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.

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