by dangerboysteve on 12/4/22, 7:52 PM
Guessing, the Apple media team is being dispatched to Alaska to film a segment on this for future commercials or Apple event.
by bobbyi on 12/4/22, 7:00 PM
Apparently "snowmachine" is what they call a snowmobile in Alaska. I was confused because I thought that was a device that makes fake snow at ski slopes.
by Cupertino95014 on 12/4/22, 7:42 PM
Passing judgment on someone when you don't know the relevant facts is generally a bad idea. If this was a tourist near Anchorage or Fairbanks or Denali, that's one thing, but there probably aren't many tourists up near Kotzebue, especially in December.
by downrightmike on 12/4/22, 6:55 PM
This is going to lead to more people being saved, but also more people taking large risks that wouldn't have otherwise, good luck.
by musicale on 12/4/22, 11:26 PM
Too bad that PC mag just published its last (digital) issue, ending its 40-year run as a magazine. Does Ziff Davis have any remaining monthly publications?
I wonder how long pcmag.com will last?
by csa on 12/4/22, 7:18 PM
That’s something like 50 miles (eyeballing the distance).
… as the crow flies
… at 1 am
… in northern alaska
… in the winter
I don’t know that much about living in Alaska, so I don’t know which side of the brave/stupid line this falls. That said, my initial impression is squarely in the “stupid” category.
by ThrowawayTestr on 12/4/22, 6:42 PM
by textadventure on 12/4/22, 7:10 PM
So someone did the thing advertised in the thing, and it did the thing as advertised. Sounds like they should have been more careful, maybe have a compass and overall know what they were doing.