Climate Change Could Lead to Greater Reliance on iPhones, Says Apple

[gnasher729]

She also thinks communism is a viable option, because clearly cubans are still to this day are escaping to miami. Maybe they just love the miami heat.

Communism doesn't work very well if you have a big bully neighbour who does everything in their power to destroy your economy, and has been doing so for 50 years. Capitalism wouldn't work well either in these circumstances.
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Last year, the cost of replacing an iPhone battery through Apple was lower. I think many people decided to replace batteries that were actually still OK (>80% for example). It led to 10x more replacements anyway. What's better, carbon-wise, using the battery until it's barely usable or replacing it too early for cheap? This is without regarding customers.

I think lots of people replaced say 3 year old batteries, and now they are going to use their phones for another 2-3 years. And without Apple's program, many of them would have waited until the battery is shot after 4 years, and then dumped their iPhone. (And I have no idea how much of a three or four year old battery can be recycled, but if useful recycling is possible then I'm quite sure my battery has been recycled).

 

[sunapple]

I think lots of people replaced say 3 year old batteries, and now they are going to use their phones for another 2-3 years. And without Apple's program, many of them would have waited until the battery is shot after 4 years, and then dumped their iPhone. (And I have no idea how much of a three or four year old battery can be recycled, but if useful recycling is possible then I'm quite sure my battery has been recycled).

No matter the state of the battery, recycling will be just taking them apart and taking out the useful materials.

I guess it's better if you replace the battery early if you then keep using it for longer. And more people would be motivated to do so if the battery was replaceable. I'm not completely sure about the timelines though, would you really keep using your 3-year-old phone for another 3 years?

 

[BoxerGT2.5]

How else is my family going to find me other than by using the Find my iPhone when a glacier melts and the rising Hudson river whisks me away into the Atlantic.

 

[cube]

AOC also said that capitalism is failing and that Democrats would take over the 4 branches of governments. She has all the factual credibility of her previous job, as a bartender. Meanwhile, with only a few exceptions, most socialist countries are either in recession still, insolvent, corrupt, or being bankrolled and kept afloat by other more capitalist countries (Greece, Spain, Italy, Venezuela, etc.).

Because the US is not propped up by China.

 

[barmann]

It would be nice if the iPhone could receive plain old FM/AM radio, then it really could be even more useful in emergencies.

That, and if the iPhones had multiple standard ports, standardized batteries that can easily be replaced and lasted for a little while, if it wouldn't break quite as easily and would be more compatible to pretty much anything .

 

[sunapple]

That, and if the iPhones had multiple standard ports, standardized batteries that can easily be replaced and lasted for a little while, if it wouldn't break quite as easily and would be more compatible to pretty much anything .

No no, you only get one wish.

 

[barmann]

No no, you only get one wish.

Alright - Blackberry !

 

[cube]

Alright - Blackberry !

BB10, not BlackBerry.

 

[jerwin]

That’s a good point and it doesn’t matter if you’re liberal or conservative. If you’re telling someone else to conserve and you’re not...then you’re a hypocrite. Plain and simple. The elitist attitude is going to be to their demise.

If you're from West Virginia, and you care about carbon emissions, it seems that the least hypocritical thing you can do is move to another state. Conversely, if you're from Washington state, you can at least choose to use an electric car. Not every burden is an individual burden. Some are a consequence of decisions made for you and in your name, by persons who have more capital, or are better connected politically.
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Meh.

at one point, speaker opines that there is no optimum climate. I think he's looking at the wrong timescale.

 

[btrach144]

I've seen coral bleaching first hand but I don't think my iPhone is going to help me with climate change. This is a poor attempt to ease investor fears over the future usefulness of the iPhone.

 

[hagar]

I’ll keep waiting for the apocalyptic end “from climate change” that will never come.

The climate catastrophe lobby and the true believers don’t do themselves any good with this nonsense. HYSTERIA

Tell that to the people who are already threatened by rising sea levels, or the animals living in collapsing ecosystems. It’s easy to laugh in your comfortable living room with something you obviously don’t understand.

It just baffles me that everyone’s a climate scientist. Imagine going to the hospital and hearing from the doctor you have a tumour and then asking your plumber what he thinks.

I didn’t see the article mention it, but does that mean iPhones are going to be used to help put out large forest fires fueled by bad policies propagated by absurd environmentalist policies, or are they going to have other practical uses, too?

I have no idea how forest fires start in the USA, but in the rest of the world most of them are caused by idiots smoking or camping.

 

[indychris]

I have no idea how forest fires start in the USA, but in the rest of the world most of them are caused by idiots smoking or camping.

Many are actually instigated by naturally occurring lightning strikes, but there are all sorts of other triggers. The biggest questions isn't always "How did it start?", but often the bigger question is "What fueled it?" California was warned well in advance that they had created a tinder box due to their environmental policies. Unfortunately, those warnings appeared to have gone unheeded. Nonetheless, someone will find an individual to blame for 'starting' it while ignoring the greater underlying influences that actually CAUSED it.

 

[hagar]

Many are actually instigated by naturally occurring lightning strikes, but there are all sorts of other triggers. The biggest questions isn't always "How did it start?", but often the bigger question is "What fueled it?" California was warned well in advance that they had created a tinder box due to their environmental policies. Unfortunately, those warnings appeared to have gone unheeded. Nonetheless, someone will find an individual to blame for 'starting' it while ignoring the greater underlying influences that actually CAUSED it.

I can assure you most wildfires are nowadays caused by humans. And as drought is becoming a bigger issue due to climate change, they spread more rapidly.

What would those environmental policies specific to California be?

 

[jerwin]

From the Wall Street Journal (which I don't actually have a subscription to)

PG&E: The First Climate-Change Bankruptcy, Probably Not the Last

From a reuters article
PG&E prepares bankruptcy filing after California wildfires

PG&E’s liabilities from that fire could be catastrophic if authorities determine its equipment caused the blazes. Under California law, utilities are exposed to liability from wildfires regardless of their negligence. The company decided to prepare to file for bankruptcy in part to address that issue, known as “inverse condemnation.”

 

[Tech198]

"The device can be charged via hand cranks or car batteries"

lol..That's good to know.... Now, where can i find one in this day and age?

 

[ericgtr12]

Climate deniers are the new flat earthers, using hyperbolic "the earth is supposed to end in 12 years LOLOL" to deflect from the real issue of climate change, that nearly all of the world's top scientists agree on. If you have cancer and all the doctors agreed you needed treatment, would you question them too?

We need to wake up, maybe the world won't end when Gore or AOC says it will but the fact is we have per reviewed, imperical scientific evidence that it is causing a pretty big climate shift in weather and temparatures, most of which we've witnessed in just our lifetimes. This should be of concern for us all. Stop with the hyperbole just because it doesn't comport with your political point of view.

 

[dude-x]

You may not be aware that many radio stations also broadcast on the internet. That's how I listen to radio every day.

The context is, if there's an emergency, you can use your phone as a radio. Maybe cell towers can stay up in some areas, but if there's a power outage and cell towers are disabled due to some event, then you just have a computer with no ability to receive broadcasts that can go on for miles and miles.