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On 08-April-2016 4:31 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 12:22:41 +1000, felix <me@nothere.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 31-March-2016 8:15 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:18:35 -0000 (UTC), news16 <news16@woa.com.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:24:53 +1100, Max wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What is the point of smart watches?
>>>> what is a smart watch?
>>>> I've heard of analog and digital, but smart?
>>> Anything with 'smart' in the name has to be a load of shit as far as I
>>> am concerned.
>> you have to be smart to have a smart phone so that lets you out then..
> Empirical evidence suggests exactly the opposite. They are a boon to
> the clueless. Most ppl who use smart phones or tablets are useless
> with a conventional PC.
>
> One big gripe I have with smart phones/tablets is that increasingly,
> web sites and emails are becoming formatted for smart phones and
> tablets, at the expense of PC users.

most decent websites have a mobile and a regular version, and can 
somehow detect which to apply

>   eBay watch list emails are a
> perfect example of that, as is ANZ online banking - all I do now is
> check my balance as I literally can no longer do any transactions.
> Many of thousands of people are in the same boat, have complained to
> ANZ... and ANZ doesn't care.

I ditched ANZ ages ago. NAB is way better

>
> In principle I have nothing against smart phones and tablets. I have
> no use for one myself. If they didn't indirectly impact my own life as
> they do, I wouldn't care less about them.
>
> As for your pitiful attempt at derision, I see you still haven't
> progressed beyond infant-level sophistication. You seem to be
> hell-bent on convincing people that you're little more than a
> worthless piece of excreta, for some unknown reason.

yeah, yeah, whatever I say is a major cause for criticism. if you're 
such a saint why was it necessary for me to block you in aus.cars?

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  Re: smart watches Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-03-30 20:24 +1100
  Re: smart watches SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-03-30 22:09 +1100
  Re: smart watches news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-03-30 11:18 +0000
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              Re: smart watches "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 13:46 +1000
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        Re: smart watches "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-04-08 13:41 +1000
          Re: smart watches Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-04-08 16:33 +1000
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          Re: smart watches "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-08 18:17 +1000
            Re: smart watches felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-04-08 19:49 +1000
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