I never popped open electronic devices looking for metal coated candy and ate batteries. No. No, I didn't. And my kid didn't do it either. It really didn't even require a teaching moment, because most kids understand that metal things aren't food.
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Apple Says Don't Buy AirTag Replacement Batteries With Bitter Coating
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A tiny pentalobe screw with a small sized T like screw driver or e.g. like the sim-tray ejector tool could have done the job of securing it.
Seriously? Apple finally makes a device with a replaceable battery and everyone complains?
Or a squeeze and turn mechanism that mimics the "child proof" caps of medicine bottles would work too. Oh, wait...
Miss a target by six meters, to the left or right, is still missing the target by six meters. People want the middle ground, something Apple refuses to adopt.
Anyhow, you're talking about 2 different groups of people.
Governments = Governments ... they're the only ones who will really have any influence on Apple decision-making.
No way do I want to mess with digging out some specialty screwdriver to open an Airtag once a year to change a battery. Teach kids better.
Dumb means the inability to speak, it has nothing to do with lack of intelligence. You might want to consult a dictionary before making comments about intelligence or the lack of.
I don't own an Airtag, I'm not a fan of such devices, and my kids are 15 and 20.
But my kids also played with my keychain here and there, there is nothing wrong with that, and i bet over 90% of MR users played with the keychain of their parents, too. But seems like Airtags didn't exist by that time, else we wouldn't have anti child-safety comments in that thread.
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Even if what you stated was true it's not Apple's job to protect children. They are tech company selling tech products. The company is not responsible for the well being of humans.
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Haha sure man, sounds like you know a lot about toddlers.
If there was a device that required a cyanide capsule to function, I swear to god there'd be people on here saying it shouldn't be secured because it's mildly inconvenient and "most kids understand that cynanide is not food".
That's only because it's consistently misused by those that lack intelligence. The original and true meaning of the word is inability to speak until it was 'dumbed down' because of misuse. Kind of like how 'cringe' has suddenly become an adjective because someone thought it sounded cool or something.
In my search, dumb as you define it, shows up as the 3rd entry and also as 'Informal North American'- so basically it's the wrong definition but it's accepted because people are too stupid to know better.
adjective: dumb; comparative adjective: dumber; superlative adjective: dumbest
- 1.
temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.
"they stood dumb while the attacker poured out a stream of abuse
2.
OFFENSIVE•DATED
(of a person) unable to speak, most typically because of congenital deafness.
"he was born deaf, dumb, and blind"
3.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
stupid.
"a dumb question"
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Your literal words were: "You might want to consult a dictionary before making comments about intelligence or the lack of."
I consulted a dictionary. Are you saying you were wrong in that I shouldn't have consulted a dictionary? Where should I get this "original and true meaning" of words you speak of?
Dude. What are you even talking about at this point? It's getting hard to follow. Maybe take a break, walk around outside or something!
Played with a keychain does not equate to actively disassembling the Airtag holder, then actively squeezing and twisting open an electronic device, then eating the battery inside. That's a big leap. It would be just as easy to crack open a key fob and eat the battery inside there. Or, eject the physical key from most modern fobs and confuse the steel key with a French fry. Seriously... how idiot proof do modern objects REALLY need to be?
I had one. She grew up. She never ate a battery. (Or a cyanide capsule, or anything else non-food related.)Haha sure man, sounds like you know a lot about toddlers.
If there was a device that required a cyanide capsule to function, I swear to god there'd be people on here saying it shouldn't be secured because it's mildly inconvenient and "most kids understand that cynanide is not food".
Apple Condoms with a cute little Apple logo there might just be a market Tim will be addressing the board of directors next week.
Disclaiming liability if an airtag doesn't work with a specific type of battery is not the same as recommending against its use. Apple, along with most large corporations, is frequently sued by opportunistic firms seeking a large payout. Some of these cases have merit and some do not, but it is pretty clear to me that this language has been inserted so that Apple cannot be sued for advertising a product which is broadly compatible with a certain type of replaceable battery, but which is in fact only compatible with a subset thereof.
I am not, nor have I ever been a parent, but I have been a child, and so I can definitively answer your question: No, parents can't prevent their kinds from eating whatever they want. Even if a parent could actually never take eyes off the child, the parent would have to run faster than the kid can reach his or her mouth.
Take your pick, they both fit. I meant stupid just as I typed.
> But you don’t usually have those items around the house like you’d probably do with AirTags.
Do you not? I’ve had all these things around the house decades before Apple released AirTags.
Do you not? I’ve had all these things around the house decades before Apple released AirTags.