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Available for just $199 in 7 countries, rollout to 19 more countries on April, 25
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/apple-will-battle-co...
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This is such an insane problem. I've been trying to source N95s and everyone I've talked to, even very reliable people, keep bringing me counterfeits without realizing it. I'm actually really concerned their physicians are using those N95 masks. Thankfully face shields are less of a risk.
Some commentators, disproportionately Silicon Valley VC types, are absolutely befuddled at why the FDA needs to exist and why regulations are slowing things down. It's like they can't imagine a crisis worse than COVID being created by a sloppy and irresponsible response (exempting, of course, responses that hurt their investment portfolios, all of which are bad).
Also please post links, always good to know whom to avoid.
Good on them for helping fight the problem, but there's definitely a dystopian sci-fi trope of a familiar brand creating products that only exist because the world is in a disaster. Sort of like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4lS9poHvpU
I’m sad that even though this unique design was done and put online for anyone to print by Prusa, he is hardly mentioned now. On top of that, the design is already commercialized. EDIT: I see now that the design is different, you’re right
How do you mean? This Apple design looks very different from any that I can find attributed to "Prusa" (not sure if that's a person or a company, but the company put out 3D print designs that are very different). And all of them, of course, copy shields that were out long before the current crisis. A lot of people were prototyping shields to satisfy a sudden and overwhelming demand, and with 3D printers it seemed lik…
You're right though that they're not the same, beyond what similarity the function brings.
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I was hoping everyone in the US might be able to buy one. Ideally, they'd be cheap enough for municipalities to buy and distribute.
Why? Most ordinary non-healthcare-worker people have no need for this level of PPE, especially if they're following social distances rules like they should be.
Where they describe how to sterilize it: DO NOT mix those chemicals together (e.g., bleach + rubbing alcohol = chloroform).
And while we're here, let's go ahead and get these others out for people to read: Bleach+vinegar = chlorine gas, Bleach+ammonia = chloramine, Bleach+rubbing alcohol = chloroform Just don't mix bleach with anything. And while we're at it, don't mix hydrogen peroxide and vinegar, either.
Bleach+vinegar = chlorine gas
Bleach+ammonia = chloramine
Bleach+rubbing alcohol = chloroform
Can someone explain to me why is Apple making this type of stuff?
2) Because they have the spare cash to spin this up very quickly.
3) Because they want to help (or at a minimum, look like they're helping).
Are there any reasons why they _shouldn't_ be making this kind of stuff? Other companies also meet all 3 of those conditions, and I think we should be glad (note: I'm saying 'glad' and not 'grateful') that any of them are doing this.
Where they describe how to sterilize it: DO NOT mix those chemicals together (e.g., bleach + rubbing alcohol = chloroform).
Can someone explain to me why is Apple making this type of stuff?
EDIT: Octoth0rpe posted at the same exact time, lol.