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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    11/11/09

    In reply to If 1950s Men Redesigned the Human Form, We'd Be Horrors
    I present to you this article as proof that God does not exist, for if he did, we would already have these obvious improvements!

    Either that or he's not a man from the 1950's... You know, one of the two... #thiscyborglife
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/11/09

    In reply to If 1950s Men Redesigned the Human Form, We'd Be Horrors
    "Oh darling, hold me, and let me caress your hair with my hat-hands as you whisper sweet nothings into my trumpet ears. I could spend countless hours with you, in this fashion, as long as my foodpouch remains engorged. I've a special gift for you, in my pouch. Yes, a ring! I'm smiling from trumpet-ear to trumpet-ear, all twenty teeth gleaming! There are butterflie sin my stomach... look, I'll open my hatch and show you! Ha, I know, I jest so, darling! Marry me! Every evening you can remove my arms and we'll fall asleep together, as my snout takes in the sweet scent of your perfume. We shall be so happy together in this glorious futuristic life!" #thiscyborglife
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    Image of ParadoxHarbinger ParadoxHarbinger
    11/12/09

    @met2art: wow, that made my morning #thiscyborglife
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/11/09

    In reply to If 1950s Men Redesigned the Human Form, We'd Be Horrors
    Um…
    …Why aren’t penile attachments on this list? #thiscyborglife
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    Image of aManNamedGob aManNamedGob
    11/11/09

    @Software_Goddess: female penis envy? #thiscyborglife
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    Software_Goddess promoted this comment aManNamedGob was starred aManNamedGob was unstarred
    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/11/09

    Forgive him folks. Clearly he doesn’t know me too well.

    The attachments are for HIM; for her (my) pleasure.

    @aManNamedGob: #thiscyborglife
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    Image of aManNamedGob aManNamedGob
    11/12/09

    @Software_Goddess: haha i got that but you were the only one in a blog largely male to bring that up #thiscyborglife
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to If 1950s Men Redesigned the Human Form, We'd Be Horrors
    Well the mouth is in a pretty logical place, but I'd prefer not having muppet trumpet ears. #thiscyborglife
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/11/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I think they are cute. They remind me of Shrek. Wouldn’t have to ever buy candles again. #thiscyborglife
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    Image of tscheese tscheese
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I updated to 3.1 a few days ago. I noticed my phone was acting a little flaky--it wasn't providing signal in areas where I had previously gotten 3G, and it seemed to chomp up the battery much more quickly. I was curious, so I gave it a full charge last night and then set it on my nightstand, totally idle, no Push or Bluetooth or Wifi.

    The battery drained to 80% just sitting there completely idle in standby mode overnight. I left the phone in standby mode during the day, then took a 20-minute phone call. The battery drained to 60%.

    Before 3.1, I could use 3G, SMS, and iTunes for about an hour before I noticed any decrease in the battery indicator. Before, it would usually just creep down to about 90% after about an hour of heavy use. Now, the phone sucks up energy just sitting idle! There is a serious problem with the newest update. It doesn't seem to be Push-related, since I don't use Push. Is it a radio baseband thing? I hope they fix it soon, because it seems like my phone is starving for juice all the time now. It wasn't this bad before.

    I wouldn't be complaining about this if the phone had a track record for lousy performance. I'm whining only because this seems to be a DRASTIC departure from the quality and performance I've come to expect from the iPhone. Its functionality and reliability were much, much better before this update.
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    Image of Kev50027 Kev50027
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I've been having just about every problem under the sun with 3.1:

    First my phone lost its wifi, so I sent it back to Apple and got a replacement, then the replacement wouldn't make calls, so I sent it back to Apple and got a second replacement, and now the second replacement is shutting off randomly and won't reboot unless I reset it.. oh.. and it has awful battery life.

    This is all after my charging cable frayed in the first 2 weeks of owning the phone. Apple owes me a 3GS for free, seriously. I'm switching to Sprint and getting the HTC Hero when it comes out on the 11th.
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    Image of Rob Rob
    09/21/09

    @Kev50027: Those Apple cables are the shittiest cables I have EVER used out of any of the million and a half USB devices I've used in my life. I have to wonder how they passed any sort of stress testing...or if Apple even bothered.

    The one that came with the phone didn't make it more than a couple of months without the rubber coating separating at both ends then the wires themselves fraying.

    I got another cable later and even making sure to take GREAT care of it, the rubber on one end was separating again within a few months.

