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For starters: Don't bring your phone to the grociers, to walks, turn off all kinds of notifications, read mail once a day, or week. All kinds of apps that require your attention should be removed/muted.
I am so glad to see this backlash. It's been a long time coming. We've tried smartphones out for the past... oh, decade and change. They've been around longer, but were niche enough that they didn't dominate society, and even around the start of the iPhone era, "Crackberry" and such were common enough terms (with "Put all your devices in the center, whoever picks theirs up first buys the next round" being a fun game…
My smartphone has replaced things that I used to carry. It is a tool. And as a bonus, I can pass time while waiting - doctors office, etc - which makes me more pleasant. My smartphone functions as a watch, notetaking device, and communication device. I rarely get lost now that I almost always have a map. It is a music device, which is really helpful considering I walk and take busses for most of my transportation. Th…
Did you get this opinion from others, or is this your own rationalization?
I listen to podcasts while working and to go to bed, listen to music and play music for my daughter (youtube time is 90% listening).
Does someone have a recommendation?
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My smartphone has replaced things that I used to carry. It is a tool. And as a bonus, I can pass time while waiting - doctors office, etc - which makes me more pleasant. My smartphone functions as a watch, notetaking device, and communication device. I rarely get lost now that I almost always have a map. It is a music device, which is really helpful considering I walk and take busses for most of my transportation. Th…
> which makes me more pleasant. Did you get this opinion from others, or is this your own rationalization?
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What attack vector are you envisioning?
Sms, email, web browsing, messaging apps, wireless networks with other infected devices, or physical access to the device, for starters.
I would love to see a youtube/spotify… only, bluetooth, phone size device. I listen to podcasts while working and to go to bed, listen to music and play music for my daughter (youtube time is 90% listening). Does someone have a recommendation?
I am so glad to see this backlash. It's been a long time coming. We've tried smartphones out for the past... oh, decade and change. They've been around longer, but were niche enough that they didn't dominate society, and even around the start of the iPhone era, "Crackberry" and such were common enough terms (with "Put all your devices in the center, whoever picks theirs up first buys the next round" being a fun game…
My smartphone has replaced things that I used to carry. It is a tool. And as a bonus, I can pass time while waiting - doctors office, etc - which makes me more pleasant. My smartphone functions as a watch, notetaking device, and communication device. I rarely get lost now that I almost always have a map. It is a music device, which is really helpful considering I walk and take busses for most of my transportation. Th…
If you need to suppress your thoughts by using a tool while being alone and not doing something (to be pleasant), maybe you should do something about these thoughts rather than suppress them?
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Not OP but > And what do you do if you run out of batteries? My battery lasts 2 days. If I'm away for a night I pack a charger along with my toothbrush and clothes. I genuinely cannot remember the last time I was caught off guard by this. > Or lose the phone? Short term - same as if I lose my keys or my wallet. It's a giant pain in the ass. longer term, doesn't matter, new phone + restore from backup. I don't need to…
Fwiw, my 2022 IP67-rated Samsung phone failed after a few mild water splashes recently. It's supposed to be resistant to 1m submersion for 30 minutes, but failed with much less water exposure. I was stuck without essential functions until I could get it repaired or replaced. Luckily I was able to get it opened, cleaned and dried and a new screen fitted by a local repair shop within 2 days. Without my phone, I can't p…
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I wish I had a photo to share, but there's a museum on Bere Island in southwestern Ireland about the island's people and history. It's a TINY island with a few hundred people on it. One of the exhibits shows pictures of how people would gather at the one street corner (I mean, it was a dirt path, not a "street" as you imagine it) and dance and play music on Friday nights until late. And then how that died out after T…
That's sad, but on the other hand - I bet nobody now has to deal with broken bottles, urine, and the other dreck that festive gatherings tend to produce. Modern society is definitely more deliberate in how people interact. You lose some poetic spontaneity but gain in peace and order, which make society scale up. I'm not saying it's all good but it's a trade-off.
Heh, knock on wood. It's an election year.