I think in 10-20 years people whose parents made smart technology decisions like the ones you list will be in a different socioeconomic class than the masses who will be addicted to smartphones since they were in middle school.
Lymnos
Lymnos
Good points all. I especially like #3. My kids are 6, 4, and 1, so I have a bit of time before I have to make this decision. We strictly monitor their screen time as is. What will technology be like in 8-10 years when we’re considering our first kid’s phone?
I’ve found that all phone updates are pretty minimal. I think we’ve hit a plateau in phone hardware.
One day, having experienced a kind of weird/cool incident and thinking my profile was kind of stale anyway, I wrote up the incident and put that as my profile, instead of saying I enjoy food, music and ‘to travell’. One girl messaged me and challenged me that the incident was not truthful, and then on our date accused…
The complete sentences are such a big deal. The biggest turnoff when I was online dating was the inability of most of the men to write complete, grammatically correct, understandable sentences in their profiles. I literally messaged my now-boyfriend because his profile was several paragraphs of nerdy stuff in…
I had a spate of online dating a few years back where I did okay for myself, certainly better than in high school or college, and much of my success (defined as a date that isn’t even awkward or anything, and being waved in for a second date) was based on nothing more than not being a creep. I’d show up and be…
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They get a kick back of the sales....they’re writing ads disguised as articles to pay for Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit.
Article ignores that Netflix knows about VPNs, discovers new ones over time, and blocks them. Same for iPlayer if you’re trying to get the BBC.
Maybe I’ll get called out for being full of shit but:
I have a suspicion that my ISP makes the routes to network speed test sites as fast as possible while throttling everything else.
“It would be good to strive for emotions that we believe are valuable and meaningful, even if they are not pleasant,” says Tamir. Food for thought the next time traffic makes you see red—maybe it’s all part of your plan to be your best, ragiest self.
I’m a cybersecurity professional so I was really hesitant on smart locks for the reasons mentioned above. But I am in your situation, my neighborhood is fairly safe. As you also mentioned, knowing how to pick a lock showed me that a deadbolt is just an illusion of security. I am fine with making the trade-off of that…
Thank you Lymnos, that’s the exact kind of comparison I was looking for. As I was reading the article I kept waiting for the part where someone compared the safety of a smart Lock to that of a key lock and it never came. So sure, a smart lock can be compromised. So can any lock. I’m not sure anyone was under the…
Sort of. The problem is, as has become apparent lately, is “What are Facts?” and to a second degree, “The weight of the facts”. So while this is most likely aimed at a certain group of people (Charlottesville), who’s to say the same isn’t true going the other way (in a more general sense)? LeBron vs Kobe...a…
Mythbusters had a whole episode on this. They found fecal matter on a toothbrush that wasn’t even stored anywhere near the bathroom. The stuff is airborn. We breathe it.
Man, I already cosigned your other post but this right here is the truth. My kid is up at 5:15-5:30, if I wanted to fit in a workout I’d need to be up BEFORE 5 AM. That’s illegal.
I think the underlying flaw is that the article assumes you got to bed on time... For those of us with kids... This doesn’t work.
I want one big enough to zap the radio of the a$$ next to me with his bass so loud it’s rattling loose my fillings.