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solenoid0937today at 12:53 PM1 replyview on HN

The people that are scared of using a hairdryer on their iPhone, won't be willing to disassemble it either.

We have got to stop coddling people. We don't need to compromise on everything just so it's fully maintainable and accessible by the lowest common denominator. This law is being designed for a group that frankly does not care either way, but makes the devices worse for them in a practical, day-to-day sense.


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globular-toasttoday at 1:01 PM

Nah. I'm perfectly capable of using a heat gun. Still don't think it's the kind of thing I should have to do for general maintenance of a tool.