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I cannot tell you a way my life has genuinely gotten better since the advent of "smart" phones.
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Well, it's a whole lot easier to get from point A to point B than it used to be.
And I can instantly find out what that actor's name is or what song I'm currently hearing.
But yeah, they're also pretty goddamn annoying at times.
All I want to say is, knowing an actors name or a song name isn't really meaningful change. I guess if I really liked a song and listened non stop.
I like podcasts and I like apple music. The thing is, these both predate smart phones. Hence "pod"cast. Who knows though if they would have gotten as popular if everyone didn't have easy access as they do today.
For me, it was notes, calculations, and having access to the necessary information for making the two.
I might be sitting on the train, looking out the window, zoning out, and suddenly I start thinking about the melting point of tungsten. I begin to wonder how much power an arc furnace would draw while melting tungsten, and could you keep one running with just solar power. How many panels would you need at this location? I have so many questions, and most of them involve calculations.
You can imagine how glad I am that I don’t need to carry a calculator and a bunch of books with me.