well you joke but
i have in the past smashed one up with a broom but that was before our fire which refocused my priorities somewhat
― theRZA the JZA and the NDB (darraghmac), Thursday, 12 September 2019 10:01 (four years ago) link
Batteries in my smoke detectors are fine, the carbon monoxide detector needs new ones every two months though, is this normal? Maybe I should stop buying cheap batteries.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 12 September 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link
this is off-topic btw, I do appreciate having a co detector, someone I knew died from co poisoning because they didn't have one
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 12 September 2019 10:10 (four years ago) link
I appreciate they might save me from dying in my sleep, but do I have to forego a browned topping on my cauliflower cheese?
― fetter, Thursday, 12 September 2019 10:55 (four years ago) link
i mean isn't that a ventilation issue with yr cooking setup tbrrwu
― theRZA the JZA and the NDB (darraghmac), Thursday, 12 September 2019 11:04 (four years ago) link
my smoke detectors are wired to the mains yet also have batteries that need replacing (i guess an electrical fire could short them out?). the little covers are absolute murder to remove
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 12 September 2019 11:18 (four years ago) link
yep, dealt with one at the weekend and noticed that the actual removable part itself also has an expiry date, which was news to me.
(three years out of date if yer asking)
― theRZA the JZA and the NDB (darraghmac), Thursday, 12 September 2019 11:20 (four years ago) link
Websites that only load as one scrolls down, rendering ctrl-f useless
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 05:40 (four years ago) link
Otm
― i'm not a garbageman i am garbage, man. let me handle my garbage, damn (m bison), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
Yes
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link
I'm shopping for a phone now and who decided that all phones need to have huge screens? This is ridiculous, a phone should fit comfortably in your pants front pocket
― silverfish, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:58 (four years ago) link
I want a keyboard on a phone, I have fat clumsy arthritic fingers and autocorrect hates me.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
xp Right?? I've had the same phone for 4 years & even that one is too big. I'm not sure there are any iPhones available now that are smaller than the 6s.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:25 (four years ago) link
https://www.palm.com
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
damn that actually looks pretty sick
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link
tell me about palm tombot
I just heard some nerds talking about it. I avoid Android phones
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
ugh. i am chained to ios
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
🤨
― YouGov to see it (wins), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
Logging into an account and getting asked how many traffic lights/buses/cars etc I can see.
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
why have these people bought the Palm name and then got completely different branding and no reference to the old Palm anywhere
why not just... have a new name, for your new company with new tech and new branding and entirely new staff
I guess it gets old British nerds like me to click on it
(seriously I get mad daily at my 2017 phone not fitting in my jeans pocket like the 2012 one did so I should be target market anyway, except the "crew" pics are full of hiply bearish dudes whose leather jacket pockets are surely bigger than any ladies' clothing pockets, so maybe I am not target market after all)
― a passing spacecadet, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
mah big phone
― j., Tuesday, 17 September 2019 20:44 (four years ago) link
my phoon is too big
― Mitch C. Palace (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 20:50 (four years ago) link
The palm thing is daft, it’s not meant to be a ‘main’ phone it’s meant to be a companion phone for you main phone for those times when your main phone is too big, or you don’t want to loose or drop a $1500 phone.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 17 September 2019 21:02 (four years ago) link
I'd take it as my main phone tbh, it's weird they advertise it as a "companion piece".
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
I believe this review, which says it's terrible.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 21:06 (four years ago) link
Almost no apps, which they pitch as a feature, but would be tough to lose coming from a full-featured phone.
― DJI, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 21:44 (four years ago) link
"What if instead of a watch..."
"Yes?"
"We made it into a phone that you could put inside your pocket?"
― pplains, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
Is there a case for buying a cheap, small phone for phone stuff and a tablet for tablet stuff? Where's the dividing line, I wonder? Or is having two devices the problem that they are trying to solve with bigger phones?
