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That addition seems unnecessarily pedantic, as carrying a Newton in 2011 is no less novel than in 2016.
by ndespres 11y ago
That addition seems unnecessarily pedantic, as carrying a Newton in 2011 is no less novel than in 2016.
- acqq 11y agoIt's not "pedantic." I was confused by "ten years old" written more times. But mentioning the community etc it appeared to be about something that I maybe don't know. The Newton was discontinuited in 1998 so now it's more like "20 years old device." Just "2011" makes the text clearer. Please (mods) add it to the title.
- gnicholas 11y agoalso helps explain why the author would refer to smartphones taking 3-4 hours to charge, which is no longer the case. I was initially confused by this claim and thought he was stacking the deck in his comparison.