Technology
Exploring "Why" questions about Technology
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Why can’t I use my smart phone to call or text solely on a WiFi signal?
Some companies do offer that service, it's just not very common. (Republic Wireless does calls/text over wifi, though I have never used them.)
Why is it that my pictures from my phone can be automatically uploaded to the cloud, yet, in this day and age, this can’t be done with an airplane’s Black Box data, rather than looking for these bo…
The cloud is internet based. Your phone uses wifi or cell phone towers. Neither are available at 35,000 feet over the ocean.
Why does attraction cloud judgement?
You have a reproductive instinct that drives you to breed. It is outranked only by basic survival - the hierarchy of needs (air, water, food, shelter.) Genetically, reproduction is your one and only p
Why is it so much more expensive to send texts and make phone calls internationally?
The string that ties your tin cans together gets really expensive when you get further away. In reality, because they can.
Why sometimes things are now expensive from manufacturer’s website than a third-party reseller?
A major reason for this has to do with how the manufacturer's company is set up. They'd honestly rather not deal with small-time customers because packing boxes and shipping to locations is a lot of w
Why do laptop screen colors change at different viewing angles, but phone colors remain the same no matter what angle, and what causes this effect?
It comes down to the displays used in each. Most desktop and laptop monitors use TN panels (the panel is the bit inside that actually changes colour, has pixels, etc), they are cheap and fast (in term
why does the inside of the ship, tank and train have so many knobs a and analogue equipment where as the u/traviss22 tractor is the “most up to date”.
You are correct. Many of those controls are in case the digital controls aren't working properly. Better to have a second way to control everything, than lose control of your vehicle.
Why do University computers get a 200+Mbps connection while my laptop only gets 10mbps.
Gigabit speeds are pretty much restricted to *wired* connections. Shared wireless isn't up to the task.
Why do commercials, TV shows, and movies use fake Phone/Computer programs instead of real ones?
It does occasionally happen. You vastly underestimate how hard it is to get real software to *look* like it's doing the exact thing you want it to do *and* be realistic looking, both visually and with
Why is 0% brightness on smartphones still so bright?
I think the real reason is so that you can't turn the brightness down so low that you can't see the screen to turn it back up.