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monster on a stick posted:Any thoughts on the refurbished Samsung Galaxy S6/S7s at Woot? Less likely to explode than other Samsung phones but not guaranteed.
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Endless Mike posted:Which makes you a bigger nerd: carrying around an old Game Boy or insisting on playing children's toys at all times such that you carry a lovely gamepad to do so rather than playing the many many many games built for the platform and its limitations instead? Not to argue about vidya games on the internet, but the GBA/DS library is vastly superior to any mobile platform's.
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Endless Mike posted:Which makes you a bigger nerd: carrying around an old Game Boy or insisting on playing children's toys at all times such that you carry a lovely gamepad to do so rather than playing the many many many games built for the platform and its limitations instead? It's sadly broken now, but the last pad I had was small enough to fit on my keys, doubled as a keyfinder, and also worked for remotely playing/pausing my music and skipping tracks. It was considerably more useful than any old handheld console, and took up a lot less space. It's easy to install a couple of emulators and keep some old ROMs on my phone to play sometimes (little tip for your reading comprehension: this is not the same as "insisting on playing at all times"). They are fun to play, have nostalgia value for me and are a lot more fun than some of the poo poo you find on the Play Store. I would not, however, go to the length of carrying a collection of old handhelds and cartridges which is what I would have to do in order to have similar functionality otherwise. You seem to be implying that playing old GBA games is childish, while playing current Android games is... what, grownup and sophisticated? That's hilarious dude. They're all video games. chippy fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Oct 17, 2016 |
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The worst thing about GBA games is how I need constant internet access, and sometimes I can't play them because I don't have enough crystals to do a level and I have to wait for my crystals to recharge.
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I love game boys and I sometimes wish I had a commute so I could play them more often.
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Endless Mike posted:Which makes you a bigger nerd: carrying around an old Game Boy or insisting on playing children's toys at all times such that you carry a lovely gamepad to do so rather than playing the many many many games built for the platform and its limitations instead? I mean I literally have a GBA SP, Vita, and 3DS in my bag right now so I'm probably biased but I say the second thing
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sirbeefalot posted:I mean, the Pixel is the obvious #1 choice here if you can afford it. It is the newest, and will most certainly get updates the longest of the three. Past that, I would personally go with the Axon over the OP3 from just what I've read, and having handled the Axon. Debating replacing my 6P with an Axon, but the camera quality is giving me pause and the display models at my local Best Buy weren't charged when I stopped in. Right on. Think I might just eat the $250 increase for the peace of mind and """"future proofing"""" instead of going with a smaller brand that I don't know about service on. The regular pixel also seems to be the smallest out of all those which is another big point in its favor.
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Mister Macys posted:"Phones are tools, not toys™." Wait, are you trying to refer to PSPs or Phones? I'm confused. Doctor Butts posted:God drat dude. Hentai is just sex cartoons. Surely they can't take up that much room unless you have an ungodly amount of anime porn on your phone. Video is video, man  chippy posted:You seem to be implying that playing old GBA games is childish, while playing current Android games is... what, grownup and sophisticated? That's hilarious dude. They're all video games. GBA games are more games than modern mobile games. Good bye, playing Advance Wars DS with a stylus on the Note 7...You were too good for this world... My friend carries around a GBA Micro for this purpose. PerrineClostermann fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Oct 17, 2016 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:This might be the best place to ask this, what's the consensus on Monoprice earbuds? Specifically http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/product/details/8322?maincategoryid=108&categoryid=10823&subcategoryid=1082303&cpncd= Get the amazon headphones: Link: https://amzn.com/B00HX0SRXW
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Please spend more than $15 for a pair of headphones. Seriously, why would you hate yourself in that way? It doesn't need to be a fortune, but even $50 is a huge jump in quality.
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chippy posted:You seem to be implying that playing old GBA games is childish, while playing current Android games is... what, grownup and sophisticated? That's hilarious dude. They're all video games. EDIT: Those look as bad as Apple headphones. How people can find jamming hard plastic into their ears for any length of time comfortable is beyond me.
