Some People Refuse To Upgrade From OS 9, And Other Facts
​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week, why some Mac owners insist on sticking with 16-year-old software, why railroads sit on crushed stone and Netflix has a lot of original shows.

September 15, 2016 at 06:18PM
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How I gained access to TMobile’s national network for free
“I had a TMobile prepaid SIM on a spare phone with no active service, so I came up with a fun challenge: could I somehow get access to the internet without a data plan?”

September 15, 2016 at 04:49PM
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U.S. formally recalls Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Federal consumer safety regulators on Thursday formally recalled 1 million Galaxy Samsung Note 7 smartphones after dozens of users reported the device caught fire while charging.

September 15, 2016 at 04:03PM
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Our Simulated Universe Is Just One Piece of a Matryoshka Doll of Annihilation
Elon Musk might gleefully declare that we’re living in a simulated reality. But if we are, then we’re kinda screwed.

September 15, 2016 at 03:34PM
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There’s Actual Hardcore Porn Hiding In iOS 10 [NSFW]
Apple is using multiple sources for it’s nifty new GIF search, but they’re still sorting out some very large bugs.

September 15, 2016 at 02:36PM
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Apple’s New AirPod Headphones Have One Major, Obvious Flaw
Last night, “Conan” premiered this parody commercial which exemplifies why we already thoroughly dislike this product.

September 15, 2016 at 02:21PM
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Why companies make their products worse
In the late 1980s IBM’s LazerPrinter, retailing at $2,395, printed ten pages per minute. In 1990 it launched the $1,495 LazerPrinter E, which was half as fast. But the new printer was not made using cheaper parts, or assembled by workers on lower wages. It had just been artificially slowed down. Why did IBM do this?

September 15, 2016 at 01:33PM
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Tidal Is F*cked
Tidal lost $28 million last year, according to a filing from the streaming service’s Aspiro AB holding company. That’s $17.4 million more than it lost in 2014.

September 15, 2016 at 11:37AM
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New York’s Wi-Fi hubs will shut down tablet web access after complaints of homeless users
“The kiosks were never intended for anyone’s extended, personal use.”

September 15, 2016 at 10:35AM
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Self-driving Shopping Carts Could Greet You at Walmart
If it has wheels, there’s a good chance someone, somewhere is going figuring out how to make it roll on its own.

September 15, 2016 at 10:35AM
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