Sony pocket edition, mine - RIP

hermes · 06-12-2011, 02:45 AM

After 13 days the screen became unreadable suddenly, it looked as if it had gotten water inside (no) or the circuit board went insane. Fortunately, I still had my receipt. Privacy buffs may be interested in the fact that Best Buy requires both a phone number and a digital signature. Given that in my case both were not entirely correct I wonder why they bother. Oh, and teller didn't even immediately have $200 cash on hand to refund. Perhaps everyone is using plastic these days.

Do I feel bad about lying about two things identifying myself? Absolutely not. As the author of "Making Yourself Invisible' puts it, according to his high school teacher a lie is "not telling the truth to someone who deserves to know." When I am asked if I have any spare change and I say 'no' this is not a lie in the moral sense. But I do not like the fact that increasingly we have to lie if we value our privacy in the commercial, governmental and work worlds. I would rather not be asked in the first place. As this is not an option, I am training myself to to not always be forthcoming with total strangers - like my name with the woman I slept with last night.

carpetmojo · 06-12-2011, 07:41 AM

Probably me, but I'm a little confused about the nub of this post, sorry.............

pidgeon92 · 06-12-2011, 10:55 AM

I think it committed suicide.

ardeegee · 06-12-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I think it committed suicide.

I know I would.

JSWolf · 06-12-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermes

After 13 days the screen became unreadable suddenly, it looked as if it had gotten water inside (no) or the circuit board went insane. Fortunately, I still had my receipt. Privacy buffs may be interested in the fact that Best Buy requires both a phone number and a digital signature. Given that in my case both were not entirely correct I wonder why they bother. Oh, and teller didn't even immediately have $200 cash on hand to refund. Perhaps everyone is using plastic these days.

Do I feel bad about lying about two things identifying myself? Absolutely not. As the author of "Making Yourself Invisible' puts it, according to his high school teacher a lie is "not telling the truth to someone who deserves to know." When I am asked if I have any spare change and I say 'no' this is not a lie in the moral sense. But I do not like the fact that increasingly we have to lie if we value our privacy in the commercial, governmental and work worlds. I would rather not be asked in the first place. As this is not an option, I am training myself to to not always be forthcoming with total strangers - like my name with the woman I slept with last night.

Should have tried to swap the pocket edition for a 950.

Flip Martian · 06-12-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I think it committed suicide.

david_e · 06-12-2011, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Should have tried to swap the pocket edition for a 950.

But then he might stay...

hermes · 06-13-2011, 12:48 AM

For the tangent, you of course understand where humour parts from 'reality'. A standup comedian once remarked: 'I hate it when women ask so many personal questions. Things like 'What's your real name?' and 'Where do you live?"'

carpetmojo · 06-13-2011, 04:28 AM

Just generally.................

ScalyFreak · 06-13-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermes

For the tangent, you of course understand where humour parts from 'reality'. A standup comedian once remarked: 'I hate it when women ask so many personal questions. Things like 'What's your real name?' and 'Where do you live?"'

Yeah, but "humor" is supposed to be funny...

ardeegee · 06-13-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

Yeah, but "humor" is supposed to be funny...

Judging from his complaints that there aren't enough ebooks about drugs (and-- uh-- every other post that he has made) I think that he has fried enough brain cells that such fine distinctions are forever beyond him.

Ditchleyportrait · 06-13-2011, 06:44 PM

this is odd

ScalyFreak · 06-13-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

Judging from his complaints that there aren't enough ebooks about drugs (and-- uh-- every other post that he has made) I think that he has fried enough brain cells that such fine distinctions are forever beyond him.

This, on the other hand, was very funny.

witeowl · 06-13-2011, 08:41 PM

Why is this thread acceptable in these forums? Jeez, I see such rudeness on a regular basis in real life, but that's only because I teach middle school, and children don't know any better.

ardeegee · 06-13-2011, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by witeowl

Why is this thread acceptable in these forums? Jeez, I see such rudeness on a regular basis in real life, but that's only because I teach middle school, and children don't know any better.

I think that there is a general exception when every post comes off sounding like a story from Grampa Simpson.

06-12-2011, 02:45 AM	#1
hermes non-techy Posts: 110 Karma: 50586 Join Date: May 2011 Location: wherever I can afford to get laid and eat vegetarian Device: Sony pocket edition and Kobo touch both died - looking at Kindles	Sony pocket edition, mine - RIP After 13 days the screen became unreadable suddenly, it looked as if it had gotten water inside (no) or the circuit board went insane. Fortunately, I still had my receipt. Privacy buffs may be interested in the fact that Best Buy requires both a phone number and a digital signature. Given that in my case both were not entirely correct I wonder why they bother. Oh, and teller didn't even immediately have $200 cash on hand to refund. Perhaps everyone is using plastic these days. Do I feel bad about lying about two things identifying myself? Absolutely not. As the author of "Making Yourself Invisible' puts it, according to his high school teacher a lie is "not telling the truth to someone who deserves to know." When I am asked if I have any spare change and I say 'no' this is not a lie in the moral sense. But I do not like the fact that increasingly we have to lie if we value our privacy in the commercial, governmental and work worlds. I would rather not be asked in the first place. As this is not an option, I am training myself to to not always be forthcoming with total strangers - like my name with the woman I slept with last night.

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06-12-2011, 07:41 AM	#2
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Probably me, but I'm a little confused about the nub of this post, sorry.............

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I think it committed suicide.

06-13-2011, 12:48 AM	#8
hermes non-techy Posts: 110 Karma: 50586 Join Date: May 2011 Location: wherever I can afford to get laid and eat vegetarian Device: Sony pocket edition and Kobo touch both died - looking at Kindles	For the tangent, you of course understand where humour parts from 'reality'. A standup comedian once remarked: 'I hate it when women ask so many personal questions. Things like 'What's your real name?' and 'Where do you live?"'

06-13-2011, 04:28 AM	#9
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Just generally.................

06-13-2011, 06:44 PM	#12
Ditchleyportrait Fanatic Posts: 504 Karma: 780086 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ny Device: Kindle DX Graphite	this is odd

06-13-2011, 08:41 PM	#14
witeowl Hopeless Geek Posts: 119 Karma: 203608 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Reno, NV Device: Nook Color (manual nooter)	Why is this thread acceptable in these forums? Jeez, I see such rudeness on a regular basis in real life, but that's only because I teach middle school, and children don't know any better.

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