    My Zune cable from YEARS ago is in perfect condition and it has been through hell and back between my house and daily use in the car for the better part of 2 or 3 years including one or two extended periods of heavy use during and lengthy hurricane evacuations.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/21/09

    @Rob: Boy, I dunno what the hell kind of cables the iPhones are shipping with, but the countless iPod cables I have have yet to disintegrate like that. Hmm...
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    Image of Kev50027 Kev50027
    09/21/09

    @Rob: I know, I was stunned when the thing literally fell apart in my hand. I've had a 3rd party cable (that cost less than the overpriced Apple shit), and it has worked just fine with no issues at all. Also, the cable Apple sent me to replace the one that frayed is different, and almost unusable because it has a huge plastic piece on the part that plugs into the phone, which makes holding the phone while charging very uncomfortable and awkward.

    I have never had a good experience with Apple, and I vow to never purchase another product from them.
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    if I could get it downloaded I would use it.

    My 2g touch loses around 30% battery life for a 20 minute youtube video on wifi.
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    Edited by KTK1990 at 09/20/09 3:04 PM KTK1990 was starred KTK1990 was unstarred
    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/20/09

    @KTK1990: Sorry for double posting, way out of time to edit it.

    Could anyone find out how to download it? I couldnt find it anywhere.
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    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    09/20/09

    @KTK1990: get what? 3.1? In iTunes, check for updates automatically. I wouldn't advise installing 3.1 though if you want to jailbreak/unlock anyway (3GS more specifically) Google it, it's everywhere
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/20/09

    @iPhone Home Now!: I was talking about the battery life logger apple has for download. I have a G2 touch with 3.1, and a iPhone 3GS running 3.1.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I have some mighty craptacular battery performance on the 3GS but then again I'm a Beejive user too.
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    Image of dogcow dogcow
    09/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: When I use Yahoo Messenger, I can see the battery percentage drop like water down the drain. It is worse than watching video.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I've wondered, but it's hard to say because with each improvement to the phone and in the Apps available I also find myself using it more and more.

    In other words. It hasn't surprised me that I have to charge it more often because I'm using it for something pretty much all day long.
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    Image of uttc16 uttc16
    09/20/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: seconded... i use mine a lot more now than i did a month ago, so i don't know...
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    Image of DaSazonator DaSazonator
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    It seems like my battery life is better on my iPod touch 2g. But then again, you guys are talking about iPhones.
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    GitEmSteveDave_HasANewNameToday promoted this comment DaSazonator was starred DaSazonator was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    09/20/09

    @DaSazonator: I was going to ask if this applied to the iPod Touch. I'm at 3.0 and on the fence about updating the Splurge to 3.1
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    Image of OtKyle OtKyle
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I had one instance just yesterday my 3GS with 3.1 firmware the charge level dropped an unexpected amount. I looked at it around 4 PM and noticed it was 30 percent left and I hadn't used it for more than half an hour total that day. I then thought to myself if I charged it properly overnight. After checking the Usage meter since last full charge it did indeed say 21 minutes with 8+ hours of standby.

    Wifi On, Bluetooth Off, Push On (Fetching every 15), Notifications On, received about 5 text messages yesterday and 2 calls before noticing big drop in battery life. This is the first time I have experienced it.
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    Image of Kahle Harned Kahle Harned
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I didn't even think to put 2 and 2 together. My batterly life has been soo bad on my Iphone 2g since 3.1 came out. I assumed it was just because my phone is two years old.
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/20/09

    @Kahle Harned: its probably a combination of the two.
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    I woke up at 10:22 eastern today and its 1:15 eastern now. My 3GS is at 85% battery. I have used Facebook today and checked a couple of emails. Wi-Fi on, Push on, bluetooth off. I'm not complaining; I get to about 35% battery at the lowest on the average day and thats fine. So long as it's 0% I'm happy at the end of the day.
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    Image of coleblackhart coleblackhart
    09/20/09

    In reply to Apple Taking More Active Role In iPhone 3.1 Battery Life Troubleshooting
    my 3.1 update caused my phone to randomly stop receiving calls, text messages, push e-mail and sometimes no internet connection, all while telling me that i have full service and am connected to 3g
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/20/09

    @coleblackhart: you should go to a genius bar and get a replacement then.
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    06/25/09

    In reply to Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
    Does anyone have a link that specifically details the differences between premium and ultimate?
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