366: ‘Measure Seven Times, Cut Once’, With Glenn Fleishman
The Talk Show With John Gruber
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Apple's Obsession With Slots, You Know?
The difference between a port and a slot aren't the same as they used to be, but because it used to be slots were faster and ports were slower. Apple became allergic to slots. They like Jack's not slots. This is still, I think, relatively less known because SSDs are generally very reliable. If your internal drive dies on an M1 or M2, your machine will not work. There's no way because of policy management issues and it's part of the security features.
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