First, something that I've always noticed about technology is that they told us early on that we can save so much time when we integrate computers into our lives; however, every technological advance seems to suck up so much of our time.
When I take my wife shopping, I find myself setting out in front of stores smoking my pipe and maybe conversing with people, usually other men taking their wives shopping also. But, from time to time, I will find myself alone and fiddling with my phone for something to occupy my mind while smoking.
I used to have an APP of a really good chess game. It was one that you could work your way up in skill and complexity till you are finally playing a simulation of one of the great master's games. But, then one day it broke, and was stuck playing the same master game over and over. Ha ha, so I got to where I was playing against a stuck program that made the same moves no matter what my opening moves were. Now, I knew that the game was stuck, and I knew that beating a master Sicilian defence that was stuck in rote moves does not make me a great chess player. I am mediocre at best. But, at one time I had worked my way up to this level. But, it was a great time killer and a superficial feed to my ego, ha ha. So, I could kill 30 minutes beating this master game over and over. Then one day a few weeks ago, the iPhone removed the broken APP from my phone. I was sort of sad. About ten years of beating Bobby Fischer had ended, ha ha. I had gotten to where I could beat it in six moves. I know, I know, I realize that I wasn't really beating it, but it was a good time killer.
Now, I have downloaded a solitaire game, and can fire through rounds of solitaire in a minute a a game.
Does anyone else have a time killing APP that they use? Tell me about how you pass the minutes when you are stuck waiting on someone or just smoking your pipe. I know, most probably just come to this site. I do too, obviously. But, sometimes there are lulls in the posts or responses to posts are slow. Not always, but sometimes... like any great forum. But, do you have a fall back APP to kill time?
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