Into Thin AirPods • Hacker News Board

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by nine_k » Fri, May 12, 2023, 9:49 AM UTC

luguenth wrote: post #18

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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At times, it's rather perplexing why certain individuals critique posts as if they shouldn't exist at all. It's akin to telling a dedicated chef to give up cooking because their unique style doesn't match your preferred taste. I found this article to be quite a pleasant read. It echoed emotions that felt familiar, almost like finding a new dish that tickles your taste buds just right. It sprinkled a little bit of une…

Maybe not "should not exist", but is not worth the time of a particular person.

Someone might enjoy the whole long story with its emotional roller-coaster; this is totally fine. I personally skimmed a few paragraphs, realized that it's not what I enjoy spending my time on, and closed the tab. I find it also perfectly fine.

The fact of that a story is high on the HN front page is an endorsement, but not a guarantee that you in particular would enjoy it. At least I hope the author enjoyed writing it.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by victorp13 » Fri, May 12, 2023, 9:50 AM UTC

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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Bit harsh, could have worded that less blunt than "pathetic".

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by OJFord » Fri, May 12, 2023, 9:54 AM UTC

colourgarden wrote: post #15

benatkin wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought it was gonna relate Airpods to Christopher McCandless. But that's Into The Wild. So thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

The title relates to Into Thin Air which Jon Krakauer also wrote about the 1996 Everest disaster (of which he was part).

Does it otherwise reference that at all? Google Ngrams has the phrase `_VERB_ into thin air` going back to 1599.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by desro » Fri, May 12, 2023, 9:54 AM UTC

paulgb wrote: post #17

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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I don’t think the pair she saw was actually them. My guess is that the thief didn’t have an iPhone and the boy did, so it was the boy’s iPhone that reported the AirPods location to Apple whenever he crossed paths with the actual thief. Note that the airpods were not picked up on the drive to the suburbs, suggesting that nobody in the car had an iPhone. But the author had a clear view of the boy’s phone in the museum…

Clever; I hadn't thought of this but it seems most plausible given the information we have.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by hackernewds » Fri, May 12, 2023, 9:59 AM UTC

blkhawk wrote: post #27

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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Ringing a doorbell on a house is a good way to be shot.

only in America

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by hackernewds » Fri, May 12, 2023, 10:01 AM UTC

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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unnecessarily harshly worded.

This comment made me a bit frustrated. If a post weren't your taste why not ignore it? Don't write an entire comment on how pathetic you are for not having restraint and being whiny.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by stuckkeys » Fri, May 12, 2023, 10:03 AM UTC

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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Damn. You have no chill lol. Clearly OP is just sharing his experience with the world. Nothing wrong with that. Also, you never know who you run into. Observing a replaceable Device remotely seems more coherent than putting self in danger trying to retrieve it. Thank you for sharing OP.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by MadSudaca » Fri, May 12, 2023, 10:07 AM UTC

hackernewds wrote: post #36

MadSudaca wrote: post #11

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unnecessarily harshly worded. This comment made me a bit frustrated. If a post weren't your taste why not ignore it? Don't write an entire comment on how pathetic you are for not having restraint and being whiny.

I guess we have something in common, when we become frustrated we say something :)

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by brandonp0 » Fri, May 12, 2023, 10:10 AM UTC

cianmm wrote: post #28

vxNsr wrote: post #16

wait, wasn't the moral here that the airpods find my feature is faulty and she was getting fake locations.

This is my takeaway, having had AirPods for several years. I've never once had the Find My feature work as expected, either showing me the location of the AirPods or successfully playing the sound, even as I stand right next to them staring at the case. Find My works incredibly well for AirTags so I hope that some day they just take an AirTag and stick it inside an AirPods case and call it a day.

The case of the AirPods Pro 2 is pretty much an AirTag.

Re: Into Thin AirPods

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Post by popey » Fri, May 12, 2023, 10:19 AM UTC

lostlogin wrote: post #19

spuz wrote: post #4

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And the story is very well written and fun to read.

I was certain they were going to be in the authors jacket pocket on inside it’s lining or something.

Same. I was somewhat disappointed at the end. But I'll be clutching my AirPods Pro even closer tighter to my chest tonight, as a result.