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I cannot, in good conscience...like this post
I cannot, in good conscience...like this post![]()
But for this Halloween, this is how we roll![]()
the war on Halloween by these vegan secularists going around perverting our traditional values of cavities, tantrums and credit card debt will spell the end of Western Culture! These people are sick, with their broccoli and crudely drawn propaganda, and we must fight them at all costs!
Finally got a new phone after five years![]()
I think that this calls for radical activism. Who volunteers to sneak over to Matty’s house, with a nice prime rib steak to distract his pup (I don’t know, would Matty be distracted by a nice filet too?), and pour chocolate syrup over that bowl of broccoli? I must admit, I only eat broccoli because it’s good for me and try to stay away from most sugary stuff, but we’re talking principals here.
On a side note, I had something called romanesco for the first time the other night and was pleasantly surprised. Had never even heard of it. I think that it’s in the broccoli family. Sort of looks like broccoli with a fractile like looking head. I liked it quite a bit more than broccoli. To me, it has a much more mild taste and texture.
Too much information? And if Matty and his pup are vegan, I apologize for the meaty threats and we’ll deliver spicy hummus and chips. Mike
Lol. 5 years ain't bad.Finally got a new phone after five years![]()
I'm due to replace my 4+ y.o. Galaxy S6 next month and am NOT excited about it. Love, love, love the camera on this phone, but what do I know - the new ones are prolly better still.
MaybeCasinostocks could start an advice thread about phones like he has for new car tire kickers.
Not much advice here other than that I’m an Applehead who changes iPhone every 2 years when it gets completely paid off which I just turn around and sell off on eBay as I start payments on a new iPhone.
The new 11 doesn’t have any significant upgrades over my current XS Max apart from a much better camera but since I only photograph inanimate objects, the awesomeness of the new camera is something I can live without! FWIW, I recently read a super techie’s opinion as written in NYT that he used to recommend changing iPhones every 2 years but since the last few iteration as of iPhone 7 have not been significantly improved, he is now telling folks to use their phones for about 4 years. I have no clue about the Galaxy and other Android based smartphones![]()
My wife recently upgraded to the iPhone 7, only because her iPhone 6 completely died and Verizon didn’t have any replacements, so they upgraded her. They told her not to perform any software updates going forward.
That sucks! Funny how it seems Verizon blames an Apple update for the trouble (?). Pretty sure Apple knows more about their products than Verizon does though, not sure I would heed that "advice".![]()
If it helps,That sucks! Funny how it seems Verizon blames an Apple update for the trouble (?). Pretty sure Apple knows more about their products than Verizon does though, not sure I would heed that "advice".![]()
I’m not so sure about an iPhone 7 but I do know as a matter of fact that certain apple products no longer support the latest iOS updates by design! They are generally well made and last longer if otherwise in which case will become counterproductive for Apple’s revenue. I have bricked 2 very old iMacs n this way which I took in for the Genius Bar folks to rest and the auto updates bricked them to the point that eve they told me it was time to move onto a newer shiny Mac.
If it helps,
I was recently at the Apple store because my trusty iPhone 7+ started acting up after the last update. Employee told me that putting that update on my phone was like putting a teenagers heart into an elderly body and the body just can’t keep up. She said that the phone just can’t do what is being asked of it. she reset pretty much everything and restored it from a backup, it’s doing much better now but she said not to put another update on it and that with them stopping production of the 7 that any new updates basically won’t support that or any previous model.
Planned obsolescence. It's not a fault, it's a feature![]()
My wife recently upgraded to the iPhone 7, only because her iPhone 6 completely died and Verizon didn’t have any replacements, so they upgraded her. They told her not to perform any software updates going forward.