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I was getting my hairs cut by this lady who has done this cutting for me for years. We were talking about tech and it's trappings. I said ya know, The horse must have been a real pita it it's last days, and while the car was far superior, certainly comes with a new set of problems not the least of which is who gets shotgun and will it do a burnout.
Onward and upward I suppose. 
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So you basically enjoy your device because it allows you to switch off all the features your paid an excruciating price for ? That's like buying a ferrari for its door locking mechanism.
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cheek.insert(tongue);
mostly, but there are times when being permanently contactable is a horrible PITA.
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And I would never buy a Ferrari, door locking mechanisms notwithstanding.
Lamborghini's much cooler.
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Because it can do the same and costs half 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
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Why not upgrade to the model I have and this becomes an automatic convenience?
It's an LG Flip Phone (US$20). Has power-off button, too - no need to upgrade.
aaryan42 wrote:
I miss the days when these infernal devices didn't exist.
All you need to do is operate your vocalization orifice and tell people you don't:
TextTweetInstigramOtherwise bury you life on an undersized monitor
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W∴ Balboos wrote: and tell people you also:
- Don't have access to important e-mails while away from your desk
- Don't get prompt notifications of flight delays or gates changes while traveling
- Have to carry around a GPS or maps if you need navigational help
- Can't access even simple web sites without lugging around a laptop
- Can't take decent pictures or video without lugging around a separate camera
- Can't get weather or news or sports or stock updates while on the go
- Can't access technical documentation without lugging around a laptop or heavy books
All things I (and millions of others) do regularly with a smartphone. Despite your opinion - smartphones can be used as tools, not toys.
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister
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You left out a few (I guess we both missed them):
Walking into things Instead of Looking where you're going. . . or driving into themSpelling like a cretinThinking a 'smile' or other of its ilk suffice instead of really typing something meaningfulDisplaying ever nauseating minute of your life to everyoneobviating the need to plan ahead, hoping "There's an App for That!"selfies - reason enough to ban the blightYou most painful remark, however is:Mike Mullikin wrote: Can't take decent pictures or video without lugging around a separate camera
that's still true, even with the current phone-in-face melding. I've seen what passes for pictures. A "Disc File Camera[^]" was not a Hassleblad. And it showed. It wasn't even an "instamatic". It would pass for a decent cellphone.
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You're one negative dude!
Do you drive a car despite the fact that some people are bad drivers?
Do you live in a house despite the fact that some people trash them?
Do you eat food despite the fact that some people can't cook?
If you look for the negative in everything and avoid it you must live a boring solitary life.
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister
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I'd consider driving the car into a restaurant bad manners. I don't want to smell their exhaust. If the person they were with weren't similarly brain-dead, I'd imagine they're sitting at a table to be with them and not watch them grinning at their phone.
A house can be a home or a prison.
I'd be rather annoyed if people had a face full of food wherever I went.
Those miserable devices are ringing and glowing and generally destroying real human interaction, particularly common sense and courtesy - in virtually every venue.
As it turns out, unlike the examples you chose, the use of these devices recognizes no boundaries or limitations in its (mis)usage. Like smoking: once upon a time someone would ask "do you mind if I smoke?" - this changed to where they'd light up the damn things anywhere and everywhere. With a little luck, we'll continue down the path and outlaw them devices in public places.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: Those miserable devices are ringing and glowing and generally destroying real human interaction, particularly common sense and courtesy - in virtually every venue.
We could say the same about internet forums, yet... 
W∴ Balboos wrote: With a little luck, we'll continue down the path and outlaw them devices in public places.
So... back when automobiles replaced horse and buggy were you trying to outlaw them? 
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister
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Mike Mullikin wrote: We could say the same about internet forums, yet...
Only if one's dim enough to bring them with them wherever they go.
I didn't say telephones were evil. Neither Forums nor message boards.
Just the army of zombies* who must have them with them at all times, "all" to be taken literally.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: If you look for the negative in everything and avoid it you must live a boring solitary life.
People tell me I'm a negative person. My standard reply is that looking for the negative things is the only way you can make said things better. Otherwise it's called denial.
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Of course, but finding a negative thing, ignoring all the positive things and suggesting that the whole concept be outlawed is just plain silly.
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things. ~ Tyrion Lannister
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Ok - I certainly don't go that far.
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What, it was so expensive that you can't even afford 2G?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The first four words of this headline[^] (warning - added cute distraction may result in lasting incoherence!)
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Bread Hole (3,5,3)
Just remembered I aint in work the next two days, so you're getting this early.
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Correct! You are up on Friday!!!
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I could add that to the rules...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yeah still not figured out how you make the rules to the game that I concepted. 
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I've got a note from me mum which says I can! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Does the note also say that you should answer this, as I really can't set it the next couple of days.
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Nope!
But if you can come up with one that isn't your favorite answer, then email it to me and I'll put it up tomorrow for you?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Bit early ?
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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