http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/01/greene.first.cellphone.call/index.html?npt=NP1

This article made me think how different I am because of a cell phone. So I ask you, tww, how has this technology changed how you operate?


Things that dont exist anymore:

Getting lost in a new city
Bar arguments over trivia
Car phones


Things that do exist:

Sexting

4/3/2011 12:58:17 PM

I wouldn't know... I've had a cell since 93... I'm such an old user of sprint, I'm on the 10+year grandfather plan.

4/3/2011 1:02:27 PM

Dont get uppity with me

4/3/2011 1:04:02 PM

My phone is made out of coconuts.

4/3/2011 1:17:32 PM

Before I got my Droid, I was a lot more trusting of my driving instincts/intuition when it came to short cuts and the fastest way to get somewhere. Now, when in doubt, I just plug into the navigation app.

Whenever I think of some feature or program I'd appreciate having to make my life easier or keep track of things, I assume that there'll be a free version in the app store.

4/3/2011 1:21:45 PM

I can't write a better response right now, it's interrupting Angry Birds time.

4/3/2011 1:24:13 PM

never being lost
know useless trivia because I can look up any thought I have no matter where I am
more organized
constant access to e-mail
write down notes anywhere I am

4/3/2011 1:31:00 PM

i talk a lot more shit about people via text messages

4/3/2011 1:36:32 PM

Girls can text you about stupid shit that is too minor to call about.

I dated one girl who would continuously send me texts along the lines of "Thai food for lunch! Yum!"

4/3/2011 1:44:14 PM

^respond with, thats what twitter is for you twat.

4/3/2011 1:45:18 PM

i got a cell phone late in life, relatively, at the age of 27.

i use my phone for calls and texts only. since i never had it before the age of 27, it made a big impact on my day-to-day life. shortly after, i started my private tutoring of hs/college students. without my phone, i would not have been able to make as much money as i have been able to.

4/3/2011 1:54:48 PM

The biggest thing getting a 'smart' phone changed in my life is that now I know that no matter what time it is or where I am, when my husband emails me I can respond immediately.

4/3/2011 2:03:15 PM

google chat has prevented texts from adding up, important for those of us that dont have unlimited texts

4/3/2011 2:04:52 PM

can you attach a sandwich to that e-mail?

4/3/2011 2:05:25 PM

waiting rooms are no longer boring

waits in general are no longer boring

4/3/2011 2:07:41 PM

Quote :

"Girls can text you about stupid shit that is too minor to call about."

guilty

4/3/2011 2:09:09 PM

Office poops are a lot more entertaining, Youtube FTW!

4/3/2011 2:20:45 PM

Got a tablet computer coming in the mail tomorrow... expecting it to change my lifestyle/habits quite a lot.

Most of the things I read for work I have electronic copies of ... this either means printing it to paper to read it at a desk or to read it on a computer screen (again, crunched over a desk). Hopefully this tablet will give me more physical freedom so I don't have to spend so much time locked up at my terminal

4/3/2011 2:25:59 PM

Unrelated, but YIM and AIM helped more than typing class to increase my typing speed and accuracy (the class in High School had JUST switched to computers instead of typewriter).....and at work, we keep the email open all the time and that also helped increase the speed and accuracy of the typing.

4/3/2011 2:27:49 PM

Quote :

"Office poops are a lot more entertaining, Youtube FTW!"

4/3/2011 2:33:46 PM

Shit has fueled my OC/surf-lemming syndrome...definitely has not been good for my mental state.

4/3/2011 2:43:39 PM

Really affecting peoples attention spans. People be texting/emailing/whatever during meetings and work in general.

4/3/2011 2:52:51 PM

Quote :

"Unrelated, but YIM and AIM helped more than typing class to increase my typing speed and accuracy (the class in High School had JUST switched to computers instead of typewriter).....and at work, we keep the email open all the time and that also helped increase the speed and accuracy of the typing. "

HOLYSHITHOWOLDAREYOUDUDE?

4/3/2011 4:12:59 PM

Quote :

"Unrelated, but YIM and AIM helped more than typing class to increase my typing speed and accuracy "

ahahah ditto
except it was mostly ICQ for me

4/3/2011 4:15:32 PM

I can play Jewel and look at TWW anywhere now. and I am no longer calling my brother for directions.

