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Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
On 2025-10-08 19:07:07 +0000, Mr Anderson said:
Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Or even better, no mobile phone at all. According to some reports, more
and more people are ditching mobile phones entirely and returning to landlines instead.
Personally, I've never needed nor had a mobile phone.
On 2025-10-08 19:07:07 +0000, Mr Anderson said:
Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Or even better, no mobile phone at all. According to some reports, more
and more people are ditching mobile phones entirely and returning to landlines instead.
Personally, I've never needed nor had a mobile phone.
On 08/10/2025 21:16, Your Name wrote:
On 2025-10-08 19:07:07 +0000, Mr Anderson said:Here in the UK landlines are being phased out unless you have a
Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Or even better, no mobile phone at all. According to some reports, more
and more people are ditching mobile phones entirely and returning to
landlines instead.
Personally, I've never needed nor had a mobile phone.
broadband hub.
On 08/10/2025 21:16, Your Name wrote:
On 2025-10-08 19:07:07 +0000, Mr Anderson said:
Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Or even better, no mobile phone at all. According to some reports, more
and more people are ditching mobile phones entirely and returning to
landlines instead.
Personally, I've never needed nor had a mobile phone.
Here in the UK landlines are being phased out unless you have a broadband hub.
Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
On Oct 8, 2025 at 3:07:07rC>PM EDT, "Mr Anderson"
<"Agent..."@Matrix.org> wrote:
Smartphones fry your brains!
No they don't.
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
Only Luddites would do that. Same people who want a horse and buggy instead of
a car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Because EVERYTHING on youtube is real and believable. Speaking of "frying brains".
Most people who are switching to a "dumbphone" simply have no interest
in mucking about on apps and idiotic "social media" 24-7, so why pay
the excessive price and over-complication of a smartphone, when a
cheaper and easier to use "dumbphone" is more than enough for them.
:-)
Most people who are switching to a "dumbphone" simply have no interest
in mucking about on apps and idiotic "social media" 24-7, so why pay
the excessive price and over-complication of a smartphone, when a
cheaper and easier to use "dumbphone" is more than enough for them.
:-)
I think, the addiction to social media is
more problem for younger people.
Well - I do not have *any* "social media" on my smartphone and still IExactly. Though a lot of adults are addicted to social media too.
need it for every day tasks. I think, the addiction to social media is
more problem for younger people.
On 2025-10-08 19:07:07 +0000, Mr Anderson said:
Smartphones fry your brains!
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Or even better, no mobile phone at all. According to some reports, more
and more people are ditching mobile phones entirely and returning to landlines instead.
Personally, I've never needed nor had a mobile phone.
On Oct 8, 2025 at 3:07:07rC>PM EDT, "Mr Anderson" <"Agent..."@Matrix.org> wrote:
Smartphones fry your brains!
No they don't.
Would you ditch a smartphone for a 'dumbphone'? | BBC News...
Only Luddites would do that. Same people who want a horse and buggy instead of
a car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ufAjOR4MA
Because EVERYTHING on youtube is real and believable. Speaking of "frying brains".
Those who want a horse and buggy won't want a cellphone at all, and
probably not a landline phone either.
Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
I think, the addiction to social media is
more problem for younger people.
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all the
middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
My wife and I hadn't used our land line for several years. The only
incoming calls were from scammers. So, finally, a few months back,
we ditched the land line and now only use our smartphones, which are
far more useful than the landline ever was.
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all
the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
J||rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all
the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me
are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left
turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not constrained
to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact
is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:
J|a-|rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all
the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me
are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while
ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left
turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not constrained
to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact
is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand
for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully
tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there
will still be morons who don't care less.
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:In the UK, you get points on your licence and a fine.
J|a-|rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all
the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me
are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while
ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left
turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not
constrained to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact
is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand
for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons
doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully
tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there
will still be morons who don't care less.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:03:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:In the UK, you get points on your licence and a fine.
