Episode 6: 6: Frivolous Things
- Author
- 5by5
- Published
- Fri 18 Feb 2011
- Episode Link
- https://hypercritical.fireside.fm/6
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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