Manchild who is president of the US throws his pacificier out of the pram again.

[jerrymahoney]

That's OK -- I am waiting for maybe the ghost of David Souter to live in Justice Barrett's head.

[Trippy]

50% tariff on iphones is a great idea, have to pay down the national debt. So, thank you Apple users.

[JakeC]

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Translated:

Donald Trump lives in my head rent-free and I'm powerless to evict him.

 

Any chance of something original? You know...something you thought up by yourself.

[Lacessit]

22 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Letting a sociopath destroy the country, just so you can own the libs, is a foolish plan. It will not end well for anyone.

Australia has a leftist government. Its Medicare system is far superior to the American version, which is being slashed as I post.

 

The minimum wage in America is USD 7.25 an hour. The last time it was adjusted upwards was 2009. Meantime, the annual average rate of inflation in America is 2.35%, over 15 years.

 

The minimum wage in Australia is AUD 24.10. The average annual rate of inflation there is 2.42% over the last 15 years.

 

The idiots rejoicing over liberal tears don't realize the inflation steamroller is going to crush them just as much as the poor, unless they are very rich.

[EVENKEEL]

There's more for the Trump Admin to handle.

 

https://nypost.com/2025/05/24/us-news/wisconsin-generac-employee-spencer-wimmer-says-company-fired-him-for-not-using-preferred-pronouns/

 

What a mess Biden made in only 4 yrs.

[ThreeCardMonte]

13 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Unfortunately Trump has zero understanding of globalization, and the inherent ecosystems within the global manufacturing systems. It is virtually impossible to make an iPhone in the US without it costing an absolute fortune. These jobs that Trump keeps referring to will not return to the US, the US will never "become great again", and Trump is only diminishing the nation with his sheer stupidity and ignorance. 

 

Donald Trump. 

Making America less relevant, less dependable, less trusted, and more hated by the day. 

“Trump has zero understanding of globalization “

 

And you are the resident expert?

 

Why aren’t you in the WH?

[Cameroni]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

While I am no fan of their phones, I dare you to name a better desktop computer system, or a better laptop. I bet you can't do that because there are none. Apple simply makes the best computers on the planet. And they have been a huge boon to the US economy, and the Goombah just doesn't get any of that. His level of idiocy is mind boggling. 

 

I actually used a Mac Laptop for over a year recently, work gave me one. Build quality was okay, it still chipped the screen when i dropped it, performance was okay but still had problems. I now have a Lenovo business laptop, a Thinkbook. I much prefer it, simply because I prefer Windows to the Mac OS. In terms of build quality the Lenovo is comparable, I don't notice any major chip advantages from Apples much touted chip.

 

The build quality of the laptops is good, but uninspiring, very few connectivity options. Lenovo has far more..

[blaze master]

3 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

I do understand why you have difficulty.

 

Buck0 5555555

[cjinchiangrai]

You can buy an esim capable phone on Lazada for 1600 baht. Haven't used Apple for years. Sad for them. All the phones in LOS use real sim cards and they are still available in the US as well. 

[CallumWK]

8 hours ago, Bruce Aussie said:

Do they use AI to make trump look so miserable and angry a lot?

 

 

I don't think they need AI to make a miserable person look like that

[Tug]

20 hours ago, Cameroni said:

If Trump, on top of killing off VoA, manages to kill off this eyesore Apple, then he will rise even higher in the pantheon of one he already occupies. For, this closed eco-system that is apple which monitors what apps you get to see and don't like a cheap censor, this overpriced underwhelming hardware which sees Iphone charging speeds outclassed by Chinese Android phones many times over, not to mention the many flaws in performance, it is just embarassing. Anyone who buys an Iphone needs their head examined.

 

Killl Apple off, the world will be so much the better for it.

 

Trump wins for the world again.

That’s odd here I have my iPad it does many amazing things each and every day I’m flabbergasted and in awe that this device gives me access to the sum knowledge of mankind throughout our collective history.and this is an eyesore to you…..and yes they are protective of their business…sorry but I beg to differ this device is absolutely amazing!

[metisdead]

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[Cameroni]

22 minutes ago, Tug said:

That’s odd here I have my iPad it does many amazing things each and every day I’m flabbergasted and in awe that this device gives me access to the sum knowledge of mankind throughout our collective history.and this is an eyesore to you…..and yes they are protective of their business…sorry but I beg to differ this device is absolutely amazing!

 

I have a Samsung tablet which is amazing and the best buy I ever made. I can't opine on the Ipad, but I think tablets generally are superb devices if they're well made.

 

In terms of the laptops, the only thingI really appreciated was the charging cable that detached as it was magnetic. Apart from that I don't see any advantage of the Apple laptops over the Lenovo, both have fingerprint scanners, both are very well made with premium materials, both are fast enough for work. 

