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Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

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Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#201

Curios: does Android Wear OS has none of this features? - Heart rate monitoring and warning when something is not right with the heart? - Fall detection and call 911?

Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 has heart rate, ECG, warnings, and fall detection… but Samsung, so who knows how well any of it will work.

I don't think the Active 2 is an Android WearOS device. However I have the Active 1 and very much prefer it to WearOS.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#202

You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.

You must be fun at parties

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should only be one line, I didn't see the problem this time around because I had installed this plugin the other day. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21020162 https://github.com/corollari/fixedHackerNews/blob/master/ext...

This isn't a solution. There's no need to code block quote to begin with.

There is no built-in quote formatting, so code blocking is basically the only way to have it show different. Attribution is important to some, and a proper quote format would help with that.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#204
post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple is undoubtedly a contentious company, and many of their fans are highly obsessive... I think OP is just letting people know that they're more if a critic than an obsessive fan, thus showing contrast with their praise of the feature.

> Apple is undoubtedly a contentious company Not by any vaguely reasonable metric when compared to other companies its size

That sounds too fan-ism.

Why don’t we judge Apple for Apple’s words and actions and compare them to other’s words and actions, then see how each stacks up.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#205

Why does everyone who praises Apple on HN qualify it with the fact that they don’t like Apple for other reasons? Also, Apple is probably the best corporate citizen of any company its relative size in history.

I for one can't stand their closed eco system and am not impressed by the way Apple is merely picking features that others have funneled through their own innovation processes (seeing what works, what doesn't) - furthermore claiming it as "theirs" not giving any nod to those who went before. Etc. Etc.

So I completely understand why someone would qualify their opinion that this is a nifty good feature by stating as much. Automatic emergency dialing is one feature that my Galaxy Watch doesn't have, that I'd like to have.

Going back to my first paragraph: Appled "claimed" AoD in their launch, however the Galaxy Watch has a great always on display with battery that lasts for days - even longer than the S3 Frontier I had before it. Pebble was the original gangster of course, pretty much inventing the whole market - screen always on for 10 days in the PTS! - but now that they're gone (RIP - all of my Pebbles broke several times so I know why) Garmin has the #1 best battery life by far. I really, really like Tizen however so went with that being a Samsung S-series owner and appreciating the fantastic integration.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#206

You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.

You must be fun at parties

Only at the parties worth attending.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#207

You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.

You must be fun at parties

Haha, i always get a chuckle out of that phrase :)

I’ll leave it up to my fellow party-attendees to decide ;)

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#208
post #47

How probable is it that Apple planted this article? Its great marketing after all. EDIT: to the downvoters: question everything.

> "question everything"

Man, when I was an edgy teenager I questioned everything. But then I grew up, had a family and you know what.... I ain't got time to question everything. Even if I spent all my time questioning everything, what would I gain? I couldn't possibly get answers to 99% of the things I question. I can't be an expert in everything.

So whats the point in questioning everything? Who gives a shit if this was a "stealth article" by Apple, the CIA or the Coca Cola Bottling Company. What difference does it make to me? None whatsoever.

These days I try to be very careful what things I spend my time & energy on.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#209

You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.

In TFA, the (quoted) preceding sentences are repeatedly accentuating the severity of the crash and directly implying that the severity is the reason for the replacement. The severity has has nothing to do with the need to replace the helmet, i.e., it does not follow logically.

Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911

#210

You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.

You must be fun at parties

Implying the parent is any better for inaccurately stating it's a non sequitur?
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