Do you wear a wristwatch?8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing
This is a multi-answer poll.
1: Yes, an analog watch
2: Yes, a digital watch
3: Yes, a combination analog/digital watch
4: Yes, a smart watch
5: Yes, a fitness watch
6: Yes, several, depending on function/outfit
7: No, I don't like wearing a watch
8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing
against wearing one.
8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing
against wearing one.
hat8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing against wearing one.
Wrist watches were made for convenience, so that you wouldn't have to take a pocket watch out of your pocket to check the time.. I find it interesting t
these days people are willing to take a cell phone out of their pocket to check
the time.
Wrist watches were made for convenience, so that you wouldn't have to take a pocket watch out of your pocket to check the time.. I find it interesting that these days people are willing to take a cell phone out of their pocket to check the time.
GOOD point. I don't suppose people wore a wrist watch and carried a pocket watch at the same time, though. Since both devices served the same single purpose, the more convenient of the two won out. With phones doing so much more now, it's a matter of deciding whether it's worth strapping on an extra thing. I've considered a smart watch, but so far I suspect it would be more trouble than it's worth; maybe I'll change my mind one day.
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwatch?
By: Nelgin to All on Fri Dec 08 2017 13:46:26
8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing against wearing one.
Exactly what I was thinking: "I've got a cell phone that's practically with me at all times; don't need a watch."
Good point, I didn't see thst before... Didn;t know scociety was reverting back
to "pocket watches" with cell phones.
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwatch?
By: Nelgin to All on Fri Dec 08 2017 13:46:26
8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing
against wearing one.
Exactly what I was thinking: "I've got a cell phone that's practically with me >at all times; don't need a watch."
guess you guys dont wear diamond watches like >>this guy<<
On Fri, 8 Dec 2017 22:28:41 -0600, "MRO" <mro@VERT/BBSESINF> wrote:
guess you guys dont wear diamond watches like >>this guy<<
I somehow feel I should be impressed but strangle don't feel so.
dont have my phone in my pocket all day at work because i like to keep it charged and not busted.
I somehow feel I should be impressed but strangle don't feel so.
I somehow feel I should be impressed but strangle don't feel so.
Strangle? Was that a freudian slip? :)
Exactly what I was thinking: "I've got a cell phone that's practically
with me at all times; don't need a watch."
Besides, if I'm late, someone will call me and let me know. A watch
isn't going to do that!
i said diamond watch, not rolex.
i said diamond watch, not rolex.
Is a diamond watch like literally a watch with diamonds on/in it, or a name for a particular style?
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwatch?
By: Nelgin to All on Sat Dec 09 2017 12:54 am
Exactly what I was thinking: "I've got a cell phone that's practically >>with me at all times; don't need a watch."
Besides, if I'm late, someone will call me and let me know. A watch
isn't going to do that!
If you had a watch, they wouldn't have to call you. ;)
On 12/09/17, MRO said the following...
i said diamond watch, not rolex.
Is a diamond watch like literally a watch with diamonds on/in it, or a name for a particular style?
I've actually been wanting to collect some pocketwatches of late - thoroughly impractical but there's a nifty bit of ritual to reaching in and pulling one out of your pocket.
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwatch?
By: Nelgin to All on Fri Dec 08 2017 13:46:26
8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing against wearing one.
Exactly what I was thinking: "I've got a cell phone that's practically with at all times; don't need a watch."
-jag
Code it, script it, automate it!
I'm missing something when i leave the house for work... And sometimes I put one on when going to an event like a nice dinner, wedding, etc. Even if the watch battery is dead!
There's something to be said about the asthetics of a watch, and the fashion statement too. I haven't worn a watch in years but still feel like I'm missi something when i leave the house for work... And sometimes I put one on when going to an event like a nice dinner, wedding, etc. Even if the watch batter is dead!
I'm missing something when i leave the house for work... And sometimes I put one on when going to an event like a nice dinner, wedding, etc. Even if the watch battery is dead!
I used to wear watches when I was younger. When I was in middle and high school, I used to have a Tetris game watch from collecting cereal box tops and sending in some money. Awesome watch for me to have back then, lost it durring a move. I do miss that watch. Can't play Tetris the same way on a cell phone.
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwatch?
