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An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card (www.techradar.com)
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An Apple fan who has spent “nearly 30 years as a loyal customer” says they’ve been “permanently” locked out of their Apple Account due to what might be the overzealous actions of Apple’s automated anti-fraud system. It’s left them locked out of “20 years of digital life,” and it all started with the seemingly straightforward purchase of an Apple gift card.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Why isn't this posted in Leopards Ate My Face?

... this person... trusted... all their files... on someone else's computer?

... they... trusted a giant... tech corporation... to... care about them?

How is this person a developer?

Normally I'd say "clearly this person has never worked in software developement"... but apparently they have, and are just very naive?

... Maybe he just somehow never once spoke with someone who worked with databases ... ???

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you're forgetting that 90% of developers are barely competent at best.

If this upsets the reader and reader's a dev, remember I'm talking about the other people not you =)

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yus.

I develop software.

I was not upset at that.

I know I'm in the 10%.

Not even barely competent.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Hey I mean, honest self-awareness is far more respectable and admirable than blustering bullshit overconfidence and over inflated ego.

"If your cup is full then there is no more room. There is no more room for anything new to get in for any new idea, for any new feeling or thought and so you just have to continue to empty that cup. Continue to pour out and then you have the space for something new to come in and it does require awareness, it does require a desire to be present and to want to figure these sorts of things out.”

  • Bruce Lee
[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 2 points 18 hours ago

Heh. :)

That reply works there, whether getting what I said or not. :D

Nicely done. :)

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

He also says that he has backups, so "lost" seems a little apocalyptic. Hard to feel too bad for someone who is that invested in a corporation though.