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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: If you are happy with the performance of your current 'phone, and don't need any of the newer features, why upgrade?
It's getting on to 4 years old, is quite shite, keeps wanting to install Samsung whatthefuckever updates and I can claim it off tax and we've only 29 days left of this financial year.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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or you could buy a $50 phone that does all the things you need and have a weekend away on the money you saved (I'm guessing even after the discount about $500? more?) not buying the pixel.
Likely a lot more savings coz if you were getting a fancy phone the wife would want one too, and a new dress to go with it, and new shoes to go with the new dress...)
This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!
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Lopatir wrote: or you could buy a $50 phone that does all the things you need and have a weekend away on the money you saved (I'm guessing even after the discount about $500? more?) not buying the pixel.
Work for myself, so ned access to emails at the very least which a AUD$50.00 won't do. Maybe in Singapore but over in Oz where morons have consistently shown the manufacturers we will pay way over for everything, the Pixel 2 XL is for the next couple of weks AUD$1,549.00 down to AUD$1,099.00.
Lopatir wrote: Likely a lot more savings coz if you were getting a fancy phone the wife would want one too, and a new dress to go with it, and new shoes to go with the new dress...)
Getting the Missus a phone too was a given, think I mentioned that in the OP but maybe not. Shoes and shite ain't an issue right now, 6 weks today since the Hip Replacement, she's not looking for shoes, dresses etc.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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When I get a new phone, 1st thing I do is uninstall pretty much everything I can. Then I grab the apps off Google Play that I like using. But this is a rare event. I keep a cell phone until it absolutely just falls apart and burns a hole in my pocket.
I had Samsung Galaxy S3 I got new some years ago and kept it until last year when it died. Replaced it with an LG V-10. Helluva nice phone with a great camera and big bright screen. But it's already "obsolete." Seems that smaller screens are the new thing. Was in the Verizon store a few days ago and nothing had a screen as big as my old Galaxy or the V-10.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Alan Burkhart wrote: When I get a new phone, 1st thing I do is uninstall pretty much everything I can. Then I grab the apps off Google Play that I like using. But this is a rare event. I keep a cell phone until it absolutely just falls apart and burns a hole in my pocket.
The problem I have is that many of the crap apps from Samsung are super glued in and can't be uninstalled, at best you can disable and or not update, but they keep tuning up every couple of weeks and I have to manually stop them from updating.
Alan Burkhart wrote: I had Samsung Galaxy S3 I got new some years ago and kept it until last year when it died. Replaced it with an LG V-10. Helluva nice phone with a great camera and big bright screen. But it's already "obsolete." Seems that smaller screens are the new thing. Was in the Verizon store a few days ago and nothing had a screen as big as my old Galaxy or the V-10.
My Galaxy S4 still looks pretty good since I put them in a case, it's just slow. My wife's which lives in a handbag looks like it is used daily on a construction site to hammer in nails all day. Don't like the idea of buying her a pricey phone outright (always got them on plans, but my carrier has been offering crap phones for the past couple of years and they want me to pay $10.00 per month per phone extra for not completely shite) but if I get one and she doesn't...well we've been together 30 years in a couple of months, and it's just easier to buy her one.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I entered the realm of Pure Android with a Nexus 4 in Feb 2013. Loved that phone, shattered that screen within 6 months.
Went to an HTC One in late 2013. Still (almost) functional, but falling apart.
Last April, I purchased a refurbished Nexus 4 on Amazon. Works wonderfully. $60 was more than worth it.
Have been thinking about upgrading to the 5X, current refurb price is about 200.
Director of Transmogrification Services
Shinobi of Query Language
Master of Yoda Conditional
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I can understand your dislike for Samsung and the crap they force feed your phone, I got an S8 and the amount of rubbish loaded on it is staggering. Prices between SG and Oz are the same, I compared them when I got the S8.
Looked at the Pixel but it was more expensive than the S8 and did not have NFC charging, that was about the only difference. I'll be interested to hear if you are subject to the deluge of crapware on the Pixel.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I can understand your dislike for Samsung and the crap they force feed your phone, I got an S8 and the amount of rubbish loaded on it is staggering. Prices between SG and Oz are the same, I compared them when I got the S8.
Good to hear I think. Just assumed they must have been better when Lopitair mention ~$500.00 for the price.
Mycroft Holmes wrote: Looked at the Pixel but it was more expensive than the S8 and did not have NFC charging, that was about the only difference. I'll be interested to hear if you are subject to the deluge of crapware on the Pixel.
Will probably be down at lunch and get them so reckon I will know in a couple of days. I'm prety sure there isn't any extra shite as it's a Google product and they only want to show off their OS and product.
Got the Google Nexus 7 tablets years ago for the family and they were bare bones, great stuff, nothing but the OS until you install what you want.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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One could argue to put the mockers around endless slope and power ? (8)
put the mockers on = Pox
endless slope = hil
power = od
Philodox
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
modified 31-May-18 10:19am.
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Wild guess:
Altercate
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Nope
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Right that was (9) :p
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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pkfox wrote: put the mockers = Pox
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You're right it should have been put the mockers on
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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How does that get to "pox"?
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It's a curse, if you pox something it is doomed
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Well that's a new one on me.
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Hi All,
Wasn't really paying attention yesterday, Something was said about World Environment Day 'working' from home (which I can't due to needing hardware). I am pretty sure is next Tuesday, so where is everyone!
Hello, hello... anyone there! I'm sitting here on my own...
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Didn't you get the memo?
It's Taco Thursday!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I should be a pure software developer, dealing with algorithms 90% of the time and UI the remaining 10%.
My first projects as an intern (no access to production code, only a bare minimum simulacrum) were revising our RS232 communication classes and implementing MODBUS protocol over RS232 and TCP/IP (for reasons we can't use external components). Thus I became the Communication Expert... the second project was piloting a device we never attached to our machines. Thus I became the Strange Devices expert.
Guess what I did most of my time in the past 6 years? I literally have more hardware on my desk than the blessed hardware engineer. I even got to be moved from the developer pen open space to the hardware lab.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Been there, done that. Have you acquired the strange soldering iron burns that cause havoc with finger print sensors yet?
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No, I almost never solder as my circuits are so experimental (aka: nobody knows how The Thing™ should work or be assembled) that screw terminals, breadboards or insulating tape are my main tools.
The chip and board parts are firmly the hardware engineer turf, I work with industrial standards at 24V and several Ampere or more.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Quote: industrial standards at 24V and several Ampere or more
One of the few genuine 'wake ups' in the office 
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I did develop thick skin.
I do believe I acquired led poisoning in an earlier life as well.
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Thick skin is a must, led poisoning ? Well after a day of messing with them the worst is a eye strain. Did you mean Lead poisoning...
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