as a side effect. Interesting idea regardless. Email is crazy centralized and hard to manage in a decentralized way for most people.

2026-04-13 13:17:36 UTC

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Not nearly as much as I'd thought for three years lol I'm a gold fish in this ocean.
I'm just goofing around though. Not trying to actually shame myself or anyone else.
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2026-04-13 13:13:27 UTC

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At a minimum, I'd like to see more trade with more ideologically aligned partners. Something a little better than China or parts of the middle east.

2026-04-13 13:08:19 UTC

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Funny, I consider Canada in China's pocket. Venezuela, if they can manage their gift, will be better off. Given how they fucked it up massively to begin with, and probably will in typical south American commie fashion, they probably would be better off letting us take over oil if that's what you're referring to (I actually meant other energy sources). But oil is obviously a big one for many things, not just energy.
I'm not anti-trade, I'm anti-dependence. We should at least be able to produce our own critical infrastructure. It's a basic idea in my mind. You don't have much of a country if this isn't true.

2026-04-13 13:02:23 UTC

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I'm almost always hypertensive and tachycardiac when I'm measured at my clinic. I also am when I'm working in ED. But what's funny is how they get concerned about a little over 100BPM and 127/83. One, I usually have coffee in the morning before going (maybe I shouldn't, whatever). Two, it's stressful.
I told him I'd agree to check my vitals at home over time before making any decisions. I'm usually 120/80 or lower, with average resting HR in the 60-70s depending on when I measure (I should exercise more, won't deny that).
And I can't tell you how often I have to correct providers on poor cuff placement at work. I've seen false high AND low (which is something we tend to worry more about in EM). The other day, I moved a patient from a non-perfusing MAP to above satisfactory perfusion simply by putting the correct (two sizes smaller) cuff on her. She also looked well for how low her BP supposedly was. Treating patients by the monitor or single issue instead of the whole picture is another massive issue in healthcare.

2026-04-13 12:45:27 UTC

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Lol gotem

2026-04-13 12:44:16 UTC

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Yeah, we're frequently amazed by how long 700 pound patients stick around (frequent visitors). It's incredible.

2026-04-13 04:49:07 UTC

1. I hope we don't end up in yet another prolonged, failed war.
2. Next, I hope this oil fiasco (and similar recent issues) pushes the US toward energy and production independence.
3. Fuck everyone else.

2026-04-13 04:41:01 UTC

I doubt this counts private zaps (at least I hope it can't), but either way, I'm kind of pathetic at zapping you fuckers.
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2026-04-13 04:32:41 UTC

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Depends on the situation. But if you are going to give an ultimatum, you'd better be ready to act. If you're bluffing, it's almost never the right move.
Personally, I prefer to skip ultimatums and just do what I'm going to do. Ultimatums are almost always a manipulation tactic anyway. Pretty good odds it's a bluff.
Love, kindness, and patience won't fix every problem. But that's not to say it wouldn't in his cases. Maybe it would.

2026-04-13 04:29:48 UTC

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Or he cares about his ego more than anything and can't rationally deal with not getting his way. People like that do some bizarre shit to save face or look strong.

2026-04-12 23:13:08 UTC

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I've had a woman be really explicit about it once though. It took me by surprise but it probably would've worked if I wasn't married lol

2026-04-12 23:12:03 UTC

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So it probably would feel weird to a man.

2026-04-12 23:11:42 UTC

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Usually it's just a natural thing that doesn't require a lot of thought. I don't know how the woman side of that works. There are usually subtle hints. I guess my advice is the more masculine approach.

2026-04-12 23:10:30 UTC

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Honestly I've always pursued women I want. I've never really had to deal with this before. Taking advice from a man is probably terrible 😂

2026-04-12 23:09:22 UTC

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Honestly that could just be their honest response. It's much better than concealing your intent only to get rejected when they figure it out on the second not-a-date date.

2026-04-12 22:30:07 UTC

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He will pay them back as a setup for a much larger, more elaborate scam.

