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Re: Nomad’s Base Station Hub is a great wireless charger, with a few flaws

seemsArtless — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:24:41 -0000

You had me at "a unique addition to many smartphones" - pick one or the other - is it unique, or is it on many smartphones?

Re: Question of the Day: 3 Favorite Things About Your Phone?

seemsArtless — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:27:08 -0000

Samsung Galaxy S5:
1. Swap-able battery
2. AMOLED screen
3. Additional memory card

I can't believe more people didn't take advantage of a second battery on the Galaxy S5 - I use mine all the time. Use one battery all day at work, then swap out the 38% battery (or whatever) for the 100% battery in 45 seconds before going out for the night.

Re: Winning the Cancer War: Start With the Deepest Intelligence

seemsArtless — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:19:08 -0000

An interesting article, but I stumbled over an odd choice of words that usually sets off alarm bells for me in scientific writing: "exquisite God-given sophistication" - why not leave it at "the evolutionary power and exquisite sophistication of our immune systems"?

Re: Is having a 'removable X' or not a deal breaker for you? [poll] Monday, August 24, 2015 Battery , feature ...

seemsArtless — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:41:35 -0000

Interesting. I can't argue with that Ryan - there must be reasons Samsung gave up on replaceable batteries, afterall.

It just makes me more 'exotic' then... I love station wagons, drive a manual transmission, AND have a replaceable battery phone. :-)

Re: Is having a 'removable X' or not a deal breaker for you? [poll] Monday, August 24, 2015 Battery , feature ...

seemsArtless — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:25:40 -0000

The question should be: Have you ever lived with a phone with feature-X? If so, would you consider a phone without future-X in the future?

Nothing better than running one battery down to 9% during the day, then spending 30 seconds to swap in a new 100% battery to head out after work. Samsung should have included a second battery in every phone they sold - once people actually used it once or twice I bet a lot more people would have been convinced. (It was $44 I think.)

Re: Apple Is More Like a Band than a Company

seemsArtless — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:33:24 -0000

The band idea is interesting.

But is Apple like an 80's band that keeps playing the same ageing songs to the same ageing fans, year after year? Bands that never take a risk or reinvent themselves but instead release album after album of similar songs?

Or is Apple like a true musician that plays the music they want to play -- now, previous hits and audiences be damned? (Sting is the first example that comes to mind - leaving The Police and moving onto a varied musical career.)

Re: Samsung To Release An All-Metal Smartphone

seemsArtless — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:01:25 -0000

I don't get the draw of metal. My Galaxy S2 lasted years, without a case, and now my new S5 feels solid and light. I'd be interested in feeling a full S5 with a metal case, but I don't think it would be for me.

Re: What it needs: iPhone 6

seemsArtless — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 23:09:16 -0000

Really? I guess for playing music in the car, or watching videos that might work, but I can't imagine walking around with a phone all wired up like that. MicroSD card's aren't that much more expensive than USB sticks, are they?

Re: What it needs: iPhone 6

seemsArtless — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:12:57 -0000

Support for a swappable battery. I just bought the 'Extra Battery Kit' for the Galaxy S5. I realize there are cases with batteries, but that increases the size and weight of the phone. I just want to come home from work, swap batteries, and head back out for the night with a full charge.

Re: What it needs: iPhone 6

seemsArtless — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:10:11 -0000

Like Hail above said, they need MicroSD support. Compare the cost differences across the iPhone line, then look up how cheap MicroSD cards are.

Re: What it needs: iPhone 6

seemsArtless — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:07:55 -0000

I'm not interested in iPhones, but I agree 100% about MicroSD cards - just bought a 32GB card today for $40 for my Galaxy S5.

Re: Timeful: A free app that uses artificial intelligence to get your tasks done

seemsArtless — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:58:53 -0000

Too bad there's no Android version... will have to take a look at Sunrise though.

Re: Massey Hall: Past, Present and Proposed Future

seemsArtless — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:14:10 -0000

What a great set of photos, especially the 1894 photo from the Toronto Public Library. I've collected some other photos and programs at http://wholemap.com/histori...

