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as i've said before, the world relies on most people being trustworthy and good at heart. a completely trustless society is impossible. faith in other people usually not being out to get you is what makes the world go round. so this kind of event is very very bad, i guess

@hikari Imagine if this is what catalyses repairable devices being taken seriously. The next iPhone uses standard torx screws and has user-replaceable everything down to the CPU.

@h0m54r we can dream

the EU has mandated user-replaceable batteries though, so that's good

@h0m54r @hikari wut. how does stuffing things into shit help with repairability. if anything it proves that parts verification/repair authentication IS the way to go

@avimanyuroy @hikari My (potentially naive) thinking was that any sensible person would want to be able to open their device and verify that every part looks like what it should look like.

@h0m54r @hikari if you think a person can look at a part and verify its authenticity, you are making quite alot of assumptions about the person, the part and the skill of a potential malicious actor.

@h0m54r @hikari people are often surprised to learn that the case screws on iPhones have been Torx IPR for years, and that Wera will sell you the exact same drivers and bits they sell to Apple

@rcombs @hikari Wait, pentalobe screws were a standard before Apple adopted them? Today I learned!

@h0m54r @hikari Apple’s own nonstandard pentalobe fasteners used in some Macs are distinct from the 5-point Torx Plus ones Textron introduced no later than 2006; iPhones switched from Philips to 5-point external screws in 2010 (not sure if those were custom pentalobe screws at the time, but for at least the past few years they've been Torx)

Wera will sell you the same drivers/bits they sell Apple for both types these days though