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This is exactly why he might be scrambling just a tad.
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So I finally went to a Verizon store to play with the Pixel 3 and 3XL.
I am so glad I decided on the smaller one. Google made a lot more improvements with the smaller device. There are subtle changes that make this device a lot more ergonomic compared to the Pixel 2. It almost feels like a S9 in hand. The smaller bezels and a 0.5" screen size bump are welcome additions. The OLED panel is also better compared to last year.
Can't wait for my Pixel 3 to show up.
So I finally went to a Verizon store to play with the Pixel 3 and 3XL.
I am so glad I decided on the smaller one. Google made a lot more improvements with the smaller device. There are subtle changes that make this device a lot more ergonomic compared to the Pixel 2. It almost feels like a S9 in hand. The smaller bezels and a 0.5" screen size bump are welcome additions. The OLED panel is also better compared to last year.
Can't wait for my Pixel 3 to show up.
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I decided to take tomorrow off. I will be back in the office on Monday and probably fly out to Boston on Tuesday AM.
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11.7 million tons of electronic waste per year for the USA alone. Approximately only 1 million tons is recycled.
Approximately 26 million tons of plastic is ending up in the oceans per year.
I'm not saying this is all phone or IT related but this is what overconsumption is doing to our planet. We only have one planet.
It's no longer about sustainability, it's about survival.
Next time you eat fish, think of this, you are eating plastic because micro plastics are in the majority of fish now (if not all) and it's been found in humans now. There is no doubt we are in trouble.
We need a shift from being stupid and brainwashed to realising that we're out to destroy ourselves and it's not even a nuclear war that will be required.
Sorry for the depressing post but this is what I think about a lot when I see this constant chat on here about new phones and so on.
Needs more than a cultural shift.
11.7 million tons of electronic waste per year for the USA alone. Approximately only 1 million tons is recycled.
Approximately 26 million tons of plastic is ending up in the oceans per year.
I'm not saying this is all phone or IT related but this is what overconsumption is doing to our planet. We only have one planet.
It's no longer about sustainability, it's about survival.
Next time you eat fish, think of this, you are eating plastic because micro plastics are in the majority of fish now (if not all) and it's been found in humans now. There is no doubt we are in trouble.
We need a shift from being stupid and brainwashed to realising that we're out to destroy ourselves and it's not even a nuclear war that will be required.
Sorry for the depressing post but this is what I think about a lot when I see this constant chat on here about new phones and so on.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/03/22/great-pacific-garbage-patch-grows/446405002/
https://youtu.be/0EyaTqezSzs
We've got a few of these in different seas. This is sheer crazy.
To hammer home the point, see this:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/03/22/great-pacific-garbage-patch-grows/446405002/
https://youtu.be/0EyaTqezSzs
We've got a few of these in different seas. This is sheer crazy.
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Now, if you want to be really theoretical, it is environmentally wasteful for humans to be collectors of any type of object. So if you own more than one item such as a car/phone, etc that you aren't actively using, it's wasteful. Now, we all know that some of the objects we've created as humans to master our environment are specialty use items and we could talk about collective usage to maximize their value and minimize their waste potential.
I could even go further to say that theoretically, whether you throw a broken phone in the ocean or keep it in a drawer, its mere existence harms the environment.
The problem for me is there are too many humans on Earth. What is now required to sustain the average human puts a greater strain on the environment than ever before. When you've got two countries accounting for approximately 25% of the global population, that should be alarming enough right there. Am I saying we kill off some folks? Not necessarily. I'm starting that our mastery of the environment has kept the natural selection of life in check to the point where we have more people alive than the Earth can properly sustain.
As far as tech goes, I can only speak for me and state as much as I like to try new phones in particular, I go preowned and not new. You kinda save money and your experience doesn't change whether the item is new or has been preowned. Plus it's one less item in a space that is more theoretically harmful to the environment in the short term. Yes, they all break down and if you die it becomes trash. But that's my way of managing my relationship to tech.
The ****ty part is how we've accepted things like sealed batteries in devices. Now it makes repairs trickier and it's easier for the less environmentally respectful for some to throw away a whole gadget instead of replacing the battery. More wasteful doing that.
It's interesting to see the idea of people always wanting to buy new...
Now, if you want to be really theoretical, it is environmentally wasteful for humans to be collectors of any type of object. So if you own more than one item such as a car/phone, etc that you aren't actively using, it's wasteful. Now, we all know that some of the objects we've created as humans to master our environment are specialty use items and we could talk about collective usage to maximize their value and minimize their waste potential.
I could even go further to say that theoretically, whether you throw a broken phone in the ocean or keep it in a drawer, its mere existence harms the environment.
The problem for me is there are too many humans on Earth. What is now required to sustain the average human puts a greater strain on the environment than ever before. When you've got two countries accounting for approximately 25% of the global population, that should be alarming enough right there. Am I saying we kill off some folks? Not necessarily. I'm starting that our mastery of the environment has kept the natural selection of life in check to the point where we have more people alive than the Earth can properly sustain.
As far as tech goes, I can only speak for me and state as much as I like to try new phones in particular, I go preowned and not new. You kinda save money and your experience doesn't change whether the item is new or has been preowned. Plus it's one less item in a space that is more theoretically harmful to the environment in the short term. Yes, they all break down and if you die it becomes trash. But that's my way of managing my relationship to tech.
The ****ty part is how we've accepted things like sealed batteries in devices. Now it makes repairs trickier and it's easier for the less environmentally respectful for some to throw away a whole gadget instead of replacing the battery. More wasteful doing that.
It's interesting to see the idea of people always wanting to buy new...
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I'd be smarter if I could have done half the shopping yesterday evening like o wanted, but I left work too late.
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Today was a good day for me to be off. The supermarket lines weren't that bad (I went early) and got a shave. I kept it simple today so that worked for me. Didn't think about work too much either. Gonna do a lot of the cooking tomorrow (boneless pork shoulder, mushrooms + leeks, sweet and sour peppers and onions, roasted potatoes and drumsticks). There's no turkey here.
Today was a good day for me to be off. The supermarket lines weren't that bad (I went early) and got a shave. I kept it simple today so that worked for me. Didn't think about work too much either. Gonna do a lot of the cooking tomorrow (boneless pork shoulder, mushrooms + leeks, sweet and sour peppers and onions, roasted potatoes and drumsticks). There's no turkey here.
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Sometimes I sit in a quiet place and read the news. When I reflect on all that I see, this song comes to mind:
https://youtu.be/b5raRV9k8AE
Sometimes I sit in a quiet place and read the news. When I reflect on all that I see, this song comes to mind:
https://youtu.be/b5raRV9k8AE
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Imagine my surprise when I saw the CDC ban romaine lettuce. Now, that's not a favorite of mine, but I was stunned. I instantly thought about of the people's livelihoods that were ruined and those who got sick from eating it. It's not an easy situation all around to be in.
Imagine my surprise when I saw the CDC ban romaine lettuce. Now, that's not a favorite of mine, but I was stunned. I instantly thought about of the people's livelihoods that were ruined and those who got sick from eating it. It's not an easy situation all around to be in.
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Well, I fixed that one really quick. It's good to be typing on the RIM keyboard again, at least on this device. Need to clean it up a bit in terms of the word selection, but straightforward typing is back to what I'm used to. Love it.
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