Comments on: Cell Phones Must Fry Brain Cells

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:28:17 +0000

I’d like to think that the increase in litigiousness and in immigration forces them to be more careful – but, of course, that would be wishful thinking.

I think people really are getting dumber. It’s probably the Liberals’ fault…

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:11:41 +0000

See? This is what I'm talking about! Who are these idiots who eat watches and microwave cell phones? And why are there so many of them that the manufacturer has to put it into the manual?

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:00:39 +0000

It’s definitely overpriced, especially considering how much profit is built into the ebook prices. I’m mostly going to use it to read my existing PDFs.

Amazon says they shipped it last week, but the tracking number says it hasn’t gone out yet.

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:55:57 +0000

I almost got my wife a DX because she’s constantly printing out her assignments at school and I thought it would be a great way to save paper. But after seeing the price, I think I’ll wait a bit before biting the bullet. Do let me know how you like it, Ron.

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:58:25 +0000

They have to justify their existence. If they solve a problem better than earlier attempts, then they are worthy of being in my presence.

Heh! You remind me of a certain supposedly omnipotent being…

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:58:53 +0000

It had the features I was waiting for: A big screen and PDF support. (I have a lot of PDF ebooks.)

That’s one of the points of this article. I don’t buy tech gadgets just because they’re cool. They have to justify their existence. If they solve a problem better than earlier attempts, then they are worthy of being in my presence.

By: ericsan

ericsan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:25:34 +0000

Congrats on the DX! I love my Kindle 2 but the screen is too small for technical books. The DX, with its large screen and PDF support, seems perfect for that.

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:50:29 +0000

My phone is my ebook reader. Snap!

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:44:03 +0000

I owned a TRS-80 Model 100 (The last product programmed by Bill Gates!).

Bill Gates knows how to program (as opposed to, you know – buying other peoples’ work)?

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:56:53 +0000

Parrotlover:

I am hardly a luddite. I had the original Apple Newton (Still have it, actually. My computer speaker is sitting on it.). I owned a TRS-80 Model 100 (The last product programmed by Bill Gates!). Those were both pioneering devices.

I tried to buy an electric car in 1999, but the condo HOA was obstructionist.

My Kindle DX arrives in a couple of weeks. Where’s your ebook reader, smartass?

I have a bunch of other examples, but I can’t remember them all right now.

It’s not an aversion to new stuff. The new stuff has to actually provide a better way of doing things, then I’m right there to snatch it up.

BTW, pay phones used to be a dime.

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:38:39 +0000

Thomas:

So now you’re railing against railings?

I think they’ve been a part of all buildings for quite a while. Cowboys are always being thrown through them in old westerns.

When I visited China in 2001, I noticed that they didn’t seem too concerned whether they had them. There was a ship lock on the Yangtze with a stairway running up alongside it. Had to be at least 50 feet high, but no railing.

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:42:50 +0000

Believe it or not, Ron, the antenna symbol is pretty much a universal standard symbol. I’m as perplexed as you are why what looks like a funnel is the symbol for antenna signal strength, but it’s standard. Not really Motorola’s fault. The “screw” next to it is a little bit more obvious because it’s the universal symbol for “no.” Think Ghostbusters.

Anyway, Ron, you are such a freaking luddite! What are you, 90!? Back in MY day when pay phones cost a quarter! What’s a pay phone, grandpa? lol

You would absolutely hate my (currently) favorite hobby with a firey passion known only to fundies when thinking about The Ghey. I develop applications for my phone for fun! I’m actually a senior member on xda-developers.com (a windows mobile phone hacking site).

However, I must admit, I hardly ever make calls on the damn thing. I primarily use it as a mobile computing device with internet access. I have the cheapest voice plan I can get with no texting, but unlimited internet. I listen to internet radio over the cell network when I commute or travel (3G networks are remarkably reliable internet connection sources), stream it via bluetooth to my car radio.

I couldn’t live without my little phone!