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Dr. Hermann Gottlieb ([personal profile] verinumeri) wrote in [community profile] hadriel2016-07-07 05:55 pm

Text Notification/Report #1

Attention: Hadriel Residents
Subject: Additional Phone Applications

Please find attached two additional applications for the phones:

[1] Clock. I have spent the last 26 days timing the light intensify and de-intensify periods. Despite the imprecision of my tools (and the impediment of the fog for that period), I am 92.58% confident that the current settings are accurate. I observed 17 hours of light, 7 of dark. The light intensifies and de-intensifies at apparently the same time each day. The days are not getting longer or shorter, which is perhaps unsurprising, given the light does not imitate the movements of the/a sun. As such, I have set the clock such that light intensify ('sunrise') begins at 04:30 and light de-intensify ('sunset') begins at 21:30. I will continue to monitor and make updates as necessary.
Other features: Timer, Stopwatch, Alarm.

[2] Pedometer. The hardware of these phones contains composite sensors enabling step detection and counting, as reliant on the accelerometer. This 'app' when active will do as its title suggests: count your steps. It will also calculate distance traveled. That feature has been less accurate in testing, but suffices for an approximation. You may reset and/or save a record of both as you like. If you download the clock, it will reset each day at 00:00 and keep a record of the previous day's activity, with the number of days stored theoretically limitless.

Both applications permit user choice between constant background service and activity on selection alone. Obviously I recommend the former for the clock in particular, but it will sync via the network upon opening should you choose the latter and close then open it.

Final notes: If you have no use for either or both, then do not download them. There is no need to comment to that effect.

Admittedly, the daily reset and recording of steps and distance may be especially frivolous. I doubt any of you are on a fitness track. I added it because such applications tend to have that feature and for organization's sake. You may also turn that off. If for whatever daft reason you want that, but not the clock, too bad. I could do it, but at that point, you might as well download the clock.

Please do comment if you have any serious suggestions.

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[ ooc: Posts/permissions re: clock app (note certain idiosyncrasies re: the alarm and time format), pedometer ]
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[personal profile] synthedick 2016-07-17 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[These two certainly are a pair. A smirk crosses him for a moment, gone in less than a second. He wouldn't want to embarrass Dr. Gottlieb, who probably has mentioned him once or twice to his companion.]

Well, we were discussing my coming over at some point so the two of you could take a look at my wiring. Good to meet you, Dr. Geiszler.
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[personal profile] fortunefavored 2016-07-18 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's cute that you think some shoving is going to get him off you, Hermann. But he does loosen his hold, attention now completely on Nick, eyes lighting up] You should definitely, definitely do that! I've got some wire from the last place we were as well as some other stuff, so I totally think we could rig something up.

Oh, and, uh, call me Newt. [he grins, then, but there's a hint of mischievousness to it] Only my mother and my boyfriend call me doctor.
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[personal profile] synthedick 2016-07-18 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Guaranteed or not, color me interested.

[Just going to stay out of this lovers' quarrel.]