OT My new Nordictrack ASSUMES everyone has a STUPIDPHONE!

[John Kuthe]

And comes with a Registration thing it says to TAKE A PIC of to Register it!!

FUCK THAT!! I'm gonna FIND the Serial Number and either call a 1800# or go online to put that in!

Fuckers! Not EVERYONE was suckered into buying a STUPIDPHONE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw&t=1293s

Humans are STUPID!

John Kuthe...

[Cindy Hamilton]

Worldwide, 3.5 billion smart phones are in use. It's not a bad assumption
that someone who can afford a Nordic Track has a smart phone.

Cindy Hamilton

[John Kuthe]

I am not STUPID enough to have a STUPIDPHONE!

You evidently ARE!

Have you ever read Shoshana Zuboff's book? No, OK, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HzW5rzPUy8&t=1060s


John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and NOT STUPID!

[Gary]

Everyone assumes that all have a cell phone AND/OR a very
up-to-date computer these days.

Example: Over a month ago I got the letter about the Census.
Letter said to go online to fill it out. If we don't hear
from you, we will send a paper questionaire.

Well I don't have a *secure* internet connection so I
waited to get the paper version. I got it Thursday and
mailed it back the next morning.

Had I known about the questions, I could have done that
online even though not secure. Very basic info and can
easily be looked up online by anyone. Oh well. At least
I sent it right back..

[Cindy Hamilton]

On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 9:41:53 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Everyone assumes that all have a cell phone AND/OR a very
> up-to-date computer these days.

For 2020, the number of smartphone users in the United States is estimated to reach 275.66 million.

In a population of 328 million, that's about 84% of the population. People
who own smartphones are quite likely to use them for the Census rather than
either a computer or paper.

Almost three quarters (72.6 percent) of internet users will access the web solely via their smartphones by 2025, equivalent to nearly 3.7 billion people.

You're a dinosaur, Gary. I am too.

Cindy Hamilton

[Dave Smith]

On 2020-04-18 9:41 a.m., Gary wrote:
> Everyone assumes that all have a cell phone AND/OR a very
> up-to-date computer these days.
>

They are pretty important for some types of shopping these days. I
ordered something from Canadian Tire the other day. I called with my
order and they called back to my cell phone to get a credit card
number when the order was ready. Then when I got to the store I had to
call and tell them what kind of car I driving so they could bring it out
to me.

It's actually not a bad way to shop if you want to reduce expenses. I
didn't have to go store to store to look for the item. The time it took
for them to bring it out was probably less than I would have spent in
the store to get it myself, and I didn't look around and make impulse
purchases.

[Sheldon Martin]

I don't have a Nordic Track or a Smart Phone. I get too much exercise
caring for these twenty acres, even just in walking.
I don't have a Smart phone, instead I have a flip phone, but in the
3-4 years I have it I used it only once to dial my land line only to
see if it works. I simply have no one to call when I'm not home, and
no one can call me as I haven't given my number to anyone nor do I
ever turn my flip phone on. The flip phone is only for emergencies
like if my car breaks down as there are no more pay phones, least I
don't see any along roadways like there used to be at every rest stop
and some inbetween.
My wife has a smart phone and uses it all the time as she still
teaches so if we are out together then I have use of a smart phone,
but I've never used hers either. I don't think I still remember how
to use my flip phone... all I know is that the company bills my Visa
$6/month for a phone I never use and hope I never need.

I don't use my land line much either, mostly to call the pharmacy for
refills or to receive calls to remind me of doctor visits.
I don't have many people to phone to just chat, most everyone I grew
up with is pushing up daisies, the handfull still living call
occasionally and me them. I only have one phone number for someone at
sRFC who I rarely phone. Most of my neighbors only do texts, which I
can't recieve, and they don't do email... I believe that people who
only text are functionally illiterate, like most all grade choolers...
they can't write at all, they strugle to sign their name. They no
longer teach penmanship in school.... most kids in school can't write
cursive, they struggle to print. Today most people can only
communicate via keyboard, and it reads like from a seven year old who
only has perhaps fifty words in their entire vocabulary of primarily
four letter words.

Was I time I had dozens of pen pals all over the planet, all of who
exchanged missives written with fountain pens... most people nowadays
have never seen a fountain pen close up.

[Cindy Hamilton]

I rest my case.

Cindy Hamilton

[Creme Fraiche]

Dave Smith brought next idea :

> It's actually not a bad way to shop if you want to reduce expenses. I didn't
> have to go store to store to look for the item. The time it took for them to
> bring it out was probably less than I would have spent in the store to get it
> myself, and I didn't look around and make impulse purchases.
>

That way of shopping is virus driven of course, I do it all
the time at Tractor Supply now and it works well, they bring
out my purchase quickly so far. I usually go during the week
early morning as to avoid the busy times.

[Creme Fraiche]

Sheldon Martin has brought this to us :

> On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:28:36 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8:11:35 AM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> And comes with a Registration thing it says to TAKE A PIC of to Register
>>> it!!
>>>
>>> FUCK THAT!! I'm gonna FIND the Serial Number and either call a 1800# or go
>>> online to put that in!
>>>
>>> Fuckers! Not EVERYONE was suckered into buying a STUPIDPHONE!
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw&t=1293s
>>>
>>> Humans are STUPID!
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>> Worldwide, 3.5 billion smart phones are in use. It's not a bad assumption
>> that someone who can afford a Nordic Track has a smart phone.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> I don't have a Nordic Track or a Smart Phone. I get too much exercise
> caring for these twenty acres,
>

You pat yourself on the back enough to
burn a few calories too, Shelley, you
blowhard.

[barbie gee]

Or a plain old digital camera...