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iOS 17.1 to Launch by October 24
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Well a microwave gives off non-ionizing radiation and I'm not sure I'd feel safe sticking my head in a microwave.
So no one really knows what the line is for safety. It is definitely not ionizing vs non-ionizing.
Well, microwave ovens exploit just the sorts of thermal effects I was talking about. There are, for instance, some frequencies that are apparently the resonance frequencies of your eyes, so looking down a horn antenna at one of those frequencies can apparently quite literally cook your eyes. Generally, though, that’s a combination of power level and specific frequency, and you probably won’t encounter them outside of an industrial context.
Yeah I can't believe how many people seem to be (willfully?) misunderstanding the issue here. If anything, blame France for not testing properly. The information given by both sides is straightforward and non-conflicting. Apple cares about user health, France cares about user health. A bureaucratic process just missed a detail here and caused problems for everyone.
No one is going to get any lower radiation levels as this doesn't actually affect the amount of radiation anyone was receiving, since it wasn't transmitting at this power level near humans in the first place. Now it just won't transmit at that power level at all, ever. That transmission level is something France agreed to in the first place, this is simply an error in the testing process.
At literally one thousand watts, no, you shouldn't feel safe doing that. At one millionth that power level, you do it every day already just by being around wifi.
Turn on and FM radio and think for a bit about all the radio frequencies with data and therefore energy on them passing through your skull right now. And there are warning signs at the base of those radio towers telling you not to get any closer and not to hang around there for too long.
I'm not a scientist, I'm not saying it's safe, I'm just saying that ship sailed like a hundred years ago.
That's interesting. What is the name of France most popular medication?
This was my exact thought before: between the heat and radiation wipe them out
Boy I hope you can't see any cell towers. Those put off orders of magnitude more radiation than your phone does.
Can’t wait for the 17.1 update. iOS 17 is such a delight in comparison to previous versions. Let’s go!
And yet it drives the most engagement because "of little interest to most people" is what conspiracy theorists thrive on.
Just look at this thread already. It's a wonder half these people can make it through a day. If people spent some of the energy they put into worrying to actually educate themselves I have to believe their lives would be far less stressful.
While I dont have any issues with my 15 Pro, have it since release, I have the feeling that most often the iOS x.1 release unlocks the full potential of the new devices.
Had the same feeling with the Xs and the 13 Pro before. With the 13 Pro it took months until iOS 15.4 until the 120 hz display worked without issues for nearly all apps.
That's working as intended, at least the car part. You shouldn't be using earbuds when driving anyways, and if you're not driving let the driver connect to the car radio instead.
Please no new features! It's buggy and complicated enough. Just bug fixes would be great!
Blame France for using incorrect testing methodology. They will likely introduce laws to prevent citizens going out in daylight due to high levels of radiation too.
C'mon did you even read the facts behind this? When the phone is brought up to your ear the levels are reduced and fully within any regulatory guidelines. When placed down away from your body, the levels are increased. The French measured it in the wrong mode.
In any event, no-one has shown any side-effects from EM at any level used by cell phones, but the tin-foil hat brigade won't buy that.
A few more bug fixing like:
- Widget not updating;
- Find my app reported an item status of hrs ago to override the current status which was just shown briefly;
- Contact photo updates not sync with google contact.
I understand this new version will locate your iPhone and reduce the power only if the iPhone detects your in France. As soon as you travel to another country it will set the power back to its usual higher value, right?
The critical ones are the sudden phone shutdown during overnight charging and the occasion WiFi disconnecting.
Just open up to other stores like you should…. I mean it is supposed to be a 17 feature….. I know they don’t want to, but they have to.
Can we please prioritize 17.1 being somewhat stable? Out of the 8 different iPhones that I’ve owned, along with the many software versions running on each of the phones, at least for me, 17.0.3 has been the worst software version by far. Phone does some weird stuff on this version…
In case this is news, you can't stick your head in a microwave oven when it is on. The door is closed.
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Oscillococcinum is a homeopathic preparation marketed to relieve flu-like symptoms, although it does not provide any benefit beyond that of a placebo.
Oscillococcinum is promoted according to the disproven homeopathic principle that "like cures like", and that a disease can be cured by small amounts of the substance that cause similar symptoms. Boiron is its sole manufacturer. Oscillococcinum is used in more than 50 countries, being particularly popular in France, and has been in production for over 65 years.
France was probably hoping for money from Apple. Why alter the way the test was completed?
What I've seen of France on the news suggests that the government cares about the government being powerful, not about the citizens.