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Apple's Role in Japan during the Tohoku Earthquake
#14721 03/15/11 10:47 PM
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A friend who is an artist and professional photographer sent me this link:

Apple's Role in Japan during the Tohoku Earthquake


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MicroMatTech3 #14722 03/15/11 10:52 PM
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MicroMatTech3 #14723 03/15/11 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted By: MicroMatTech3
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Referring to people watching the news and contacting their families et cetera: "The young did it on their mobile devices, while the old clustered around the macs." Say what!! laugh

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ryck #14724 03/16/11 12:17 AM
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ryck,

I was particularly struck and slightly unnerved by that observation, but I suspect it is true.


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MicroMatTech3 #14725 03/16/11 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted By: MicroMatTech3
......but I suspect it is true.

Sigh. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that my older daughter was so impressed when I finally figured out how to send her a text message.

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MicroMatTech3 #14733 03/16/11 07:50 PM
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thank you for the awesome story. I was surprised to see they took things to a whole new level with the 3rd point about apple paying for employee expenses if they tried to escape from tokyo and failed


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