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Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by cududa »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #3

The actual article http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/22401/3/Main%20Docume... seems to be an example of using jargon to obfuscate > We show that energy gauges on portable technology (e.g. battery icons in phones) are a key to energy hysteresis. Through “hermeneutic reflection” on the battery charge in portable technology and information about accessibility of infrastructure outlets in the city, consumers adapt p…

Just because you don’t understand a specific scientific term doesn’t make it “jargon”. Plenty of perfectly valid technical docs would be considered invalid jargon if you held them to the same standard.

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by samplatt »

gftsantana wrote: post #6

I never carry a charger for my phone or laptop unless I plan to spend more than a day out (I had to with my old laptop, though). I actually feel a little frustrated when my phone's battery lasts less than 48 hours, because it means I'm using my smartphone much more than necessary. I don't try to limit my phone use, but I do take some measures that probably help to save battery: screen rotation and bluetooth are alway…

Recent revisions means that Bluetooth isn't as thirsty as it used to be. I have a smartwatch and spend ~90min a day on bluetooth headphones and there's no real difference than when I'm not using them.

Of course maybe the fact that I have smartwatch means I'm not playing with my phone quite so much whenever a new notification comes through... hmm.

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by umvi »

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson.

Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone.

Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivalent:

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their book away," said the study's lead author

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Post by Animats »

"We found that people who let their phones batteries run out are viewed by others as out of touch with the social norm of being connected and therefore unable to be competent members of society. Phones have become such a nexus for everything that we are that an inability to effectively manage battery life becomes symbolic of an inability to manage life."

Scary.

I just have a Caterpillar Tractor phone with 3 days of battery life, and don't worry about it much.

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by maxerickson »

umvi wrote: post #23

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson. Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone. Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivale…

I don't think the book analogy says anything interesting, it's a different sort of thing.

Maybe we just need some combination of bigger batteries, more efficient devices and easier charging.

Like, what does it say about me that I bought a car charger for my phone before a recent long drive? Am I hopelessly addicted to my battery meter or am I just vaguely prudent?

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by heinrich5991 »

umvi wrote: post #23

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson. Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone. Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivale…

Doesn't sound too bad. Sounds like "I'm able to read 50 pages on my trip to school."

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by inetknght »

maxerickson wrote: post #25
umvi wrote: post #23

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson. Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone. Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivale…

I don't think the book analogy says anything interesting, it's a different sort of thing. Maybe we just need some combination of bigger batteries, more efficient devices and easier charging. Like, what does it say about me that I bought a car charger for my phone before a recent long drive? Am I hopelessly addicted to my battery meter or am I just vaguely prudent?

> Like, what does it say about me that I bought a car charger for my phone before a recent long drive? Am I hopelessly addicted to my battery meter or am I just vaguely prudent?

I would argue: unless you have a paper map and know how to use it, buying a car charger for your phone would be a symptom of you not knowing how to get there and/or expecting to call to ask for directions.

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by asteli »

umvi wrote: post #23

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson. Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone. Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivale…

I do the same kind of resource management with books when I travel. It's no fun to go on a trip with a mostly depleted fiction paperback and end up lugging around dead weight for 5 days out of 7.

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by alex7o »

umvi wrote: post #23

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson. Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone. Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivale…

Even before having a phone I was thinking of being 2 songs away from sth

Re: Battery icons shape perceptions of time and space

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Post by colechristensen »

umvi wrote: post #23

> People no longer think about their destination being 10 km away or 10 stops on the tube. They think about it being 50 per cent of their battery away," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Robinson. Are people really like this? If so, I think we need to pump the brakes on phone usage for children because this is out of control. People are literally slaves to their phone. Imagine the absurdity of a 1960s equivale…

Growing up in Iowa (wide spaces, no traffic) my primary unit of distance was and still is living far away from home, time.

Everywhere I would want to go would be 5,15,30,45,60 and further increments of 30 minutes after that.

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