it’s w, for wumbo

only the genius bar is qualified to handle something as complicated as screws

don’t forget the $1k monitor stand or the $700 wheels for the mac pro

in 2060 the iphone will be the only piece of technology still using USB 2.0, a functioning reminder of the past

O(n²) means that as the input n grows, it takes exponential time to process.

this is really pedantic, but O(n²) is quadratic, not exponential. the exponential runtimes are things like O(2ⁿ). when n gets even modestly big (say n=100), youre looking at a difference of 2¹⁰⁰ ≈ 1.26×10³⁰ vs 100² = 10,000. this is just to say that exponential runtime is really in a class of its own.

but otherwise i think this was a pretty good explanation of the concept

i can’t wait until it’s possible to charge my phone by conducting electricity through an apple card

i agree that apple probably doesnt want to throw $1k/mo into the trash, but if you were to take a detailed look at all of the money apple spends each month, you would likely find a lot of waste that is harder to justify than having a verified presence on twitter. not saying i agree with them hypothetically spending $1k/mo on twitter, but if you’re running a multinational corporation that pulls in almost $400 billion a year, you most likely wouldn’t care too much about where 0.000003% of your annual revenue is going.

because to them $1000/mo is the equivalent of paying a subscription with your pocket lint

and they also win because they now get good PR as being “supportive” of the right to repair movement

i hadn’t heard of it before but i found a verge article that says

The battery regulation contains an exemption for devices “that are specifically designed to be used, for the majority of the active service of the appliance, in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion.”

the actual legislation (linked in the verge article) says

… this Regulation should provide for a limited derogation for portable batteries from the removability and replaceability requirements set for portable batteries concerning appliances that incorporate portable batteries and that are specifically designed to be used, for the majority of the active service of the appliance, in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion and that are intended to be washable or rinseable. This derogation should only apply when it is not possible, by way of redesign of the appliance, to ensure the safety of the end-user and the safe continued use of the appliance after the end-user has correctly followed the instructions to remove and replace the battery. Where the derogation applies, the product should be designed in such a way as to make the battery removable and replaceable only by independent professionals, and not by end-users.

im far from being a legal expert and i know apple has its own private army of lawyers, but it seems like it will be an uphill battle to say the iphone qualifies for that exemption.