By: Zombie Mambo to jagossel on Tue Dec 12 2017 11:30 am
I'm missing something when i leave the house for work... And sometimes put one on when going to an event like a nice dinner, wedding, etc. Eve if the watch battery is dead!
I'm not sure I see much point in that. And someone might happen to notice t you're wearing a watch that's obviously not working and might think that's a little odd..
Nightfox
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwatch?
By: Zombie Mambo to jagossel on Tue Dec 12 2017 11:30 am
I'm missing something when i leave the house for work... And sometimes I put one on when going to an event like a nice dinner, wedding, etc. Even the watch battery is dead!
I bought a self-winding Seiko diving watch, like the mechanical nature of it given that I'm around technology all day. I do most of my to-do tracking on paper, too. It also helps me improve my writing, which after 15 years of focusing on keyboards for productivity, has gotten horrible.
Right about 2000, I stopped using paper planners and used a variety of apps Palm desktop, franklin Planner, Ecco, Outlook, and others for task tracking stopped writing things down.
Even even funnier than that is the ones with the sim cards in them. So you c actually use it as a phone. Watching people talk to their watch then hold it to their ear is classic.
Even funnier watching them try to tap out a reaply or speak to it, or use it for nav. all the time while it is synched to the phone in their pocket 2 feet away from the watch itself.
Even even funnier than that is the ones with the sim cards in them. So you can actually use it as a phone. Watching people talk to their watch then hold it up to their ear is classic.
At list with a wrist watch, you only look at it when you want to know the time. You don't have to pull anything out of your pocket.
You don't have to unlock your screen.
You don't have to re-lock it and put it back in your pocket.
I hear you. It is amazing how quickly your skills decline. Now the only thing kids write is their name. Where i live writing isn't even in the state elementary school curriculums. So most kids don't learn cursive.
And they get credit for misspelling words. Depending on the school, you'd be lucky if a teacher even points out a mispelled word.
And they get credit for misspelling words. Depending on the school, you be lucky if a teacher even points out a mispelled word.
That's pretty bad.. Over the years I've noticed more and more examples of misspelled words (or rather, bad grammer) on printed signs & emails & things such as the use of "your" intead of "you're", and similar mistakes. It's li their writing isn't being proofread anymore.
Maybe just laziness?
That's pretty bad.. Over the years I've noticed more and more
examples of misspelled words (or rather, bad grammer) on printed signs
How are they allowing for the bad grammar and spelling when wotd processors and services like Grammarly does spelling and grammar checking? Granted, my grammar and spellimg is pretty bad on BBSes since I've relied on such tools. Man, even a lot of other applications (including extensions for Visual Studio) has spell checking built-in...
Maybe, just laziness?
I didn't know they had smart watches with SIM cards. That's Dick Tracy technology right there.. I'd think they could use bluetooth to communicate with the phone so it wouldn't need a SIM card.
How are they allowing for the bad grammar and spelling when wotd processors services like Grammarly does spelling and grammar checking? Granted, my grammar and spellimg is pretty bad on BBSes since I've relied on such tools. Man, even a lot of other applications (including extensions for Visual Studi has spell checking built-in...
Spell checkers only go so far though. They do not have reliable context / syntax checkers yet, so it is hard for spell checkers to get to vs. two vs. too correct and if you choose the wrong one, it won't be caught.
That is what i see wrong with journalism today. Those types of mistakes, and the complete lack of care of catching run on sentances and incomplete sentances.
How are they allowing for the bad grammar and spelling when wotd processo services like Grammarly does spelling and grammar checking? Granted, my grammar and spellimg is pretty bad on BBSes since I've relied on such too Man, even a lot of other applications (including extensions for Visual St has spell checking built-in...
Spell checkers only go so far though. They do not have reliable context / syntax checkers yet, so it is hard for spell checkers to get to vs. two vs. correct and if you choose the wrong one, it won't be caught.
That is what i see wrong with journalism today. Those types of mistakes, and the complete lack of care of catching run on sentances and incomplete sentances.
I guess it doesn't really matter because all communication will be lol-speak 20 yrs anyway.
