All Steve McCabe wanted was an in-warranty fix for a struggling iPhone. But Apple’s service advisors proved incapable of either helping with an international warranty repair or providing a straight answer to a seemingly simple technical question.

 

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Dödshotades av högt uppsatt polischef.

En person har förts till Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhus med helikopter efter att ha krockat med en annan skärmflygare väster om Kungälv i kväll.

En man i 20-årsåldern har livshotande skador efter att en personbil med fyra passagerare kolliderat med ett godståg öster om Rydöbruk i Hylte kommun i kväll.

OverTheGeicoE writes "Former TSA Administrator Kip Hawley has been in the news in recent months, talking about how the Transportation Security Administration is broken and how it can be fixed. Some of his TSA criticisms in the popular press seem to make sense. This seemed strange to me. Just last March he was defending TSA in a debate with Bruce Schneier in The Economist. Then, the very next month, he's criticizing his former agency as if he was on the other side of that debate to begin with. Why? I felt like I was missing something, so I decided to read his book to find out more about his position. The title of the book is Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security, and it is co-written by Nathan Means." Keep reading for the rest of OverTheGeicoE's review.

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Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate to divide into entertainment operations, and newspaper and publishing business.

Party-line vote sees Republicans hold Eric Holder in contempt for failing to release documents about gun-running probe.

Wave of blasts across the country leave at least 20 people dead, as death toll for last two weeks passes 200.

Fixes a problem where upgrading libraries could cause Aperture to hang or quit.

 

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Stor bitterhet bland republikaner.

En brand i ett flerfamiljshus i Växjö i kväll gjorde att tre personer fick köras till sjukhus i ambulans efter att ha andats in rök.

Slashdot editor Jeff Boehm visted Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI, where they not only have an Epilog Helix Laser Cutter/Engraver, but let him use it. Which, of course, he happily did, just as you or I would have done if somebody said, "Here. Borrow my laser cutter and engraving machine." The sound in the video is a little rough, since it was recorded live in a room full of loud machines -- like laser cutters. But it's still fascinating to watch (and hear) the process. The only downside is the "Ooh! I want one of those!" effect. There are used units available out there, but they cost as much as a pretty good used car. Maybe that's why there are so many Maker Spaces, also called Hacker Spaces, out there. Here's a global Hacker Space list. Hopefully, you'll find one near you, so you can do a little laser cutting (and lots of other neat stuff) yourself. Note: Slashdot accepts reader video submissions. Email robin at roblimo dot com for details.

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Wave of blasts across the country leave at least 20 people dead, as death toll for last two weeks passes 200.