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Maybe some notes on how to handle degrading power supplies while they're at it.
by MadnessASAP 2y ago
Maybe some notes on how to handle degrading power supplies while they're at it.
- jonathankoren 2y agoThey turn stuff off. It's not a secret. The vast majority of the sensors are off. They're simply not needed in interstellar space.
- tnmom 2y agoGood lord could you imagine the meltdown HN would have if Apple had taken this option to solve the old-batteries-support-lower-peak-current physics problem? “Your device battery no longer supports the camera. Or the backlight on the top third of the screen. But it runs at full speed otherwise!”
- cjk2 2y agoMeh just buy a new Voyager!
- wkat4242 2y agoIf this happened after 45 years, I don't think people would mind.
- wongarsu 2y agoVoyager's cameras were shut off after only 13 years to conserve power. Still a long time, but some people might mind if their phone did that.
- wkat4242 2y agoTrue but their phones aren't a billion kms away so they can just get the battery replaced :P 13 years is really excellent for lithium batteries.
- MadnessASAP 2y agoI mean yeah, it was just a little bit of humor at Apples expense. Obviously the Voyager plan of turning stuff off wouldn't be applicable to an iPhone.