You almost never see a clock at the mall

Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by drcode on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:18AM (#39502005)

You almost never see a clock anywhere

except in places where people aren't allowed to check their phones

(such as in schools or certain types of work spaces or a therapist office)

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by grecy on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:31AM (#39502148)

I don't have a phone, and it's always an interesting exercise to either try to find a clock, or ask someone for the time.

Thankfully there is no cell reception at our local ski mountain, so nobody carries a phone, and clocks are prominent.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by pquki4 on Sunday February 25, 2024 @12:09PM (#39502511)

I am pretty certain of two things

(1) many still carry a phone despite not having cell reception because it is convenient and many use their phones to take pictures (2) many have an Apple watch/other smartwatch/dumbwatch on their wrist

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by jerlam on Sunday February 25, 2024 @04:19PM (#39504871)

I would still carry my phone into a place I already know to not have reception. I would want to check my messages when the phone does get signal and someone may have been trying to contact me. Also, it is reasonably secure on my person. Leaving it in a car or locker increases the chance it will get lost or stolen.

People still carry their phones on airplanes, even though we're not even allowed to turn on the cell antenna. Although now we have onboard wifi.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by grecy on Monday February 26, 2024 @12:02AM (#39507853)

I assure you very few locals carry their phone at the ski resort.

They're easy to break in a fall, the cold kills the battery, and the feeling of freedom from not having one is magical.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by shiroiushi on Monday February 26, 2024 @01:21AM (#39508151)

>Although now we have onboard wifi.

Yeah, for a (steep) price. To me, it's generally useless.

But still I keep my phone with me for all the other reasons you state. When I touch down, I'll probably want to send messages to people that I've arrived safely, etc.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by SoftTalker on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:44AM (#39502264)

There's a thing called a wristwatch that solves your problem.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by BadHumans on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:44AM (#39502269)

Why not just get a watch at that point?

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by analog31 on Sunday February 25, 2024 @12:37PM (#39502800)

Anecdotally I wear a watch and the ski mountain is one place where it's a lot more convenient to glance at the clocks the bottom of the lifts.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by nfieidnrn on Sunday February 25, 2024 @12:20PM (#39502605)

not whimsical and quirky enough

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by bluGill on Sunday February 25, 2024 @03:29PM (#39504418)

I hate the feeling of something on my wrist. I used to have a pocket watch, but once cell phones became pocket sized I switched.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by twic on Sunday February 25, 2024 @03:46PM (#39504565)

And at railway stations, although there are somehow never enough clocks at railway stations.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by userbinator on Sunday February 25, 2024 @08:07PM (#39506632)

I suspect those may be to make sure passengers don't have an excuse for missing the train.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by tsol on Sunday February 25, 2024 @03:48PM (#39504592)

This article might have made more sense a few decades ago. They're no longer considered as expected as they once were

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by robomc on Sunday February 25, 2024 @04:07PM (#39504772)

but also... my local mall, here and where I used to live, both have clocks

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by femto on Sunday February 25, 2024 @07:08PM (#39506332)

Our local mall has an 8-metre high 20-ton clock sitting in the middle of it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsby_Water_Clock

The enclosing Westfield shopping centre is in two halves, and the clock is between them.

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by perilunar on Monday February 26, 2024 @06:07AM (#39509913)

My god, what a glorious monstrosity! I live in Sydney, I may just have to take the train to Hornsby to see this farrago in person!

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Re:You almost never see a clock at the mall by femto on Monday February 26, 2024 @08:11AM (#39510886)

'Tis a sight to behold.

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