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This may sound insane, but machine learning in the power button may be a thing already. Fingerprinter readers (often built into the power button) have moved from “match on host” to “match on chip”, and it’s possible some of them use ML-based matching.

indeed, I believe the M1 mac power button is also the fingerprint sensor...

My 2019 MacBook Pro uses the power button for the fingerprint sensor. Apple has been doing that for a while, since the iPhone 6s as I recall.

"We used a malleable logarithmic casing to construct the chassis of the laptop"

Looks like the good ol' "Have you tried logarithms? " worked for them.

https://xkcd.com/451/

Note, the grandparent is not actually quoting the website, they are referencing the fictional Turboencabulator[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator

"Includes a laptop bag made with Fine Corinthian Leather"

(due to supply constraints, laptop bag will be made with Nylon.)