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Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by yitchelle »

brador wrote: post #26

Try this - Leave home with nothing and go take a walk around. No bags, no phone, no keys, nothing. Just clothes and maybe $20 in your pocket for emergencies. Leave early and with no commitments later in the day. Eat on the road. Return when you feel like it. Walk at whatever pace you like. Go wherever your legs take you. It's an awesome feeling like nothing else. Helps if you live with someone so they can let you in…

Do it with your SO and your kids in their pre-teen years, and you will start to believe that this is about as good as it gets.

For me, every time I do this, I get a feeling of contentment. I also feel inspired.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by assemble »

RyanZAG wrote: post #20
acabal wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? How is he supposed to know what the person is doing before calling them? Can't they just ignore the call if they want? Should we just never call anyone ever just in case they're really busy?

I don't ignore calls from people as they could be important. Someone may need help, or they may need to notify me of something immediately. This is a good use for interruptive voice calls. However, if someone keeps calling me for very unimportant issues, then I would ignore their calls, and check voice-mail later to confirm if it was important. I expect to get down-voted for this as it is a bit unfortunate, but if pe…

Or, you know, you can just say something like: - "I'm in the middle of something right now. I'll call you back." - "Hey, I can't talk right now. Try again after 3." - "Hey, I've got a call on the other line that I need to take. Talk to you later!"

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by bussiem »

OGinparadise wrote: post #17
Peroni wrote: post #3

It’s handy to have all these things in one device, but for now, the pros outweigh the cons for me. The pro's listed: You call people more & you don't worry about damaging your phone anymore. Personally, those pro's don't even come close to outweighing the inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me.

"the inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me." If you are glued to them, whether you admit it or not, it's not doing you any good. The sun will still rise if you unplug for a few hours and have a normal conversation.

This is a non-sequitur - He said nothing about being glued to it, or using it in lieu of normal conversation. He simply stated that it's extremely useful in situations where access to a searchable map that gives directions could save you time money and frustration. Also, if you're a big music fan, having to carry an mp3 player and these Nokias everyone brags about is just extra weight. Also, having access to email is a huge thing, especially if you have a job that communicates primarily by email (in other words, any corporation or consultant) These things are not "distracting you from normal conversation". I realize that we did without these things for years, but we have them now, and we shouldn't be demonizing them. They do as much good as you allow them, but they also give you enough rope to hang yourself as well.

This shouldn't be about your phones causing you to waste all your time and lower your quality of life. It's simply a lack of self control, whether people want to admit it or not.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by carlob »

meaty wrote: post #46
brador wrote: post #26

Try this - Leave home with nothing and go take a walk around. No bags, no phone, no keys, nothing. Just clothes and maybe $20 in your pocket for emergencies. Leave early and with no commitments later in the day. Eat on the road. Return when you feel like it. Walk at whatever pace you like. Go wherever your legs take you. It's an awesome feeling like nothing else. Helps if you live with someone so they can let you in…

I used to do that with a TravelCard in London in the late 90s. £4 used to get you round the entire city and you can eat well for £4 on top of that. It's probably doubled now. Some out of date Kodak 35mm film (free) and an old Praktica camera (free) and the city was mine. That, clothes and a rain coat and I was happy :) I don't advocate it, but trespassing has certain interesting side as well and is free (if you don't…

Well, in Rome the day ticket is €6 and you can eat for about €4. You can leave your raincoat at home :)

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by ljf »

meaty wrote: post #46
brador wrote: post #26

Try this - Leave home with nothing and go take a walk around. No bags, no phone, no keys, nothing. Just clothes and maybe $20 in your pocket for emergencies. Leave early and with no commitments later in the day. Eat on the road. Return when you feel like it. Walk at whatever pace you like. Go wherever your legs take you. It's an awesome feeling like nothing else. Helps if you live with someone so they can let you in…

I used to do that with a TravelCard in London in the late 90s. £4 used to get you round the entire city and you can eat well for £4 on top of that. It's probably doubled now. Some out of date Kodak 35mm film (free) and an old Praktica camera (free) and the city was mine. That, clothes and a rain coat and I was happy :) I don't advocate it, but trespassing has certain interesting side as well and is free (if you don't…

Some stunning tips on 'Urban Exploration' here: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by assemble »

emeidi wrote: post #2

Now I'm waiting to hear how deliberating it feels when the computer breaks ... wait, how is one going to blog then?

When I was out of the country on vacation recently, I didn't turn on my phone and I didn't bring my computer. I didn't have internet (because I refuse to pay for internet at hotels) either.

Writing (by hand) in a journal and just experiencing the place you are in can be amazing. I found that some of the most amazing parts of my trip were when I (a) was not trying to takes pictures or something and just took it all in or (b) when I was writing in my journal about what had happened during the day.

Every time I've gone without a computer/phone for several days has been wonderful. I really should do it more often, but I have a job where I have to use both all day...

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by meaty »

carlob wrote: post #55
meaty wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to do that with a TravelCard in London in the late 90s. £4 used to get you round the entire city and you can eat well for £4 on top of that. It's probably doubled now. Some out of date Kodak 35mm film (free) and an old Praktica camera (free) and the city was mine. That, clothes and a rain coat and I was happy :) I don't advocate it, but trespassing has certain interesting side as well and is free (if you don't…

Well, in Rome the day ticket is €6 and you can eat for about €4. You can leave your raincoat at home :)

I like my rain :)

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by martswite »

neya wrote: post #24

Here's my experience. It's not exactly the same, but it's worth a read. Currently I have a very basic Nokia model. There is a process called 'handing over' or 'hand shake' that happens when you move from one cell (a small region of an entire area) to another or when one cellphone tower 'hands over' the signal to another tower. This process is handled exceptionally well on most smartphones, but not so well on the basi…

First off, this made me laugh, I wish more of my friends would do just this

"instead of taking pictures of pancakes and uploading them to instagram, I just fucking eat them."

Secondly I have a very strange and irrational relationship with smartphones and I've never really been able to explain it. I always have a phone that does far to much, much more than I will ever actually use it for. I know this but still end up with a phone that costs £100s when really I could manage just a well with a basic dumb phone.

I guess this proves the power of advertising and marketing.

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