Walt Mossberg

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@JoannaStern I would much rather install a new computer any day than install the car seat for my grandkids’ visits. I’m sure it was less safe, but the car seat we used when their parents were little was a breeze to install. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarkVenaTechGuy Zero. — PolitiTweet.org

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@backlon “A Salute to PWAs” — PolitiTweet.org

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@SriniRaghavan I’m charging it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@danglucksman Thanks, but that D5 joint interview with Jobs and Gates actually took place in 2007. — PolitiTweet.org

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@_Nundo A black Zune! Wow! The default color was brown. — PolitiTweet.org

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@om I honestly never looked into that, Om. — PolitiTweet.org

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@rustybrick Of course. I met with the team that made it several times, and reviewed it. Considered it a bust, so never bought one. — PolitiTweet.org

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First-generation iPod Shuffle, from 2005. Found it today in a drawer, where it’s been hidden under a bunch of other stuff for years. One of half a dozen iPods I owned over the years. https://t.co/rms6YFtycW — PolitiTweet.org

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@agent3012 Definitely! And that’s not counting the frequent instances of having to start the process all over again because the cassette dropped a few bits. No problem when playing a song, but disaster when loading computer code. Great video, BTW. — PolitiTweet.org

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@agent3012 I had the 16 KB add-on module, too. In fact, you can see it in the photo in the tweet. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BarryLSmith @verge Very kind of you. But I just reviewed and explained the products. Their creators deserve the credit (or blame). — PolitiTweet.org

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@ebaileymershon @verge Not sure of your exact meaning of “BB Treo”, but BlackBerry (then called RIM) did not make the Treo. Handspring invented it and it was later taken over by Palm. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jimmyg @verge Yikes! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsLitProject: 🎉 ICYMI: This week we celebrated our 2021 change-makers — an educator, journalist & 2️⃣ students who have embraced & sp… — PolitiTweet.org

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@BrenIsConcerned @verge It’s the U.S. version of that Sinclair, called the Timex Sinclair 1000. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's a tour of some of the highlights of my personal gadget museum, put together beautifully by the team at @verge in 2017 as I was about to retire. https://t.co/rpoABIsbla — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m proud of my native state of Rhode Island for this new policy on math education. I believe every student in every state should be required to take practical financial education. #GoRI — PolitiTweet.org

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@ColumbiaAlumniA @NYMag @FastCompany @columbiajourn @ColumbiaPride Solidarity forever. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsLitProject: “I think news literacy should be wider spread. This is a skill that I will not forget. I will probably even try to teac… — PolitiTweet.org

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@rvengosh @Apple Anyone can make a Mac app and you can run any browser on a Mac. As for choice, did you fail to read their new email tracking pixel or the recent app tracking notices? Both give full choice to the user. They are opt in. If you want to be tracked, you can be. — PolitiTweet.org

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@karaswisher You’re absolutely, 100% right. In fact, there should be a federal law requiring opt-in choices for any tech feature that impinges on the networks of users. — PolitiTweet.org

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@rvengosh @Apple Are you kidding? That’s a ridiculous comparison. Absurd. Apple’s email protection will give you a choice to allow tracking pixels if you want (see below). The Chinese state isn’t into choices. The privacy thieves hate Apple’s plan because they fear the choice folks may make. https://t.co/mYSsiudyen — PolitiTweet.org

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@l33tlee @Apple It’s harmful by definition. Any online tracking that’s done without the knowledge and permission of the user is harmful because it allows strangers to learn what you do online and from what location and with what gear. If it wasn’t sketchy, it wouldn’t have been made invisible. — PolitiTweet.org

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I, for one, pay premium prices for @Apple products partly because of the company’s focus on privacy and security. And arguments that it’s all a ploy to build their own minuscule ad business are bogus. They were doing this long before it even existed. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Apple’s blocking of invisible tracking pixels in email just follows its long practice of protecting average users from malicious software while using that stance to bolster its brand. Fifteen years ago, it was freedom from viruses. Remember this? https://t.co/AQTGDsQliN — PolitiTweet.org

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Cicada invasion update: they are now so numerous in and around D.C. that they may be showing up as a massive green cloud on weather radar! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsLitProject: “It is a really urgent thing that our students be able to vet the information & understand where it’s coming from.” — N… — PolitiTweet.org

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I enjoyed working with ⁦@kimlast⁩ when she was a new staffer on the #Code Conference I co-produced with ⁦@karaswisher⁩ at ⁦@voxmedia⁩. Now she’s a big shot, the Editor of Live Journalism at the ⁦@WSJ⁩. https://t.co/aRD9A348RO — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @shfarnsworth: One of the most important ⭐️ skills to teach students... How to find information online. Check out our NEW infographic… — PolitiTweet.org