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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by hrktb on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:08PM (#19473086)
Their reporting of the non repairability seems mostly factual and drama free to me, in what way is it ridiculous or disproportionate ?

Also I think it would dishonest to just ignore or brush off these kind of issues for products that we see as marvel of engineering. Any choice has tradeoffs, recognizing the product strengths should go hand in hand with also acknowledging what it sacrifices.

For a single customer it might be not worth to do that kind of analysis, but I expect reviews and teardowns to highlight these dark spots we otherwise don’t think about as simple consumers.

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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by chrisseaton on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:12PM (#19473108)
They say it makes them ‘cry’ and it’s a ‘hot mess’.
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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by zakki on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:17PM (#19473133)
Because we will see them in millions
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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by chrisseaton on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:32PM (#19473218)
Fine, but crying and hot messes are dramatics not facts.
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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by PascLeRasc on Saturday March 23, 2019 @10:44PM (#19473853)
There are actual facts in the article and a summary of facts at the bottom. Most humans find a list of facts a bit boring to read so we like to spice up our language and use metaphors and hyperbole.
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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by chrisseaton on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:21AM (#19474938)
> we like to spice up our language and use metaphors and hyperbole

Yes I know - dramatics.

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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by libraryatnight on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:47PM (#19473293)
I thought it was just adding some style/personality to the writing. Rather than saying "We were disappointed by the messy internals."

It hardly felt dramatic.

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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by ddingus on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:20PM (#19473145)
Like cigarette butts
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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by pronouncedGod on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:38PM (#19473253)
When I smoked I used a small “pocket can” that was shaped like a trash can to hold my butts until I came back around to a proper garbage can. I then switched to non-filters and, even though they lack the cellulose filter, I still used the can.

I hate seeing cigarette butts everywhere. It might be because my first job in high school was sweeping the parking lot.

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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by ddingus on Sunday March 24, 2019 @12:53PM (#19477329)
Man I contributed to that mess. Did not care.

Lol, I often will pick them up today. I do not smoke now.

Good on you for the can, back then.

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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by pronouncedGod on Sunday March 24, 2019 @06:33PM (#19479158)
I would pick them up these days, but in my part of the country it’s almost dangerous to touch anything from a stranger that could be personal use. Rampant IV drug abuse and exploding hepatitis cases.

It might be paranoia, but I don’t touch anything that could be personal use.

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Re:AirPods Are Disposable and Hard to Recycle (2016) by ddingus on Sunday March 24, 2019 @07:46PM (#19479408)
Gloves are what I use.

With you otherwise.

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