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  • Friend is the creepy and dystopian iPhone accessory that might just work

    I'm sorry.  Maybe it's not creepy, but what it shows is how pathetic we have become if we require tech to be our "friend".

    And it is a little weird, My digital "pal" berating me, telling me my food looks good.

    Who is the target market for this?
    I don't know, but if my kids ever get the idea of trying one of these out, we are going to have a long talk. 

    Technology and the Internet can (and does) bring people together in positive ways. My son gets to play his favorite games with his friends even though we moved and he doesn't see them as often as he used to. Video calling used to be a piece of science fiction; now there are dozens of ways to video chat with faraway friends and family. That's all great and I'm glad we can do that. 

    But while technology can facilitate human interaction, we can't let technology SUBSTITUTE for human interaction. That gives me arctic chills. When I walk into a room and everybody is staring at their phones it saddens me greatly.

    (Yes I get the irony of my statement, as I sit here post-lunch typing this out on my phone.  I've been making more effort lately to lessen screen time and increase interaction time. I dunno maybe I'm just rambling now, so I'll stop here.)
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra
  • Friend is the creepy and dystopian iPhone accessory that might just work

    Oh no, this is creepy alright. 

    It's creepy (to me) in that people are seeking affirmation from an electronic device instead of real human contact. "Social media" was the start; it claims to help "bring us together" but does the exact opposite; people communicate by that little digital talisman in their pocket even when they are in the SAME HOUSE.

     Now we have AI. Why talk to a real human who might tell you something you don't want to hear when you can get your affirmation fix from that AI chatbot?

     Remember that scene in the movie "I, Robot" when Spooner shows up at Dr Calvin's house and she's sitting on the couch watching TV with a robot?  That's what the device is shown leading towards. And that's awful. 

    /oldmanmode=off 
    Anilu_777dewmewatto_cobra
  • iPhone X delivery times fall to within one week in US

    I ordered one Thanksgiving morning and the expected ship date was December 3-8.  Quickly it turned into November 28 with expected delivery December 5.  Now it’s on its final leg, delivery scheduled for tomorrow (Dec. 1). 

    I’ll end up receiving it a week before the original delivery date. 

    And yet yet it seems like the local Apple stores can’t get them in stock.
    xzu