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anyway if you want some cheap earbuds, I use these and they are fine https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EM8008/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
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Blue Train posted:those look extremely uncomfortable They are not. They are apple knock offs but 100000% more comfortable.
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Blue Train posted:anyway if you want some cheap earbuds, I use these and they are fine So do I! Though I've discovered that I could really use a microphone with the ear buds (I kept getting calls while walking the dog).
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I'm going to start cracking down on people rehashing the same old arguments and on people being so dismissive of what others want to do with their phones. I mean, yes, lots of people use their phones wrong, but calling them out isn't going to change them and it makes the thread scary for anyone new or lurkers. Also its tiring as hell reading the same poo poo every day.
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Those Panasonic ones look good, thanks.Internet Explorer posted:Please spend more than $15 for a pair of headphones. Seriously, why would you hate yourself in that way? It doesn't need to be a fortune, but even $50 is a huge jump in quality. No, with the higher risk of losing or damaging earbuds, there's no way I'd spend that much on them. $20 max pretty much.
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Mister Macys posted:Also, flash/solid state storage has an issue where you need something like 10-20% free, to not interfere with performance. This is going back a ways, but almost all devices (SSDs universally do) that use flash memory have extra cells set aside for this purpose.
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Thermopyle posted:I'm going to start cracking down on people rehashing the same old arguments and on people being so dismissive of what others want to do with their phones. It's kind of weird that we're getting the exact same discussions that happened the page before.
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Internet Explorer posted:Please spend more than $15 for a pair of headphones. Seriously, why would you hate yourself in that way? It doesn't need to be a fortune, but even $50 is a huge jump in quality. I have the like $10 basic rear end amazon buds and they are fine for podcasts and working out and I won't give gently caress when I lose or break them. I'll buy a decent pair of headphones for my computer, but I want some cheap beaters for my phone.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:The worst thing about GBA games is how I need constant internet access, and sometimes I can't play them because I don't have enough crystals to do a level and I have to wait for my crystals to recharge.  PerrineClostermann posted:Wait, are you trying to refer to PSPs or Phones? I'm confused. Endless Mike saying playing with toys is dumb while not realizing phones do the same thing. I was agreeing with you in a facetious and roundabout method. Phones are as much toy as a work item. It may not necessarily be optimal, but it's not exactly going away. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Oct 17, 2016 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:Those Panasonic ones look good, thanks. Wirecutter is always a good place to turn to for gear recommendations (and their "new" Sweethome site for home stuff). Their recommended super budget pick is the newer version of those Panasonic ones.
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Xiaomi seems to consistently make amazing sub $25 earbuds. The only catch is getting real ones rather than fakes.
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Mister Macys posted:
Ah. Yeah, and that should be pretty obvious. A desktop computer's not a toy just because it can run Fallout. Mobile games themselves really need some work, though. Most are so casual they hardly qualify as anything more than a skinner box.
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Stan Taylor posted:Right on. Think I might just eat the $250 increase for the peace of mind and """"future proofing"""" instead of going with a smaller brand that I don't know about service on. The regular pixel also seems to be the smallest out of all those which is another big point in its favor. Unless budget is a concern the only phones anyone looking for a new Android should be looking at are the Pixels and the LG V20. They're the only ones that can take full advantage of the changes in Nougat.
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PerrineClostermann posted:Ah. Yeah, and that should be pretty obvious. A desktop computer's not a toy just because it can run Fallout. Yeah, unlike modern games. *Go to location B *Get item *Go back to location A (Achievement Unlocked: Did a thing. 20 Gamer Points to you. You're a good boy!)
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Further proof Note 7 is dead http://zippy.gfycat.com/PitifulWarmheartedFlyinglemur.webm e: Did they drop webm embed? incoherent fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Oct 17, 2016 |
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RZA Encryption posted:(Achievement Unlocked: Did a thing. 20 Gamer Points to you. You're a good boy!) To be fair, designers can use those quest based achievements as a rough estimate to see how far players get in the game. They're stupid for gamers, but give good information for the creators to see what works and what doesn't once the game is in the wild. EDIT: Can I hook up a keyboard and mouse to my phone so I can stream Counter-Strike to the phone for remote play on the go?
