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>- the original humongous 31 pin iPod cable

The first two iPod models had a 6-pin FireWire port. It wasn't until the third generation that they introduced the 30-pin connector that worked with both FireWire and USB on the PC side to introduce Windows compatibility.

>I think landowners should declare a value for their property, that is used for taxation, but also allows anyone to immediately buy the land from you at that price. This would allow rival road companies to quickly purchase the land necessary to build an alternative road.

I don't really think "Yankee Swap" is the best model for land management, my guy.

Good job moving those goalposts.

I've used Fastmail for over 10 years now, but they may not be "proven" enough to be a True Scotsman.

I guess since your only two options are, for some reason, "Google" and "UnknownCalMailCompany Inc," Google seems to be the choice for you.

Fortunately, many of the rest of us live in the real world where there are more than just those two options.

>You never hear about these things happening on random cheap Android phones or PC laptops. Well, at least I don't, but you hear about them semi-frequently regarding Apple products.

For the same reason that Li-ion batteries degrade over time regardless of what sort of device it's in, but the Planned Obsolescence headlines are reserved for Li-ion batteries in Apple devices.

>Maybe now I'm not going to get a regurgitated version of a classic, a lesson in modern political correctness, a diversified historical remake or another fast and furious chapter, perhaps this time on the moon.

So, uh, with the writers on strike, who's going to write these new stories?

Do you honestly think the writers are the ones driving the garbage that gets released?

Then perhaps you understand the irony of Microsoft adopting—in the Windows kernel—a technology created by, of all organizations, Mozilla.

Where were you 25 years ago?

Still waiting for it to load, probably.

Only one word needed: Electron