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Mobile Phone Abuse and AbUsers
Doctor Hu writes "The Economist has a story ("Think Before You Talk") describing a new range of mobile phone prototypes designed by Ideo to discourage antisocial usage - devices ringing in concert halls, loud proclamations that the caller is on his way home, etc. The first of the series uses electric shocks to condition the user to talk at a non-intrusive level; the others are similarly ingenious. Not intended to be commercially produced, just to provoke discussion (and provide publicity for Ideo, presumably). Nice comment at the end from one of the designers that for devices like mobile phones, "user-centric" design needs to take the needs of people nearby the user into account as well."
a new low for commericalism...
take it deep
I'm a bastard who enjoys bothering people, I hope this fone wont ruin my phun.
fifth post!!! w00t!
Maybe me jamming my cock up your mom's arse annoys her, but don't ban it! Dont fuck with my freedoms! Jesus H. Christ died for my sins, and my right to do as I please, even if it annoys you.
you scumbag nazi asshole.
I already have the patent on the escalation of that tactic.
"A Process or System For Carbonated Consumable Saturation of Personal Telecommunications System Abusers In Public Venues"
Patent # 3426634523
Or not.
My own pointless vanity vintage computing page
As the great weird al would say, that's funny... as a kick in the crotch.
It's really way too old, mate.
In Soviet Russia /. takes over the possibilities!
Good try, but you're still an ignorant moron.
It has to be made law since it benefits society as a whole at the expense of the individual (hey - I'm European!)
For example: I'm pushing for a new car safety law - I know it initially sounds counter intuitive, but bear with me.
Firstly seatbelts, front crumple zones and air bags are made illegal.
Secondly the steering wheels of all cars are replaced by ones that have a single 3 inch long rusty spike in the middle, facing the drivers chest.
Obviously nobody would *CHOOSE* to do this but the world would clearly become a better place if it were a legal obligation.
On a sombre note, from a register article:
The 15-year-old-girl in South Africa who suffered second-degree burns to her hands and thighs after her laptop exploded was using a Dell machine, it's been revealed.
iafrica.com reports that the laptop was a Dell Inspiron.
The story also quotes the girl's father as saying: "It would appear the battery pack had exploded and disintegrated and set fire to the room."
Forensic experts are now carrying out tests on the laptop to establish the cause of the explosion and subsequent fire.
A spokesman for Dell in South Africa said the company had not been contacted by the family or police over the incident.
And because the full facts of the case had yet to appear he was "unable to comment" on the matter.
You stupid dumbshit! What the fuck is wrong with you? Listen, understanding when to use "a" and when to use "an" is not that difficult. Who the fuck do you think you are? If you're going to come to my country, receive free services, and steal valuable head space with your huge eastern European cranium, at least have the goddamned motherfucking courtesy to learn the fucking language you shit-master! What the fuck? Do you think that it's perfectly acceptable for you to behave this way in my land? Do you think that people are going to continue to stand for it? I really do hope that you get shipped back soon. We do not need you here. Christ, there needs to be a test on the boat before these people get into my land that examines the smelly immigrant for skills and the ability to avoid pissing me off. Clearly, you would fail that little exam you foul--smelling son of a bitch. That's right! Your mother is a bitch and you are her son. Can you understand that one Paco? Fucking jackass...jesus, this is exactly the reason Linux shouldn't be just given away for free with the source. Stinky immigrants obviously can't write code on their own. Thus if we give away source they'll take it and use it for their own stinky pursuits. The Czech Republic is the most foul land on the face of the planet.
I hate liberals. If you are a liberal, do not reply.
There's also another reason why I dislike Dollo's law. As anyone who understands biology knows: biology isn't really like physics, say, and there really aren't fixed laws. Unfortunately the general public don't know this. So when a 'law' like Dollo's is found to be broken it's fodder for Creationists who can use it as 'proof' of the inconsistency of evolution science. Biologists really need to be very careful when they declare something to be a law.
Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable. It may soon be, however.
"Uncopyrightable". That word has no meaning. Just as Lexmark or the garage door opener guys.
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.