Scammers registering date-based domain names

Re:Scammers registering date-based domain names by endorphone on Friday January 03, 2020 @08:53AM (#21945802)

I have four children. I've been using all-screen smartphones for the entire time that there have been all-screen smartphones.

I've endured zero cracked screens. Ever. A couple of my kids are old enough to have had smartphones for a couple of years now (kids these days) -- they've had zero cracked screens as well.

This is one of those posts that tend to raise people's ire, but I'm just pointing out that a lot of us manage to never have cracked screens. It isn't just a normal that we all tolerate. And yes, I've always used a case -- I have a case in hand before I even take the phone out of the box. It seems insane to not have a case. Maybe when phones are unbreakable I can enjoy the sleek design, but until then it's a Spigen 100% of the time.

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Re:Scammers registering date-based domain names by _-___________-_ on Friday January 03, 2020 @09:04AM (#21945886)

Yeah, don't understand it either. Never cracked a screen in my life, and I've never even used a screen protector or a case. Always confused by all the cracked screens I see around me.

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Re:Scammers registering date-based domain names by alistairSH on Friday January 03, 2020 @09:59AM (#21946379)

I put a case and a screen protector on my current iPhone 7 at the time of purchase. Dropped it on the driveway the next morning. The screen cracked. Shit happens (and I did fix it immediately).

I do agree that failure to use a case is insane for a device that's as expensive as a smartphone. But, I see lots of people will to risk a $100+ screen over buying/installing a $30 case. My son does this. He probably breaks one screen/year. Whatever, he's 25 and it's his money.

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Re:Scammers registering date-based domain names by slumdev on Friday January 03, 2020 @09:42AM (#21946231)

I've cracked a screen exactly once. I was at a beer festival. I bought a new phone and a Spigen case the following day.

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Re:Scammers registering date-based domain names by Hnrobert42 on Friday January 03, 2020 @09:28AM (#21946118)

You are lucky/well prepared. I am similarly protective of my phone. But lots of folks can only afford cheap phones and/or cheap cases.

I don’t see many cracked screens in the US anymore, but I see them all the time in Vietnam.

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