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[–] 99 points 4 months ago (17 children)

You see, that's why OP always carries a second phone: To photograph the first one not falling into the gutter

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Just got to let my nails grow a bit again before I continue, you know. If it makes you feel more comfortable I could start tapping at random intervals?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    No one has friends IRL anymore - they’re all virtual. Soon they’ll all be AI. That’s when humanity ends. Coming soon.

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  • [–] 52 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    How often are you dropping your phone into a street drain?

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  • [–] 29 points 4 months ago* (14 children)

    Aren't these a very popular accessory?

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    That's much less reliable tbh

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I've used it on a motorcycle attachment for a long trip before. The same pop socket was then attached to a new phone and used for another 2 years. Maybe I lucked out with that model or it just sticks to flat cases better.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    The idea of having my phone exposed while riding a motorcycle is freaking me out. Like... My hands got sweaty after reading that.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    I completely understand. Before this I actually taped my phone below the motorcycle dash which was scarier because I had to reuse the tape again on the way back and it was coming off. I think it was a Note 2 at the time and those things were huge.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    You can get cases that cover the phone completely, like a bag with a clear plastic front. And you can use the screen through them, it's made of a material similar to a soft screen protector.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Experience or feeling? I've had three or four over the last 10 years, the plastic starts disintegrating from constant use after a couple years, while the adhesive still sticks (and all that while being repositionable and reusable, I've swapped cases but kept the pop socket), so can't relate tbh

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    Suction cups don't hold for long.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (12 children)

    It also doesn't fit in your pocket. How convenient.

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    TBF, maybe they wear women's pants. A pack of gum wouldn't fit in those pockets.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    TBF, anyone can wear any gender of pants. The pocket situation persists because it's tolerated. If you made pants like that for men, they'd return them.

    Demand better.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    TBF, anyone can wear any gender of pants.

    Spoken like someone that doesn't have an aggressive hip-to-waist ratio.

    Anyways, I wear scrubs. They're the cargo pants of the professional world. My 6" ereader fits in one of the pockets. Highly recommend.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)
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    It's trying to escape.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    I have broken zero phones and lost exactly zero phones in drains

    Can somebody confirm this is a concern? Is it an alcoholism thing?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

    I lose my parts phones often (and usually find them in unusual places). But I never lost a thing I actually used semi-often.

    But I do drop phones all the time (I also dropped my Redmi's bare motherboard ~2 times while repairing it (somehow it survived without problems)). I cracked one screen glass on a Samsung a12 last year (a really shitty phone), it's still fully functional (but not mine anymore). I also cracked an LCD of a Huawei P20 lite (which I would probably still be using if it was in a working condition). Now I use a Redmi 4X. It was old when I got it and survives literally everything (except any mild motherboard temperature changes (weirdly)). I'm not replacing it until it's irreparable since I can't take care of stuff.

    Edit: Also had a Mi 11 Lite 5G with severe motherboard problems, which isn't important in this context. Fuck the new Xiaomis.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    somehow survived

    There's no reason it wouldn't lmao, a falling phone board has both tiny weight and shitty aerodynamics.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    If you are prone to dropping your phone I suggest a strap. It sticks out of the port area and you can just tighten it against your wrist

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I was thinking one of those extendo Keychain things, but glued to the front of your phone

    You could clip it to your, I don't know, airport or quarry.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Looks like this, there's a bunch but this is the one I have. Short enough to be useful without being annoying imo

    You could probably clip it to your belt, maybe a different one with a larger clip would work

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I want to make fun of this person having a phone-in-drain problem, but I’ve lived long enough to witness the universe dole out instant karma to people teasing others.

    A friend’s mother-in-law told her a story about watching lots of small children and not being able to herd them all to a washroom fast enough, which led to her shitting her pants. My friend made fun of her mother in law, incredulously wondering what kind of adult ever poops their pants. That very night she shit her bed.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    The only useful phone case design I've seen. I bet it'll be ADA compliant if applied for.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Ha ing it diagonal like that means you can only use one hand in horizontal mode and only the other hand in vertical mode (if you have your fingers inside the handle).

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  • [+] -10 points 4 months ago* (14 children)

    I think I'll be able to empathize with extraterrestrial alien religious rituals first before I can empathize with people who modify carefully crafted ergonomics of their phones with cases and stupid shit like this.

    "Oh, my phone needs that ugly ass round thingy and a transparent case that turns yellow within a month because I tend to drop it"

    How... How about NOT DROPPING IT??? The beautifully crafted materials of your phone, that beautiful glass, the thinness... all of that is gone because you decided to slap a cheap ass case on it...

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    You're carrying a very expensive device full of highly sensitive data that for many people is their primary computer that contains their digital life.

    It is made out of easily damaged materials like glass and aluminium that don't offer much grip because they are smooth, and the shape doesn't offer much grip because it is so thin.

    And you think: "Should I put a cheap protective case on this in case I drop it or it gets damaged? Should I take the most basic precaution to look after this expensive and fragile thing that I carry with me wherever I go?"

    "No - that would spoil the way it looks."

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  • [+] -6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    A phone is quite likely one of the most touched and seen item by the user in their day. For something like that, tactile sensation, ergonomics and looks kinda do matter, no?

    I can't be the only one who receives genuine pleasure from handling a clean, smooth glass brick every day, right?

    And yes, phones are expensive and important. That's why we just... Use them carefully and not drop them.

    If I purchased an expensive car, I'd use it carefully. I wouldn't cover it up with plastic protection mats or whatever you protect it in case I crash.

    And again, about dropping the phone... Just... Don't drop it? How does a drop even happen? Is it really that hard not to drop a phone?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Funny thing but those cases are also often designed to be held in your hand ergonomically, almost like they expected people to hold them just like phones. And while some use transparent plastics that have an aging colour, my current one is just black. I don't drop my phone often but it occasionally happens. Haven't had a single phone break on me so far (knock on wood) but I think the case is to thank in at least a few of those cases (heh).

    Plus my case allows me to use a magnetic mount in my car without needing to use the adhesive side and make it actually stick to my phone. It just sits under the case on the back (or if the magnet couldn't handle going through the case, I could adhere it to the case instead of the expensive phone).

    You should probably get a case, after posts so full of hubris like these, you're probably going to end up dropping your phone soon.

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