Re: This Four-Story Building Is Powered From Algae Panels

seemsArtless — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:11:00 -0000

(For the rest of us that think in metric, the panels are about 2.5m long by about 71cm wide, and about 2cm thick.)

Re: Self-assembling Furniture ‘Grows Like Popcorn’

seemsArtless — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:54:04 -0000

Interesting, and fits in well with Skylar Tibbits recent TED talk about taking this to the next step where the materials can changed over time - pipes that expand or contract depending on the need, or even undulate to move liquids without a traditional pump: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Belkin WeMo Switch and Motion Home automation and... | A Smarter Planet

seemsArtless — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:44:28 -0000

I recently bought just the switch and was impressed with how simple it was to get up and running. It disappears once in a while from the network, but other than that it has worked as expected. The best part is If-This Then-That (IFTT) integration, enabling you to set up rules like 'turn the light on my desk on when there is a new SmarterPlanet blog post' or when my daughter posts an Instagram photo, etc...

The best/worst part? They finally released an Android version of the App - it is Beta only now, but they are getting there.

Re: The Oldest Known Photos of Toronto

seemsArtless — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:35:25 -0000

I've geo-tagged a few of these photos in the past, but didn't realize until now that they were all part of a set. I've added them to http://wholemap.com/histori... along with other historic photos from the same area. Thanks!

Re: Gravity Light Exceeds Funding Target. Goes For Testing In Third World Villages.

seemsArtless — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:13:38 -0000

What a great idea. Hopefully their tests will help improve the product and get it out into the hands of people who will benefit from it.Looks like a couple of weak links in the product - how will people repair / replace the line? And we've all been reminded again and again not to leave the chords for retractable blinds where children can reach them, I wonder how much of a strangulation threat this will be.

Re: Why Subtraction is the Hardest Math in Product Design

seemsArtless — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:16:21 -0000

Can you forward that last paragraph to the Wired Web development team to see if anyone there has the courage to take www.wired.com back from the brink of 95% ads, 5% content? I realize market forces say you need to pay for the content with ads, but at what point is it impossible for even the best content to break free of the layers and layers of clutter here?

"It requires paring things away when market forces tell you to add. It means removing layers rather than adding them. In short, all it takes is a bit of courage."

Re: Belkin

seemsArtless — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:14:00 -0000

I was about to buy the WeMo switch from the Apple Store, assuming there was of course Android support. Glad I did a quick web search, and will have to wait now, unfortunately.

Re: Cory Doctorow on Singularity 1 on 1: The Singularity Is A Progressive Apocalypse

seemsArtless — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:34:00 -0000

Thanks for a great conversation; Cory never disappoints! For those curious about the book he recommended, it was 'Pacific Edge' - the third book in the 'Three Californias Triptych series' by Kim Stanley Robinson - http://www.goodreads.com/se...

Re: Big Data Solves Big Problems

seemsArtless — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:40:20 -0000

A good non-technical introduction to Big Data, without all the buzz-words and acronyms.

Big Data isn't just big databases; the 3-V's: "Volume. Velocity. Variety." are equally important to understand and leverage.

Re: Kindle SF

seemsArtless — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:10:05 -0000

Thanks for the suggestions... I just picked up the Wool Omnibus Edition - $5.99 on the kobo.

Re: Rowden Mill train station bench - Old train station :: seems Artless

seemsArtless — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:21:03 -0000

An ESL teacher in Japan wrote a short story about a train station called "To Gather Up", and asked to use this photo on his blog - check it out at
http://theotherthingsmatter... It is a good story, and I have to agree the photo fits well with the mood of the story.

Re: Bruce Trail hikes | Whole Map

seemsArtless — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:21:24 -0000

I think you're right! The hike I described is all north of Hockley Road, so as long as you follow the path north, you should see the south end of the Tom East Side Trail. I haven't been that way in a while, I'll have to go and verify this fall. Let us know what you think of the hike. Enjoy!