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So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:25 pm
by Apex
troyguitar wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:24 pm
Apex wrote:
No need for a faptop when you make your own pr0ns.
How do you even edit the photos and videos on a phone?
Ask Repp, he does a ton of :mindblown: stuff with his phone.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:35 pm
by Desertbreh
[user not found] wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:16 pm
NeonJonny wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:59 pm

I dunno, man. I'm absolutely with :mahtroy: on this one. I am lightning on a keyboard. Way too many mistakes on a phone. It's not like I'm :okboomer: either.
Keyboard is absolutely better but besides here (and no offense but I don't care about typos here) what do I need one for? That's my point.
Fucking Heathen.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:16 pm
by Johnny_P
razr390 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:12 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:09 pm

Wife needs a new phone too. Rumor is new iphones coming out any day now. Hoping for a $400 iphone 9 type model which has been all but confirmed.

TBD if/when they release them.
Most new iPhones get announced around June and come out in September.

The iPhone 11 is not a bad :dill: for the features and price point. Alternatively, an XR wouldn't be bad either.
She thinks they’re all too big :iono:

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:54 pm
by razr390
troyguitar wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:24 pm
Apex wrote:
No need for a faptop when you make your own pr0ns.
How do you even edit the photos and videos on a phone?
Plenty of apps. I prefer google’s Snapseed but that’s a “fast @ go” editing app.

They have photoshop lite and stuff too. App Store is :mindblown: big now.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:56 pm
by wap
razr390 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:15 pm I am pretty proud of myself. Prioritized a lot of things since :baby: was born. one of those is not getting the newest iPhone every year just because. I am still on my XS. Next phone I'll probably get the Max/XL version just for the bigger battery.
What are you doing with your 749 phone cases, :doe: ?

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:57 pm
by wap
[user not found] wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:44 pm
troyguitar wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:26 pm How is that even possible?
I haven't had a personal computer in years :dunno:

I have my work laptop but that's exclusively for work stuff
:mindblown:

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:12 pm
by wap
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:35 pm
[user not found] wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:16 pm

Keyboard is absolutely better but besides here (and no offense but I don't care about typos here) what do I need one for? That's my point.
Fucking Heathen.
Thank you, Dirk.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:12 pm
by wap
[user not found] wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:44 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:35 pm

Fucking Heathen.
FcUk Of!
:iswydt:

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:21 pm
by razr390
wap wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:56 pm
razr390 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:15 pm I am pretty proud of myself. Prioritized a lot of things since :baby: was born. one of those is not getting the newest iPhone every year just because. I am still on my XS. Next phone I'll probably get the Max/XL version just for the bigger battery.
What are you doing with your 749 phone cases, :doe: ?
I only got 2 cases for the XS. One was a carry over from the X when I upgraded. So technically 1 case per year of the phone?

Newest case is a Kevlar/carbon fiber case with magnetic car mount that slides into an AC vent. :notbad:

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:25 am
by Desertbreh
[user not found] wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:44 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:35 pm

Fucking Heathen.
FcUk Of!
:like:

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:12 am
by goIftdibrad
wap wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:12 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:35 pm

Fucking Heathen.
Thank you, Dirk.
you guys need to chill. :like:

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:45 am
by ChrisoftheNorth
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:22 am Alternative idea if you WANT to go to a phone only but don't know how - a USB C laptop dock will work with an Android phone to give you monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Not advocating it for someone that needs a laptop but if you're somewhere between it might work.
Android will natively scale up apps and whatnot? Or do you need some sort of app?

Re: So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:56 am
by troyguitar
[user not found] wrote:Alternative idea if you WANT to go to a phone only but don't know how - a USB C laptop dock will work with an Android phone to give you monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Not advocating it for someone that needs a laptop but if you're somewhere between it might work.
If you did that I'd find your situation more believable - and it would be useful to have the latest and greatest phones.

You really don't use a computer? It doesn't... compute.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:57 am
by ChrisoftheNorth
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:50 am
Detroit wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:45 am
Android will natively scale up apps and whatnot? Or do you need some sort of app?
I need to research more.
Curious what you find out. I’ve got a monitor, keyboard, and mouse that I’m using with my work computer in the office...but there are times it would be nice to use for personal things...if I could plug my phone in, that would rule.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:00 am
by ChrisoftheNorth
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:56 am
[user not found] wrote:Alternative idea if you WANT to go to a phone only but don't know how - a USB C laptop dock will work with an Android phone to give you monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Not advocating it for someone that needs a laptop but if you're somewhere between it might work.
If you did that I'd find your situation more believable - and it would be useful to have the latest and greatest phones.

