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Smart Cellphone Would Spend Your Money
jonknee writes "MobileTracker pointed to an article in the latest New Scientist about some new 3G mobile phone software that tries to learn your habits and start making your decisions for you. This sounds like science fiction, but it's happening now. The phone will be able to make reservations for you at your favorite steak house and then save seats for you at the hot event in town. Neat!"
I swear honey, I didn't rent these pornos, my cell phone did!
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Microsoft announces new line of "smart" cell phones along with new catchphrase "This IS where you'll go today"
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the phone automatically buys a few shares of Nokia's stock
"Open the pod by doors, Hal" > "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave" sudo "Open the pod bay doors, Hal" > alright
They begin to make decisions for us, then few years later the problem has gotten so out of hand, celphones band together and use humans as batteries -- You got yourself a full blown Matrix.
Fuck that. Stop this technology while you can!
There is still time. Fight back!
Multiple cellphones powered by Microsoft Windows CE purchaed copies of Windows 2004 in the name of phone authors...
Damned if I can find the actual cartoon online, but most Dilbert fans know the one I'm taking about:
"The software has found your credit card number and
is placing orders for new products it thinks you need... please wait."
~Philly
I'd hate it when my cell phone tells me I'm a boring human because no one ever calls me and knows I spend all my time at home in front of the computer.
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
I will order your steak, eat it, go to the movies, and then shag your girlfriend for FREE.
I'm not sure I'd trust someone doing all that for free. Who do I go to for support? Who do I sue if you go to the wrong movie or shag my ex?
I'd rather pay the big corporation.
Don't wives already make decisions for us. Why on earth would we want a phone to also do this, its already a pain in the ass as is.
Yeah, what I like about TiVo is that you can rate things yourself and through your recording habits. Then you get to choose if the TiVo will dynamically record programs for you or just make suggestions buried in the "Pick to record" menu.
There isn't any fiscal problem when the TiVo happens to record an episode of Oprah, but the minute my cell phone is booking pedicures for me that shit gets tossed away.
Why would you want that? Ideally, it should make ALL your appointments, and keep its own calendar of those.
Then you never have to make your own decisions ever again. Sweeeeet.
This could be a real boon for those juggling lovers. If the phone can learn the preferences of each person you sleep with, there will be no more embarrassment of accidently taking the vegetarian to the steak house.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
Does it get bored?
No thanks. Once this gets rolled out, Ashcroft will want to be able to "monitor" what's going on, so that persons of interest will be more easily monitored.
I can see it now.... I'm a suspected terrorist or otherwise a person of interest... my phone makes a bunch of plans for me (spied on by some law enforcement agency). Unbeknownst to me, while I'm sitting there watching Matrix Revolutions the three feds around me are plotting my capture while another two are at my house going through my shit (since they know I'm not at home). Sold out by my phone and provider. No thanks.
Wake up folks, not all of this is stuff we really need in our lives.
My wife is already making all my decisions and spending all my money. I don't think she's going to cede that power to my cell phone.
Well my phone thinks that this item is indeed neat so has moved it to the upper region of my DO BUY list.
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Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
I just have this vision of an arrest suspect who's AOL branded phone browser starts to chirrup; "You've got bail! You've got bail!"
The API call for IsSlashdotUser() is much easier and altogether, just as accurate.
...wrapping one around your cell phone antenna so it can't spend all your money.
Beep beep.
Anyone who's ever made the mistake of telling their mother that they 'quite like' a certain foodstuff will know to stay well clear of this technology.
...both are kind of a pain in the ass for me :-(
i can trade the phone in for a new model though, perhaps i can trade my wife for a model no?