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Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by code_duck »

soneca wrote: post #87

I wake up and the first thing I do is check my phone and I don't think that's unhealthy. Quite the contrary I believe. It is a slow start to the day and I feel connected to friends and family. I am living abroad, a few hours behind my native country where most of my friends live. So when I wake up, there is already a lot of activity in the WhatsApp groups I am part of. I don't use WhatsApp professionally, so it's jus…

I pick up my phone and read the news. I don't see why that would be any more harmful than a magazine or newspaper.

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by code_duck »

cdubzzz wrote: post #20

Lately I’ve been wondering if an upcoming generation is going to be more anti-technology, or at least anti-smartphone. I’ve got a 2.5 year old who will occasionally say, “put your phone down, daddy”, or even swipe it from my hand (though we of course try to discourage that, hah) when I’m not paying enough attention to him. As he has grown up and started doing this, it has made me much more aware of my phone time and…

Based on how incredibly obsessed some children I know under 10 are with smartphones, tablets and even using my phone, no. Definitely not.

People don't use phones to look cool or generally don't think about the style of using a device. It's not a trend people are following. They want the entertainment, function or stimulation from the device. So if electronics somehow become unstimulating, boring or useless to children, maybe then.

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by qqssccfftt »

soneca wrote: post #87

I wake up and the first thing I do is check my phone and I don't think that's unhealthy. Quite the contrary I believe. It is a slow start to the day and I feel connected to friends and family. I am living abroad, a few hours behind my native country where most of my friends live. So when I wake up, there is already a lot of activity in the WhatsApp groups I am part of. I don't use WhatsApp professionally, so it's jus…

The first thing I do when I wake up is send a good morning to people and check the stuff they wanted me to see as I was sleeping. It refuse to believe this is "unhealthy". It's communication.

Re: May Sky Challenge

#94

Post by Cactus2018 »

Robotbeat wrote: post #56

I did this last night. It was awesome. I’m in the city, so I can’t see much, but did see the beautiful crescent Moon (and the dark, barely-visible Earthshine-illuminated portion), very bright Venus nearby, Orion (with a red Betelgeuse whose brightness has now recovered after waning for months), and then I saw a spectacular stream of just-launched, orbit-raising Starlink satellites emit from the North Star and fly pas…

Anyone interested in knowing when to look for Starlink can check here:

https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by alex_young »

For everyone concerned about your alarm, try existing without one!

I gave up alarms over a decade ago, and I never wake up late. You have a great internal clock in your own head and the subtle stress of knowing an alarm is pending is horrible for actually getting restful sleep.

Don’t believe me? Try it on a weekend or two, or if you have a week with few early events, set a resolve to do some task by a specific time and remind yourself to wake for it before going to bed. It’s amazingly simple once you get used to it.

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by TeMPOraL »

shlant wrote: post #12
lagilogi wrote: post #4

I cannot see the sky from my apartment. So If have to wait until I leave for work or other reasons. I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning.

> I don't remember my parents having this problem with their newspaper. They did look at the newspaper before the sky every morning. This seems to be a pretty common comparison, especially as a reply to older generations remarking on everyone always being on their phones. Kind of a meme at this point[1][2]. It really makes me think that not a lot of thought/concern is given to the major difference between print media…

> There is no interaction between the reader and the newspaper - it's a passive information source.

On the other hand, people are using smartphones primarily to talk to other people. With IMs, not voice calls, but they talk with each other nonetheless. That's about as opposite of antisocial as you can have.

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by mantap »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #85
mortenjorck wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mainframes didn’t go away; we just renamed them to “the cloud.” Smartphones won’t go away. Yes, wearables will replace some use cases – just as personal computers replaced some mainframe use cases and smartphones replaced some personal computer use cases. But smartphones will continue to evolve, just as one can draw a line from time sharing on an IBM 709 to spinning up a Kubernetes cluster.

Even without any particularly futuristic hardware, I'm of the belief that someone could design a smartwatch which does 80% of what I use a smartphone for. We primarily need better voice recognition (where better = basically flawless), and more power-efficient CPUs and radios. A smartwatch can give directions, read and reply to messages, look up information, display schedules, and take pictures—all without taking my a…

How would you get any privacy? I don't think other people on the train are going to be happy with me dictating "eggplant emoji smirk emoji" to a wearable.

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by oceanghost »

cdubzzz wrote: post #20

Lately I’ve been wondering if an upcoming generation is going to be more anti-technology, or at least anti-smartphone. I’ve got a 2.5 year old who will occasionally say, “put your phone down, daddy”, or even swipe it from my hand (though we of course try to discourage that, hah) when I’m not paying enough attention to him. As he has grown up and started doing this, it has made me much more aware of my phone time and…

Without context, it's hard to say... But I don't think you should feel guilty for looking at your phone while playing with your child.

Children will always want all of your attention, and their play is frankly mind-numbing. Due to the COVID situation, I am entertaining my toddler 14 hours a day 5 days a week and I find it impossible to stay engaged for more than a few minutes playing a child's game.

Re: May Sky Challenge

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Post by capableweb »

mantap wrote: post #97
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even without any particularly futuristic hardware, I'm of the belief that someone could design a smartwatch which does 80% of what I use a smartphone for. We primarily need better voice recognition (where better = basically flawless), and more power-efficient CPUs and radios. A smartwatch can give directions, read and reply to messages, look up information, display schedules, and take pictures—all without taking my a…

How would you get any privacy? I don't think other people on the train are going to be happy with me dictating "eggplant emoji smirk emoji" to a wearable.

If your texts frequently contain a particular phrase, have aliases! Saying "purple sun" will actually dictate "eggplant emoji smirk emoji"
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