Personally, I don’t use headphones too often on my phone, and when I do, they’re a bluetooth set, so the headphone jack elimination is just one fewer ports for water to get into.  Everyone’s going to have their own opinions on the features of a phone like this; the pros and cons of the size, the headphone jack, the…

Note 4 user here (still rocking it).

I just paid mine (S9+) off last month in anticipation of the Note 10 coming out. My last Note was the Note 4, but man I miss that phone.

This phone is releasing exactly as my current contract expires. It’s a sign I tell you.

Everyone moves at the same base speed, their animations just give you the illusion that they don’t.

I agree. I was so ready to jump to comments for a “well, duh” response, but the quality of self reflection in the post turned in to a really great perspective on monetization. Smart guy. Great read.

If I put a quarter in a gumball machine hoping for red (regarded by many as the best natural flavor) while knowingly running the risk of receiving yellow (because whether it’s lemon or banana, you know it’ll still be gross) am I gambling?

He was suprisingly articulate. I was taken aback. Good on him.

Literally not gambling any more than baseball or pokemon card packs. Just because it’s dumb doesn’t make it gambling.

This is collectible cards for the gotta have them all set. You don’t have to buy a loot box, you get loot boxes for playing, you never know what’s in one until you own and open it. I’ve spent 100 bucks at a pop on DnD booster backs for my growing DM army of evil, much to the same disappointment (though I can field a…

gambling has the stipulation that you walk away with literally nothing. like, zero nothing. Loot boxes do not contain ANY chance of rewarding people with an empty crate. or else people who definitely not spend on them. At the bare minimum, you are guaranteed a $1 worth of items.

Sometimes though, we know better and should be held responsible for our own actions. This isn’t defending lootboxes, it’s holding someone accountable for their actions when they know better. It’s not a 9 year old, it’s a grown adult making dumb decisions.

Honestly, I really appreciate the maturity and nuanced consideration Cole is displaying here.

I have never, in my life, purchased a loot box or anything of the kind—but I can kinda see where people might be into them—and how someone who’s into the idea and has either addiction or impulse control issues could overspend…

Yeah sure, Apple cares about YOU! LMAO!!! That's why they make you pay an extra $80 for fast charging and don't even include a $9 headphone dongle in the box with a $1000 phone. They really CARE about their customers! That's the stupidest thing I've read in a long time!

I have an Android and am running the latest version of Android. In fact every Android phone I have ever owned has always had the latest version of Android. It was either available right away, or if it wasn't, I had the tools available to build a working ROM myself, and if I didn't know how to do that there was plenty…

there are so many things wrong in your comment. no offence but such kind of reply could come only from hardcore Apple fanboy. Android isn’t perfect but it’s also not how you have described it.

yeah, it's a stylized representation.

That sounds crazy cool.

Tried describing this several ways and it didn't really work. Put your hand flat against your nose and move it away from your face about half an inch. If you look down with your eyes, you should be able to see the bottom of your hand at about chin level. That's all the space your really need for a full HUD like that…

It's not bigger on the inside it's a concept of virtual focus. By tracking his eye movements and focusing the interface at varying points around Infinity (it's points that means it is always in focus regardless on whether he is looking far or near. It's used in current day fighter jets) they can provide any…