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Black hands-down.

Surprise surprise, a business wants to make more money. The price of everything including electricity has gone up; I won't be surprised if…

Well you can get…

Yeah, them having to explain to passengers that the app has to be downloaded before takeoff must have been a big driver for them to…

If it makes you feel better, some of them are work colleagues. :)

> The flip phone is not at all small other than when it's folded: That is *exactly* the point of a folding phone. It's small when you're…

I can just imagine the number of times the cabin crew have had to explain to passengers that they needed to download the app before taking…

> A quick search on reddit and the likes will provide ample examples of people having their screens suddenly die. Do be aware of…

The screen protector on the Flip and Fold 3 is known to use weak adhesive; Samsung admitted it and fixed it in the 4 and 5. BTW if I…

> So hopefully should have the issues sorted by flip/fold X? I haven't had any peeling protector problems on the 5 so looks like they…

Samsung admitted the adhesive they used for the Fold/Flip 3 was too weak. They improved it with the 4 (not enough apparently), and improved…

I know at least 8 people who have the Fold.

> Instead of focusing on the main idea you discuss my IT experience and how many servers exactly it requires to run the database. Well yes,…

Which part did you consider me "attacking" you? > The fact is, they're not just trying to cover costs. Of course not. They're a business. >…

> I do not think it is in any way relevant but I have worked in IT. After reading your comments and how you think Strava's infrastructure…

Sorry, there's an implied /s there but you'd actually have to bother reading the previous drivel to spot it. :)

That's where you have to realise that there are many, many different kinds of people in the world. PRs and KOMs drive you (and many other…

> to run a couple of servers. Yes, that's all that's needed. Cheap and easy.

The community is useful. You get to see how your friends are doing and give them kudos, and receive kudos yourself for motivation. You can…

So if it was a one-off payment, what would pay for their monthly IT and staffing costs?

> Double hate them for having a subscription rather than a one-off payment. Seeing as it does continuously cost them money to run the…

Surely the suffering would have ended by now.

Just picked one up, looks good. I wish the minimum brightness could be lower though.

Oh that's great! My Arlec one turns on/off immediately; I'm after one that fades. Thanks!

Does the light fade in and out when you turn it on and off, or does it switch on/off immediately?

> Turbo charged 2GR, there, problem fixed. It'll leak too. That's just the nature of so many highly-stressed mechanical parts swimming in…

> Agreed, but nothing more beautiful than the sound of a 6.0L V12 biturbo engine. Love the sound of my engine. Hate the multiple oil leaks,…

> Also, I'm not advocating you should rort the offer just to get a freebie, I dunno, when I read this line: > *Basically, they’re…

> A bit more detail has been shared; it looks like they're downplaying it a bit > Data exposed: Isn't that exactly "Name, Physical address,…

Thanks for confirming that businesses do get targeted. I never said they didn't do anything wrong. I said businesses get targeted, and…