Casey Liss
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It's in an injustice. It really is. But anyway, so, hey, John.
It's in an injustice. It really is. But anyway, so, hey, John.
Yeah. If you wanted to listen to this, just absolutely out of control tier list. How would you do that, John?
Yeah. If you wanted to listen to this, just absolutely out of control tier list. How would you do that, John?
Yeah. And a lot of them are tier lists because I do find that based on feedback, they seem to be the most popular, but also they seem to just really be a laser focused way to get us to bicker with each other, which is nice as an occasional thing. Obviously, we don't want to make that everything, but it is quite funny.
Yeah. And a lot of them are tier lists because I do find that based on feedback, they seem to be the most popular, but also they seem to just really be a laser focused way to get us to bicker with each other, which is nice as an occasional thing. Obviously, we don't want to make that everything, but it is quite funny.
And I feel like we have never been closer to the energy of the good Top Gear fans.
And I feel like we have never been closer to the energy of the good Top Gear fans.
Yeah, we should put like a count on there because we've amassed enough that we should be proud of it. I'll have to talk to our web developer about that at some point. All right. So we should do some follow up. And Marco, hopefully you have some follow up with regard to sleep apps, maybe?
Yeah, we should put like a count on there because we've amassed enough that we should be proud of it. I'll have to talk to our web developer about that at some point. All right. So we should do some follow up. And Marco, hopefully you have some follow up with regard to sleep apps, maybe?
You've seen a million apps, and you've rocked them all. All right. Do you have any information about leather backs for your iPhone, perchance?
You've seen a million apps, and you've rocked them all. All right. Do you have any information about leather backs for your iPhone, perchance?
All right. An anonymous Apple genius writes in, all Macs since at least the Intel days are capable of running without a battery connected. It's actually used as a common troubleshooting practice in the Genius Bar. Often swollen batteries, such as what Marco experienced, will cause issues like unexpected shutdowns or slow performance and can even cause the Mac not to boot in certain cases.
All right. An anonymous Apple genius writes in, all Macs since at least the Intel days are capable of running without a battery connected. It's actually used as a common troubleshooting practice in the Genius Bar. Often swollen batteries, such as what Marco experienced, will cause issues like unexpected shutdowns or slow performance and can even cause the Mac not to boot in certain cases.
While not very frequent, we tend to see expanded batteries or spicy pillows, most commonly when the customers left their Mac connected to power for most of its life, similar to Marco's situation with his gaming PC. P.S. I know I said every Mac since the Intel days, but the one exception is the 12-inch MacBook.
While not very frequent, we tend to see expanded batteries or spicy pillows, most commonly when the customers left their Mac connected to power for most of its life, similar to Marco's situation with his gaming PC. P.S. I know I said every Mac since the Intel days, but the one exception is the 12-inch MacBook.
It is a very strangely built machine and a complete nightmare for us technicians to work on. If you disconnect the battery and then plug in anything higher than a 5-watt adapter to let it trickle charge, you will fry the logic board. Most technicians avoid it like the plague.
It is a very strangely built machine and a complete nightmare for us technicians to work on. If you disconnect the battery and then plug in anything higher than a 5-watt adapter to let it trickle charge, you will fry the logic board. Most technicians avoid it like the plague.
Why do you do this to me? Why do you do this to me? Well, that's right. Did you see, by the way, this is an aside, did you see XKCD yesterday? Yeah.
Why do you do this to me? Why do you do this to me? Well, that's right. Did you see, by the way, this is an aside, did you see XKCD yesterday? Yeah.