4 ms·

It really is. Things get comfortable and people assume that's always how it was. Like cell phones. Wow, over a decade of them and if you had one 15 years ago y

It really is. Things get comfortable and people assume that's always how it was. Like cell phones. Wow, over a decade of them and if you had one 15 years ago you were considered a early adapter, and 20 years ago you were way ahead the curve. If you had one in the 90's, wow. Still, mobile computer in your pocket, wow.

pjmlp 5y ago
Symbian and PocketPC phones.
znpy 5y ago
> Still, mobile computer in your pocket, wow. it really bothers me, you know? we've got so much storage and so many/good sensors, yet the software kinda pushes you to use the device for watching dumb videos and/or to argue worthlessly with other random people, so that you can get served ads in the meantime.
- TchoBeer 5y ago
  What else do you think people ought to do with them? They're pretty small, so e.g. reading a book is a bit difficult, and using them as general purpose computers is difficult because they lack a keyboard (and thus an easy way to program them).
- handrous 5y ago
  I dunno, mine sees tons of use as a: - Calculator - Bill-paying device - Flashlight (soooooo much use as a flashlight) - Thermostat adjuster ("smart" thermostats saved us running a wire for a second-floor zone, so, whatever, we've got them, they're OK) - Level - Document scanner - Note taking/reading device - Timer (kitchen; any board or party game that has an hourglass that you've misplaced) - iPod-alike for the car (replaces burned CDs) - Alarm clock - Takeout/delivery orderer - Check depositing device - Shopping list displayer - Navigation aid - Taxi hailer - Probably other stuff I'm forgetting I don't think I'm even particularly "in to" using it as much as some people do—I can't bring myself to trust Apple Pay to work, so it doesn't replace my wallet and in fact I think I've only used that feature once ever; I don't really game on it; I read on an e-ink reader or on a huge iPad, not my phone; I don't do any "smart home" stuff aside from the thermostat; my use of Siri is limited to setting reminders and alarms, and putting addresses into navigation to save having to type them; in about a decade of smartphone ownership I think I can count the movies or episodes of something that I've watched on my phone on one hand; I don't do workout tracking or any of that sort of thing. [EDIT] oh, right, camera, obviously. It replaces the family camera and camcorder of my youth, completely.

pjmlp 5y ago

Symbian and PocketPC phones.

znpy 5y ago

> Still, mobile computer in your pocket, wow. it really bothers me, you know? we've got so much storage and so many/good sensors, yet the software kinda pushes you to use the device for watching dumb videos and/or to argue worthlessly with other random people, so that you can get served ads in the meantime.

TchoBeer 5y ago
What else do you think people ought to do with them? They're pretty small, so e.g. reading a book is a bit difficult, and using them as general purpose computers is difficult because they lack a keyboard (and thus an easy way to program them).
handrous 5y ago
I dunno, mine sees tons of use as a: - Calculator - Bill-paying device - Flashlight (soooooo much use as a flashlight) - Thermostat adjuster ("smart" thermostats saved us running a wire for a second-floor zone, so, whatever, we've got them, they're OK) - Level - Document scanner - Note taking/reading device - Timer (kitchen; any board or party game that has an hourglass that you've misplaced) - iPod-alike for the car (replaces burned CDs) - Alarm clock - Takeout/delivery orderer - Check depositing device - Shopping list displayer - Navigation aid - Taxi hailer - Probably other stuff I'm forgetting I don't think I'm even particularly "in to" using it as much as some people do—I can't bring myself to trust Apple Pay to work, so it doesn't replace my wallet and in fact I think I've only used that feature once ever; I don't really game on it; I read on an e-ink reader or on a huge iPad, not my phone; I don't do any "smart home" stuff aside from the thermostat; my use of Siri is limited to setting reminders and alarms, and putting addresses into navigation to save having to type them; in about a decade of smartphone ownership I think I can count the movies or episodes of something that I've watched on my phone on one hand; I don't do workout tracking or any of that sort of thing. [EDIT] oh, right, camera, obviously. It replaces the family camera and camcorder of my youth, completely.