The Chat: 9th May 2025

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Please note: not all the opinions voiced here reflect those of the British Tech Network

Name
Time
Message
Dave
16:06:39
hi
kind-shockley
16:06:50
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Marty
16:06:52
>> naughty-meitner changed the name to Marty
Windrider
16:06:54
>> lucid-mccarthy changed the name to Windrider
goofy-agnesi
16:09:05
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Chuck Joiner
16:09:44
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BobBeach
16:10:07
>> goofy-agnesi changed the name to BobBeach
Windrider
16:10:11
Chuck had posted something odd but it's gone now
Chuck Joiner
16:10:21
Yeah, I'm odd.
xenodochial-varahamihira
16:11:31
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xenodochial-varahamihira
16:11:51
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BenRoethig
16:12:14
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BobBeach
16:15:55
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about
Chuck Joiner
16:16:07
Neither does half the panel
BobBeach
16:16:29
Isn’t this the British Tech network?!
Windrider
16:16:30
Only half?
Chuck Joiner
16:16:44
The Chicago Tech Network
BenRoethig
16:16:45
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Dave
16:16:47
went into the weeds
Patrice
16:17:02
Who's on weed?
BenRoethig
16:17:03
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Windrider
16:17:15
Who's not?
BobBeach
16:17:28
TGIF
Windrider
16:17:44
Saturday here...
Patrice
16:23:18
Lucky you!
Jeff
16:24:03
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/05/apple-introduces-the-2025-pride-collection/
Jeff
16:28:24
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/01/tim-cook-addresses-apples-delay-of-personalized-siri-features/
BenRoethig
16:29:12
test
BobBeach
16:33:36
I’m perfectly happy to wait till it works correctly. There is no rush
thirsty-trinity
16:33:43
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BobBeach
16:34:31
As I said last week, it will make no difference to my decision to buy Apple products, and I think that is true for 99% of consumers
Patrice
16:35:18
Same. But it's not very Apple like to announce something before it's ready
Windrider
16:35:27
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Windrider
16:35:34
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thirsty-trinity
16:37:16
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BobBeach
16:39:28
I don’t see any downside on Apple
BobBeach
16:39:39
Their products keep getting better
Jeff
16:40:09
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/apple-asks-us-appeals-court-pause-ruling-epic-games-case-2025-05-08/
Jeff
16:41:28
I love how Chuck and Patrice organically moved us into the Apple v Epic topic
Patrice
16:41:42
it was just so perfect!
Jeff
16:41:46
Yes!
BenRoethig
16:42:04
well, these bad decisions are related
Jeff
16:42:15
There is that
Jeff
16:43:16
Related to our current topic: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/06/kindle-app-gets-biggest-ios-change-in-a-decade/
BobBeach
16:50:43
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BenRoethig
16:52:48
yes, the lynx are there https://animals.net/lynx/
BenRoethig
16:56:05
cool things https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9253284/
Patrice
16:56:17
And they pulled the same thing against Google and won!
Marty
16:57:28
Cool things https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dailyart/id547982045
Dave
16:57:29
cool thing https://www.owc.com/solutions/my-owc-app
Chuck Joiner
17:00:23
https://amzn.to/4de9G4c
Windrider
17:00:59
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Patrice
17:02:53
All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries: Book #1) by Martha Wells https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781501977824-all-systems-red
BenRoethig
17:11:13
Dead or alive, this show is coming with me
BenRoethig
17:13:05
Time to rap? I bet chuck has ill free style rhymes
Patrice
17:13:16
lol
Jeff
17:13:26
He can really pop the rhymes
BenRoethig
17:15:17
laterz homies
Dave
17:16:36
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Patrice
17:21:22
DJ Cranky!
Patrice
17:24:47
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Jeff
17:28:13
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thirsty-trinity
18:06:42
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Please note: not all the opinions voiced here reflect those of the British Tech Network

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