Organizations that publish newspapers, magazines, etc. used to have editors whose job it would be to read through their articles and correct mistakes like that. Either the editors are doing a crappy job these days, or they
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On Fri, 8 Dec 2017 10:47:41 -0800, "Nightfox" <nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST> wrote:
Do you wear a wristwatch?
This is a multi-answer poll.
1: Yes, an analog watch
2: Yes, a digital watch
3: Yes, a combination analog/digital watch
4: Yes, a smart watch
5: Yes, a fitness watch
6: Yes, several, depending on function/outfit
7: No, I don't like wearing a watch
8: No, I don't need one, I use my cell phone though I have nothing
against wearing one.
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ECHICKEN wrote to NIGHTFOX <=-
worth strapping on an extra thing. I've considered a smart watch, but
so far I suspect it would be more trouble than it's worth; maybe I'll change my mind one day.
NIGHTFOX wrote to ECHICKEN <=-
smart watch and was considering a Pebble Time Steel due to its longer battery life compared to others, but I heard Pebble has gone out of business (or was bought by another company?). I've heard a lot of
smart watches need to be charged every day or two (more or less), and
I'm not sure I want to bother with that. Even if I have to replace a watch battery every 2-5 years, I think that's better.
JAGOSSEL wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-
I used to wear watches when I was younger. When I was in middle and
high school, I used to have a Tetris game watch from collecting cereal
box tops and sending in some money. Awesome watch for me to have back then, lost it durring a move. I do miss that watch. Can't play Tetris
the same way on a cell phone.
ZOMBIE MAMBO wrote to NIGHTFOX <=-
Even funnier watching them try to tap out a reaply or speak to it, or
use it for nav. all the time while it is synched to the phone in their pocket 2 feet away from the watch itself.
Even even funnier than that is the ones with the sim cards in them. So
you can actually use it as a phone. Watching people talk to their watch then hold it up to their ear is classic.
I use an Apple Watch and have no desire to sleep in it, so it gets charged overnight right beside my laptop, iPhone and iPad.
I don't know why you'd want to sleep with any watch on.. But it's just one more thing to have to charge overnight.
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to NELGIN <=-
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4 - Apple Watch - before that I just used my phone :-)
Ennev wrote to Nightfox <=-
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I don't know why you'd want to sleep with any watch on.. But it's just one more thing to have to charge overnight.
I guess for resting hart beat and maybe monitoring sleep, but when do
you charge ? :-)
I had a calculator watch. :-) No, not pratical, but still cool. :-)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to NELGIN <=-
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4 - Apple Watch - before that I just used my phone :-)
5 - a Garmin, only when training or competing. :)
Ennev wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I felt it was too late for me to jump in that thread.
I'm a applebitch so I have an apple watch.
To my defence I not an applebith completely by choice. But my well
meaning girlfriend never know what to get me, so she usually pick a
thing in the apple catalogue that i don't have.
I must also declare that I'm the person that was using it's Palm PDA in the 2000's for everything from reading ebooks to taking notes in
meeting, appointement etc. Had casio databank, timex Datalink ( was amazing loading data and apps through a flashing screen)
Decided that being technically on call 24/7 was enough so that I still appreciate that watch for health and it's a wonderful control remote
when i listen to music or podcast outside. Mean I don't have to fish
for my phone when i want to skip something or adjust the volume. just
have to do it with the watch. Using public transport a lot and walking
in sub zero temperature, it's fun. Or check a text .
But I'm not the typical user. I go for that kind of shit. But being In
the Asperger spectrum, having something that remind me of stuff is a
must have. Or I would miss everything.
I guess for resting hart beat and maybe monitoring sleep, but when do you charge ? :-)
Re: Re: Do you wear a wristwa
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to NIGHTFOX on Thu Jan 18 2018 11:17 am
I use an Apple Watch and have no desire to sleep in it, so it gets charged overnight right beside my laptop, iPhone and iPad.
I don't know why you'd want to sleep with any watch on.. But it's just one more thing to have to charge overnight.
Nightfox
fiancee was telling me today to "take that damn watch off".
I've been wearing it now for 8 months straight.
I work with it on. I sleep with it on. I eat with it on. I shower with it on. I swim with it on. I do things that a couple do with it on. In fact, it was during this activity that she asked me to "take that damn watch off". I just don't see the point on taking it off. It is a part of me.
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