I can't decide if I want to "buy" a galaxy S5 or an Iphone 5. Galaxy has the better/more forgiving hardware, but I've been using iPhones forever.
Don't get an iPhone 5. If you're going to get an iPhone, at least get a 5s or a 6, but I'd hold out until Fall to see if the rumored upgrades are going to come true. That's what I plan to do.

--Patrick
 
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My phone's been off the charger for almost 3 hours now and is at 99%. Usually by this point it is at around 85%. I haven't done anything different from my normal routine. I wish I could figure out what ISN'T draining it this time.
On the off chance that you'r unaware, if you have an android phone, the settings include a battery usage screen that lists how much juice each component is using. I'd assume Apple would do the same.

I once downloaded a music player app that drained my battery like it was chugging beer. While the tablet was in standby, and even though I'd never even run the thing since turning on the device. I've been happy with the default music player ever since.
 

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On the off chance that you'r unaware, if you have an android phone, the settings include a battery usage screen that lists how much juice each component is using. I'd assume Apple would do the same.

I once downloaded a music player app that drained my battery like it was chugging beer. While the tablet was in standby, and even though I'd never even run the thing since turning on the device. I've been happy with the default music player ever since.

Yup. Settings>General>Usage>Battery Usage.

--Patrick
Yeah I checked that. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary other than the fact that the battery had way more charge than I would have expected it to.
 
There's a book I picked for my research called The Nine-Banded Armadillo: A Natural History. One of the ongoing theories on the armadillo-to-human transmission of the disease is their feces. So even the soil that they used might be contaminated. The book's suggestion is avoid handling or eating them. I would guess it's higher at this time because it's mating season.

I might actually contact the author (who I've contacted a few times) on this news and see what they think.
 
While you look good in both pics, I'm still in the camp that says "ohh, mysterious suave stranger, come explore with me" beats "movie star". The hat helps, of course.

Also ,I have....very nearly or identically the same glasses.
 
I suddenly have an overwhelming urge to buy shoes that light up with every step. The kind I had back in middle school, in the mid-90s.
 
I started responding to someone who made an idiotic comment about something controversial on a comment forum. Then I stopped myself and hit backspace until it was gone. I said to myself, "Nah, it's not worth getting into."

I find I've been doing that more often, lately: not engaging with people who leave inane comments. It's been saving me a lot of sanity.
 
TIL: Chad looks like a younger version of me. I've seen enough bad sci-fi/fantasy to know where this leads.

I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS USURPER TO OVERTAKE ME IN THIS UNIVERSE!
 
So today, when anyone asks me how I am:

How I'm acting:



Oh man, you know, I'm doing ok. It was for the best you know. Our lives are just going in different directions.

How I'm feeling:





FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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