 

If Apple disappeared tomorrow, nobody would be worse off.

[blaze master]

5 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

If Apple disappeared tomorrow, nobody would be worse off.

 

The rich shareholders might be a bit pissed. 

[spidermike007]

9 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

“Trump has zero understanding of globalization “

 

And you are the resident expert?

 

Why aren’t you in the WH?

Easy answer. Trump does not want smart people with good, functional, practical ideas. 

[cjinchiangrai]

49 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Easy answer. Trump does not want smart people with good, functional, practical ideas. 

If he did, he would let Harvard bring in all those smart Indian and Chinese kids, train them and then keep them here. That is what forward thinking leaders do. Who needs more doctors, chemists and engineers running around thinking.

[Cameroni]

3 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

The rich shareholders might be a bit pissed. 

 

I meant from the consumer perspective, as I don't hold apple shares the investment issue is no concern of mine.

[gamb00ler]

3 hours ago, Cameroni said:

Apart from that I don't see any advantage of the Apple laptops over the Lenovo

It seems unlikely that you would use or even know about all the functionality that the Apple software provides that is lacking in Windows.  You probably use only the basic functions of any computer... and for this reason you would be  best served with a Windows machine.

 

It's definitely not the hardware on the Intel based Apple machines that made them so superior to Windows machines in the hand of knowledgeable and demanding users.  Now that Apple has switched over to their own chipsets, their advantage over an Intel/Windows machine is even greater than before.

 

I'm a retired software engineer and computers have been a huge factor in my life for 45 years.  Of course I started on Windoze... didn't almost everyone?  I still used windows even though I grew to hate it's weaknesses.  I didn't know better until I bought an iPhone4 and then built a Hackintosh to use the deeply integrated interoperability between Macs and iPhones.  Apple software incorporates 100's or 1000's of features that may seem insignificant but when you want to use/share/store/organize your data on several devices they have the features to make those tasks consistent and simple.

[CallumWK]

4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

I meant from the consumer perspective, as I don't hold apple shares the investment issue is no concern of mine.

 

True nature of MAGA, only think about their own pockets

[gamb00ler]

3 hours ago, Cameroni said:

If Apple disappeared tomorrow, nobody would be worse off.

If Apple disappeared tomorrow no low capability users would be worse off.... only those who need the power, convenience and thoughtful design incorporated into Apple software would suffer.

[ThreeCardMonte]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Easy answer. Trump does not want smart people with good, functional, practical ideas. 

If that’s the case, you would be hired on the spot.  Over qualified actually.

And Biden did?

 

Even if they were a  confirmed thief?

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

15 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

True nature of MAGA, only think about their own pockets

Have nots love complaining about the haves.

 

Pity

Notice it’s never the other way around.

 

Leftists policies are confined failures.

 

Pitching a tent is still always an option.

 

 

[blaze master]

15 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Have nots love complaining about the haves.

 

Pity

Notice it’s never the other way around.

 

Leftists policies are confined failures.

 

Pitching a tent is still always an option.

 

 

 

Oh you done did it now. 

[Cameroni]

41 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

only those who need the power, convenience and thoughtful design incorporated into Apple software would suffer.

 

Not really, they could buy a Realme.

 

The charging times are significantly lower with the Realme flagships. Seems a lot more convenient than the slow Apple phone charging times.

[Cameroni]

52 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Now that Apple has switched over to their own chipsets, their advantage over an Intel/Windows machine is even greater than before.

 

I used the Macbook Air with the M3 chipset and did not notice any significant advantage in daily use. However, the reviewers still warned that the Macbook Air with the M3 was not great for editing video.

 

In terms of useability the Mac Os was a total nightmare, windows was much better. Very glad I'm using the Lenovo Thinkbook now instead.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

If that’s the case, you would be hired on the spot.  Over qualified actually.

And Biden did?

 

Even if they were a  confirmed thief?

 

 

Strange how Biden is so often the defense his supporters offer for criticism of Trump's numerous shortcomings. Seeks fairly lazy. And highly deflective. Sort of like hiding from the truth. 

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, cjinchiangrai said:

If he did, he would let Harvard bring in all those smart Indian and Chinese kids, train them and then keep them here. That is what forward thinking leaders do. Who needs more doctors, chemists and engineers running around thinking.

Exactly, thank you. We're talking about the wisdom that comes with knowing that by attracting the best and the brightest to your nation you are a better nation because of it, irregardless of where they came from.

 

In the grand scheme of things that just doesn't matter, America is a nation of immigrants, and unfortunate aspect of this is that the white minority is now running very scared, and acting like ridiculous, desperate and highly insecure men attempting to maintain something that they interpret as a glorious past. It is a sad thing to witness.