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30 Years of Cell Phone Calls

freitasm writes "30 years ago, 3 April 1973, Dr Martin Cooper placed the first cellular phone call, to a rival scientist. The NY Times has an article about the "crime scene". Dr Cooper now works as CEO of Arraycom." There's also a story on siliconvalley.com.

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  1. Cancer post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    First cancer post for Naomi

  2. Re:HA HA HA HA BOWIE YOU ONE FUNNY FAGGOT!!! by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The previous comment/troll was posted by:


    McDaniel, Scott mcdev@mcdev.com, pipebomb@pipebomb.net

    McDaniel Development
    2139 Old Highway 5 South, and..
    637 Riverside Dr.
    Ellijay, Georgia 30540, United States
    Tel: (706) 698-5112


    Scott McDaniel is my stalker. He has attempted to harass/make himself known to me for several years now. He lives with his mother, and that's her voice in the answering machine message. Every time Mr. McDaniel decides to harass me, another copy of his personal information will be posted immediately afterward. In the past, releaisng his personal information has proven to be an effective deterrant to his behavior.

    --
    Bowie J. Poag

  3. MOD FAGGOT PARENT DOWN, -1 GAY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    EAT A COCK!

  4. Re:HA HA HA HA BOWIE YOU ONE FUNNY FAGGOT!!! by grazzy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is so retarded.. replying to your own comment? what am i missing here?

  5. No more dupes! by Jacek+Poplawski · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now Slashdot started post stories from 2033.

  6. Re:HA HA HA HA BOWIE YOU ONE FUNNY FAGGOT!!! by harlows_monkeys · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    this is so retarded.. replying to your own comment? what am i missing here?

    What you are missing are the 0 and -1 comments. So, when you have X, reply-to-X, reply-to-reply-to-X, and reply-to-X is below your threshold, it looks like the second reply is to X, instead of to reply-to-X.

  7. Re:HA HA HA HA BOWIE YOU ONE FUNNY FAGGOT!!! by spacefight · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What about a new /. nick?

  8. Re:HA HA HA HA BOWIE YOU ONE FUNNY FAGGOT!!! by chrisseaton · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Are you sure about his details? How did you get them? You could be in some serious slander shit if you're wrong, you know.

  9. 2003, 2033 by jolshefsky · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't you know, were' on MST now--you should have set your calendar ahead 30 years on the first of April.

    --
    --- Jason Olshefsky

    Karma: Poser (mostly affected by adding this line long after everyone else did)

  10. Re:2003? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    30 years ago was 2003? Jesus, somebody must have signed me up for a subscription, because I'm getting stories from the distant future!

    Well, at least they could have sent you some newsworthy stuff! Who wants to hear irrelevant blatherings about cellphones, when just 6 days later the worst terrorist attacks in US history happened, making September 11th look like a picnic! Surely, a visitor from 2033 would remember April 9th!

  11. Phnoe call by craesh · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > 30 years ago, 3rd April 2003 Dr Martin Cooper placed the first cellular phone call, to a rival scientist. Hey, my mobile is ringing, perhaps it's Coopler calling me! Well, there should be someone here today who has answerd his call ;)

  12. heh... by mraymer · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    The whole 2003 instead of 1973 thing in this article makes me wonder how this submission gets accepted, and my submissions, which are spell-checked and fact-checked don't get accepted.

    Oh, that's right, this is SLASHDOT! These aren't the droids you're looking for... move along, move along...

    --

    "To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." -Stephen Hawking

  13. Re:HA HA HA HA BOWIE YOU ONE FUNNY FAGGOT!!! by pipeb0mb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bowie, this is pipebomb. Someone emailed me this link. I haven't posted on /. in MONTHS.
    You overestimate my interest in you.

    I'm going to email taco and ask that your account be suspended and that your post be edited.

    The admins can check the IPs to verify that that wasn't a post by me.

    You have a real issue Bowie, and this psychotic behaviour pattern of yours is dangerous. Please seek help.

  14. Re:And the first message was.... by pipeb0mb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You're such a fucking retard.
    First, you're only pissed because you got banned from SA. You should be used to being banned from places by now.
    Second, that's my wife. And I live with her and my children, so your juvenile humor is extremely unappreciated.
    Third, Ginger is a fat, grotesque butterface.

    Lastly, do you still like this game Bowie? Why don't you piss of before things get ugly?

  15. Re:And the first message was.... by pipeb0mb · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    He's an idiot. He sent me this a few minutes ago over at SomethingAwful:

    Look. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with you, or what beef you have with me, but you need to stop stalking me, right now. Please.

    The instant you do, I'll stop posting your personal information and warning other people about you. It's that simple. Don't talk TO me, don't talk ABOUT me, don't REPLY to me, and don't EVEN FUCKING TOUCH my fiance's picture EVER AGAIN. If you do, I will tear your fucking life apart. Stay the fuck away from me and you won't have any problem, ever again. It's as simple as that. Take it or leave it. If you keep it up, I'll make you suffer. Stop stalking me, and you won't have me to worry about.

    I don't know what else I have to do to convince you to leave me the fuck alone. I've tried emailing you, i've tried addressing you in public, i've even tried calling you personally. And each time, you've refused to leave me the fuck alone.

    If you keep it up, it's going to become much worse for you. If I have to post your wife and your daughter's information, i'll do that too. If I have to have a friend of mine (who has already offered to) show up on your doorstep and beat your ass bloody, I'll do that too. You either stop your bullshit and leave me alone, or else.

    The instant you stop your bullshit, you'll have nothing to worry about, ever again.

    Stay the fuck away from us. You don't have a fucking clue what I can do to you.


    Malda or whever can confirm that until soemone sent this post, I hadn't posted here since last year.

    Bowie is a psychotic, and yeah, it's very possible that some type of action needs to be taken.