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#62Can someone explain to me why is Apple making this type of stuff?
Do you believe they shouldn't? Enlighten us.
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
> I was hoping everyone in the US might be able to buy one. This burst of PPE being produced in mass quantities are and were never meant to go in the hands of the general public (i.e., non healthcare workers), though. The general public does not need to be walking around with a full face shield, that’ll be a waste of materials, time and money, unfortunately.
Given that they probably would cost $1 to $5, and take almost no space to store, it wouldn't be a terrible thing for people to have a few if they want them. How many people have a $20 multi-tool that stays in a drawer somewhere? Or some bags of rice "just in case" that end up getting thrown in the trash after being forgotten about in the cabinet for 5 years?
It may not be a terrible thing if some percentage of people buy "unnecessary" Personal Protective Equipment. It creates some distributed supply in case something unexpected happens, even if under normal circumstances the equipment is unused.
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#64Where 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.
Or bleach + diet coke + mentos.
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#65While this is not the first health related product from Apple I really hope they will do more in this direction going forward.
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#66Is this significantly less effective than a normal surgical mask because of the large gaps?
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#67Good 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
Of the superficial. By the superficial. For superficial. Unconscious of their mantra Apple is. And that ignorance is bliss.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
> I was hoping everyone in the US might be able to buy one. This burst of PPE being produced in mass quantities are and were never meant to go in the hands of the general public (i.e., non healthcare workers), though. The general public does not need to be walking around with a full face shield, that’ll be a waste of materials, time and money, unfortunately.
Seeing people touching their masks continually while wearing gloves and using a phone is depressing.
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#70Available for just $199 in 7 countries, rollout to 19 more countries on April, 25
They made 20,000,000 of them already and they’re free. I assume you’re joking but they’re trying to save lives and I don’t see the need for negativity around this. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/apple-will-battle-co...
Because humor is "negativity".
Maybe don't make people feel worse. Thank you.