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nealyoung

445 karma · joined June 8, 2011

Engineer at Apple

Email: hi@nealyoung.me

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nealyoung··on T-Mobile Confirms It Was Hacked
If you stop paying, they want to make a report to the credit agencies.
nealyoung··on Tesla Model 3 Delivery Event Livestream
Actual information is on this page: https://www.tesla.com/support/model-3-reservations-faq

Looks like the first production cars will start at $49k, with no $35k cars available until November.

nealyoung··on The Most and Least Expensive Cars to Maintain
Sure, but shouldn't the 5/6/7 series then appear as the highest-cost models rather than the 328i?
nealyoung··on The Most and Least Expensive Cars to Maintain
Also, there's absolutely no way that the 328i is the most expensive BMW model. It's probably the most reliable (and highest volume) model sold in the US, and maintenance is cheap compared to the M-model and V8/V12 cars that BMW sells.
nealyoung··on Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting "warrant canary" in its transparency report
There was an article on here about that a few months back. The main idea is that the passcode entry limit is enforced by the OS, so Apple is able to sign and use a custom OS that doesn't enforce the limit, then brute force the passcode from there.
nealyoung··on Explosions near Boston Marathon finish line
High quality video of the explosion: http://www.boston.com/video/viral_page/?%2Fservices%2Fplayer...
nealyoung··on Dell Gives up on Android, Doubles Down on Windows 8
To be fair, the Nexus 4/7/10 devices are being sold at or near cost. That model isn't really tenable for manufacturers who aren't getting support from Google.
nealyoung··on Cheddar for Mac Public Beta
Is it a public beta if you have to pay for access?
nealyoung··on Daring Fireball: iPad (3)
I think that this is an area where Apple's retail presence is a big strength for them. The benefits of the new display are hard to get across in marketing, especially to consumers who are not tech-savvy and don't understand how a higher resolution display would improve the iPad. Apple Stores let people experience the product firsthand, and I expect a lot of these people will be very impressed after they see the screen with their own eyes.