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For the last couple of years, I have eagerly picked up the check at every meal. No, I am not a generous person, a fact well established in this column. I do it for the ping. The clang. The boing. That amazing sound when you oh-so-casually drop your Apple Card on the table and all heads turn as titanium hits wood or marble. Everybody knows you didn’t only treat them to dinner, but are super-cool as well: