Smartphones another thing we need to be careful about...

 In this system of things, there is never any peace that results from the things in it. One of them is the smartphone. When I was kid having your best friend's phone number was a big deal! Calling them on the phone was fun. If they went on a trip getting a postcard was so memorable. Often times we would keep them for years. It was like having a collage of our lives. Now? So much has changed!

I remember things changing when everyone had a PC or a laptop and email was king. I remember the ecards replacing physical cards. Just send an email and someone could print it up if they wanted to. I never did. 

Today, people do not even use email like before. Now, we use instant messaging, video chat, and finally phone calls. Mainly we use instant messaging. So when walking on the street you might see people hunched over their phones, or talking into the air because they are using Bluetooth-capable earbuds. 

Smartphones have come a long way. In the past, they were PDA phones. These devices were large and bulky with very slow but expensive data plans. Few people had them. I remember thinking pda phones are needed as I have my cell phone, a PDA, and my laptop (PC at home). 

Today, smartphones are as powerful as desktop computers in terms of performance. They do this on smaller screens and with tiny hardware but they can do the same things PC's can do. 

So being able to talk to whoever one wants to, go to any webpage, play games, and use social media there are many dangers. Some of them are so subtle. While others are quite blatant. 

Some people use social media to show a lifestyle that seems perfect. beautiful bodies, loads of money, nice cars and homes. Others, show sexually suggestive material that if you keep viewing it sin is waiting right around the corner. Then there are the politically charged messages. If you do not take care you might end up siding against Jehovah's chosen King by becoming embroiled in conflicts here on Earth. 

So I need to take action. Set up a monitoring program where all family members can see each other's usage and make changes. These changes will reduce our time on certain apps if we can see dangerous trends. 

We need to be clear, Satan knows he has little time left. Now, he uses even more tactics some of which might seem innocent fun. I think it will bring us closer together, and aid us in keeping in the race of life!

/tata

Chusok another holiday season

Last week I got into an accident in a parking lot. For the first time, I was handled in a very fair way. In the past medical and car repairs were done properly but not the rental. 

I drove cars that were in the top end and always got a mid-range car. I know they did it because I am not Korean but at the time I was just happy to be able to go around. This time they wanted to do the same. I said no, and asked for a car at the same level as the Chairman W. I got the Genisis G80.

I hated the look of the car from the start. I do not like the new knob shifter although getting experience with it has been helpful. I loved the extra power it had. I think I had the turbocharged 2.5 liter inline 4 motor that puts out 300hp. Yeah, that is 50hp more than my 3.6l inline 6. But, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I might. First, the basic drive mode really feels sluggish. So I needed to put it in sports mode to access the engine's power. It performed very well. But it was too distracting with dings and stupid alerts. If I needed those alerts it would mean that I have a serious mental deficiency and should not be driving. I enjoyed the 360-degree parking camera...very useful! If I could install that on my Chairman I would. 

Other than that it was ok to drive but seriously not worth 20 million on the secondhand market.  If I were in the market for another car I would opt for the Chairman W 5liter v8. It has the added bells and whistles I like at a cheaper price due to Koreans looking down on what they consider to be low-brand power cars. I love this because you get really nice cars very cheaply. Also, many Koreans think like I do. Don't show off get something that you can afford to care of. Actually, this reminds me of my friends in our congregation just get what you like and can afford then move on. 

So this Chusok I was a bit worried because I thought maybe the car might get junked, or repairs would take too long. I got our car back and wow it looks great! New bumper, and headlight, and they cleaned the other headlight. 

I am so happy to have our car. That  G80 had too many cameras that actually function while the car is in motion. It isn't needed. I know most drivers DO NOT USE most of the safety options. If you were to use them you would get into more accidents. 

Ok, time to finish the work part of this Friday!

/tata