You mean you've used it like once or you've actually spent time with it? I'm just asking because you're unaware of the device being hands/eyes-free and oblivious to people using suction mounts.
Your attempts to try to look superior (while also moving the goal posts) because you made a mistake "don't impress me much."
... moving goal posts? Do you really really think I was trying to claim that people listen to GPS directions like they'd listen to a radio in the car? I wouldn't mind, but even after the first correction you even tried to go down the path of saying: "See, that's a distraction!" In all seriousness you'd have to ignore several posts I've made about how GPS's work and how people use them to actually believe that. Moving goal posts, indeed.
Oh, and speaking of trying to look smarter after a mistake, you've driven us away a few blocks from the topic. Ready to head back, yet? I still haven't heard the details about how you've removed a radio from your car or how you insist that passengers in your car keep their mouths shut, because, you know, you're so worried about distracted driving on the same level as the accidents GPSs cause.
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Heh, yeah. Remember when all the fanbois lined up in Cuptertino so they could own a phone that automatically negotiates for their optimal data connection?
All I know is that I enjoy going home the same time every day and that I don't have to deal with panicky situations that arise from not getting the memo.
I apologize, I thought I was talking to somebody who has used a GPS before. Would you like me to go in-depth describing what that's like so you can understand enough about this topic to have an informed discussion about it?
If you need electronics to connect you to your life and work 24 hours a day then there is a problem.
These watches do not connect you 24 hours a day, they merely reflect what your phone is doing. These devices don't create the problem you describe, instead they reduce impact of it.
Yeah yeah, I wish everybody'd do things my way, too. So where is that line in relation to debating that with people on Slashdot?
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Later in life, some time after you leave your parents' basement, you'll find that free-time comes at a premium. Everybody deals with it in different ways. That's why we have a broad range of computing products from desktop computers to laptops to smartphones to tablets to the gaming card you have in your computer, even Arduino.
'Laziness' is a poor way to describe any given technology and indicates that you do not understand the purpose of it.
Yes I want a tiny screen, inferior battery and all around crap experience please!
So... all you want is a desktop computer and everybody else in the world should, too. You know what's funny is I remember this reaction to tablets, smartphones, and cameras with cell phones. Nerd hipsterism is strange.
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Try a Pebble Watch some time. It'll give you some clarity.
Because I've actually used a GPS. The verbal instructions are far less distracting than watching for street signs than looking for traffic. Try it some time.
No. I use Siri on my iPhone and in GPS mode it's completely eyes-free. Everything I've heard says that Android is significantly better in this department.
Radio and AC can be worked entirely by feel. You can adjust them without turning on the interior lights - you don't have to take your eyes off the road. Smartphones don't work that way.
Umm.... Yes, they do. Both Android and iPhone. I'd even wager that modern Windows and Blackberry phones do, too.
And the only people I've seen using a mounted GPS were using a tablet, not a phone. And they only used it to figure out their route - not to get instructions in real time.
Welp, that explains why you're so ill-informed on how smartphone-based GPS apps work.
Did you forget how many people had accidents because their GPS said "Turn Right Now", so they did?
Yes I did because that number hasn't even shown statistical significance and is further muddied by people not getting into accidents because they know where they're going, leaving them to pay attention to the little voice instead of craning their necks to find street signs.
Here it's an offense even to even have the phone in your hand while driving - and they've just upped it to 4 demerit points. So no, unless the phone is in some sort of a mount, you can't use it as a GPS while driving.
I'm not sure why you're saying 'no' here. "In a mount" is exactly how people use their phones for GPS. In other words... yes you bloody well can use your phone this way and it works really well. In fact, California recently made it legal to put a suction cup on your windshield for exactly this reason.
Pull over to the side of the road and take the time to figure out where you are so you don't cause an accident.
Could you please go into detail about how you've taken the radio and environmental controls out of your car so you can teach us by example?
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Why they didn't use Linux, BSD, even the Russia or RedFlag version ?
For the same reason nobody wants to use Linux or OSX. Software.
I'm glad there are people like you who have shitty jobs that require that of you.
Where'd that come from?
I've used GPS - my smartphone has it.
You mean you've used it like once or you've actually spent time with it? I'm just asking because you're unaware of the device being hands/eyes-free and oblivious to people using suction mounts.
Your attempts to try to look superior (while also moving the goal posts) because you made a mistake "don't impress me much."
... moving goal posts? Do you really really think I was trying to claim that people listen to GPS directions like they'd listen to a radio in the car? I wouldn't mind, but even after the first correction you even tried to go down the path of saying: "See, that's a distraction!" In all seriousness you'd have to ignore several posts I've made about how GPS's work and how people use them to actually believe that. Moving goal posts, indeed.
