A weekly talk show ruminating on exactly what is wrong in the world of Apple and related technologies and businesses. Nothing is so perfect that it can't be complained about. Hosted by John Siracusa & Dan Benjamin.
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Episode 6: 6: Frivolous Things
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin reveal the many prosaic reasons for not owning an iPhone, then veer off on several non-tech tangents and never fully recover: RSI, travel phobia, a personal history of computer ownership, and more.
Links for this episode:
- Cumulative Trauma Disorder
- Repetitive strain injury - Wikipedia
- iPhone nano rumors
- Apple patent for a magnetic connector with an optical data connection
- Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide, by Deborah Quilter
- Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Macintosh SE/30 - Wikipedia
- Macintosh Performa 6400/180 - the Mac whose name John couldn't remember
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