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    Im very excited to see the end result, its going to be an amazing bench.
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    At the current price point vs features this watch doesnt make much sense. Any of the longer established players are a better option until the product matures.
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    Vegan cheese is nasty stuff. I wouldnt recommend trying it "raw" its not completely disgusting when its melted but I will still rather avoid it.
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    Beyond burgers are great, Im making some tonight. Definitely not cheap and not very healthy but oh so gooooood!
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    It looks a bit like the lovechild of a Santa Cruz and a Yeti.
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    Come now, you cant post in here without any update pics on your workbench!!
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    Yeah, that has been my experience too. I have an iPad air2 that is just used as an interface for my home automation, its useless for much other than that now. My wife has my iPad 2 at work, she uses it for reference images when she is doing cake sculptures. I get that Apple want to control the software for a user experience but there is a point where I want to make my own decisions and have have them device for me. If its going to be a sub-optimal experience then that is fine but at least let me decide if I want that rather than having nothing.
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    I still think there needs to be a set of permissions you can deny but still use an app. Its fine if you lose certain functionality by denying those permissions. One thing at least is that if its verified by Play protect then you at least know the code has been examined and its not malicious. That is where Apple shines in that all apps are carefully vetted. The downside with Apple is you never know exactly what permissions are being accessed by apps.
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    I use tons of CA but not for what most people would use it for. Its pretty much like plastic when it dries so I use it as a finish for pens that I turn. Once its sanded and polished with buffing compound it comes out looking like glass.
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    Working for now... Apple is very much into planned obsolescence and are no longer providing updates for either your phone or ipad. This is a problem because apps you use will require updates to keep working, they wont be able to update because the OS wont be on the latest version. I have seen this on multiple occasions at the previous company I worked for. Phones used for testing developed apps and macbooks that were deemed too old for updates. In the case of the macbooks installing Windows or Linux gave them a new lease on life, cant do the same with phones and tablets though. On the flipside, Apple do support phone upgrades for longer than most Android manufacturers so I guess that is a positive.
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    I like AEG tools, I think you got a pretty good deal there. It helps that you now have more batteries for the rest of your AEG tools that you already had.
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    Tell me about it!! Fortunately I scored a good deal on Onedayonly today for an ergonomic chair that I have been wanting for for a while, so that takes the sting out a little.
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    I bought my wife a vivomove about a week ago, it was at the full price
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    Weird, the one I have lasts quite a long time on a charge and holds well in between charges. It should have a red light in the back when its charging and that should change to green when its done. It works really well for targeting things like sore back and shoulder muscles that a foam roller doesnt quite reach. For larger muscle groups though I still think a foam roller is better.
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    There are a few, Im assuming most just dont want to put up their hand because that would place them in the vegan team along with you?
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    My wife's screen on her iPhone 7 was replaced by one of the Vodacom repair centers for R2k, it was flawless for the next year that she used the phone before selling when she upgraded. The person who bought it works for her and its still going strong. Like it or not Apple devices are seen as status symbols and many people who cant afford new phones would rather buy a second hand iPhone than a new lower end Android.
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    2012? is it back to the future?
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    Hypothetical scenario: You have a phone that you are about to upgrade and you drop it resulting in a cracked screen. The old phone was an iPhone X, still fairly valuable in the second hand market. Now you either get the screen repaired by Apple for around R5k(last official price I heard from Core) which then means you will make next to nothing on the sale, or you get it repaired elsewhere for a lot less. You wouldnt be able to do that with an iPhone 12 because Apple says you cant. This was the exact scenario a friend of mine experienced recently.
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    I dont find that Apple devices work any better together than say Android and Windows. The single advantage is Airdrop and its not that big of a deal. I have had iPhones for ages and my daily driver laptop is a MBP, they dont play with each other any better than my Windows desktop does. Maybe its different if you are actively using iCloud but Im pretty specific about where I put data in terms of cloud storage so iCloud doesnt work for me.
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    I often use jelly babies for a quick boost in longer distances, its a long standing habit from running.
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    I used to enjoy Louis Youtube channel but then the Apple bashing just started getting too much. I do agree that its ridiculous that you can buy a device which you have so little rights over. Apple has for a long time been changing things in the same way Microsoft did with Windows, you dont "own" the device, you pay for the right to use it but you never fully own it. The result is that if you dont use the device in the way they want then they can disable all manner of things and you have no recourse.
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    Im not so sure of the iPhone 12 anymore, this video really shows how underhanded Apple are getting. The implications are that only Apple can perform repairs on the phone, this doesnt sit well with me considering they can charge whatever they want if only they can do repairs.
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    Plant based also carries other benefits for digestion with all of the fiber and easily digestible foods. There are many endurance and high performance athletes who are vegan so there should be no notable benefits to a meat based over plant based diet.
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    It will still be perfect after 4 years. I went from the 6 to the X and I only did so because a family member needed a phone. Iphones last forever and they dont seem to slow down with age and updates.
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    Im going to say Trek, but only because its going to annoy @PureSavage
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