2026-04-12 22:26:54 UTC

GM
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2026-04-12 22:19:28 UTC

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Or just your typical man lol We sometimes need explicit communication. Just ask him to go on a date. Use that word.

2026-04-12 22:18:19 UTC

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Maybe he's gay.

2026-04-12 19:52:27 UTC

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What a specific reason. You can't even criticize them? No, you can't even imply criticism. They better not even think you could be criticizing them. Free speech may not be legally applicable, but X should stop pretending to support it as an ideal. If you can't even imply criticism (so vague) of an institution, I'm not sure what the fuck would qualify as free speech.
Goons.

2026-04-12 16:18:02 UTC

Of course you then face the issue of what should be expected and what the standards are. And they aren't enforceable anyway so maybe this is just how it has to be.
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2026-04-12 16:14:13 UTC

One of the most frustrating things about kind 1 clients is when you see notes that seem to have missing context and there's little you can do but use a different client. There's seemingly not much of a standard for how or even what gets rendered.
I'm conflicted because every client being the same may defeat the point of having different clients. However, it would be nice to have at least some basic expectation for what should render in the feed. Some at least tell you that something wasn't loaded if it's a relay issue. Others just don't handle it.

2026-04-12 16:01:49 UTC

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They were super americanized Italians even

2026-04-12 16:01:28 UTC

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Lol

2026-04-12 16:00:49 UTC

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I'm weird in where I like it. I don't like it in email, but do in my calendar. Not on my desktop but I do on my phone. I love it for kind 1 clients on mobile but less so on desktop.
I'm a mess.

2026-04-12 15:58:25 UTC

I think I understand it from a war strategy/security perspective, but it still sucks. I'm capable of not being a retard and compromising my own nation's defense. Many aren't. I get it. But part of being a free society is not being subject to having critical resources abruptly denied to you. Mesh is an awesome concept that could solve most of that problem.
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2026-04-12 04:32:16 UTC

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It's so good

2026-04-12 01:38:31 UTC

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Not falling for that shit again

2026-04-12 01:17:23 UTC

Fuck Italy.
Pineapple on pizza is natural.
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2026-04-12 01:16:22 UTC

75k by January 1, 2027. We can do it, gang.

2026-04-12 01:12:36 UTC

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So we really are Few™

2026-04-12 01:12:13 UTC

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Bot lives matter. Get with the times

2026-04-12 01:11:33 UTC

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It'll get weirder to measure over time as it won't all be social media use cases. I'm here for it. Make it a better internet layer

2026-04-12 01:04:41 UTC

Would be cool if Signal could somehow be integrated into Nostr, or Nostr into Signal. Just spitballing here. Would be cool if Signal could spin up an npub as a username and bridge somehow. Maybe it's a terrible idea from a security perspective. Roast me

2026-04-12 01:02:32 UTC

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True. I forgot they have usernames now so it isn't as bad as it used to be

2026-04-12 01:01:45 UTC

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I told you that stuff you do in sketchy truck stop bathrooms would get you eventually

2026-04-12 00:59:01 UTC

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IF we weren't all paranoid fucks. Forgot to add that

2026-04-11 23:35:46 UTC

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Make it a game like getting in and out of NK lol

2026-04-11 23:35:06 UTC

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I have my core on it. But to be fair, my core is like 3 people lol
My guess is there's a much higher adoption rate amongst Nostr users vs the average population. As with probably anything at this point. A lot of first movers hang here

2026-04-11 21:29:29 UTC

Realistically, I could replace my Nostr feed with a small Signal group 😂

2026-04-11 18:47:47 UTC

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One reason I don't discover npubs outside my little network. Sad, but how it has to be for me.