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incoherent posted:e: Did they drop webm embed? Embedded (and huge) just fine here.
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Uthor posted:To be fair, designers can use those quest based achievements as a rough estimate to see how far players get in the game. They're stupid for gamers, but give good information for the creators to see what works and what doesn't once the game is in the wild. They can build in the ability to report much more exact metrics on players without having to use more generic achievements.
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Embedded and perfectly adequately sized because I live in 2016.
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The Amzn Fire earbuds are basically just like the old Apple earbuds and own for passive walkin' around use and are a perfect combo for times when you still to hear want ambient noise so you don't get raped/mugged/hit by a car/hit by a train/etc, especially for only $15. They also support volume/pause/next/last and have a good enough mic for phone calls. They worked on both my MXP 15 and current N6p. They are also so cheap you can spring for a nice alternate set for other times.
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Endless Mike posted:Embedded and perfectly adequately sized because I live in 2016. Worked fine on my desktop, not in the Awful app. Android! 
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Woot! My Moto X Pure arrived today and, after a long wait at Verizon to find the right sim, is tickety-boo. I love the way it fits my hand, and I love the fancy colors I picked out. Mine's got the "ebony" back and blue metallic highlights. The only confusing thing is that I keep trying to press the decorative metal bar at the bottom of the device, which is not a button. But the curved, slightly textured back is very pleasant in my hand, and the screen's a good size. Half the cost of the  Note 7, too. I'll miss the fingerprint thingy and the pen, but such is life.If you decide you want a Pure, I highly, highly recommend ordering it directly from Motorola, rather than from a reseller, both because of the fun of picking out colors and because you can then buy Motorola's 2-year warranty against all problems, including up to three accidents. All versions of the phone are currently backordered; I wonder if that's a response to disappointment with the latest gen of smartphones, to the Samsung recall, or to the phase of the moon. P.S. It now has a 256 external memory card, thanks to the promotion Samsung offered when I originally bought the Note 7. Arsenic Lupin fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Oct 17, 2016 |
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re: headphone chat. I got the logitech H800 bluetooth/wireless shell headphones and they're pretty good, but I refuse to stick crap into my ears so maybe I'm not the same demographic as you guys. I think bluetooth has built in audio-crapifying if you're an audiophile though? The only downside from me is it'd be cool if I could pair it to more than one thing simultaneously, e.g. take a call on them while using them as my computer speakers.
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hooah posted:I just moved my 2014 Moto X from Verizon to Ting and now whenever it boots I see a "SIM card not from Verizon" message from the Motorola Wizard or some such thing which can't be disabled. Is there any way to remove that notification? Anyone have any idea about this?
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Desk Lamp posted:Unless budget is a concern the only phones anyone looking for a new Android should be looking at are the Pixels and the LG V20. They're the only ones that can take full advantage of the changes in Nougat. What are those features? Google seems to be pushing the assistant thing but I played around with allo already and it was pretty lame. I feel like a tool if I ever have to talk to a computer.
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The storage partition for upgrades is a really unique feature. On the phones moving forward there are two partitions: Primary and secondary. When a upgrade is pushed, the upgrade is applied to the secondary partition in the background with minimal fuss for the user. When it's completed the upgrade the user is notified to reboot. User reboots into the new update (no long drawn out upgrade bar) and if everything goes good, users stays on the new primary partition. The old one becomes the newest staging ground for the next update.
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Does Android listen to what you do because I was watched a football game yesterday and now Google is plastering football all over my phone. I was even looking at computer parts on my phone while watching and didn't search for anything football related. Watched on TV not in person. I'm not a sports person
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Anyone read the official Note 7 ban order? https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-25322.pdf "Dangerous evolution of heat" is a pretty great term. quote:Any person failing to comply with this Order is subject to civil penalties of up to $179,933 for each violation for each day they are found to be in violation (49 U.S.C. 5123). A person violating this Order may also be subject to criminal prosecution, which may result in fines under title 18, imprisonment of up to ten years, or both (49 U.S.C. 5124).
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