This. I am continually amazed at how few people use Audible. It is an amazing and rich source for books recorded in very high quality (read by voice talents, no stops during audio). I finish a book every 2-3 weeks just by listening on my way to and from class.
Grooveshark is another service I use my phone almost daily for. Play virtually any song on your phone.
Myfitnesspal is yet another. Record daily caloric intake and exercise easily (since you always have a phone around and since you don't know all the calories in the food you eat, but a search-enabled website does).
I also play backgammon while waiting for the bus.
I never take maps to unknown destinations any more. I still remember the times we printed maps before going to tourist destinations in nyc.
I check my email.
I check my calendar.
I talk on skype (via skype mobile). I do international calls without being charged international rates.
I check the weather (mostly the temperature) to know how heavy to wear.
I occasionally take photos when I need to record something (on a blackboard, for example) but don't want to write it down.
The problem with this approach is that I would not want to auto-reply to every message, particularly not group lists or important people who expect their stuff to be read on time. I think smokesignal is a lot more subtle.
Have you tried fizy.com? You can make playlists of songs from grooveshark, youtube (and possibly more, I haven't tried other sites). I'm not involved in any way with fizy.com, just love the site.
I actually think it's politer and more agreeable to use the asterisk. It's akin to presenting a photo of a bare-chest woman with the nipples striked-out with a black line. Everybody knows what is there, but it makes the picture a lot more agreeable and less obscene.
I am a photographer and I know I'd hate this feature. It makes street photography a lot more difficult.
I assume by sexual misconduct you mean someone taking pictures in the bedroom (as opposed to photographing women at the beach, which is public space - unless specifically prohibited). I feel that is too specific a protection to make the lives of legit photographers difficult. Instead, more severe punishments could be implemented to protect men and women whose sex videos are filmed without consent.
on a tangential note - "This was not the easiest thing in the world for me to sign myself up for, seeing as how I usually tend to avoid going places where there are likely to be people (not a big fan). However, somewhat bizarrely, I do enjoy public speaking, so I decided to give it a whirl."
I thought I was the only one that behaves like that!
Yesss, finally I'll be able to get off Facebook! Even though I use Facebook lists, circles seems a lot simpler and functional. For me, photos, and comments and discussions generated off photos is really important, so I need a social network that my friends are also on. The only other service that all my friends share is GMail, so this is really great.
Thanks for posting, but I don't understand something. Are these... important people? I've searched for a few president names and none seem to appear. I've also searched a few names on the list and couldn't really understand who they are.
I just don't understand why police officers are so antagonistic towards photographers. Even if they are thinking from a purely "I don't want my mistakes to be caught" point of view, aren't they aware that arresting people in their full legal rights garners a lot more attention than anything they might have been doing in the photos/videos of the person?
I am with you all about all the negative reasons why not to like GoDaddy and Bob Parsons. Just looking at the guy and his macho-posters I really do not feel like I would even want to hold a 5-minute conversation with him. It reeks of BS.
That said, I do have (or force myself to have) a lot of respect for the guy. Earning money is not easy. Building and maintaining your company is not easy. Establishing a brand is not easy. Being a billionaire is... whoa. I do think we have a lot to learn from him, despite the fact that we may not like him.
Grooveshark is another service I use my phone almost daily for. Play virtually any song on your phone.
Myfitnesspal is yet another. Record daily caloric intake and exercise easily (since you always have a phone around and since you don't know all the calories in the food you eat, but a search-enabled website does).
I also play backgammon while waiting for the bus.
I never take maps to unknown destinations any more. I still remember the times we printed maps before going to tourist destinations in nyc.
I check my email.
I check my calendar.
I talk on skype (via skype mobile). I do international calls without being charged international rates.
I check the weather (mostly the temperature) to know how heavy to wear.
I occasionally take photos when I need to record something (on a blackboard, for example) but don't want to write it down.