J|a-|rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all >>>>>> the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me >>>> are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while
ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left >>>> turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not
constrained to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact >>>> is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand
for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons
doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully
tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there
will still be morons who don't care less.
I find it ironic that a laptop is an essential feature of a modern police cruiser. In the 25 years or so that I've worked in the public safety
sector it's went from a very simplistic status display to a full blown system. Of course, an officer would never be screwing around with the
laptop while driving. :)
It's probably a personal shortcoming but I find screwing around with the visual display to change a channel, select the USB input, and so forth to
be distracting. I'm not sure that is an improvement on the old pushbutton radios.
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:03:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:
J||rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all >>>>>> the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me >>>> are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while
ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left >>>> turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not
constrained to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact >>>> is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand
for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons
doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully
tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there
will still be morons who don't care less.
In the UK, you get points on your licence and a fine.
I find it ironic that a laptop is an essential feature of a modern police cruiser. In the 25 years or so that I've worked in the public safety
sector it's went from a very simplistic status display to a full blown system. Of course, an officer would never be screwing around with the
laptop while driving. :)
It's probably a personal shortcoming but I find screwing around with the visual display to change a channel, select the USB input, and so forth to
be distracting. I'm not sure that is an improvement on the old pushbutton radios.
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:
J||rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all
the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me
are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while
ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left
turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not
constrained to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact
is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand
for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons
doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully
tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there
will still be morons who don't care less.
In the UK, you get points on your licence and a fine.
It's probably a personal shortcoming but I find screwing around with the visual display to change a channel, select the USB input, and so forth to
be distracting. I'm not sure that is an improvement on the old pushbutton radios.
I find it ironic that a laptop is an essential feature of a modern
police cruiser. In the 25 years or so that I've worked in the public
safety sector it's went from a very simplistic status display to a
full blown system.
On 2025-10-10 19:08:12 +0000, rbowman said:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:03:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:
J||rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all >>>>>>> the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me >>>>> are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while >>>>> ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of >>>>> you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic >>>>> ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't >>>>> stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left >>>>> turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not
constrained to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact >>>>> is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand >>>> for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons >>>> doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully >>>> tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there >>>> will still be morons who don't care less.
In the UK, you get points on your licence and a fine.
I find it ironic that a laptop is an essential feature of a modern police
cruiser. In the 25 years or so that I've worked in the public safety
sector it's went from a very simplistic status display to a full blown
system. Of course, an officer would never be screwing around with the
laptop while driving. :)
It's probably a personal shortcoming but I find screwing around with the
visual display to change a channel, select the USB input, and so forth to
be distracting. I'm not sure that is an improvement on the old pushbutton
radios.
So many people complained about silly touch sensitive buttons on the steering wheel controls and the console air conditioning controls, that carmakers started replacing them with proper buttons and knobs again.
My 1994 car has a cassette radio in it (the original factory one). :-)
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:03:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-10-09 21:25:37 +0000, badgolferman said:
J|a-|rg Lorenz wrote:
Not necessarily. Just drive around town for 20 minutes and see all >>>>>> the middle aged women staring at their phones as they drive.
How would you know what they are really doing? Can you see their
screens when you stalk them?
I ride a motorcycle so I must be hyper aware of what drivers around me >>>> are doing. Yes, I do look inside their cars and see their heads
pointed down to their laps or phones being held out to the side while
ignoring the road in front. You can also tell when someone ahead of
you is looking at their phone. They cannot keep up with the traffic
ahead of them and leave large gaps, they drive erratically and can't
stay in their lane. Sitting at an intersection waiting to make a left >>>> turn I can see drivers turn in front of me and immediately start
looking at their phones again. This is an epidemic and not
constrained to just young people.
What does it matter what they're looking at on their phones? The fact >>>> is their attention is on something else than the road and they are
placing others in danger. Are you one of them too?