4/3/2011 4:16:41 PM

my industry was created due to them and pays the bills - also company is moving me and my wife to australia because of them

4/3/2011 4:32:14 PM

Quote :

"HOW HAS CELL PHONE"

Quote :

"SMRT PHONE LIFE CHANGING"

4/3/2011 4:38:52 PM

It's very nice to:

Always have directions
Always have news (I'm a news junkie)
Always have a game, internet, camera, with you
Always have a hobby (yeah, I like gadgets. Believe it or not, cell phones are a hobby)
Always be connected to your outlook (calendar, email, notes, tasks)
Not have to talk to people I don't want to at dinner
Have another thing in my pocket weighing down on my junk (when it vibrates)



It sucks to:

Always be connected to your outlook (calendar, email, notes, tasks)
Always be connected via the phone (I have quite a few people set to 'automatically go to voicemail')
Have another thing in my pocket pressing down on my junk

4/3/2011 10:28:06 PM

this is going to make me sound like a nerd

but besides the typical stuff like always having directions, being able to get up-to-date emails for school, etc.... I have a genetic code app, and I can look up stuff on PubMed on the go

4/3/2011 10:30:14 PM

I can tell you how it's changed Chris W's life

Wonder if anyone knows this dude

4/3/2011 10:40:37 PM

i owe a lot to technology and cell phones/smart phones are no exception

4/4/2011 10:34:45 AM

I love my navigation app.

4/4/2011 10:36:01 AM

i still get lost all the time

4/4/2011 10:36:45 AM

^^^^ haha...that sucks on many levels

4/4/2011 10:42:37 AM

I can now send and receive cellular calls

I'm astraladvent and I approved this message

4/4/2011 10:54:42 AM

I don't have a cell phone yet, I'm still holding out, so cell phones have only affected me indirectly.

1) Getting stuck behind someone going slow/weaving on the highway because they are on their phone.
2) Being stuck on the phone for an hour because a friend/relative calls while they are on a long road trip or commute and they've decided that you are their entertainment. They won't let the conversation end (without a scenario where you have to be rude to them) until they get to wherever it is they are going.
3) Witnessing people that can no longer make simple decisions for themselves. They'll call home to find out which flavor of jelly to buy in the grocery store and call back 5 minutes later when it comes to the tricky decision of which cereal to buy.
4) Wondering what people did before there were cell phones. From casual observation some people can't seem to handle more than 60 seconds of quiet time. At second 59 they must call someone on the phone before their head explodes.

Like I said I don't have a cell, so I'm more than a bit bias. I just can't stand being on the phone, ever, so I've purposely avoided them. I need my multiple hours per day where I can't be reached. Also, this personality quirk of mine makes it hard for me to understand the psyche of the person that is practically surgically grafted to a phone and in a conversion nearly every free second of their day.

[/rant]

4/4/2011 10:55:00 AM

my old cell phone gave me cancer, but my new smartphone cured it

4/4/2011 10:58:59 AM

I would like marko's input in this thread

4/4/2011 11:08:02 AM

mobile pr0n

4/4/2011 11:25:34 AM

#1. I have met this guy through a mutual friend
#2. He is going through a bitter divorce and is in a big fight over the kids
#3. If he did do this, mutual friend who knows him from highschool says if true, "it really wouldnt be surprising"
#4. If he didnt do this, its likely it has to do with the ex wife situation, she cheated twice and is a huge bitch. (may not be true, to cover my ass)
#5. I wont give his name, he may be innocent, and if he isnt, it will be on the news.
#6. All info above is from a well respected person, but may not be 100% accurate, once again, to cover my ass.

You're welcome Tdub, Ernie gets credit for the assist

4/4/2011 12:06:11 PM

i can ebay from anywhere now. not good for the bank account

4/4/2011 12:08:20 PM

Lollerz at that 4chan pic above. I could see one of bmel's coworkers being that guy

4/4/2011 12:22:30 PM

Girls never say "Why don't you take a picture? It'll last longer" when they catch a creepy guy ogling them.

They know that us creepy guys probably have camera phones.

4/4/2011 3:32:34 PM

i don't feel like reading the thread but i would like to know what Wolf2Ranger is talking about

can someone help me?

4/4/2011 5:08:49 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/10/greene.cellphone.cooper/index.html?iref=allsearch

This guy thinks your cell phone has made you a cockbag

4/10/2011 11:40:25 AM

i don't have a phone anymore, haven't had one for about 2 months now. feels great.

4/10/2011 11:44:21 AM

The biggest thing for me is not memorizing people's phone numbers anymore.

I wonder if that's statistically affected successful bailouts.

YO MAN I COULDN'T REMEMBER YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO CALL YOU BECAUSE IT WAS STORED IN MY PHONE AND THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME THE NUMBER OUTTA MY PHONE YO

4/10/2011 11:44:39 AM