One theory is that Apple has a test bench where they sort of mock activate devices. That test bench has the name GD local and this phone just did not get wiped properly for whatever reason. There are other tinfoil hat people on the internet that essentially like Apple was using open GL on the original iPhone and was thinking about switching to core graphics. So if you are an Apple developer and the phrase GD local means anything to you. Yeah. Because if it wasn't this guy's initials I feel like we wouldn't have thought it.
A lot happened this week! First, Marques and Andrew discuss the full story behind the original iPhone that Marques won at an auction for $40,000. After that, we try out a new segment that Marques has dubbed "Headlines in a hat" where they (you guessed it) pick out a few headlines from a hat to talk about. They go over everything from the new Polestar 4 to the Spotify redesign and some other quirky topics as well. We round it out with David calling in from Iceland to take part in trivia. This was a fun one!
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"Love is Blind" mess: https://bit.ly/3KW3mAB
Spotify redesign: https://bit.ly/wvfrmspotifyredesign
Brandons wallet video: https://bit.ly/BrandonAppleFolderWallet
Polestar 4: https://bit.ly/wvfrmpolestar4
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