Comments on: Cell Phone Dependency http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/cell-phone-dependency/ Feed your mind. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Mary http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/cell-phone-dependency/#comment-5551 Mary Sat, 17 May 2008 01:03:39 +0000 http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-5551 More and more of my friends and family are giving up their land lines. This isn't a problem with friends, but now instead of memorizing one household number, I have to try to remember each person's individual cell phone number. I find I can only memorize one per household so end up calling that person anyway to get in touch with the rest. I could program them all, but I know I'm not going to because 1. I don't want to; 2. They change so frequently, especially with the kids. Even though you can keep your numbers, they tend to change them when they get new family plans as families reorganize. More and more of my friends and family are giving up their land lines. This isn’t a problem with friends, but now instead of memorizing one household number, I have to try to remember each person’s individual cell phone number. I find I can only memorize one per household so end up calling that person anyway to get in touch with the rest. I could program them all, but I know I’m not going to because 1. I don’t want to; 2. They change so frequently, especially with the kids. Even though you can keep your numbers, they tend to change them when they get new family plans as families reorganize.

]]> By: Dana http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/cell-phone-dependency/#comment-5532 Dana Thu, 08 May 2008 18:47:06 +0000 http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-5532 Hmmm. TheGnat comment about all the electronic ways of communication she uses brings up the interesting point that part of the reason my brother's situation over the weekend was so shocking is that he isn't a internet junky. He IMs (or at least he used to), and I know he has an email account that he checks, but he only does those things when he is willing to sit in front of a computer, which is rare, and not usually done at any time when I (or my parents) am (are) awake. His only means of constant and near-immediate connectivity is his phone, because he spends pretty much all of his time in motion. He can't even be counted upon to always sleep in one place consistently, given how often he ends up "crashing" with people he was hanging out with when it got late. Maybe when he doesn't have other people in the house who will take care of the dog for him that will change a little. Hmmm. TheGnat comment about all the electronic ways of communication she uses brings up the interesting point that part of the reason my brother’s situation over the weekend was so shocking is that he isn’t a internet junky. He IMs (or at least he used to), and I know he has an email account that he checks, but he only does those things when he is willing to sit in front of a computer, which is rare, and not usually done at any time when I (or my parents) am (are) awake. His only means of constant and near-immediate connectivity is his phone, because he spends pretty much all of his time in motion. He can’t even be counted upon to always sleep in one place consistently, given how often he ends up “crashing” with people he was hanging out with when it got late. Maybe when he doesn’t have other people in the house who will take care of the dog for him that will change a little.

]]> By: akdmyers http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/cell-phone-dependency/#comment-5516 akdmyers Wed, 07 May 2008 13:16:34 +0000 http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-5516 I've always insisted that we have a landline and that at least one telephone on it not be cordless so there is always at least one phone that we can find and use in case of emergency. Ironically, our current landline service is so bad and goes out so frequently, that having a cellphone has become a necessity, both for the in-case-of-emergency factor and so that we can call the phone company and yell at them. I’ve always insisted that we have a landline and that at least one telephone on it not be cordless so there is always at least one phone that we can find and use in case of emergency. Ironically, our current landline service is so bad and goes out so frequently, that having a cellphone has become a necessity, both for the in-case-of-emergency factor and so that we can call the phone company and yell at them.

]]> By: TheGnat http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/cell-phone-dependency/#comment-5513 TheGnat Tue, 06 May 2008 23:33:48 +0000 http://geekbuffet.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-5513 While I only have a cell phone, I also have 3 email addresses, two internet journals I don't actually update much, AIM, i sit in an IRC channel, those who know my main 'net identity know of at least three major manga sites they can get a hold of me at, and for locals, there are at least 3 people who live in my condo complex that I'm friends with, and about 5 stores around town who know me well enough to convey messages. If someone can't get in touch with me, they aren't trying hard enough. Sure, I don't know anyone's number off the top of my head, but I actually have more than one way to communicate with people. As for Hilary's campaign, I don't think they've paid my workplace for the shindig we catered. My boss will likely still vote for her if she's the presidential candidate the Dems present, but that's because in a workplace of 35 people, she employs only 5 men. In a *restaurant* business. That's just *bizarre*. While I only have a cell phone, I also have 3 email addresses, two internet journals I don’t actually update much, AIM, i sit in an IRC channel, those who know my main ‘net identity know of at least three major manga sites they can get a hold of me at, and for locals, there are at least 3 people who live in my condo complex that I’m friends with, and about 5 stores around town who know me well enough to convey messages. If someone can’t get in touch with me, they aren’t trying hard enough. Sure, I don’t know anyone’s number off the top of my head, but I actually have more than one way to communicate with people.

As for Hilary’s campaign, I don’t think they’ve paid my workplace for the shindig we catered. My boss will likely still vote for her if she’s the presidential candidate the Dems present, but that’s because in a workplace of 35 people, she employs only 5 men. In a *restaurant* business. That’s just *bizarre*.

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