Might there be a use for a smartphone in Feudal-era Japan?

Hubby first introduced me to Japanese Anime before we were married, and now I'm hooked too.  We watched the entire series of Inu Yasha, where the modern girl Kagome Higurashi time-travels through her grandfather's sacred well, and ends up in the medieval period.  She has all sorts of adventures with her dog-half-demon friend Inu Yasha, …

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Washingtonians, have you activated “WA Notify” on your smartphone? Don’t Do It!

This week, without your express permission, a new piece of software was uploaded to your smartphone.  Read that, and consider it.  YOU had NO say in this new piece of software (call it spyware) that the State has loaded into the Settings on your phone.  It is not an app, which you can delete.  It …

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RushBabe Enters the 21st Century

I celebrated my 70th birthday in April.  Just before that, I made it into the Twenty-First Century.  Yes, I bought my very first smartphone.  Thank you, thank you for all the applause, much appreciated.  After a few hiccups in the setup process (don't EVER forget your initial passcode-it's awful trying to reset it), I got …

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