Coffeezilla was probably lucky in that the initial crypto scams he investigated were so public and blatant, there was so much obvious evidence and the scammers were often foolish enough to talk to him on the record.
I don't think the old pyramid was around for decades. According to wikipedia, the "carbs on the bottom" food pyramid was only recommended from 1992 - 2005, or 13 years. Those dates just happen to coincide with the age group of 30-50 year old adults that are over-represented here.
It was replaced with a rainbow-like pyramid in 2005 which completely negated the concept of a pyramid, and then a circle (plate) in 2011.
We need to stop bringing up the food pyramid that everyone already agreed was bad and replaced 20 years ago.
Manufacturers sometimes change things that already work, just to separate the "old technology" and the new. When people want a completely new car, they expect things to be different and new, even if they are worse.
I believe Toyota did this frequently in their Prius models, where things were different from mainline Toyota just because, like the center-mounted speedometer and the joystick shifter.
Pebble also has a bad track record of making lasting products.
The original Pebbles had a zebra strip connector to the display which had problems; and their last product, the Pebble 2, had buttons made of a soft silicon rubber which quickly fell apart. The fact that the new Pebble company sold a brand new product (the Pebble 2 Duo) with the same defective design is worrying.
Except, of course, the most popular smartwatch (Apple Watch) which extends the glass above the case, giving it zero protection against impacts from the front.
FWIW the same is true of the Rolex Daytona and Patek Philippe Nautilus.
There’s probably an actual reason for why this is done. On a mechanical watch I’d often prefer for the crystal to be damaged rather than the case, though I’m not sure that the same logic works for Apple Watches.
Does one ever polish a crystal? Having it raised would make that much easier (also if one does, tell me who can do it to mine, my crystal is scratched to the point where I can't read my watch if the main lighting is behind me).
Having a soft but easily polishable crystal made of acrylic was a feature of old military watches. The softer crystal was more easily scratched, but fixable; and less prone to shattering, which would completely break the watch.
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