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omnis_audis - Sep 10, 2014 5:43:22 am PDT #24046 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Ha! Great cross post!!


tommyrot - Sep 10, 2014 5:58:27 am PDT #24047 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

The regular iPhone 6 is only a little bit wider than my 4S, but it's maybe half an inch taller.

I'd prefer a smaller phone when using it for phone calls but I don't spend much time on the phone anyway. I do use mine a lot for web browsing, so I'm leaning towards the 6+ for that reason.

I found the printout of the pdf I linked to above to be very helpful. I'm going to attach the cutouts of the phones to cardboard to get an idea what it'd be like to cary each one around, put in my pocket, etc.


-t - Sep 10, 2014 6:05:28 am PDT #24048 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's a really good idea, tommyrot.


Jon B. - Sep 10, 2014 6:47:10 am PDT #24049 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Thanks, Tommyrot. I just don't see how the 6+ could possibly fit comfortably in my pocket.


Ginger - Sep 10, 2014 7:10:17 am PDT #24050 of 25496
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Next from Apple: iClothes, the clothes with bigger pockets.


tommyrot - Sep 10, 2014 7:12:45 am PDT #24051 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I wear a lot of cargo pants these days (so I can carry my 4S and sunglasses) and the 6+ would fit fine in those. But sometimes I carry my 4S in my jeans next to my wallet, which wouldn't work for the 6+. When I'm wearing jeans and no coat I usually carry the 4S in a belt holster.

eta: Big pockets x-posty!


Typo Boy - Sep 10, 2014 7:21:48 am PDT #24052 of 25496
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

If phones get bigger maybe I will actually be able to use one. I get that people with eyes and hands that work normally dig tiny phones and tablets. But I hope there will be more and more oversized options for those of us for whom that is not true. It is possible to have bad enough eyes that even with glasses you have trouble seeing well. And there are all sorts of things that can make using your hands more difficult.


meara - Sep 10, 2014 11:21:37 am PDT #24053 of 25496

Yeah, it's hard enough to get girl clothes with pockets, never mind BIG pockets!


tommyrot - Sep 11, 2014 4:47:23 am PDT #24054 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

For $50 less than the price of an Apple Watch, you could get this: Amazon.com: Invicta Men's 5514 Subaqua Collection Gold-Tone Chronograph Watch: Invicta: Watches

List price is $1,995, now only $299.99!

Looking at it kinda' makes my eyes hurt. (I'm not fond of gold or gold-plated things.)


§ ita § - Sep 11, 2014 9:09:08 am PDT #24055 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Two grand and all you get is TONE? That must be some fancy engineering.

I'm a cheap watch enthusiast--Fossil keeps me quite happy (FIRE! I have a FIRE watch!)