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lopatir wrote:
once he really splashed out big and got us a lawnmower, I mean a proper one with a motor  .
When they were old enough to mow, my two oldest boys bought their own. Same with their cars, insurance, phones, etc.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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what are kids?
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
modified 6-Aug-19 14:15pm.
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You find them lurking about Ginger Bread Houses.
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Oh, those screaming things I eat.
Weird that some humans implement ICloneable.
Mine returns E_NOTSUPPORTED but then I'm gay and furthermore could only charitably be called human at this point.
I'm told that has something to do with it.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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My take is to give them a mickey mouse watch and let them break it before giving them something that costs real money.
I'd rather be phishing!
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That's about $95 more than I'd consider giving to a kid who's almost assured to lose/break it within a year.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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just get the apple watch for kids. you will find it at an apple store look for the logo it looks like apple....
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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easier and cheaper to find one at the nearest thrift store.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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I don't have any Apple products at home - no phone/laptop/tablet/other-device. So I am not sure I want to spend that kinda money when there's no existing ecosystem to fit it into.
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Nish Nishant wrote: I don't have any Apple products at home
Good man!
(Now I know who else to bug when I want someone to test my next Android freeware app for free).
/ravi
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Nish Nishant wrote: I don't have any Apple products at home - no phone/laptop/tablet/other-device.
Is that you, Bill Gates?
I'm with you. Although I do own a MacBook laptop--but only because I wanted to learn how to get around with MacOS and not be completely useless when faced with a Mac.
Although I bought it used, just to make sure Apple never got a penny from me. I refuse to contribute to that fund.
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I'm unsure I could get even a secret decoded ring for mine at this point.
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Something like this[^] ?
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"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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Hmmm, that's scary. 
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It's also SOP for almost all of the fly by night clowns guilty of foisting the #internetofshit on the rest of the world and why I refuse to use any such products.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I already have heard about it, but it is still a good read 
Pity that the number of people that don't have a elephanting clue and / or ignore such warnings is much bigger than it should 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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What, Tamagotchis not good enough?
Spoiled rotten, kids these days.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Is this like gremlins from the 80's?
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I avoid as much as possible to have kids confronted to smart devices, so a smart watch is certainly the last thing I would buy them. 
First, I do not know what possible electromagnetic waves these cheap chinese hardware are emitting (with cheap I mean the quality, not the price), so it does not sound healthy to get one permanently on a child's arm, and then, I have to battle already much so that they do not spend hours on our tablets/phones/etc... so a watch is definitely a no go.
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Good points but we were mostly curious about the GPS tracking as a safety feature when dropping him off for classes. Also an easy way for him to stay in touch with us.
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Rage wrote: First, I do not know what possible electromagnetic waves these cheap chinese hardware are emitting
Cavemen should never have left their caves. We've been constantly bombarded with far worse cosmic radiation ever since.
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Trust me, I know what I am talking about. EMC is part of my daily business.
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