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SonnyDickson

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SonnyDickson's personal blog at sonnydickson.com covers hardware and culture. Since 2013, 11 different Hacker News readers have linked it 11 times, most often “What Really Happened to Apple’s Airpower”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-19, and you can follow it by feed.

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11mentions?
11HN people?
2013–2023first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2017

Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN commenters link this blog's posts on Apple: a leaked iPhone 4/4S technician guide, the failure of wireless charging firm UBeam, and the internal iPhone development rivalry between Fadell and Forstall.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Most-linked posts?

  1. What Really Happened to Apple’s Airpower
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2018-09-17
  2. The iPod-based interface that lost out to iOS for the iPhone
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-01-06

What Hacker News says?

  1. Samuel_Michon · 2013-02-17
    The original source still works fine: http://sonnydickson.com/apple-technician-guide

    Comment linking /apple-technician-guide

    on “Apple’s Official Technician Guide Leaked for the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S”
  2. stablemap · 2018-09-17

    Submitted What Really Happened to Apple’s Airpower as a story · 115 points

    HN discussion
  3. lacker · 2018-09-20
    It's a sad time for wireless charging technology. Apple also claimed they would launch wireless charging in 2018, but also might be unable to deliver due to fundamental engineering problems. http://sonnydickson.com/2018/09/16/what-really-happened-to-a...

    Comment linking /2018/09/16/what-really-happened-to-apples-airpower/

    on “UBeam CEO Meredith Perry Steps Down”
  4. bangonkeyboard · 2017-01-06

    Submitted The iPod-based interface that lost out to iOS for the iPhone as a story · 9 points

    HN discussion
  5. paulgerhardt · 2023-09-18
    Interesting parallels with the iPhone development.[1] Tony Fadell was credited with creating the iPod and tasked with porting it to a phone with Apple's P1 project. Jobs picked Scott Forstall to lead a competing clean slate effort (P2). Jobs ultimately went with the P2 design and Fadell later came on to market it - later crediting himself as the creator of the iPhone. [1] https://sonnydickson.com/2017/01/11/how-appl…

    Comment linking /2017/01/11/how-apple-picked-what-came-to-be-the-iphone/

    on “Paul McEnroe’s role in developing the UPC barcode hasn’t been fully acknowledged”
  6. prawn · 2018-09-18

    Submitted What Really Happened to Apple's AirPower as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  7. robin_reala · 2017-01-06

    Submitted The iPod-based interface that lost out to iOS for the iPhone as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  8. tambourine_man · 2019-04-11

    Submitted Video of Apple's W.A.L.T. In Action – The 1993-Edition iPhone as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  9. MrJagil · 2017-01-11

    Submitted How Apple Picked What Came to Be the iPhone as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  10. mactitan · 2014-02-13

    Submitted Could this be Apple’s next iPhone? The iPhone 6? as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  11. mwilcox · 2013-08-08

    Submitted Gallery: White iPhone 5C Back Housing as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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