It's been illegal to drive while using a cellphone here in New Zealand
for a good number of years now, and yet there are still numerous morons
doing it. The problem is that the fine if they get caught is pitifully
tiny. The law needs to be changed to simply destory the phone on the
spot when someone is caught using it while driving ... even then there
will still be morons who don't care less.
In the UK, you get points on your licence and a fine.
In New Zealand there is a fine of a measly NZ$150 (UK-u64 / US$86) and
20 demerit points.
In Australia (depending on which state) there is a fine is nearly ten
times more at NZ$1415 (UK-u608 / US$820) and 5 demerit points.
In New Zealand if you get 100 points in any two year period, your
licence is suspended for three months. In Australia, it is 12 points in
a three year period. Demerit points are pretty useless since noboy
knows how many they've got unless they keep a tally or check (and what law-breaking idiot is ever going to bother), plus some people will
still drive after they lose their licence anyway. A proper fine means they'll usually notice the missing money pretty quickly, especially in today's ever-incresing prices for everything.
I find it ironic that a laptop is an essential feature of a modernpolice
cruiser. In the 25 years or so that I've worked in the public safetyblown
sector it's went from a very simplistic status display to a full
system. Of course, an officer would never be screwing around with thethe
laptop while driving. :)
It's probably a personal shortcoming but I find screwing around with
visual display to change a channel, select the USB input, and soforth to
be distracting. I'm not sure that is an improvement on the oldpushbutton
radios.
I find it ironic that a laptop is an essential feature of a modern police
cruiser. In the 25 years or so that I've worked in the public safety
sector it's went from a very simplistic status display to a full blown
system. Of course, an officer would never be screwing around with the
laptop while driving. :)
It's probably a personal shortcoming but I find screwing around with the
visual display to change a channel, select the USB input, and so forth to
be distracting. I'm not sure that is an improvement on the old pushbutton
radios.
I drove big rigs for a while. I had a laptop setup on the passenger
seat to keep track of where I was on the highway and record mileages
when crossing state lines. I had to discipline myself to not look at
it for more 2 seconds at a time. It is amazing how quickly a vehicle
can start heading towards disaster.
I drove big rigs for a while. I had a laptop setup on the passenger
seat to keep track of where I was on the highway and record mileages
when crossing state lines. I had to discipline myself to not look at it
for more 2 seconds at a time. It is amazing how quickly a vehicle can
start heading towards disaster.
On 09.10.25 07:43, Your Name wrote:
Those who want a horse and buggy won't want a cellphone at all, and
probably not a landline phone either.
Wrong. You have no clue what the Amish and the Mennonites really want
and have: Cellphones.
J||rg Lorenz, 2025-10-09 20:56:
On 09.10.25 07:43, Your Name wrote:
Those who want a horse and buggy won't want a cellphone at all, and
probably not a landline phone either.
Wrong. You have no clue what the Amish and the Mennonites really want
and have: Cellphones.
And this is allowed? I though even a landline phone is not allowed for
Amish, at least not for everyone.
J||rg Lorenz, 2025-10-09 20:56:
On 09.10.25 07:43, Your Name wrote:
Those who want a horse and buggy won't want a cellphone at all, and
probably not a landline phone either.
Wrong. You have no clue what the Amish and the Mennonites really want
and have: Cellphones.
And this is allowed? I though even a landline phone is not allowed for
Amish, at least not for everyone.
High tech!. I had a digital voice recorder for the mileage when Icrossed
state lines but that was back in the '90s.
High tech!. I had a digital voice recorder for the mileage when Icrossed
state lines but that was back in the '90s.
I had and used one of those also. I couldn't drive today also with electronic logging. I cheated almost daily while driving so that I
could sleep consistent nighttime hours. Not consistently sleeping at
night will wreck one's health because the body only produces melatonin
while sleeping at night. I drove for 25 years and never got a single
log violation or speeding ticket.