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by n09n 12y ago
That's only because smartwatches up until now have not been fashionable. That's also why they are so unpopular.
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by n09n 12y ago
They are part of the UI. That's all the question asked.
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by n09n 12y ago
Phones are single-user, tablets can support multiple. Tablets are more often out when unused, phones are typically in your pocket. Phones are always with you, tablets are more likely to be left at home.
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by n09n 12y ago
And sometimes you need to use your necklace to strangle someone because the security people took away your garrote. It's nice that it can be used that way, but if you think that's what it's for, you're probably mentally
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by n09n 12y ago
Why do you think anyone cares whether phones replace watches? How is that at all relevant to the purpose of watches?
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by n09n 12y ago
Watches in general, obviously. There's an exception to every rule.
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by n09n 12y ago
Unlock screen. Inactivity timer. Lockscreen alert message. Wifi configuration. Notification center.
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by n09n 12y ago
The reality distortion field and the ability to spin those negatives as positives are features, though. A watch is primarily a piece of jewelry. How well it tells the time or does other things is much less important than how fashionable it
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by n09n 12y ago
That's an ridiculous and totally unnecessary set of qualifiers. Ever hear the saying "perfect is the enemy of good"?
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by n09n 12y ago
And that's a great thing. Look at the mess Egypt's government has become over the past two years. Keep that shit out of the US please.
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by n09n 12y ago
I really can't take seriously the idea that the goal of the NSA or any other part of the US government is any kind of racial cleansing or suppression. It seems far more plausible that using race as a judge of threatfulness is a result
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by n09n 12y ago
Still sounds like a net positive to me. Arguments against widespread surveillance are pretty much always founded on the assumption that the surveillance will be inaccurate. If it's only being expanded because it's accurate, the on
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by n09n 12y ago
You're missing the point. Even when the spying is used in "bad" ways, it's better for the spying to be accurate. For example, rather than randomly throwing students in jail for searching for the wrong library books, they
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by n09n 12y ago
As opposed to an inefficient bureaucracy, which threatens everything.
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by n09n 12y ago
Hardly. Even if you are worried about personal privacy, why on earth would less accurate spying ever be preferable to more accurate spying?
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by n09n 12y ago
If it came to that I doubt I would have a choice. And if I didn't want to, I'd probably be wrong.
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by n09n 12y ago
Probably the same argument that human intelligence that surpasses feline intelligence is not a problem for domestic housecats.
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by n09n 12y ago
Or like telling a diabetic he needs an insulin pump.
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by n09n 12y ago
If it doesn't happen at the individual level, why should it happen at the systemic level?
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by n09n 12y ago
A lot of people like the feeling of progression. If, whenever I improve somewhere, I have to cut back elsewhere to keep myself at the same overall level of productivity, that just feels bad. I'd rather just get more work done and get a
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by n09n 12y ago
And whether you do or not, how is that expressing yourself? Are you expressing yourself when you brush your teeth or take a piss in the morning too?
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by n09n 12y ago
How is clicking on a link to a project you have no interest in "free expression"?
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by n09n 12y ago
This seems promising. When it comes to healthcare, prevention is nearly always more efficient than treatment, and early detection of problems is very important. If this can be turned into more accurately determining who needs to be screened
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by n09n 12y ago
In the US, at least, there is a legal requirement for them to interface with their competition. That's what HIEs are supposed to be for. Whether they actually meet that requirement is another story, of course.
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by n09n 12y ago
If they already have a deal with Epic MyChart, are there many others they really need to play nice with? Every hospital in my area uses Epic already.
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by n09n 12y ago
Why do you think anyone is "blathering on about being a meritocracy"? I want whatever benefits me the most. If I'm skilled, that's a meritocracy, and if I'm not, then it's something else.
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by n09n 12y ago
Learn to play the harp and compose your own songs.
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by n09n 12y ago
It's called twitter.
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by n09n 12y ago
If you are going to use the music to entertain your customers, pay for it like you're supposed to.
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by n09n 12y ago
When typing Chinese characters, each character takes multiple key strokes. If each character is a numeral, it's one keystroke per character. It's like an acronym.

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