what apple hath wrought

there is a problem. no i will not elaborate.

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before elon stans, there were apple cultists. but before them, we engineered things.

voice acting by James Izzo - https://www.fiverr.com/james_voiceover produced/etc by me: https://aleph.land/@AdamRGrey

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  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtuDS0ntaJY; Microsoft; Microsoft Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (1986)
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noEHHB6rnMI; Microsoft; Windows 386 Commercial
  4. 20th century Fox; Futurama S01E02 - The Series Has Landed
  5. Edgar Wright; Hot Fuzz (2007)
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wROIlgTwjE; DeSinc; When you play Half Life 2 Way too much
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  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEME0IR6-Ts; LGR; Diamond Rio PMP300 - The 1998 MP3 Player Experience
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE_bDNaYAr8; Apple; iPod (2001)
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE; 1doony4u; Developers
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  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_86aozD-3Y; Vintage phones archive; Blackberry 7100t Charm Mobile phone menu browse, ringtones, games, wallpapers
  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVro7tBpOJU; BlazingSoulHunter286, Motorola; The Droid Commercial Compilation
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NE1hp_uDT0; Apple,CNN; 2007： First iPhone announcement
  18. https://www.howtogeek.com/820792/where-is-the-calculator-app-on-ipad/; Benj Edwards; Where Is the Calculator App on iPad?
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRLLsj8DdAw; iFart; Best Fart App - iFart Changes Everything
  20. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/12/flatulence-has-never-been-so-profitable-ifarts-success/; Jeff Smykil; Flatulence has never been so profitable: iFart’s success
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RLkkVMVHj4; Linus Tech Tips; Tech Experts React to Bad and Great Tech in TV Crime Shows - Episode 2
  22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV0Itloj6Yc; Apple; “There’s an app for that” - Apple ‘Office’ Commercial
  23. Ridley Scott; Gladiator (2000)
  24. https://gizmodo.com/tumblr-app-has-inexplicably-disappeared-from-apple-s-ap-1830528321; Catie Keck; Tumblr app has inexplicably disappeared from apples app store
  25. https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/could-you-go-to-jail-for-jailbreaking-your-iphone/; Saul Hansell; Could You Go to Jail for Jailbreaking Your iPhone?
  26. https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/questions/index.html; Apple, Inc; Response of Apple Inc. to Questions Submitted by the Copyright Office Concerning Exemptions 5A and 11A (Class #1)
  27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytmcSTB2Rzk; Adventures in Nostalgia (1); The Best Browser for Windows 98: A Complete Comparison
  28. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-has-spent-decades-building-its-walled-garden-it-may-be-starting-to-crack-11651762698; Jon Swartz; Apple has spent decades building its walled garden. it may be starting to crack.
  29. https://www.etymonline.com/word/paradise; etymonline.com; Paradise etymology
  30. Karyn Kusama; Æon Flux (2005)
  31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-IEVMwBEfo; MattColbo; Basically A Tom Scott Video
  32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PtU2stZK0M; Civvie 11; Epic Unreal Megaspecial
  33. https://twitter.com/ChrisVoiceman/status/1658748466519060481; @ChrisVoiceman;
  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30jALc1_K7g; Fortnite; Fortnite Chapter 4: Season OG - Return to Tilted Towers
  35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcpRyIFU7Eg; My Electronics COllection; NOKIA 3410 Old Phone + Snake Game
  36. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18739387/build-an-ios-app-without-owning-a-mac; Cescy + stackoverflow community; Build an iOS app without owning a mac?
  37. https://docs.unrealengine.com/udk/Two/UnrealEngine2Runtime22262002.html; Epic Games; UnrealEngine2 Runtime 2226.20.02
  38. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746230/fortnite-players/; J. Clement; Fortnite player count 2017-2023
  39. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/fortnites-battle-royale-with-android-security-problems-is-just-getting-started/; Alfred Ng; Fortnite’s battle royale with Android Security Problems is just getting started
  40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifl9t5Qyh4M; LoadingReadyRun; SBox Xeries XS || CheckPoint 400
  41. https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play; Sean Hollister; Epic Win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
  42. realtor.com
  43. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ; People Make Games; Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers
  44. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_PmYipnpk; stevenote; Steve Jobs - Courage
