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The title part "But should we really blame Apple?" rather than the original "UNFIXABLE, UNHACKABLE, UNTENABLE" is a perfect replacement for Apple loving HN crow

by gokhan 14y ago

The title part "But should we really blame Apple?" rather than the original "UNFIXABLE, UNHACKABLE, UNTENABLE" is a perfect replacement for Apple loving HN crowd.

taligent 14y ago
I love the idea that upgrading RAM/Hard Disk somehow equates to hacking your machine. It's akin to someone thinking they are an F1 mechanic because they can replace the car battery.
- ebbv 14y ago
  I swapped out an SD card in my phone so I know just as much about hardware design as Apple's engineers. B-)
- Evbn 14y ago
  How would you define hack, if not fiddling with hardware against the manufacturers intent?
  - nkassis 14y ago
    But in this case un-hackacble meant, unable to add ram which if the slots are there are not in anyway against the manufacturers intent. Now the new macbooks, if someone figured a way to add ram, it would be considered a hack.
  - taligent 14y ago
    Because Apple has never had a problem with you replacing RAM/hard disks. They provided instructions and it didn't void any warranties.
  - jfoutz 14y ago
    Best example off the top of my head is a very old one, adding CD sound processing to a SPARCstation II http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffmassalin_pr.html http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffmassalin_pr.html I don't have a super high succes rate with reflow soldering, but my hotplate isn't quite perfectly flat. I assume the mac boards are all double sided, so i'd be inclined work out a solder bath style solution. Maybe a friendly college student would give access to the EE department's stuff. Maybe there's a cheap benchtop solution. It can't be that bad
- kamjam 14y ago
  Hey, I replaced a spark plug once too... I should be chief mechanic at Red Bull in this case :)
betterth 14y ago
Well, considering that the entire article was about Apple offering the market a choice and following the direction the market chose, it's not exactly an incorrect title. And the other title tells us nothing about the story itself. But try to ask a anti-mac-fan to see reason instead of blaming the community and screaming bias? Nope! That kettle and pot are best friends.
PedroCandeias 14y ago
I gave it some thought before replacing the title. I'm confortable with what I came up with because the new title echoes both of the article's main points, while the original focuses a bit too much on the "unhackable" side and is, frankly, a bit click-baity. Anyway, I'm sorry if it passed as blind apple love. Wasn't my intention.
- fjarlq 14y ago
  And the question mark fits with the conclusion of the article. Betteridge's Law of Headlines: "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines

by gokhan 14y ago

The title part "But should we really blame Apple?" rather than the original "UNFIXABLE, UNHACKABLE, UNTENABLE" is a perfect replacement for Apple loving HN crowd.

taligent 14y ago

I love the idea that upgrading RAM/Hard Disk somehow equates to hacking your machine. It's akin to someone thinking they are an F1 mechanic because they can replace the car battery.

ebbv 14y ago
I swapped out an SD card in my phone so I know just as much about hardware design as Apple's engineers. B-)
Evbn 14y ago
How would you define hack, if not fiddling with hardware against the manufacturers intent?
- nkassis 14y ago
  But in this case un-hackacble meant, unable to add ram which if the slots are there are not in anyway against the manufacturers intent. Now the new macbooks, if someone figured a way to add ram, it would be considered a hack.
- taligent 14y ago
  Because Apple has never had a problem with you replacing RAM/hard disks. They provided instructions and it didn't void any warranties.
- jfoutz 14y ago
  Best example off the top of my head is a very old one, adding CD sound processing to a SPARCstation II http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffmassalin_pr.html http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffmassalin_pr.html I don't have a super high succes rate with reflow soldering, but my hotplate isn't quite perfectly flat. I assume the mac boards are all double sided, so i'd be inclined work out a solder bath style solution. Maybe a friendly college student would give access to the EE department's stuff. Maybe there's a cheap benchtop solution. It can't be that bad
kamjam 14y ago
Hey, I replaced a spark plug once too... I should be chief mechanic at Red Bull in this case :)

betterth 14y ago

Well, considering that the entire article was about Apple offering the market a choice and following the direction the market chose, it's not exactly an incorrect title. And the other title tells us nothing about the story itself. But try to ask a anti-mac-fan to see reason instead of blaming the community and screaming bias? Nope! That kettle and pot are best friends.

PedroCandeias 14y ago

I gave it some thought before replacing the title. I'm confortable with what I came up with because the new title echoes both of the article's main points, while the original focuses a bit too much on the "unhackable" side and is, frankly, a bit click-baity. Anyway, I'm sorry if it passed as blind apple love. Wasn't my intention.

fjarlq 14y ago
And the question mark fits with the conclusion of the article. Betteridge's Law of Headlines: "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines