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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by asylteltine »

imgabe wrote: post #163
neilv wrote: post #91

I would've preferred that the identifying information of the person had been edited out. The phone's owner experienced a traumatic incident. Which furthermore is under investigation. Posting some kind of photo feels OK, however, since finding the phone is arguably newsworthy. And the Twitter poster says that it was open to that email, suggesting that they didn't go snooping through the phone. A little privacy redacti…

It's crazy to me that the phone hasn't locked automatically. Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? Mine times out after 5 minutes.

I agree. I see a lot of comments about “being intentional about using the phone” but in those cases the phone doesn’t lock anyway… using maps or watching something prevents auto lock. It just makes no sense at all to disable it.

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Post by asylteltine »

0xEF wrote: post #212
imgabe wrote: post #163

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's crazy to me that the phone hasn't locked automatically. Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? Mine times out after 5 minutes.

As a rule, if the security feature creates even the slightest bit of inconvenience when using the device, you can bet your bippy that about half the user population will turn said feature off.

It’s definitely due to either abject stupidity or a lack of understanding. Some people just can’t technology

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Post by jackyard86 »

c0nducktr wrote: post #77
stephenr wrote: post #71

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You think he found the phone, and before doing anything he called Apple who said "Ok yeah, contact the NTSB, then take some selfies with it and post them on the internet. Once you do we'll make it rain money bruh."

They're trolling you dude. Their first comment was just a joke, but people bought in, and now you're being trolled, like in the original sense.

Well, I agree that I'm really bad at arguing, but one thing for sure, it's not a trolling.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by bhpm »

Daneel_ wrote: post #222
Shank wrote: post #210

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I disable auto-lock. The primary reason for this is that I’m extremely intentional about using my phone. If I have some content open, I don’t want the screen turning off. This is an atypical choice, but I always lock when I’m done and don’t encounter any issues from this choice.

Precisely. I’ll choose when to lock the screen - what if I’m using it to read a recipe, or looking up documentation, or I have a map on screen? Etc etc.

I use Guided Access Mode for this.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by TillE »

asylteltine wrote: post #341
imgabe wrote: post #163

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's crazy to me that the phone hasn't locked automatically. Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? Mine times out after 5 minutes.

I agree. I see a lot of comments about “being intentional about using the phone” but in those cases the phone doesn’t lock anyway… using maps or watching something prevents auto lock. It just makes no sense at all to disable it.

That's true of video playback, it's not true for other apps I want to keep open without the phone auto-locking. People making those comments aren't like lying or delusional, they're just using different apps.

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Post by codr7 »

mewpmewp2 wrote: post #260
al_borland wrote: post #257

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Or maybe a speed limiter. You can’t go over 25mph until the seatbelt is fastened. That would let people move a car in the driveway or something minor, but force them to buckle to get on most roads.

There was a death at 20mph around our area though, because of no seatbelt. It was specifically shown at the course to attain the driver's license.

It was also a choice; life is full of risks, having stuff (or even worse, other people) decide for me which I should prioritize drives me bonkers.

The same person who's super disciplined about seat belts likely takes other risks that another person would deem at least as serious.

Having an optional reminder feature is great; forcing it, not so much.

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Post by paxys »

xivzgrev wrote: post #113

This isn’t surprising - there was a wired story about phones surviving from planes back in 2011 (1) The gist is that it’s a light object and due to that + broad shape, its terminal velocity is not very high. Coupled that with the mass and there’s not a lot of force on landing. Of course the phone itself is fragile so it might not take a lot of force to break. Still, as long as it lands on something soft it might be o…

Where it lands is the biggest factor. A phone will almost never break if it falls on soft grass or mud. And no phone is surviving a high velocity drop onto concrete.

Angle of fall is another big one. From what I've seen phones are generally fine if they fall face up or down, but even a slight bump on the edges is enough to crack the glass.

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Post by sssilver »

asylteltine wrote: post #341
imgabe wrote: post #163

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It's crazy to me that the phone hasn't locked automatically. Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? Mine times out after 5 minutes.

I agree. I see a lot of comments about “being intentional about using the phone” but in those cases the phone doesn’t lock anyway… using maps or watching something prevents auto lock. It just makes no sense at all to disable it.

It’s not true if you’re looking at sheet music in Safari while playing an instrument for example, or looking at engine assembly diagram while working on an engine with greasy hands.

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Post by codr7 »

Libcat99 wrote: post #314
foooorsyth wrote: post #294

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Limiting speed (below highway speeds) can be incredibly dangerous. Not being able to merge at speed is a non starter.

This is a non issue if putting on the seat belt fixes it.

See, now you're using the seat belt as an excuse to not avoid other risks.

Avoiding a car crash in the first place would definitely be the better alternative.

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