  45. https://www.theverge.com/23935029/microsoft-edge-forced-windows-10-google-chrome-fight; Sean Hollister; Every trick Microsoft pulled to make you browse Edge instead of Chrome
  46. https://www.howtogeek.com/265027/how-to-disable-cortana-in-windows-10/; Chris Hoffman; How Disable Cortana in Windows 10
  47. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/windows-ai-feature-takes-screenshots-of-your-desktop-every-few-seconds-and-i-cant-imagine-wanting-that/; Tyler Wilde; New windows ai feature takes screenshots of your desktop ’every few seconds’ and I can’t imagine wanting that
  48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS0txu_Kzl8; Apple; Apple – September Event 2016
  49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjQ7CEeONb4; Marques Brownlee; retro tech: walkman
  50. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2014/05/28Apple-to-Acquire-Beats-Music-Beats-Electronics/; Apple; Apple to Acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics
  51. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTsmwR801nQ; Linus Tech Tips; Do Beats Headphones Still SUCK?
  52. How to replace a 3.5mm jack on a headphone cable; Custom Cans; How to replace a 3.5mm jack on a headphone cable
  53. https://www.mathworks.com/help/bluetooth/ug/bluetooth-packet-structure.html; MathWorks; Bluetooth Packet Structure
  54. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URWNLyaIPp0; Mazda Australia; How To Connect a Bluetooth Device via Mazda Audio System
  55. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE9c_s3h464; Juicero; What is juicero?
  56. https://techland.time.com/2011/07/01/why-competing-with-apple-is-so-difficult/; Ben Bajarin; Why Competing with Apple Is So Difficult
  57. https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20050523,00.html; Time Magazine; Inside Bill’s New X-Box (May 23, 2005)
  58. you’re on your own finding where to watch it. it was on netflix, then it got removed, then it got added back, then removed again; Tina Fey; 30 rock S05E03?
  59. https://www.theverge.com/2011/10/21/2504382/steve-jobs-im-going-to-destroy-android; Thomas Ricker; Steve Jobs: ‘I’m going to destroy Android’
  60. https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/1/16243356/juicero-shut-down-lay-off-refund; Ashley Carman; Juicero, maker of the doomed $400 internet-connected juicer, is shutting down
  61. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PBh9BzMpGM; ABC 7 Chicago; CEO behind Chat GPT-4 says he’s ‘a little bit scared’ by AI
  62. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913; Monica Miller; US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment
  63. Taika Waititi; Thor: Ragnarok
  64. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV5bBSZX00E; Louis Rossmann; Google supports right to repair? Think again.
  65. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPq00jelpc; all about Steve Jobs.com; It just works. Seamlessly.
  66. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcFqVIadWYo; Fortnine; The Best Adventure Motorcycle – Ducati DesertX Review
  67. https://www.cnet.com/pictures/phones-with-notches/; Lynn La; No Escaping the notch: 15 phones with screen notches
  68. https://developer.apple.com/programs/whats-included/; Apple; Apple Developer Program Membership Details
  69. https://decode.agency/article/app-store-rejection/; Marko Strizic; Top reasons for app store rejection (and how to avoid them)
  70. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-store-malware-click-fraud/; Brian Barrett; How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple’s App Store
  71. https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/9ekx6f/which_oems_android_skin_is_currently_the_worst_in/; mywfone and reddit community; Which OEM’s Android Skin is Currently the worst in your opinion and why?
  72. https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/249938/pixel-3-xl-verizon-unlock-bootloader-oem-not-highlighted-in-developer; Mark + stack exchange android enthusiasts community; Pixel 3 XL Verizon unlock bootloader. OEM not highlighted in developer
  73. http://KilledByGoogle.com; cody ogden et al; The Google Graveyard
  74. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/googles-accessibility-crackdown-bans-call-recording-apps-from-the-play-store/; Ron Amadeo; Google Play makes bizarre decision to ban call-recording apps
  75. https://decrypt.co/resources/coins-keys-wallet; decrypt.co; Not Your Keys, Not Your Crypto: What to Know Before the Next FTX-type Meltdown
  76. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51413724; BBC; Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones
  77. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT1ud0rAT7w; hackaday; Cory Doctorow: An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet’s Enshittification and Throw It Into Reverse
  78. https://github.com/ytdl-org; ytdl-org; youtube-dl
  79. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rju9UfMBGHI; Internet Comment Etiquette with Erik; Internet Comment Etiquette: “Moonbase Salvia”
  80. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWxC8ezE4Dk; Vexxarr; Crash Different - The Original
  81. https://www.core77.com/posts/88726/Why-You-Shouldnt-Be-Surprised-by-Apples-1000-Monitor-Stand; Rain Noe; Why you shouldn’t be surprised by apple’s $1000 Monitor Stand