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   Jolly Roger to Paul M. Cook   
   Re: Verizon finally allows wifi calling    
   10 Dec 15 17:06:03   
   
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   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   Paul M. Cook  wrote:   
   >   
   > I was testing vi, while driving, and it was just so difficult   
   > to edit and save and search, etc., using the real vi commands   
   > (e.g., escape colon w q bang) on a cellphone while driving that,   
   > for the first time ever, I had to pull over just to complete the   
   > task (e.g., try typing "escape colon s/abc/def/g return" while   
   > driving!).   
      
   How incredibly stupid of you.   
      
   > After that experience, I joked to my friends that the true test   
   > of a mobile apps usability is that you can use it easily while   
   > driving.   
      
   So you are one of those complete idiots we see occasionally staring at and   
   tapping their phone rather than paying attention to the task of driving...   
   Noted.   
      
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