tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7973683004924073820..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Those were the days . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29570828808398819202017-02-28T17:18:52.211-06:002017-02-28T17:18:52.211-06:00I live way out in the boonies as a retired old coo...I live way out in the boonies as a retired old coot nobody's interested in talking to on the phone. But as cell coverage has improved out here my neighbors and I have taken to carrying them as a safety measure even though previously we all pretty much badmouthed them as electronic leashes. So it's all pretty much in the presentation, I suppose. :)Joelhttp://joelsgulch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26718796274034662002017-02-27T14:50:22.747-06:002017-02-27T14:50:22.747-06:00I've taken a lot of flack about this over the ...I've taken a lot of flack about this over the years. I resisted getting a cell phone as long as I could just to avoid this, and (now) turn it off whenever I need to concentrate.<br /><br />A long time ago, back before cell phones were common, I used to have to carry a pager so I could be called at odd hours if needed. But it was acknowledged to be an imposition, and they paid us for the privilege. Even so, I hated the leash then (calls at 1:30 AM on a Saturday morning are *not* fun!) and was happy to put it behind me when I changed jobs. So now we're supposed to be on call for everyone (including wrong numbers) at all times, and pay (rather than getting paid for) the privilege?Javaheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922782424313956036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50157633770949916942017-02-26T05:11:12.901-06:002017-02-26T05:11:12.901-06:00"That's not my phone, that's the port..."That's not my phone, that's the portable hotspot that was cheaper to make from a second-hand phone..."<br /><br />(Not like you can RELIABLY not get hiccups in the hotspot's routing when taking a voice call on the same device even nowadays.)<br /><br /><br />"... but thanks for reminding me, I'm leaving my phone too because it'd just be bad manners to have to do something to it if it were to ring during the panel or something."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13418080532081178042017-02-25T22:29:02.776-06:002017-02-25T22:29:02.776-06:00Slave to an electronic master? Like the computer y...Slave to an electronic master? Like the computer you blog on almost every day, and write your books on?<br /><br />C-90c-90https://www.blogger.com/profile/07248346499641654640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22056291234347691222017-02-25T20:26:35.362-06:002017-02-25T20:26:35.362-06:00Ironically, I use my phone less for phone calls, a...Ironically, I use my phone less for phone calls, and more as a secondary processor system for the ol' Mk1 that sits in my skull. The Calendar app is very useful for keeping up with appointments, for example, and I do have a couple amusement apps if I get bored (Kindle is my first go-to).<br /><br />Regardless, technology should serve YOU, not the other way around. I suspect too many people forget that.Toastridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78114922937997992772017-02-25T18:12:36.330-06:002017-02-25T18:12:36.330-06:00My phone has a silent mode too.
It's called &...My phone has a silent mode too.<br /><br />It's called "on".<br /><br />*sob!*Mauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732614352398473302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70401938890225677472017-02-25T17:25:33.298-06:002017-02-25T17:25:33.298-06:00Yep, it's a leash... sighYep, it's a leash... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-23290770268209496962017-02-25T15:17:52.187-06:002017-02-25T15:17:52.187-06:00Hey Peter;
I call it the "electronic Leas...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> I call it the "electronic Leash"...<br /><br /> MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75953350179503066082017-02-25T14:24:38.841-06:002017-02-25T14:24:38.841-06:00I refer to the electronic box that I'm always ...I refer to the electronic box that I'm always leaving at home as "the iLeash." I prefer to live without it whenever possible. <br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com