2026-04-11 18:45:27 UTC

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Well, US citizens could get back in from NH I assume. I'd guess not back in without the usual BS though

2026-04-11 18:43:10 UTC

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That's kind of my point. The feds are far less likely to let a state be screwed. It would be much more incentive for war. But again, I don't think they'd need to do much. Cut Canada out as a trade route/partner and not let anything into any ports. Trade embargo, right to travel interstate no longer applies, need visa in and out, done. Little uprising crushed.

2026-04-11 15:41:47 UTC

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Open™

2026-04-11 15:38:29 UTC

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And we have to remember that Texas actually did it briefly

2026-04-11 15:38:02 UTC

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Cali AND Texas would probably be the better odds.

2026-04-11 15:37:34 UTC

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Just my average Joe take though. Cali or Texas has the best shot, in my opinion.

2026-04-11 15:36:29 UTC

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Yeah, but one of those has a ton of oil and the other a GDP higher than most countries. And they aren't land locking other states. And border major ocean or a country likely willing to trade. Canada would cave, obviously. I guess NH has a sliver of ocean access. Wouldn't last though. I think they'd need way too much for imports and not enough people remaining there to sustain much of a solo economy.

2026-04-11 07:39:20 UTC

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It's bizarre to me that a nation would use an operating system so easily controlled by a foreign government. Maybe not an off the shelf distro, but even that seems better than Windows. A custom GNU/Linux distro shouldn't be that big of a project for a nation.

2026-04-11 05:49:42 UTC

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Personally, I follow the recommendations of Graphene and upgrade before support ends. But I don't think they should break my phone, NOR support it forever. I think they do the best thing, which is tell me my phone is no longer supported (and therefore insecure). I can still use old devices for other stuff (and I do). I just use them as relatively isolated devices or for goofy things.

2026-04-11 05:35:57 UTC

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Some also took issue with app compatibility ending at some point. I don't understand that either. Especially with how integrated software and hardware are these days. Like some apps simply can't work on older hardware. Forever compatibility is a ridiculous expectation. Even my idea of longer term hardware involves updating certain components. I just don't like throwing away "dumb" components that still work fine just to get a new USB port for charging. I'm open to having my mind changed on that (like the Framework approach - I like it). But even then, everything has to eventually have an end date. Maybe it's ten years instead of 7. Things move on and it becomes impossible sometimes to keep supporting old hardware. Size, power, thermals, connectors, etc.

2026-04-11 05:28:24 UTC

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So why should Microsoft be expected to keep sending updates for those machines though? I get the domain thing. But that's a lot different than sending out specialized updates (minus all the shit that can't run on them) for those machines forever just because someone is still using it. I just think that's an unrealistic expectation. That's exactly what it seems like people want Apple to do.
Is your point that Apple should send an update that makes all network functionality stop when support expires? I don't care really if people want to pay for that, but I don't think that's going to please the people I referenced in the original note. They're pissed that Apple is just leaving them with a working phone. I doubt intentionally breaking it would make them happier.

2026-04-11 05:10:40 UTC

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I'd love to hear your argument for why Apple is forever responsible for devices (and the networks that allow them to connect) even after they end support for them (7 years).
Fuck I can imagine the chaos that would likely ensue if they purposefully bricked phones after the support ended. That's the only way I see them meeting your definition of responsible. I can't imagine any of the people complaining now would suddenly be pleased with that approach. Lol

2026-04-11 03:38:38 UTC

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I'm only defending them within the context of what they currently are, which is the context within which people bought their products.
I am in no way a fan of Apple's philosophy. Personally I think people should be free to use their devices how they want (including continuing to support them with updated software). But expecting Apple to support devices forever either way is ridiculous.

2026-04-11 03:36:20 UTC

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Bingo. That's why I don't buy their products. But to buy their products and bitch about getting exactly what you paid for is ridiculous.

2026-04-11 03:35:03 UTC

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This is America. Lol

2026-04-11 03:34:01 UTC

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The one good outcome from it all is part of the government finally did it's job. Unfortunately, it's after the fact. But I can't blame a court for that. That's what they do.

2026-04-11 03:32:52 UTC

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What a fucking shit show.