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When you slide to power off, it is actually a system application /Applications/InCallService.app sending a shutdown signal to SpringBoard, which is a daemon that is responsible for the majority of the UI interaction.
Persistence without “Persistence”: Meet The Ultimate Persistence Bug – “NoReboot”
-[FBSSystemService shutdownWithOptions:]
There are plenty of artful examples of rock music, definitely, but its power-stancing DNA will always be grown adults in silly outfits screaming about their broken hearts.
The Retro Music Genre That Will Change Your Life
nytimes.com
This principle states that, as a shape grows in size, its volume grows faster than its surface area. When applied to the real world, this principle has many implications which are important in fields ranging from mechanical engineering to biomechanics. It helps explain phenomena including why large mammals like elephants have a harder time cooling themselves than small ones like mice, and why building taller and taller skyscrapers is increasingly difficult.
Square–cube Law - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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