[MSFTisMIA]

Damn, this S8 is nice. Also I don't think I am going to have any issues with the fingerprint scanner location.

I don't think it is as bad as people say. What would have made it better is if the tech was ready where they could have put the fingerprint scanner into the spot where the home button is currently.

Samsung could have pushed for something like that, but they're pushing the iris scanner instead. Personally, I won't use that feature for certain reasons...

[Laura Knotek]

Lots of changes for me are in the works. I think that's been the most striking thing about these past six months - working through things in a perpetual state of changes. I'm glad for the experience because I can now make some changes going forward to better work through those types of experiences.

Good luck with all the upcoming transitions. 😊 I hope you will find new opportunities that work out well for you.

[worldspy99]

I don't think it is as bad as people say. What would have made it better is if the tech was ready where they could have put the fingerprint scanner into the spot where the home button is currently.

Samsung could have pushed for something like that, but they're pushing the iris scanner instead. Personally, I won't use that feature for certain reasons...

Samsung tried, Apple is trying as well. So is Synaptics. I bet by the end of this year we will have solved the poor fingerprint scanner location issues. I do think that on the S8+ the fingerprint scanner location might create problems but​on the regular S8 at least for my personal use case there are no problems.

[MSFTisMIA]

Samsung tried, Apple is trying as well. So is Synaptics. I bet by the end of this year we will have solved the poor fingerprint scanner location issues. I do think that on the S8+ the fingerprint scanner location might create problems but​on the regular S8 at least for my personal use case there are no problems.

Qualcomm's 935 does support it, if someone can pull it off, from what I remember. Xiaomi was trying with this too, from what I remember. The fingerprint scanner placement doesn't bother me on the S8 or S8+ because unlike many tech reviewers, I was born with 10 fingers and you can easily learn how to unlock the phone with your middle finger and not always use your index finger. I would have preferred Samsung switch spots for the fingerprint​ scanner and the LED flash, but other people would still complain about the placement.

[MSFTisMIA]

Good luck with all the upcoming transitions. 😊 I hope you will find new opportunities that work out well for you.

Thanks. I hope so too.

[libra89]

I hope you try it soon. It's a good feeling.

Thank you, I'll like to. The hunt is exhausting sometimes. For now, I hope to be done and I think I am.

[MSFTisMIA]

Thank you, I'll like to. The hunt is exhausting sometimes. For now, I hope to be done and I think I am.

It's a nice feeling when you find what you want.

[worldspy99]

OK folks here are the unboxing pictures. And one can never have too many cases 😂😂😂

[Laura Knotek]

OK folks here are the unboxing pictures. And one can never have too many cases 😂😂😂https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1c17258083.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7acab98f78.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...df31077069.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a2722684c3.jpg

Very nice! 😊 I hope you like it.

[worldspy99]

Very nice! 😊 I hope you like it.

So far so good. I am just impressed with the ergonomics of this device.

[MSFTisMIA]

So far so good. I am just impressed with the ergonomics of this device.

Well, we await the review with baited breath...

[MSFTisMIA]

The ZTE Quartz looks interesting. The price is appealing. If it was in black, it'd catch my eye more.

[MSFTisMIA]

Some evening shots I took at school last week. While not as sexy as 99's Pixel, I think it is still pretty solid.

[worldspy99]

First picture using the S8 Camera.
Not bad at all.

[Ed Boland]

Hey gang.. just checking in. How's everyone?

[MSFTisMIA]

Hey gang.. just checking in. How's everyone?

Still on the hustle, Ed. Almost finished with school.

[Ed Boland]

Still on the hustle, Ed. Almost finished with school.

Awesome!

[MSFTisMIA]

Awesome!

I'll celebrate more when it happens, but there's still a lot to do in such little time.

[MSFTisMIA]

Hey gang.. just checking in. How's everyone?

What's new with you?

[Ed Boland]

What's new with you?

SSDD really. Still working these crazy double shifts.. and still thinking about getting out of this line of work.

Other than that, this old Chrysler has been keeping me busy. I've replaced the entire ignition system and have it running great now. It's been converted from the 1980 factory "lean burn" carb system, to an electronic ignition with all new ECU, coil, ballast resistor, cap, rotor, wires, and new plugs.

And of course I've been playing the guitar/keyboards but haven't recorded anything much lately.

[Ed Boland]

*wonders how Laura is doing with her music/keyboard stuff*

[MSFTisMIA]

*wonders how Laura is doing with her music/keyboard stuff*

You and Laura should do a set together one day...

[Ed Boland]

You and Laura should do a set together one day...

Totally!

[MSFTisMIA]

Totally!

If you guys hit it off, I request my 3% finder's fee upfront...

[worldspy99]

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. Part of the super bloom in California thanks to the abundance of rain this year. It was windier than heck though...
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