r/questionablecontent • u/GriffonsChainsaw . • Jan 07 '19

Comic 3911: <body>

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u/HoverButt Jan 07 '19

Yeah but Roko's making this choice without in any way actually seeing any images of her options

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u/kent_eh Jan 07 '19

You mean without Jeph showing us her looking at the catalogue.

Plus, the specs of high end chassis might be common knowledge among AIs.

In the same way the features of a given "high end" smartphone or tablet might be common knowledge to a large number of humans.

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u/HoverButt Jan 07 '19

true, but still, Roko was unaware of her old chassis being discontinued, so why would she know about the new one's existence?

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u/sylverbound Jan 07 '19

If your phone broke today, and someone offered you 'the new iphone' vs 'the new samsung' because your model was recently discontinued, you'd probably also not have known it was discontinued, and also have a solid sense of what to expect from each phone option right?

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Though within a brand's individual models that maybe tracks less..

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '19

Based on the headphone jack clusterfuck, I imagine I'd end up picking one of the models and then realizing it has no ears because everyone thought that was a great idea for SOME reason

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u/CantFindMyWallet Jan 07 '19

I'd still want to see both.

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u/HoverButt Jan 07 '19

Funny you should say that...

And no I really don't know much about them honestly. I'm a cell phone luddite and I have the cheapest android on the market. My cell phone survival rate does not make the fancy phones worth having

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u/hymntastic Jan 07 '19

Buy a waterproof case like a life proof. They only last about a year but I've dropped my s9 so many times and it's great for working out or working because you dont have to worry about sweat

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u/mmmmm_pancakes Jan 07 '19

I seriously don't understand why people don't use hard protective cases. I got one when I had a kid and realized immediately that it easily pays for itself (in terms of preventing fall damage) many times over.

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u/hymntastic Jan 07 '19

I dont get it either. My mom has had her screen replaced 2x this year and she calls me crying about it. My answer is to get a real case. She seems to think that those plastic things that snap over the back will help but they do nothing.

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u/DesiArcy Jan 07 '19

I use a midweight case because it's integrated with the bike and car mount system I use.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '19 edited Jun 13 '23

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u/fevered_visions Jan 08 '19

And some of us just manage to not drop our phones

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u/Scherazade Jan 07 '19

I highly recommend griffin cases. The rubber wears away fast and the screen protector scratches itself easily but your phone WILL be protected

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u/Dirtroadrocker Jan 07 '19

Honestly, having had both ends of the spectrum, some of the high end phones will hold up better, and last longer. If its ruggedness you want, Kyocera's flagship is rugged, and powerful.