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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:48:48 -0700
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On 2024-07-29 21:26, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 7/29/24 1:12 PM, Alan wrote:
>> On 2024-07-28 19:34, The Real Bev wrote:
>>> On 7/27/24 10:24 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>> On 2024-07-27 20:33, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>>> On 7/27/24 6:51 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-07-27 18:46, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/27/24 12:51 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Who cares how many times a day I unlock my phone...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ...if it doesn't inconvenience me at all to do so?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I only needed to unlock it when I turned it on (in the morning 
>>>>>>> about half the time) I'd be willing to do that.  NOT if I have to 
>>>>>>> do it every time the screen goes blank, which I have it set to do 
>>>>>>> after 2 minutes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If it unlocks before you can even do anything?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's annoying enough to have to push the button, but I don't see 
>>>>> any way around that.
>>>>
>>>> I'm sorry, but I want to understand:
>>>>
>>>> Pushing a button...
>>>>
>>>> ...is "annoying"?
>>>
>>> My Lenovo tablet, otherwise in fine shape, is useless because the 
>>> little plastic actuaor that actually pushes the switch no longer 
>>> reaches the switch.  I can only assume wear.  I don't want to replace 
>>> my phone because of something stupid like that.  I can take the 
>>> tablet apart, but the phone needs to be glued.  No.
>>>
>>>>>> My phone unlocks with my thumbprint by the time I can see the screen.
>>>>>
>>>>> After my experience with the thumb-reader at the gym I'm not about 
>>>>> to trust the phone's.  I suddenly want to take a picture and have 
>>>>> to fumble with the switch AND the thumb-reader?  No.
>>>>
>>>> You don't have to "fumble" with anything to take a picture, so...
>>>
>>> Rotate phone.
>>> Half-push the power button with thumb because of the oddness of the 
>>> case..
>>> [tap/touch finger-sensor]
>>> Re-position the camera.
>>> Tap the circle.
>>> Butterfly gone.
>>>
>>> Small-muscle clumsiness is the reason that some of us would never be 
>>> good musicians.  Also causes problems with object manipulation.
> 
>>
>> So your argument is that unlocking a phone with a home button is bad...
> 
> What is a home button?  Do you mean power button?

Nope. I mean a home button.

It's on the bottom of some iPhones.

> 
>> ...because yours happens to be broken?
> 
> Not broken;  I don't like subjecting things to unnecessary wear and I'm 
> clumsy.  I'd also like the tiny fonts used by so many apps to be larger 
> -- WTF are they saving that whitespace for?
> 
> We all need more config options, not fewer.

You're deflecting now.