#z vs technology

[zetsubonna]

“Tumblr has everything, more or less. So I should be able to find the Linux side of Tumblr and lurk a bit. I’m pretty clever, I bet I can-”

I know I have at least a couple of followers who are actively into/using Linux, but y’all’s tags are fucked. Either your compatriots don’t know how to write normal-looking posts or they are just straight up bot-infested, holy crap.

[zetsubonna]

I’ve been called out.

[zetsubonna]

There was a Google Pixel 2 commercial before The Last Jedi and I have never wanted a piece of technology so badly in my life. Like, it was the first thing I googled after the movie.

I feel like a complete sucker. Curse you, consumer capitalist indoctrination!

Anyway I’m gonna at least keep my iPhone 6 for a year after it’s paid off, if not longer. Just- mmph, monkey brain want new shiny thing.

[zetsubonna]

Can you give Google's Assistant a nickname? What does it sound like? Is it as useful as Siri or as crap as Cortana?

[zetsubonna]

Does anyone else get like, personally offended when they have to restart their phone because of a crashy app?

Like, “Listen here, you little piece of shit, I am trying to enjoy my miniature super computer, stop fucking this up for me.”

[zetsubonna]

what other apps besides walkr do you have on your phone?

I cannot stand clutter on my electronics screens, so I have my apps all sorted into two menus. The first is called “Tools.” Tools are the shit I check all the time. If I am playing on my phone, it is probably in this menu.

Clock/Timer

iCalendar (synced to iCloud and Gmail, keeps track of my private appointments)

Reminders

HabitRPG

mySugr Logbook

Plant Nanny

Walkr

Forest

USAA Banking

Google Calendar (Color-coded version, set to my office’s shared calendar)

Gmail

Skype Mobile

Safari

Tumblr

BlackBerry Messenger (for Dad)

Notes

Apple Health (synced to mySugr Logbook)

Unfuck Your Habitat

App Store

Photos

Camera

Calculator

iBooks

Facetime

iTunes Store

Game Center

Okay, the second menu is called “Utilities,” which are things I need but less me-driven and more sharing/storage/shopping driven.

Contacts

Messages

Phone

Podcasts

Music

Google

Amazon (Wishlist maintenance)

Modcloth (Wishlist maintenance)

Etsy (Wishlist maintenance)

Twitter

Facebook (blood relatives, old offline friends)

Kindle

Netflix

BlueConnect (Blue Cross/Blue Shield database)

Zebra Wallpapers

AMC Theatres

Yelp

Fandango

Terra Battle (strategy RPG)

In addition to having these in the toolbar at the bottom of my screen, I have the Settings menu as a shortcut, and Find iPhone as a shortcut.