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Seriously disturbed

mwrobe1

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Oct 17, 2012
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So here goes...daughter had a ballet dress rehearsal today...wife rushing around getting her dressed and ready to go and she hits me with, "I'm going to take your phone (Galaxy S3)...cuz your's takes better pics and vids than mine (iPhone 4)" I give a casual, "OK" like its no big deal...but I'm cringing inside. Really? Your POS i-crap really ISN'T good enough? Then I realize...I'm stuck without my GS3 for a couple hours now. Holy crap...how did I become so dependent upon this thing...not only for comms, but music, news, internet browsing, integration into everything Google (email/notes/drive/contacts) as well as banking, an extra remote for my smart tv, my home security system control panel; and the best part...all customized to my liking with root, the Xposed Framework, GEL, and other mods for look and function....now GONE...out of my hands for a few hours.

So yeah, I'm disturbed about this...and I'm disturbed by the fact that I'm disturbed about this...can I get a witness? Have we become so dependent on our devices that they "become" extensions of ourselves? Is this a bad thing or just a function of the technology that's available to us?
 
So here goes...daughter had a ballet dress rehearsal today...wife rushing around getting her dressed and ready to go and she hits me with, "I'm going to take your phone (Galaxy S3)...cuz your's takes better pics and vids than mine (iPhone 4)" I give a casual, "OK" like its no big deal...but I'm cringing inside. Really? Your POS i-crap really ISN'T good enough? Then I realize...I'm stuck without my GS3 for a couple hours now. Holy crap...how did I become so dependent upon this thing...not only for comms, but music, news, internet browsing, integration into everything Google (email/notes/drive/contacts) as well as banking, an extra remote for my smart tv, my home security system control panel; and the best part...all customized to my liking with root, the Xposed Framework, GEL, and other mods for look and function....now GONE...out of my hands for a few hours.

So yeah, I'm disturbed about this...and I'm disturbed by the fact that I'm disturbed about this...can I get a witness? Have we become so dependent on our devices that they "become" extensions of ourselves? Is this a bad thing or just a function of the technology that's available to us?

I can try to understand your anxiety:) I know some folks such as your self would kind of feel "lost" without their device. I know some people like that.
However, I think I'm just the opposite and I think it has to do with the fact that a computer is always readily available for me.
If I'm without my phone for the day, I wouldn't miss it. Sometimes the phone sits on my desk at work all day without me looking at it..:)

But, like I said, folks who depend on their device for all the reasons you mention? Oh yeah, I can only guess what it feels like ;)
 
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Why not use a real camera to take pictures of an important event? Even a cheap camera will do better than your phone. That would make a good mothers day gift also.

I don't think that's true at all. My wife and I often take pictures with one of us using a S4 and the other a Canon SX20IS, which has a pretty decent lens. Sometimes the S4 picture turns out better.

And in any case, it's much more convenient to use the phone.
 
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yeah.. I know what u mean.

hate it when I forget my phone at home or at the office. I have to go back and get it

calculators have gotten me to loose my ability to do simple math.
and our phones have wiped my mind of phone numbers...
but I do .. still memorize at least a few numbers.. just in case.
 
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Just to update...GS3 is safely back in my possession. :)
Seriously considering trying to get a GS4 or GS5 into my wife's hands for her next upgrade. Its gonna be a hellava task though...too many iSheep in her circles.

I'd root it and debloat it for her of course. ;)

Get her the m8. One Apple blogger called it "the Android phone Apple would build".
 
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My phone is literally my internet connection so to be honest it isnt the phone i would miss if someone took it or if it got broke. Without it and tethering i would be disconnected from everything. I live in a travel trailer in the forest. There are no other means to get online here, not even dial-up. No phone, no cable lines run this far out, and satellite internet is prohibitively expensive.
 
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