Oh, and speaking of trying to look smarter after a mistake, you've driven us away a few blocks from the topic. Ready to head back, yet? I still haven't heard the details about how you've removed a radio from your car or how you insist that passengers in your car keep their mouths shut, because, you know, you're so worried about distracted driving on the same level as the accidents GPSs cause.
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Heh, yeah. Remember when all the fanbois lined up in Cuptertino so they could own a phone that automatically negotiates for their optimal data connection?
Ah, so rather than get a smartphone or smartwatch and have to peck out tiny misspelled messages on a tiny inefficient keyboard...
Who said that? I'm not sure you can even do that on an Apple watch. You certainly can't on a Pebble Watch.
Here's an actual scenario:
Ah, that text message isn't important. Glad I didn't waste time pulling my phone out for that.
There's plenty of reasons to not like smart watches, you don't need to make shit up.
All I know is that I enjoy going home the same time every day and that I don't have to deal with panicky situations that arise from not getting the memo.
I apologize, I thought I was talking to somebody who has used a GPS before. Would you like me to go in-depth describing what that's like so you can understand enough about this topic to have an informed discussion about it?
If you need electronics to connect you to your life and work 24 hours a day then there is a problem.
These watches do not connect you 24 hours a day, they merely reflect what your phone is doing. These devices don't create the problem you describe, instead they reduce impact of it.
Yeah yeah, I wish everybody'd do things my way, too. So where is that line in relation to debating that with people on Slashdot?
Later in life, some time after you leave your parents' basement, you'll find that free-time comes at a premium. Everybody deals with it in different ways. That's why we have a broad range of computing products from desktop computers to laptops to smartphones to tablets to the gaming card you have in your computer, even Arduino.
'Laziness' is a poor way to describe any given technology and indicates that you do not understand the purpose of it.
...who even wears watches anymore?
At least a million people.
Yes I want a tiny screen, inferior battery and all around crap experience please!
So... all you want is a desktop computer and everybody else in the world should, too. You know what's funny is I remember this reaction to tablets, smartphones, and cameras with cell phones. Nerd hipsterism is strange.
Try a Pebble Watch some time. It'll give you some clarity.
I said they know where they're going because they're being told along the way. Yes, I phrased it poorly. No, it doesn't matter for this conversation.
Because I've actually used a GPS. The verbal instructions are far less distracting than watching for street signs than looking for traffic. Try it some time.
No. I use Siri on my iPhone and in GPS mode it's completely eyes-free. Everything I've heard says that Android is significantly better in this department.
. Distracted driving is a real issue, and it's not just GPS - even using bluetooth to take or make a call increases the accident rate significantly.
Separate topic.
??? Why would people listen to their GPS if they know where they're going? Are they blind:?
... They know where they're going because they're getting vocal instructions. How can you not understand this??
Radio and AC can be worked entirely by feel. You can adjust them without turning on the interior lights - you don't have to take your eyes off the road. Smartphones don't work that way.
Umm.... Yes, they do. Both Android and iPhone. I'd even wager that modern Windows and Blackberry phones do, too.
And the only people I've seen using a mounted GPS were using a tablet, not a phone. And they only used it to figure out their route - not to get instructions in real time.
Welp, that explains why you're so ill-informed on how smartphone-based GPS apps work.
Did you forget how many people had accidents because their GPS said "Turn Right Now", so they did?
Yes I did because that number hasn't even shown statistical significance and is further muddied by people not getting into accidents because they know where they're going, leaving them to pay attention to the little voice instead of craning their necks to find street signs.
True, but my programmer-side was nitpicking his assumptions from the language used.
Here it's an offense even to even have the phone in your hand while driving - and they've just upped it to 4 demerit points. So no, unless the phone is in some sort of a mount, you can't use it as a GPS while driving.
I'm not sure why you're saying 'no' here. "In a mount" is exactly how people use their phones for GPS. In other words... yes you bloody well can use your phone this way and it works really well. In fact, California recently made it legal to put a suction cup on your windshield for exactly this reason.
Pull over to the side of the road and take the time to figure out where you are so you don't cause an accident.
Could you please go into detail about how you've taken the radio and environmental controls out of your car so you can teach us by example?
That means the odds are zero or greater, not one to one like you're implying.
Did you get your statisics from back before GPS devices read their instructions out loud?
You're thinking of Samsung. Apple's upgrade cycle is yearly.
Someone seems to have forgotten you can legally use your cell phone as a GPS.
This is for people with phones that have limited features, like a Blackberry or an iPhone.
Yeah, if only a BlackBerry or an iPhone had access to a massive database of people's private info they'd finally be able to advance to the present!