WC 1M Post Challenge - You Ready?!

[MSFTisMIA]

I'm very uninspired and disinterested in getting a secondary device right now. I've got 4 options to handle the situation and while all are really good, it all feels like "meh".

So I've decided. LG is still the daily driver. Went the V35 route a few moments back and picked something refurbished. Doubt I'll be able to unbrick the V35 for a while.

I decided to stop fighting the changes and go a size up, as much as I don't want to. The discerning know what LG I picked up. I'll have it after labor day (unless it shows up Thursday) as we are by the gf's mother for the upcoming holiday. I'm hopeful to get one in decent shape as I was pretty lucky with the V35. There was an XZ3 in good shape I almost got instead. I ultimately picked the LG as that was the 64/4GB RAM variant of the XZ3. Outside of a Pixel 3, I'm not using a phone with less than 6GB RAM as my daily driver.

What I will take from the V35 experience is that utilitarian retro approach. Throw a skin and a hard slim case on it and go forward. Since I picked up a dreaded carrier variant, I'm not going to cross flash to debloat it. Likely will get used until it breaks. I'll look to add the business phone in November, so there's time.

In the interim, it's the Mate 20 Pro and the S3 classic.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

Going forward all my decisions will be centered around "quality life improvements".

 

[N_LaRUE]

Ahh I wish you good luck with this.

Just finished for the day. Did.6 hours and haven't finished everything.

Have about another 4-6 hours tomorrow...

 

[N_LaRUE]

Wow this is a whole situation. Wow. Congrats on the extended residency

Yeah it was stressful. I'm just glad it's sorted.

 

[N_LaRUE]

So our "dear uncle" has gone to France. Hey Rue, is there any room in the dungeons of these castles over there that we can stick him in? We can put him on one section and ol Boris in the other.

He'd ruin the ambience... Even in the worst dungeon.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

He'd ruin the ambience... Even in the worst dungeon.

Good thing the worst dungeons don't have ambience then...youve clearly forgotten about some of these South American jails...

 

[MSFTisMIA]

Casual snaps of a very nice day here in NYC - normal, wide angle, 3x and 5x zoom.

The GF wants to go out for dinner, so 5 Napkins it is. She's in a burger mood, so I won't fight that, as they do solid vegan burgers that she likes.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I do like some of the stuff Huawei has done with the Mate 20 Pro (and I guess the P30 pro this year). Still, give me an LG device with that beastly manual mode.

I think once Rue finds the sweet spot with the X 1, he'll like some of the things they've done with their manual mode too.

 

[Laura Knotek]

These are quick and dirty as promised. The black Skagen Falster (20mm) and the Huawei Watch Classic (18mm) are the timepieces here. The Falster has the cherry wood and metal, and the Huawei with the milanese. View attachment 141223View attachment 141224View attachment 141225View attachment 141226View attachment 141227View attachment 141228View attachment 141229

I like the Milanese band a lot. That looks really sharp.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Once the show is done watch the movie and see what you think.

I'm not sure what I think about all this regurgitation of old movies and shows...

I never even heard of the show, but I saw the movie at cinema and liked it.

 

[Laura Knotek]

As someone that started with Windows phone 8/8.1, I'm probably in the minority to say that the food themed names were eh. I wasn't impressed.

I thought the dessert names were cute, as well as the little Android mascots with said desserts.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I just bought a Leo on a whim. Lol.

Well, the price was unbeatable ($25). If everything runs good, I'll put it up for the collection. The HTC HD2 (Leo) has literally run every OS since launch. I thought I even saw iOS on it at one point.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I like the Milanese band a lot. That looks really sharp.

It's nice for just feeling dressed up. I have a milanese one for the Alta HR as well. They just don't work if you sweat a lot or it's a super humid day (at least for me).

 

[MSFTisMIA]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

SMH.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

Summer is winding down. What a tease.

I wish I could state I'm looking forward to winter, but I'm not.

 

[libra89]

Summer is winding down. What a tease.

I wish I could state I'm looking forward to winter, but I'm not.

I feel you on that.
My summer is done after today. Students return and I will have classes again.

 

[MSFTisMIA]

I feel you on that.
My summer is done after today. Students return and I will have classes again.

I'm looking at some trainings myself.

 

[worldspy99]

Minor smartphone update from India.
People love Android (cheap, good variety at $150 price point). Tons of Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo phones.

People love using the less secure FaceID. My brother's Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 unlocked with my face lol. And yes we look like brothers but not that similar to fool a face unlock feature.

Cameras from Chinese device makers at this price point punch way above their league.

 

[worldspy99]

A free standing dome (no internal reinforcements or suppprts) built in the 21st century using old world techniques.

My brother's friend is a specialist in these. The sound amplification in the center of the dome is amazing and so is the echo effect.

 

[fatclue_98]

I just bought a Leo on a whim. Lol.

Well, the price was unbeatable ($25). If everything runs good, I'll put it up for the collection. The HTC HD2 (Leo) has literally run every OS since launch. I thought I even saw iOS on it at one point.

The Last Emperor, good move. I almost pulled the trigger on one recently, I’m debating between a Leo and a Moto ES400. Love me some WinMo.