Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to bid goodbye to a titan of technology, a revolutionary among rebels, a connoisseur of connections, taken from us—well, perhaps not too soon. I speak, of course, of our friend and colleague, the Lightning cable.
When Apple unveiled its latest iPhone in September, the Lightning port was finally supplanted by one of its eternal rivals, the USB-C connection.
But let us not simply mourn what is being taken from us: Let us
