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Re:How a Single Line Of Code Could Brick Your iPhone by fc417fc802 on Sunday April 27, 2025 @10:30PM (#43816983)
And for that reason I wouldn't hassle laymen over it but among the HN crowd I expect a bit more care. An "anything goes" attitude makes communication more difficult.

"Soft brick" is the correct term that already exists.

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Re:How a Single Line Of Code Could Brick Your iPhone by rendall on Monday April 28, 2025 @12:41AM (#43817634)
> "Soft brick" is the correct term that already exists.

Which is the term that the article uses.

"The result is a device that’s soft-bricked, requiring a device erase and restore from backup."

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Re:How a Single Line Of Code Could Brick Your iPhone by mcherm on Monday April 28, 2025 @09:50AM (#43821529)
> Which is the term that the article uses.

...except in the headline.

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Re:How a Single Line Of Code Could Brick Your iPhone by porridgeraisin on Monday April 28, 2025 @10:53AM (#43822162)
Need to get you to click on it :-)
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