You really don't use a computer? It doesn't... compute.
I rarely use a computer for personal things, but there are some things that are much easier to accomplish on a computer. We have a $200 Chromebook for that, but it’s barely used.

My 2011 MacBook Pro is still going incredibly. Used it to do my taxes last month, but it’s not good for much else.

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:07 am
by goIftdibrad
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:56 am
[user not found] wrote:Alternative idea if you WANT to go to a phone only but don't know how - a USB C laptop dock will work with an Android phone to give you monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Not advocating it for someone that needs a laptop but if you're somewhere between it might work.
If you did that I'd find your situation more believable - and it would be useful to have the latest and greatest phones.

You really don't use a computer? It doesn't... compute.
:dat:

if you are going to be a power phone user you need a PC to have ADB and shit to flash the phone. There are somethings a phone wont do.

Now....your 'PC' could be a raspberry pi for that... but still.

Re: So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:17 am
by troyguitar

[user not found] wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:56 am If you did that I'd find your situation more believable - and it would be useful to have the latest and greatest phones.

You really don't use a computer? It doesn't... compute.
TRULY just for work. What would I use a computer for at home? I chat with friends on my phone, I watch TV on TV, I game on a console... Hell I did my taxes on my phone last year.

Edit - truly not being difficult, just truly not sure what I'd us it for.
You said most work too.

I can't imagine trying to get anything done without reference material on at least one screen and a real keyboard to navigate. Even following along with a meeting I'll generally have the meeting screen and email and some kind of notes and some kind of reference up - again with a real keyboard to navigate it all quickly and consistently. That's without even getting into how much faster and easier it is to type anything.

How do you do any kind of research for anything personal? Just buy whatever is the most expensive ZFG?

Re: So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:18 am
by troyguitar
For that matter, you're a 30something year old dude. Are you not tech support for your whole extended family like the rest of us?

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:21 am
by Apex
Outside of work, which is laptop with additional screens and mouse etc., I use my phone and iPad mini for 99% of stuff at home. Last time I fired up the laptop was to do my taxes. :iono:

Re: So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:34 am
by troyguitar
[user not found] wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:17 am You said most work too.

I can't imagine trying to get anything done without reference material on at least one screen and a real keyboard to navigate. Even following along with a meeting I'll generally have the meeting screen and email and some kind of notes and some kind of reference up - again with a real keyboard to navigate it all quickly and consistently. That's without even getting into how much faster and easier it is to type anything.

How do you do any kind of research for anything personal? Just buy whatever is the most expensive ZFG?
My type of work is VERY different than most folks here.

Not sure what you mean by research - for what I do, my phone works great (articles, YouTube, etc). Very possible I'm missing something but I don't think so?
Like sorting through parts diagrams or comparing tech specs or simply having a few things up next to each other... or, again, typing anything longer than 3 words. I'm writing these posts on my phone right now and it is fucking tedious.

Also, obviously I'm not genetically gifted like you, past about age 30 it's been getting harder and harder for me to see things on small screens.

Re: So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:59 am
by troyguitar
Of course you have perfect vision too. :alpo: luck reigns eternal.

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:02 am
by troyguitar
Do you even have to exercise or diet?

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:53 am
by troyguitar
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:03 am
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:02 am Do you even have to exercise or diet?
I struggle like a motherfucker to stay "a bit overweight" instead of "fat fuck."
I like that there's at least something which takes an effort for you. What do you do for exercise with your crazy schedule?

So I bought some useless junk recently...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:13 am
by troyguitar
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:56 am
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:53 am

I like that there's at least something which takes an effort for you. What do you do for exercise with your crazy schedule?
Weekdays I'm up at 4:30 AM, weekends it's 6.

You misread my life though. Everything takes effort, a fucking ton of effort (hence the schedule I keep). The difference is I embrace the effort with enthusiasm and joy. There is joy in the hard work/hard effort, everything else is gravy.
Eh, you certainly don't show any effort on here. Seems like your hard life is talking on the phone a lot and generally getting everything you have ever wanted with help from great genes and great families. I envy your social skills more than anything, I would trade everything I own and know for your social skills. I was seriously asking about exercise :doe: - getting out of bed early is indeed hard but it does not burn calories.

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:17 am
by CorvetteWaxer
troyguitar wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:13 am
[user not found] wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:56 am

Weekdays I'm up at 4:30 AM, weekends it's 6.

You misread my life though. Everything takes effort, a fucking ton of effort (hence the schedule I keep). The difference is I embrace the effort with enthusiasm and joy. There is joy in the hard work/hard effort, everything else is gravy.
Eh, you certainly don't show any effort on here.
He's also often absent from here... he's been around more since the current events, but before that there was many times he was AWOL with work.