Apple doesn't want people to control their devices at all!

That's intentional. It's supposed to be the result of the Butlerian Jihad.

It's likely so that it is consistent with the way that Universal Time is abbreviated (Coordinated Universal Time is abbreviated UTC). From Wikipedia https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCoordinated_Universal_Time%23Etymology:

The official abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time is UTC. This abbreviation comes as a result of the International Telecommunication Union and the International Astronomical Union wanting to use the same abbreviation in all languages.[4] The compromise that emerged was UTC,[5] which conforms to the pattern for the abbreviations of the variants of Universal Time (UT0, UT1, UT2, UT1R, etc.).

Consensus on anything is hard to come by, since it's often not even about the merits of the issue at hand but more about what each party can get out of the negotiations.

The first Avatar was so horrible, why would anyone pay money to see a sequel? The "rational actor" model completely breaks down here.

Agreed. The reason is purely financial.

Nice, I think he'd appreciate that one.

News for nerds? Nope. Stuff that matters? Nope. Wtf?

I want nothing to do with the iPhone. My Galaxy S20 is great. Apple can eat the corn out of my shit.

The most impactful thing that Loser donald trump ever did to make America great was to get that shitheel, anti-American piece-of-shit Devin Nunes out of Congress.

Software defined plumbing and sewage? Genius!

Why is he so opposed to US fiat currency?

It's a great way to dispose of your nuclear waste.

Yeah, he's right up there with other Time honorees; Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Loser donald trump.

Steve Bannon is widely viewed as a fascist and a traitor. And Congress can't prosecute for perjury, they can refer to the matter to the Department of Justice who can then determine if charges are appropriate.

At least that's how we do it here in the United States.

And, of course, here comes the weak, cowardly, "whataboutism" defense. "Well, someone else was a dirty fucking traitor and didn't get prosecuted, so I'm allowed to be a dirty fucking traitor."