{"id":6231,"date":"2022-07-06T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/i-almost-downloaded-a-pebble-identifying-app-but-some-stones-should-be-left-unturned\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:38:07","slug":"i-almost-downloaded-a-pebble-identifying-app-but-some-stones-should-be-left-unturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/i-almost-downloaded-a-pebble-identifying-app-but-some-stones-should-be-left-unturned\/","title":{"rendered":"I almost downloaded a pebble-identifying app \u2013 but some stones should be left unturned"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have apps that analyse every bird, plane and plant \u2013 now I need my sense of wonder back<\/p>\n

In the great outdoors, I find peace. Up hills, down dales, on beaches and cliffs and in fields and woods, I am a study in contentment. Just me and God\u2019s green Earth. And my phone. \u201cPut the bloody thing away,\u201d<\/em> implores a voice next to me, or in my head. But I can\u2019t comply.<\/p>\n

It was the plane-tracking app that came for me first. Before I knew it, I couldn\u2019t simply enjoy any blue sky if it had an aircraft in it. Now, I had to know exactly where that plane was flying from and to. The app tells me when it left, when it will arrive and, for added interest, where else it has been that day, and yesterday, and the day before.<\/p>\n

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\nI have apps that analyse every bird, plane and plant \u2013 now I need my sense of wonder back
\nIn the great outdoors, I find peace. Up hills, down dales, on beaches and cliffs and in fields and woods, I am a study in contentment. Just me and God\u2019s green Earth. And my phone. \u201cPut the bloody thing away,\u201d implores a voice next to me, or in my head. But I can\u2019t comply.
\nIt was the plane-tracking app that came for me first. Before I knew it, I couldn\u2019t simply enjoy any blue sky if it had an aircraft in it. Now, I had to know exactly where that plane was flying from and to. The app tells me when it left, when it will arrive and, for added interest, where else it has been that day, and yesterday, and the day before. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have apps that analyse every bird, plane and plant \u2013 now I need my sense of wonder back In the great outdoors, I find peace. Up hills, down dales, on beaches and cliffs and in fields and woods, I am a study in contentment. Just me and God\u2019s green Earth. And my phone. \u201cPut …<\/p>\n

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