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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    15 Jul 2016 14:53 
 To:  graphitone      30 of 51 
41779.30 In reply to 41779.29 
It's not as draconian as you make it sound. All I need is a suitably shielded case/bag/wallet to carry it in, then when I need to use whatever features I choose (including gps, camera, whatever... actually the camera is crap), all I have to do is take it out and use it. Simple, easy -- said case/bag/wallet not so easy to find though.

Bonus: I'm unreachable when phone is in case/bag/wallet. (bounce)

Did I mention that I hate phones?
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 From:  graphitone   15 Jul 2016 15:05 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)       31 of 51 
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 :-D

Do you have any lead lined bags from using camera film?


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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   15 Jul 2016 15:06 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)       32 of 51 
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I'm curious then, what do you actually want it for?

Also, if you are going to put it in a shielded case of some sort whilst leaving it powered on I'd recommend putting it in Flight Mode because I'm sure a phone without signal that is looking for signal uses far more battery.
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   15 Jul 2016 15:07 
 To:  graphitone      33 of 51 
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Good old 53North. I don't miss his racist slurs, but I do miss his insanity.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    15 Jul 2016 15:09 
 To:  graphitone      34 of 51 
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Nope, never used one. I've brought loads of film through airport scanners and they did not appear to be infected.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    15 Jul 2016 15:14 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      35 of 51 
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To replace our land line eventually (Mrs.D got a cell about a year ago, we're paying ~30-bucks a mo for landline). Also some other things, like taking crap photos of stupid stuff -- brace yourselves for the deluge -- checking maps from wifi (I don't have a data plan), mp3's, checking email. Music on the nexus 7 is kind of sucky, plus it's relatively awkward to hump around.
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)   15 Jul 2016 15:15 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)       36 of 51 
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Walk around in one of these
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UNUVqRO5Fgw/Te0_pUJIjSI/AAAAAAAAQdM/xtrVIr1Xv3I/s1600/Tesla18Dalek10006Ft.jpg

Might have to make the mesh a little finer though.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    15 Jul 2016 15:17 
 To:  Chris (CHRISSS)      37 of 51 
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Nevermind the cage, I want the dalek with the super taser. Then maybe the Feds will leave me alone!
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   15 Jul 2016 15:33 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)       38 of 51 
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Do you need a landline for your internet connection?

There's an annoying thing in the UK if you have an internet connection via phone line (ADSL, BT Fibre etc) you have to pay for line rental + internet, even if you don't want to use a landline.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    15 Jul 2016 15:41 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      39 of 51 
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Nah, we get internet from cable. Though we are thinking of switching isp too so it might be dsl.
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 From:  milko   15 Jul 2016 17:08 
 To:  graphitone      40 of 51 
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the non-smart phone can still be tracked fairly accurately by cell triangulation. It's when you've got four goons tailing you you really have to worry I suppose.
milko
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    15 Jul 2016 18:46 
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GODDAMMIT!!!

our office card reader has gone awol
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    18 Jul 2016 19:08 
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Got myself a $10 card reader, and musics and pics transferred over in a gif.
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 From:  graphitone   18 Jul 2016 20:45 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)       43 of 51 
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Obligatory


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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    18 Jul 2016 21:39 
 To:  graphitone      44 of 51 
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 LMAO
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   18 Jul 2016 21:59 
 To:  graphitone      45 of 51 
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Smart people say it the way that doesn't introduce ambiguity with JPEG Interchange Format.

(Well, except for when what they actually say is PNG/JPEG/MPEG because they're using a fucking format that bloody well makes sense for the damned data it contains. :@)

 
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)   18 Jul 2016 22:08 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      46 of 51 
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Juh fiff?
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    19 Jul 2016 14:46 
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Good news is the $50 phone makes a far better mp3 player than the nexus 7. No popping, skipping & crackling.  :-O~~~ (doesn't have near the battery life though).

Mediatek vs. tegra3. Whodathunk.
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   19 Jul 2016 16:57 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)       48 of 51 
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I think the size of the battery is quite possibly a major factor.

1300mAh vs 4325mAh
 
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)    19 Jul 2016 17:10 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      49 of 51 
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Yeah, replacement batteries are pretty cheap. In theory you could swap in a fresh one as needed. I'm wondering if there's such a thing as a phone battery charger -- the kind you insert the battery into, rather than plugging in the phone.
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