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Comment Re:Screens are way to far. (Score 1) 148

I've found the problem of using phone LED flashes as flashlights isn't really the possibility of them burning out, but the fact that they are designed to flood. A good flashlight should have a combination of flood AND throw to really be useful. Even small, keychain-sized flashlights can do this, so I rarely use my phone as a flashlight, these days.

Comment Re:Identify devices (Score 3, Informative) 74

These are SIM bank and servers that are used mainly by marketing firms and the like to send SMS spam. What I guess (HUGE emphasis on guess) happened here is that one of the clients of this particular "company" used their services to send threatening messages to members of congress, hence the involvement of the SS. They would still need to find out which client sent the messages, of course.

Comment Re:The answer is simple (Score 1) 78

Meanwhile, I had an iPhone and an iPad fail on me. The iPhone in particular failed after a year of ownership, the very same month it came out of warranty. Almost the same history with my wife's iPhone. Switched to Android and the only reason I change them is when I feel I need more performance/storage/better camera, which usually happens every 3 to 4 years.

Comment Re:Good (Score 2) 151

Font matters, believe it or not. It can change the difficulty of reading a document even without changing the content. For example, try reading a document in Calibri, then change the font to Comic Sans, see if you can still stand to read for more than a few minutes. Sure, you can still make out the words, but it takes more effort. And when taking into account HOW the document is intended to be read (printed vs screen, computer vs cellphone, etc) font choice is even more important. Of course, that's a job for font nerds, but the choice isn't as unimportant as people make it out to be.

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