The fattest Android phone I owned was the Droid Bionic — a dismal failure of a device sales wise (and my Droid Bionic For Dummies didn’t fare too well, either), but a lovely phone for its battery life. I even purchased an extended battery that made the phone fatter and last all the doo-dah day. It was delightful.

The trend these days is for thin, stylish phones. Blame Apple. Their new devices are all touted by how delicately thin they are. “The new iPad 20 — so thin it has only one side!”

The sacrifice that manufacturers are making in favor of thin is battery life. Batteries need to be fat to be good. Plus, with a fat phone, you can stuff more goodies inside.

Hail to thee, fat phone!

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I loved Hypercard. It was fun, but it was also unique, object-oriented programming that just about anyone could master. Back in the day, thousands of Hypercard “stacks” where available. They did amazing and useful things. Even I got into the act.

Hypercard is missing today, but it would be fun to bring it back. While the percentage of hobbyist computer users is comparatively low (well, actually nearly non-existent), I still think a place could be found for something useful like Hypercard.

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