As for the main question, cloud computing in general, specifically the new reliance on a decent network connection in order to do things.
Also, the rise of Netflix and Spotify rule out most of my easy gift ideas - can't buy the kids the new Pixar movie for Christmas because it's only a click away now. (Luckily the kids still enjoy books)
― koogs, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 03:14 (four years ago) link
Or is having two devices the problem that they are trying to solve with bigger phones?
right you are. putting all the connectivity and computing into one rather awkwardly sized device seems to solve more problems than it causes, at least for most people. Not me, but most people.
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 03:23 (four years ago) link
But the tablet would be dumb and use the WiFi hotspot from the phone so wouldn't need connectivity itself, and the phone could have less computing power, and not cost 1000 pounds, if that makes a difference.
Oddly when they've gone with paired devices like this they've gone the other way - big, connected phone, tiny, unconnected watch.
― koogs, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 03:42 (four years ago) link
As a journalist I've always used a call recording app to record phone interviews. I recently got myself a new Android phone and found none of the call recording apps work anymore. Even if you put the call on loudspeaker. Apparently Google has blocked them all for legal reasons, as in some states it's illegal to record calls without the other person's permission. Something I've never done - I always asked people if they mind me recording for note-taking purposes. It's damned annoying and I haven't worked out a solution yet, other than to continue using my old phone which has no storage left. Journalists who record phone interviews: don't buy any phone that runs the latest Android operating system!
― Zelda Zonk, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 04:01 (four years ago) link
― YouGov to see it (wins)
😔
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link
xp - i thought android phones came with some basic audio recording app? (i switched to iphone about 1 1/2 yrs ago) I know I had one on my android phone somehow -- maybe look for a music app designed for recording?
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
I think this is specifically about recording phone calls. I'm sure there are plenty of audio recording apps.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
you can use an audio recording app to record a phone call
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 September 2019 21:42 (four years ago) link
Apple’s been doing this for years. If the mic is on for a phone call, you can’t use it for anything else. The workaround is to get a service where you conference in a second number that records the call, I believe.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 19 September 2019 01:31 (four years ago) link
(or have another device for recording, like back in the day)
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 19 September 2019 01:32 (four years ago) link
tv commercials being about fifty-thousand times louder than the actual show
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 29 September 2019 12:53 (four years ago) link
this is a longstanding complaint.
― andrew m., Monday, 30 September 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
it has gotten gradually worse though
― flappy bird, Monday, 30 September 2019 17:01 (four years ago) link
I remember reading it’s not really louder (due to regulations, at least in france) but more compressed. Another example of how evil compression is !
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 30 September 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
There's nothing evil about compression, only its misapplication.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 30 September 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
I was joking (re: the classic thread on that matter)
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 30 September 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
definitely more compression (from what I remember), but the commercials are pre-made and then edited into the programs -- at least they used to be -- my stupid theory about the current increase in this disparity is that this is the result of reduced quality control akin to publications getting rid of copy editors ...
― gazpacho with plenty of coombesin (sarahell), Monday, 30 September 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
Meh, good riddance. It wasn't like those cops needed to be yedited.
― Instant Carmax (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
https://en.akinator.mobi/game
Longstanding ILXors will perhaps remember Akinator, the uncanny 20 questions Internet robot who wowed you by guessing what person you were thinking of
He is a dumbass who only knows about vloggers now
And he has a GDPR prompt
― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Thursday, 10 October 2019 16:10 (four years ago) link
You're thinking about an Italian legal professional who was murdered in the 20th century? Logan Paul, baby!
― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Thursday, 10 October 2019 16:11 (four years ago) link
I saw a blurb somewhere about how to forestall the inevitable death of one's EarPods and realized that wireless headphones absolutely do have a limited lifespan.
― Furter-Bursting Tater Squirter (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 October 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
so do wired headphones?no one has made everlasting ear speakers yet
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 10 October 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link