Comments on: Further Trivialities

By: yami

yami — Sat, 14 May 2005 16:51:00 +0000

Yeah, with my tendency towards junker cars I’ve thought about getting a phone sans plan, for 911-only.
What bothers me is that it’s getting so hard to find pay phones! Maybe once every couple of months I find myself wanting to call someone when I’m not at home or at work, but having to carry around a prepaid phone all the time for such rare occasions would be a huge PITA. I’d have to start carrying a purse, or buying my clothes at not-Goodwill so I could be picky about having lots of pockets.

By: Rana

Rana — Sat, 14 May 2005 16:29:00 +0000

And
omfg! Ira Flatow visited your blog! Teh coolness!

By: Rana

Rana — Sat, 14 May 2005 16:25:00 +0000

Hee.
I hear you on the phone rant, even though I have one. I got one so that I could leave the house while waiting for the temp agency to call; now I use it sparingly (1) to call my parents on the weekend using free minutes; (2) as a back-up phone in case D. wants to reach me while I’m on dialup; (3) as a security blanket when I’m driving or similar (in case of accident); (4) as an answering machine; (5) as an address book; and (6) as a clock.
So I don’t find it too annoying. If I had a lot of people who expected to be able to reach me at all hours, I’d carry it with me, turned off. But yeah, cell phones should be convenient; if they’re a pain, they’re not worth the money.
I don’t get the whole cell phone culture, obviously.

By: yami

yami — Fri, 13 May 2005 22:30:00 +0000

we l33t whippersnappers pwn j00! hahaha

By: PZ Myers

PZ Myers — Fri, 13 May 2005 22:20:00 +0000

Who knew that writing like my teenage daughter would draw in famous science celebrities like Ira Flatow?
That does it. I’m turning Pharyngula over to my kids.