I don't mind that my phone battery is sealed up. I do mind that I have to bring it to a specialist that might screw it up and make me pay for the privilege.

Actually, this bothers me way more with laptops than with phones. With laptops, there's no water resistance or any other reason besides thinness to seal the battery up. Particularly with business machines, the computing power will be more-than-sufficient for many years to come, yet many will end up in the trash because the battery's no longer doing its job. It's ridiculously wasteful.

If this reduces animal cruelty and the amount of resources used by the food industry, it's a net win, no?

[...]no immediate danger for the crews working at the site, and the hazardous material was being diluted by the swollen river.

Is that supposed to be good news?

The internet. In particular, being able to instantly communicate instantly with anyone across the planet (early internet chat rooms)

N64, purely because of nostalgia.

Everything is fine in moderation!

Indeed. The amount of work for one person that went into making this is commendable. And were there any other creators that had a similar "in-your-face" delivery way back in 2011?

Not giving in to the endless pursuit of money.

Sonic was my introduction to video games, so the series holds a special place in my heart. I still jam the songs from time to time!

All of them. You could argue that the time and expertise needed to replace a laptop battery is negligible, but I say it's an unnecessary increase of time and risk required to do so.

What do you feel are the benefits of embedding a laptop battery in the case?

Dino shaped chicken nuggets

Huge props for all the UX improvements they kickstarted. reminisces in Windows Mobile 5