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Discussion (8 Comments)Read Original on HackerNews

gerdesj•18 minutes ago
Replace the word "ejected" with "removed" as appropriate and the error becomes apparent.

No one "ejects" an external hard disc, you remove or disconnect it. You do eject a CD or a DVD.

Eject is a forceful removal ... if my memory is not totally shagged - iacto (Latin - I throw) or similar.

To be fair I have seen a few ejections or the aftermath of discs (hard/floppy/CD/DVD) and not considered them ... a disconnect event 8)

I suggest Apple go back to school and dispense with the lazy error reporting.

recursivedoubts•about 2 hours ago
I’m surprised apple hasn’t solved this in some way. Seems like the apple is at would be to make removing the drive just work.
ssl-3•about 2 hours ago
They had it solved once, didn't they? IIRC, the Macintoshes of yore lacked eject buttons for things like floppy disks and CDs, and used software mechanisms to prevent premature removal.
jval43•8 minutes ago
A paperclip always worked, even on the slot loading iMacs.
ColdStream•about 1 hour ago
Huh, I never really thought about that. It kind of just felt like 'An Apple Thing (TM)'. But yeah that mechanical lock controlled by software does solve that issue, well until the hardware or software fails.
ipython•about 1 hour ago
Apple can’t solve for loose physical cables, poor usb hubs, or firmware issues as discussed in tfa.
analog31•23 minutes ago
They can, by not having any connectors. ;-)
prvc•about 1 hour ago
Less interoperability leads to more lock-in in their view. Poor implementations facilitate this. Making the user lose data or be uncertain about losing data is just icing on the cake.