I got a task to buy a smart phone for my grandparents, they are not techsavy but they know how to use basic functions. Iam looking for an andoid because it has language pack i need. I dont need it to have lots of functions, onley a good camera and a big screen. Bonus points if it can be flashed with some kind of simplefied version of android.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      The “S0S” makes me more uncomfortable than it should…

      Edit: My discomfort does not stem from the mere concept of an SOS button; It’s more subtle than that. If “SOS” stands for “save our souls”, does “S0S” stand for “save zero souls”?

      • CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world
        6·
        11 months ago

        The original distress signal was CQD, which stood for “seeking you, distress” or “all stations, distress,” according to PBS. This was widely used by the British, while Germans used SOE and the Americans used NC, which meant “call for help without delay.”

        A 1906 International Telegraphic Radio Conference effectively standardized communication by suggesting the simpler SOS, which is easier to signal because of its distinct dots and dashes sequence.

        See the difference for yourself:

        CQD: -.-./–.-/-…

        SOS: …/—/…

        https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/12/what-does-sos-mean-its-history-and-what-it-means-on-your-iphone/11746118002/

        There is no meaning to SOS. People made it up later.

        • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          SOS doesn’t stand for anything. People made it up later.

          Ah, so is it a backronym, then? Neat, I didn’t know that.

          The original distress signal was CQD, which stood for “seeking you, distress”

          How did they decide on those letters? Is it relevant that “CQ” sounds a bit like “seek you”?

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
        21·
        11 months ago

        Yo, it’s Save Our Ship, not souls. Elderly people are more likely to need to call emergency services, so having a dedicated button for it seems like a good idea.