MacGyver

NFC has been out for years, but Apple has the ability to move payments forward in ways that others have not. And, it's really just because they're Apple and retailers want to get on that bus.  Tokenization at the local level and true two factor payments are a big deal.  Apple avoided NFC forever, and I suspect it was because they couldn't control the whole ecosystem.  With the touch sensor, they can.   We'll see if it takes off, but I think it's a step in the right direction.

The payments thing is a big deal in a way that no other manufacturer has been able to pull off, yet.  It will probably be the real "game changer" of this release.   You may or may not see a personal need for it, but it moves credit card security into a true two-factor realm.  Something you have( the phone with the card)  and something you are (fingerprint).  The fact that they're tokenized at the phone and the retailer will never see the number is a big deal in light of all of the recent card breaches.   No system is perfect, but this does move the ball forward.

The monopolistic cable providers and both parties of our government would love to get control of the internet.  That said, all of the colored revolutions of the last 4 years have shown that's a pretty difficult beast to contain.   I'd be aware of bills that limit privacy and "online freedom", but wouldn't spend too much time worrying about the .gov's efforts to shove Pandora back in his box. 

I sent him a note last night. I'll let you know if I hear anything.

That looks great!

I'll look up his email address and send him a note.

So the New York Times published a complete listing of purchases of military equipment by police departments and other state agencies by locality:   https://github.com/TheUpshot/Military-Surplus-Gear   It's an interesting read regardless of where you place yourself in the current debate.  I'll say this...they get a heck of a deal on M14s and 1911s.

The OP is still a daily visitor.  What that means for his relationship status - you can decide for yourself, I guess...

The Savage 9317 is an awfully good rifle. You're welcome to come get mine and shoot it if you want a comparison.

If you'll PM me with your desired name, I'll be happy to change it for you.

Contractor-grade garbage bag and dry ice.   Oh, and a video camera.

Welcome to TGO, and potentially to Tennessee.  Please change your username to something that wouldn't be offensive to a whole group of people. 

Y'all just quit responding. I hate to say it, but it's kind of like when people are laughing at a kid who's misbehaving. It only encourages the behavior. Please refrain from responding. Just report the posts, and we'll hide them.

A savvy user can (and has) managed to create a new account.  There are limitations to technology, and so if you're really inclined, you can get back on.  If you were to keep quiet about your former identity and change your tone a bit, we're probably not going to boot you.   But, the thing about it is, is that most of the users who recreate accounts are just narcissistic enough to not be able to do either of those two things.  They are in fact their own worst enemies.

Gone again. Hopefully AB28 will tire of this before we do.

It's odd that these require a 4473.

College, like so many things in life, is wasted on the young.

It might be a nice rifle, but that site sure isn't designed for mobile.

Oh, what a shame!

The sad thing in losing this member was that he actually had some useful stuff to contribute.  He through hiked the Appalachian Trail with what most would consider ultralight gear.  From my perspective, being able to hike 2000 miles with less than 20lbs. on your back gives you some wisdom that a lot of folks on here could benefit from.    I hope that he finds what he's looking for.

Squared away.

I'll change it back tomorrow.

I actually read this one as a weird sign that things may be changing for the better. Here's the thing. That post was around 0345CDT, and I don't think I booted him until around 1100. When I saw the post, I was worried that someone had reported it and no one noticed. I checked the reports and no one had reported it, yet. To my mind, that means y'all were making pancakes, out shooting or doing something. We love an active community, but I feel like several of the administrative decisions we've had to make over the last year or so were directly related to people just not having other outlets and thus spending maybe more time than is healthy on here. So congratulations? I hope y'all were out shooting some .22LR bulk packs or something :)

It was actually up for a good while. Note for anyone thinking about making a last stand around here, do it on a weekend morning. Life is busy. I know I'm usually making my kids pancakes or at church on Sunday. Our other mods certainly have stuff going on, too.

I don't have any problems with contrarian views on things. While AB28's most recent posts would have been better in their own thread - as opposed to junking up someone else's - as a staff we have zero issue with contrarian views. And frankly, we encourage those debates so long as they're civil and the participants are willing to bring more to the conversation than rote talking points. AB28's last two posts were racist in a way that was so over the top that I have to believe it was intentionally provocative. I don't think anyone of my generation uses that language without knowing exactly what they're doing. We strive to create community here. As a general rule, I think we do a pretty good job, and our members are just as responsible as the staff for creating that. We will have no tolerance for racist language. It makes me sad if you feel that in your own life, but to be clear, if you express that language here you're gone. Period.