02 Aug 21
@anitya saidChess and witty repartee are both indicators of an acute mind, are they not ? Why sacrifice one to the other ?
I kept reading this post today. Fascinating. Actually may have changed my understanding of the General Forum and it's on-line family.
I am here to play chess. Full stop.
Or am I? Now I am not so sure.
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02 Aug 21
@great-big-stees saidthese smart phones are a pain, all I want out of a cell phone is to talk and text the rest is wasted on me.
I am old but, don’t need an upgrade.😉
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02 Aug 21
@badradger saidThat’s why I have a flip phone. Make & receive calls...make and receive texts...oh and take poor quality photos.👍
these smart phones are a pain, all I want out of a cell phone is to talk and text the rest is wasted on me.
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02 Aug 21
@great-big-stees saidI have a proper camera for the photos, I dont have apps (especialy the covid tracker)
That’s why I have a flip phone. Make & receive calls...make and receive texts...oh and take poor quality photos.👍
02 Aug 21
@badradger saidI had a Nokia 6310i which did that: monochrome screen, battery charge lasted 14 days, but the keyboard eventually crapped out and there's no repairing it. Too bad, it was a great phone/texter.
these smart phones are a pain, all I want out of a cell phone is to talk and text the rest is wasted on me.
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02 Aug 21
@mchill saidI thought the states were more open now, no masks, public things open again? The US open golf was packed 🤷🏻♂️
No Mr. Trev. - The almighty virus that which has put a stop to 98% of the OTB tournaments in my area.
It's somewhat difficult to play in an OTB tournament when there isn't one. 🙄
Pubs are open again in the uk and Ireland, where there’s an open pub there’s otb chess.
@great-big-stees saidLOL....You're old flip phone, we weren't talking about you. 🙂
I am old but, don’t need an upgrade.😉
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02 Aug 21
@wycombe-al saidI didn't have a mobile until I retired from work, and I waited quite a while before getting a home computer. I didn't want to feel glued to anything when I didn't have to. Eventually I needed both to keep in touch with friends.
i'm old enough to have had a flip phone but never had one, i didn't get a mobile until 2013, was difficult for the wife to get hold of me pre 2013 when on a pub crawl and also for work to get hold of me, the good old days
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02 Aug 21
@Torunn totally understand, i've never been one to embrace technology but at some point you have to give in to keep up with everyone else, i was a very late starter with Facebook and don't use anything other than that, though i do admit i did dabble with MySpace for those that remember that
03 Aug 21
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@trev33 saidI thought the states were more open now, no masks, public things open again? The US open golf was packed 🤷🏻♂️
I thought the states were more open now, no masks, public things open again? The US open golf was packed 🤷🏻♂️
Pubs are open again in the uk and Ireland, where there’s an open pub there’s otb chess.
OTB chess tournaments in my area are usually in closed door environments, the few that are held require masks.
03 Aug 21
@wycombe-al saidYup, embrace the new technology or get left behind.
@Torunn totally understand, i've never been one to embrace technology but at some point you have to give in to keep up with everyone else, i was a very late starter with Facebook and don't use anything other than that, though i do admit i did dabble with MySpace for those that remember that
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06 Aug 21
@very-rusty saidSome new technologies you definitely shouldn't embrace.
Yup, embrace the new technology or get left behind.
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The thermal friction chainsaw, for example.
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06 Aug 21
@very-rusty saidWhat type of phone do you have?
LOL....You're old flip phone, we weren't talking about you. 🙂
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