Congratulations to Sydney's first iPhone 11 owner. Standing ovation well-deserved.

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Probably first text on it will be about climate change !

Is Apple a particularly bad offender on climate change or something?

I did Google it, but all I found were a couple of articles by edgelord, skeptic types and a statement by Greenpeace stating that, in its opinion, Apple had been the most environmentally friendly tech company for some years running.

Having strong views on climate change doesn't mean you must now run away with the badgers. Reasonable protestors want systematic reforms that one individual, acting alone, cannot precipitate.

It's a bit silly, so late in the day, to still be thinking in terms of turning off the bathroom light to save the planet. It has been memorably likened by some people to having as much an impact as shouting for your favourite soccer team from your sofa, gesticulating wildly, issuing commands: it might make you feel better but won't make a whit of difference. What people are asking for instead is that the rules of the game should change fundamentally.