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Tim Cook touts that Apple has been investing in generative AI tech ‘for years’
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"Pro-life" woman seeks abortion and gets denied
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I wouldn’t be so sure. She has since appeared in a campaign ad with the democratic Missouri senator candidate in the 2022 midterms, moved out of Missouri, and sued the hospital in Kansas for denying care under the EMTALA. Her opinion piece on CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/opinions/emtala-scotus-ruling-emergency-abortion-idaho-farmer/index.html) is particularly harrowing in describing her experience and advocates for federal abortion rights.
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An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s OS
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I didn’t think any devices even adopted Ethernet over HDMI
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After shutting down several popular emulators, Nintendo admits emulation is legal
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The Switch 2 has a new hardware size and some software (like Labo and Ring Fit) has a physical component that is sized to the original Switch/Joy-Con. It could be referring to that.
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I designed a cardboard cutter that turns boxes into free cat scratchers
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Is there a source on this? My initial fact check search suggests this was debunked.
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Your Vote Matters
A little while back, my hometown’s mayoral election was decided by a difference of just 5 votes. Unfortunately, the candidate I didn’t like won the election. I didn’t live there anymore and wasn’t able to vote, but it really showed me the importance of voting at all levels of government.
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iPhones And Androids Can Now Warn You of 'Secret Trackers'
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That is how it works. Unwanted tracking notifications only trigger if separated from the owner for some time. It’s possible the paired iPhone was drained or had Bluetooth disabled which would cause the tracker to think it’s separated.
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Great article about DefunctLand
I sat though the Disney FastPass video recently and that was quite an interesting adventure
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Cedar Fair and Six Flags ARE merging
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I’m not expecting any changes for the 2024 season since pass sales are well underway and the merger isn’t finalized until sometime next year. Then again, Six Flags has no shame completely redoing pass structure multiple times a year. Maybe Cedar Fair will bring some sanity there lol
I needed to buy a 2024 pass anyways to cover visits to Knott’s Berry Farm and Carowinds this month. Remainder of 2023 and all of 2024 was definitely worth buying at the introductory price. I definitely didn’t predict a Six Flags - Cedar Fair merger during my pass-purchasing process.
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It looks like Kings Dominion has given up on year round operations
Looks like it’s the same for Carowinds. I’m currently planning a November visit before the winter event so hopefully they don’t drop those weekends last minute.
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Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups
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I believe Instagram usernames are reserved on Threads to ensure people can keep the same handle on both networks, but the users aren’t automatically signed up with a profile.
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Why Doesn't Seattle Have More Theme Parks?
I want to visit the PNW someday and go to Silverwood to finally ride a giant inverted boomerang. The national parks in Washington will keep me busy out there too.
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I had this same experience with it re-announcing directions too which got a little annoying. If you set it to only use offline maps, you won’t see this behavior but searching for destinations is sometimes finicky since it will only look in the offline database and even then may not find everything. I submitted feedback for changing the re-annoucing to a chime since the visual is there on CarPlay anyways. If you haven’t submitted feedback for this, feel free to submit one and reference feedback ID FB13139836 to maybe get more visibility on this.
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Guest hit by phone on Maverick at Cedar Point
My favorite part of Universal Orlando was that the small lockers were free for all of the rides with park admission so there was no incentive to hold onto loose articles on the ride. We don’t need the full double-sided locker experience like with Steel Vengeance or Velocicoaster, but there should be some free locker access for at least the major rides where there is a significant safety risk.
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Cedar Fair and Six Flags ARE merging
I’m wondering if the legacy Six Flags memberships will gain Cedar Fair access or if they’ll be trying to get rid of those in favor of a new pricing structure. I’m still maintaining a $7/month all park membership from a few years ago and it seems too good to be true to get all Cedar Fair parks as well. I already bought a 2024 Cedar Fair pass, so I’m interested to see how this plays out moving forward.
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First impressions of watchOS 10?
Two things I’m really missing are the app dock (used to be a single click of the side button) where I pinned common apps like LA Fitness for my membership card and double-clicking the crown to jump to the previous app. Otherwise, I like that apps are now laid out with just vertical scrolling and I like the new app designs overall.
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Recent Trip Report to Kentucky Kingdom and Holiday World
I actually just took a similar trip recently with a stop at Beech Bend in Bowling Green, KY, as well! In my case, Raven was open but The Legend was not. Have you been to the water park at Holiday World? The water coasters there are really fun, and I’m not normally into water parks.
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[Cannibal - Lagoon] Trip Report
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I actually did ride both Colossus and the sky ride! I can’t even remember the last time I rode a chairlift (other than my last time skiing). It’s very relaxing and a nice way to see the mountain backdrop of the area.
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Fuji-Q Highland to Close Do-Dodonpa
Aw man, the launch on Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America is crazy, and I was really hoping to experience this one since it launched to almost a 50% higher top speed in even less time. I still want to visit this park for Eejanaika but this is sad.
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What's your Top 10?
I generally don’t rank, so this is really hard to think about but I’d probably go with this: