http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#96ca26cb-ee59-48ab-99e6-a934a568e078 cf. http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/b15ded11-7365-43f6-837f-f91205b3c632 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:31:42 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#96ca26cb-ee59-48ab-99e6-a934a568e078 the Other™ 2006-04-07T13:31:42Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2da9d442-68bb-438b-b4fe-d4a0c533e98f http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4853548.stm Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:35:42 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2da9d442-68bb-438b-b4fe-d4a0c533e98f the Other™ 2006-03-31T16:35:42Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ac6e670d-ed50-47e6-973a-0b9cd2436824 http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?entry=273275 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:05:43 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ac6e670d-ed50-47e6-973a-0b9cd2436824 the Other™ 2006-03-30T14:05:43Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4cf5cd90-abf4-4048-accd-26ac7573ebc4 http://www.env-econ.net/2006/03/is_talking_on_a.html Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:31:32 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4cf5cd90-abf4-4048-accd-26ac7573ebc4 the Other™ 2006-03-29T15:31:32Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#341a238f-68a9-4c54-9be1-62bc8960e33d http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/jewish_cell_phone/ In late 2004, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi asked Abrasha Burstyn, the chief executive of a small Israeli cellphone company, for a phone that could put the secular world on hold. Cellphone companies, at the time, had started to load their products with entertainment features, and the rabbi wanted none of it. He was in search of a phone without Internet capabilities or text messaging. He didn't want cameras, music downloading, or anything else that could "distract" the pious. He was looking for a device that could make and receive calls. Period. Mr. Burstyn, 58 years old, soon found that many other Jews were hunting for similar, simpler cellphones. "They are listening to the rabbis," Mr. Burstyn says. Last March his company, MIRS Communications Ltd., rolled out its first batch of "kosher" phones stripped down of all features but basic voice service. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114342358113508709-V7XmysEhOqxO_fUfy3FqdrPzNgI_20070327.html?mod=blogs Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:54:01 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#341a238f-68a9-4c54-9be1-62bc8960e33d the Other™ 2006-03-28T22:54:01Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#5acdfc16-01e6-42c4-890e-469ff754fde5 http://www.boingboing.net/2006/03/14/chatting_while_crapp.html Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:08:07 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#5acdfc16-01e6-42c4-890e-469ff754fde5 the Other™ 2006-03-15T16:08:07Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#84e33511-7cf4-4ec1-b31c-27e518b3d4f0 http://www.improveverywhere.com/mission_view.php?mission_id=55 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:11:45 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#84e33511-7cf4-4ec1-b31c-27e518b3d4f0 the Other™ 2006-02-25T20:11:45Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#016a7f2a-dfc7-40e6-8dab-e10f53fb4738 http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/12/aussie_tourist_charg.html Cory Doctorow: A former Australian city councillor has been charged with assault for shushing a woman who wouldn't stop talking on her phone at a screening of Brokeback Mountain. Pauline Clayton was on holidays in Texas, catching the movie in Texas cinema, when the woman's phone rang. After she ignored a shushing gesture, Clayton touched her lightly on the shoulder. After Clayton touched her a second time, the woman went berserk, screamed obscenities, and got two cops and swore out an assault complaint. She said the police took her to the food bar and explained that the woman had accused Ms Clayton of "invading her private space". The woman had made a complaint of assault because Ms Clayton had touched her. "They were very apologetic," Ms Clayton said. "They were very uncomfortable." Ms Clayton said the officers had tried to dissuade the woman from making a complaint and had even told the woman that if she did make the complaint, police would charge the woman with disorderly conduct and using a profanity for her outburst in the cinema. The woman refused to back down and not only was Ms Clayton charged, but the woman is now also due in court after being charged over her behaviour. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:39:50 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#016a7f2a-dfc7-40e6-8dab-e10f53fb4738 the Other™ 2006-02-13T13:39:50Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ce77e120-8d16-4001-a519-eb488ab41c74 Cell-phone jamming is legal in some countries. I believe Israel has jamming in effect on the floor of the Knesset. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:31:21 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ce77e120-8d16-4001-a519-eb488ab41c74 Adam 2006-01-28T00:31:21Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4236c60a-1010-4b4c-a1f5-a1526c01118f http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4628914.stm well, h**l. so much for my theory. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:51:31 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4236c60a-1010-4b4c-a1f5-a1526c01118f the Other™ 2006-01-20T15:51:31Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#281b6789-3def-4aa2-951f-0eca9dcecfc7 "Hasn't anybody developed a localized cellphone-jammer?" Isn't that what a Tesla coil does? Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:13:01 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#281b6789-3def-4aa2-951f-0eca9dcecfc7 Tyler 2006-01-19T09:13:01Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4dbac509-3b9e-4013-a6bb-0bf2867a432e http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/the-cellphone-in-my-toilet-149025.php you thought you'd heard the last from me, didn't you. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:32:58 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4dbac509-3b9e-4013-a6bb-0bf2867a432e the Other™ 2006-01-18T21:32:58Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#16d44d3a-ec1c-47e0-8733-1747489b1d85 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/12/26/national/a120832S99.DTL Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:29:26 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#16d44d3a-ec1c-47e0-8733-1747489b1d85 the Other™ 2005-12-27T20:29:26Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#46c1c1e1-0172-43bc-8a04-9fe31b3bcf54 http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/20/movie_theater_owners.html Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:33:24 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#46c1c1e1-0172-43bc-8a04-9fe31b3bcf54 the Other™ 2005-12-20T21:33:24Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1d877434-3982-4b70-91c0-6d7d82ee1349 nothing to do with cell phones no not really: http://www.tommcmahon.net/2005/11/baby_bells.html graphic depiction of "history" Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:12:24 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1d877434-3982-4b70-91c0-6d7d82ee1349 the Other™ 2005-11-02T16:12:24Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b5a4d0d2-011c-4bb9-a648-1e0790dda3dc http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/8ba/d79/8bad7925-c5e3-4b81-b40d-ff24e84b3edc http://www.cartoonbank.com/product_details.asp?mscssid=NPEVMXGFPTVD8NHJDW4N28U7R8QD077A&sitetype=1&sid=121548&did=4 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:06:57 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b5a4d0d2-011c-4bb9-a648-1e0790dda3dc the Other™ 2005-11-01T14:06:57Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#8b92dd23-fce8-4419-8a18-c2153ee9ffb1 Ooh! Sign me up for a fuck-door, too! Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:04:40 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#8b92dd23-fce8-4419-8a18-c2153ee9ffb1 Bwana 2005-10-10T15:04:40Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#95afda55-972f-4b9d-b162-d1f25b36979b http://orsay.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/ccb/69d/ccb69d9a-c282-4fd3-9a0c-a8e3055f6987 Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:50:54 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#95afda55-972f-4b9d-b162-d1f25b36979b the Other™ 2005-10-10T14:50:54Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ce718597-f1c7-4480-b537-19a340f0d5f9 i'll take the 100 spot, who could resist...? and we're going for the new washer dryer, monty. fuck door #3... Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:35:51 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ce718597-f1c7-4480-b537-19a340f0d5f9 atom 2005-08-16T17:35:51Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#87f6bf98-2cf4-4c3b-acb2-1c6014668a2c Raytheon's newly patented device is designed to intercept cell-phone transmissions to stop them from blowing up bombs. http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001739.html The device includes a transmitter that mimics a cell phone base station and a metal horn to concentrate the signal from a 10 milliwatt power source in a single direction. Scanning... a concealed phone... with the tool... tricks it into thinking it is in range of a new network base station and blocks it from any genuine stations in the vicinity. The suspect phone will also respond with a “handshake signal” containing its phone number, allowing a network operator to temporarily disconnect it from the real network, and preventing it from receiving a detonation call. While my need for this is not as a cute as my cousin who's somewhere in the vicinity of the Syrian border, I wouldn't mind using one of these in a movie theater.... Oh, and the article points out that most if not all of those bombs are being detonated by long-range cordless phones, as cell service is so spotty in Iraq. Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:54:14 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#87f6bf98-2cf4-4c3b-acb2-1c6014668a2c the Other™ 2005-08-16T14:54:14Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#7037f1c0-3ca1-4d8a-b0d5-32b16b74438c well, he ain't me. wimp. http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4132&n=2 ANN ARBOR, MI—After calling the device "the item single-handedly responsible for the erosion of our nation's social and cultural foundation" for close to a decade, Jason Whiting gave in to social pressures this weekend and bought a cell phone. The 34-year-old purchased the Motorola 6620 at the Maple Village Shopping Center. "I got the simplest, most basic calling plan," Whiting said. "I sure as hell wasn't going to get one of those phones that takes pictures. To tell you the truth, I'm not even planning on giving out the number." Whiting said he was reluctant to accept the "encroachment of technology" into his personal life, and explained that he "[does not] plan on becoming one of those people with cell phones." "This is for emergencies only," he said. "In case my car stalls on the freeway and I need to call for help, or in the event that I absolutely must get in touch with someone but am away from home." Whiting first used the phone Sunday night to check movie times for March Of The Penguins. "In fact, I use it so little that, when I went to the theater, I forgot to turn off the ringer," Whiting said. "When it started ringing, right away I said, 'Who's the jerk with the cell phone?' and I didn't realize it was me. Suffice it to say, I felt very guilty." "It was my girlfriend, though, so I had to take it," he added. Whiting chats on his new phone at a local Marc's Big Boy. Above: Whiting chats on his new phone at a local Marc's Big Boy. Whiting blamed the incident on the fact that he had changed his ring tone several times that morning, from "Mozart 40" to "Espionage," and then finally to "Sumba." Anticipating what he called the inevitable "I told you so" speeches from friends and relatives, Whiting insists that his feelings about the cell phone's negative implications for society remain unchanged. "Cell phones are a part of a terrible trend toward alienation and the breakdown of civil discourse," he said. "It's a fact I made clear when I called in to the NPR talk show I was listening to in the car." Whiting nonetheless decries overt use of cell phones while driving. "There's nothing more annoying—and alarming—than seeing some maniac in an SUV with one hand on the steering wheel while chatting on his cell," Whiting said. "That's why I went out this afternoon and bought a hands-free headset. I think it's called Blue-something. It's pretty cool." "I knew this was coming," said Whiting's longtime friend James Patterson, who has known Whiting since his days as a college-radio DJ. "He used to rail against digital music, saying the 'purity' of vinyl could never be reproduced. But once he bought the Velvet Underground box set for 'completism,' it wasn't long before he sold all his LPs on eBay." Whiting said owning a cell phone doesn't mean that his attitudes about "unnecessary market-driven consumerist gadgetry" have changed. "I am never getting an MP3 player, no matter what," Whiting said. "Although my girlfriend might buy me one for Christmas this year." According to the Radio Shack employee who sold Whiting his phone, Whiting returned yesterday to trade his phone in for an upgrade. Said Whiting of the upgrade: "Cell phones are thinly disguised control devices thrust upon the masses as a pseudo-necessity. But if I'm going to wear a government tracking collar, I might as well be able to play some games on it." Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:10:28 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#7037f1c0-3ca1-4d8a-b0d5-32b16b74438c the Other™ 2005-08-10T13:10:28Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#0a0ea6e1-b6cc-4e62-90d3-52643f1bb59a If you clear 100 posts in this thread, but only manage to do it by yourself, it doesn't count and you have to start over. Wed, 20 Jul 2005 06:02:25 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#0a0ea6e1-b6cc-4e62-90d3-52643f1bb59a Bwana 2005-07-20T06:02:25Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#094177b3-e60a-4d10-9c53-bf26ed5ba90c http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/18/birds_mimic_ringtone.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:39:41 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#094177b3-e60a-4d10-9c53-bf26ed5ba90c the Other™ 2005-07-18T18:39:41Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#37c19823-9315-4d39-be2e-c6b3402fff82 http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/15/in_san_francisco_tom.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:26:03 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#37c19823-9315-4d39-be2e-c6b3402fff82 the Other™ 2005-07-18T14:26:03Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#d7f78de1-b218-48cd-ac91-766e2f9bb5b0 http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b7_4moviefightjul07,0,1792694.story?track=mostemailedlink It's been a slow month, folks -- but we're still ready to serve YOU! Thu, 07 Jul 2005 16:57:09 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#d7f78de1-b218-48cd-ac91-766e2f9bb5b0 the Other™ 2005-07-07T16:57:09Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e62455da-e6f5-442e-bb19-11d2081c8fb0 I refuse to keep participating in this thread. ... Oh, shit. Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:31:22 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e62455da-e6f5-442e-bb19-11d2081c8fb0 Bwana 2005-06-06T10:31:22Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e10221f0-b570-4817-8578-42a169622093 http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/a9f/e89/a9fe890e-e73d-4021-a0a5-be8055023f97 Wed, 01 Jun 2005 13:31:17 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e10221f0-b570-4817-8578-42a169622093 the Other™ 2005-06-01T13:31:17Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#91045e21-a449-4ad9-8f72-7251930992ff I should add that if miniature japanese tombstones become a collectible, I'll send you one of each, so you can build a miniature shrine to the god of irateness. Sun, 08 May 2005 13:14:13 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#91045e21-a449-4ad9-8f72-7251930992ff Bwana 2005-05-08T13:14:13Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#151c3a3c-c43f-41c2-9859-430ae43d4c42 I saw these for the first time yesterday in a Circle K over here. Apparently the idea is to get the phone you have, then use it as a keitai strap on your actual phone. Of course I'd have to hand-craft a scale one for the strap, and imply that I'd managed a fractal phone. Sun, 08 May 2005 13:13:23 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#151c3a3c-c43f-41c2-9859-430ae43d4c42 Bwana 2005-05-08T13:13:23Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e1550677-26d0-4109-b0d4-157768aefaf3 http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/gizmodo-japan-mobile-figure-collection-ii-101790.php It's only a matter of time before the Franklin Mint hones in on a piece of the action. And then come the "Collectable Plates." :::sigh::: Fri, 06 May 2005 14:46:45 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e1550677-26d0-4109-b0d4-157768aefaf3 the Other™ 2005-05-06T14:46:45Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e3b90164-66d4-4aeb-9eda-d4cbb9fb3549 Did you see that big Sterling thing on Dead Media? http://www.horizonzero.ca/textsite/ghost.php?is=18&file=4&tlang=0 Sterling needs a strict Editor to go at this speech with a scythe, but the content otherwise seems up your string-can-phone alley. Thu, 05 May 2005 13:31:45 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e3b90164-66d4-4aeb-9eda-d4cbb9fb3549 Bwana 2005-05-05T13:31:45Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#246b0a2f-6808-4519-a630-3e7b488056a7 okay, its OT, but -- somehow? -- related? http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/04/ipod_shuffles_made_o.html or, maybe not. back to cellphone-bashing in our next post. Wed, 04 May 2005 17:12:00 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#246b0a2f-6808-4519-a630-3e7b488056a7 the Other™ 2005-05-04T17:12:00Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2c15a049-2447-4688-aa3e-115bcab8368d I had it custom-cut into a set of 78-rpm cardboard-core shellac discs. Tue, 03 May 2005 18:05:59 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2c15a049-2447-4688-aa3e-115bcab8368d the Other™ 2005-05-03T18:05:59Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fa1526a8-c2c4-47f9-baad-e4f11c7deac5 http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/02/revenge_sound_effect.html I picture The Other Michael using this and a boom-box wherever he encounters rude cell-phone users. And maybe break-dancing. Tue, 03 May 2005 16:19:59 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fa1526a8-c2c4-47f9-baad-e4f11c7deac5 Bwana 2005-05-03T16:19:59Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#26a9d45f-0f0d-45c8-9364-33092007a172 http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/20/more_from_jake_a_gee.html http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/d41/734/d4173477-351a-4b65-bd0f-34b626d7c5cb "Here's another post on Jake's blog about IEDs -- improvised explosive devices -- in Iraq. Shown here, an IED constructed with a cellular phone. One call missed. [photo insert] Jake says the image came from "someone who's a massively talented hardware hacker," who in turn says it was shot by a soldier in Iraq." Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:17:17 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#26a9d45f-0f0d-45c8-9364-33092007a172 the Other™ 2005-04-21T13:17:17Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#aa1a9906-44c1-4cda-bcd7-6bc73c6a0c21 http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/20/handcarved_wooden_ph.html :::swooon::: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:47:33 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#aa1a9906-44c1-4cda-bcd7-6bc73c6a0c21 the Other™ 2005-04-20T14:47:33Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3cd70b6e-71ae-417e-94d0-6a9e742fe618 I didn't know Gizmodo was part of Gawker... Now I feel kind of dirty. Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:04:06 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3cd70b6e-71ae-417e-94d0-6a9e742fe618 Bwana 2005-04-19T01:04:06Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#c148f424-4f9c-4695-bea1-e024e97e35bf http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/cell-phone-tombstone-100101.php Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:38:00 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#c148f424-4f9c-4695-bea1-e024e97e35bf the Other™ 2005-04-18T20:38:00Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f7e3d78b-571c-4748-b5fe-8264a7dacd7f "I went to Fry's on Friday to pick up some blank DVD's and I ended up walking down the phone aisle, just to see if it truly was impossible to attract a salesperson anywhere outside of the TV and stereo section..." Wed, 13 Apr 2005 04:49:48 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f7e3d78b-571c-4748-b5fe-8264a7dacd7f Bwana 2005-04-13T04:49:48Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fda67971-8d95-42f8-9da0-a0578c414bf1 "I went to Fry's on Friday to pick up some blank DVD's and I ended up walking down the phone aisle, just to see what they were selling. " sucker. Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:17:18 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fda67971-8d95-42f8-9da0-a0578c414bf1 atom 2005-04-12T18:17:18Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#66da499b-f1d1-4cc3-9124-0c63f1601107 I must admit, I view my cordless phone as a decadent luxury. but my corded phone had a bad cord and hung up on lots of people mid-call. of course, that was a _feature_ Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:02:34 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#66da499b-f1d1-4cc3-9124-0c63f1601107 the Other™ 2005-04-12T16:02:34Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f7215d18-b510-4db8-a9c7-50566cceb1ce I've gone out the parking lot with my cordless... which is something since my apartment has three-foot thick stone walls. 'course, it's also got two windows.... Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:01:42 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f7215d18-b510-4db8-a9c7-50566cceb1ce the Other™ 2005-04-12T16:01:42Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e928b203-1ab2-4324-a10e-188ded63bfbe I can see it now: The Other Michael is enjoying a coffee at a lovely cafe in a mixed residential and business zone, when someone shows up with one of these, shouting into it. "Yeah, yeah! The range on my $40 phone is great! I'm across the street from my house right now!" Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:33:49 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e928b203-1ab2-4324-a10e-188ded63bfbe Bwana 2005-04-12T15:33:49Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4e36418b-77e7-4034-bf9b-aa19764f0ccf okay, it's a cordless phone, courtesy Mark F (this should probably go in his "rants" thread, 'cause its quite similar, in a positive manner): http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/11/my_new_favorite_cord.html I don't think I've ever had a cordless phone I really like. The 2.4 GHz models interfere with my Wi-Fi setup, and 5.8 GHz phones are a scam, if you ask me, because they can't penetrate walls as well as phones that use lower frequencies. For this reason, I always use 900 MHz phones. But there's a problem that all cordless phones share, no matter what frequency they use: low volume. I'm not hard of hearing, but I often have difficulty understanding a caller. I don't have a low-volume problem with corded phones, especially the old Bell Labs rotary phones, which were designed and tested by the world's greatest acoustic experts. I went to Fry's on Friday to pick up some blank DVD's and I ended up walking down the phone aisle, just to see what they were selling. One phone immediately stood out, because it was white and had a big red light on it: the Uniden EZI996 900 MHz Cordless Phone. It's designed for the visually or hearing impaired. It cost $40. It has a volume boost switch on the handset, as well as an adjustable volume control. I bought it. It's the best cordless phone I've ever used. You can crank the volume way up. The sound quality is great. I also like the fact that it's white and has the blinking red light, because it's easy to find when it's ringing. The display is large-type, which is useful whether or not your vision is impaired. All phones should be so well designed. Tue, 12 Apr 2005 14:46:39 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4e36418b-77e7-4034-bf9b-aa19764f0ccf the Other™ 2005-04-12T14:46:39Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#76701118-4707-4df2-aebf-ace0894a365f http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/3a2/9f6/3a29f6d5-bc21-46a4-94f9-032a89926801 http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/e24/ccb/e24ccbe5-5734-4df7-935d-1177e3cb10cc http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/e53/f66/e53f666e-100d-4a4f-8510-1bee1a039ffc cellphone annotations on life, for everybody else.... Fri, 08 Apr 2005 12:26:42 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#76701118-4707-4df2-aebf-ace0894a365f the Other™ 2005-04-08T12:26:42Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#75e0745a-087e-424c-9166-0b0811cea40c Shit, that's an awesome name for a band. I suppose it would be a shibari-themed band that only did covers though. Wed, 06 Apr 2005 08:51:38 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#75e0745a-087e-424c-9166-0b0811cea40c Bwana 2005-04-06T08:51:38Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2f43c5fe-2adc-4ef4-971f-c33c09fc240d http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/04/karaoke_muzzle.html Mon, 04 Apr 2005 18:16:20 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2f43c5fe-2adc-4ef4-971f-c33c09fc240d the Other™ 2005-04-04T18:16:20Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#03bd54ec-464f-46b9-bb13-a86ccff9b172 Boo ya. You could also just say them out loud and rub unpaid-for Vaseline on your chest, while making eye contact with the speakerphone fan. Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:52:56 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#03bd54ec-464f-46b9-bb13-a86ccff9b172 Bwana 2005-04-01T05:52:56Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#620ebfa3-12eb-4140-8729-94f3730be49c "...i think it might be just as effective, if not more so, to start saying those things into my shoe or a bag of fritos or something..." :D Hahaha!!! Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:36:40 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#620ebfa3-12eb-4140-8729-94f3730be49c Cowicide 2005-03-29T21:36:40Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#507b7030-ecb1-4af1-a24d-403e337d7404 i don't have a cel phone, but i think it might be just as effective, if not more so, to start saying those things into my shoe or a bag of fritos or something... Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:36:48 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#507b7030-ecb1-4af1-a24d-403e337d7404 atom 2005-03-29T19:36:48Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#68fc7346-4434-447e-860e-ce5895b3b00d "....a woman gets a call from her doctor and says (at full volume) "my phone only works on speakerphone, and i'm in a store, but that's okay... and proceeds to have a 10 minute conversation (that all of us can hear both sides of clearly) about birth control, estrogen, and changing her antidepressants... while just standing there, not shopping... 10 feet from the exit..." What you do at that point is pick up your cell phone and have a fake conversation (within earshot of the woman) about how you've saved up enough money to buy a handgun... a handgun you will one day use to kill people who talk on speakerphones because they are controlled by the devil and are plotting against you. Also, be sure to mention you stopped taking your pills that day. Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:57:12 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#68fc7346-4434-447e-860e-ce5895b3b00d Cowicide 2005-03-29T10:57:12Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fc33719e-a883-40b7-82de-cf94cadea2b2 http://alienlovespredator.com/index.php?id=91 'Phone companies, please make me a phone that's just a phone, and charge me less for it. I don't need it to play "Brick House" at me. I don't need it to take crappy-res photos. I especially don't need to use it as a walkie-talkie (which just means you talk louder and everyone can hear both sides of your conversation). I don't need to "get more" from T-Mobile. Unless it's from Catherine Zeta Jones, in which case, ok, fine... I'll take just a little.' Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:54:33 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fc33719e-a883-40b7-82de-cf94cadea2b2 the Other™ 2005-03-25T13:54:33Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#7b44cecf-6715-4993-bce4-96a50a54ac5f http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/46a/5b3/46a5b362-69f8-476d-adfa-03eb16ccfd05 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:03:51 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#7b44cecf-6715-4993-bce4-96a50a54ac5f the Other™ 2005-03-07T14:03:51Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1d63a034-afbe-4d25-a7df-b675d6bb1d44 last night in the video store... a woman gets a call from her doctor and says (at full volume) "my phone only works on speakphone, and i'm in a store, but that's okay..." and proceeds to have a 10 minute converstation (that all of us can hear both sides of clearly) about birth control, estrogen, and changing her anti-depressants...while just standing there, not shopping...10 feet from the exit... Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:00:48 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1d63a034-afbe-4d25-a7df-b675d6bb1d44 atom 2005-03-04T20:00:48Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#42d6df0c-a39f-40cf-ad81-5623553bc551 Cellphone in one hand, cellphone-shaped flasked in the other; prepare for Tales of Two-Fisted Assholes! Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:40:45 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#42d6df0c-a39f-40cf-ad81-5623553bc551 Bwana 2005-03-04T14:40:45Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a5e878c5-6110-498c-b459-0889ef938b9a http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/02/cell_phone_flask.html Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:37:06 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a5e878c5-6110-498c-b459-0889ef938b9a the Other™ 2005-03-03T14:37:06Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#6a2855c8-59ad-4efa-9792-694fcf084990 A trip to the movies could benefit from both cell blockers and smell blockers on occasion. Not sure that cell phones are more irritating than normal conversation though. If someone is a dickhead and they open their mouths, its irritating whether or not a cell phone is involved. Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:44:54 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#6a2855c8-59ad-4efa-9792-694fcf084990 SJ 2005-02-24T11:44:54Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a7742665-4e43-4c65-a544-7c039fb8d58f http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000777032762/ Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:03:12 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a7742665-4e43-4c65-a544-7c039fb8d58f the Other™ 2005-02-23T18:03:12Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#8c906442-22c6-4ddf-8099-cc6b915ea3b6 http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/21/moment_of_cellphone_.html Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:51:30 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#8c906442-22c6-4ddf-8099-cc6b915ea3b6 the Other™ 2005-02-23T17:51:30Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e91ccc17-5954-451b-afe2-90c87e36171e http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/motorola/boost-mobile-vintage-telephone-handset-033133.php well, not generic. awesome. Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:51:29 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e91ccc17-5954-451b-afe2-90c87e36171e the Other™ 2005-02-16T17:51:29Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4e48f0cc-cde1-4e00-a281-34b3f724436f http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1475250,00.html "A German inventor has come up with a novel way for relatives coping with the grief of losing a loved one to convey their feelings to the departed. The "Phone Angel," a long-life battery powered cell phone device, allows those in mourning to have contact with the deceased when personal pain, distance or disability prevents them from attending the final resting place." Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:49:08 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4e48f0cc-cde1-4e00-a281-34b3f724436f Bwana 2005-02-16T07:49:08Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#efbe0835-d9c9-4ed0-9d76-6a0288f77894 May I cordially invite y'all to join in the dusty wonder that is String Can Telephone? http://stringcanphone.tribe.net/ Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:45:04 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#efbe0835-d9c9-4ed0-9d76-6a0288f77894 the Other™ 2005-01-28T13:45:04Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#93aad8df-b5ce-4517-8de7-5e30a65f01b1 T'chah. Who DOESN'T? Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:45:57 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#93aad8df-b5ce-4517-8de7-5e30a65f01b1 Bwana 2005-01-28T09:45:57Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#bda825fe-bc2e-4972-9bb6-ce59be58b4ed I want a portable EMP. Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:42:48 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#bda825fe-bc2e-4972-9bb6-ce59be58b4ed the Other™ 2005-01-26T13:42:48Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1ac61129-21e5-4bef-ae6a-8352e5eb4a8c Just popped in to drop this very link into this thread for you. Figgers 'dat you'd beat me to it! This seems like a much more reasonable path than a blanket jamming device, but I can see that people who are inconsiderate enough to sit at a coffeeshop and blab are the same peeps who might get in the face of someone who suggests that they may have been socially inconsiderate. That's where a taser comes in handy. Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:33:17 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1ac61129-21e5-4bef-ae6a-8352e5eb4a8c Bwana 2005-01-26T06:33:17Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#00fa3f55-d62a-4e3b-9cbc-1b98a50ba673 http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,66310,00.html Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:36:29 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#00fa3f55-d62a-4e3b-9cbc-1b98a50ba673 the Other™ 2005-01-20T15:36:29Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#64bc5798-ec4b-46f3-b566-0a3fda13d37f http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/250/3b9/2503b9c2-7526-4dbd-9f27-1e8b8f6a2590 http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive.php?s=1136 (original) Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:27:57 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#64bc5798-ec4b-46f3-b566-0a3fda13d37f the Other™ 2005-01-11T13:27:57Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#aab740e6-8c25-4aae-b60d-05898cb2943c http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/cell-phone-booth-028685.php oooh, baby! I'm gettin y'ALL one for next Xmas, you gabby gadget freaks! Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:48:59 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#aab740e6-8c25-4aae-b60d-05898cb2943c the Other™ 2005-01-03T16:48:59Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b865d2ec-0b1b-4ef6-a4d8-565823197c83 As someone who had to just go to a WAKE and have a relative talk on the phone next to me I am for cell phone blockers. Sun, 02 Jan 2005 03:28:04 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b865d2ec-0b1b-4ef6-a4d8-565823197c83 atta 2005-01-02T03:28:04Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#dc67761d-c694-4dbb-aaaa-96adadb151ee FCC testing procedures, actually: http://coolgov.com/index.php?p=98 the pictures are pretty bizarre. Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:30:13 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#dc67761d-c694-4dbb-aaaa-96adadb151ee the Other™ 2004-12-29T17:30:13Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#cd2c619c-63bb-410d-b13b-da1f588ec485 http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/shut-up-already-027257.php Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:17:57 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#cd2c619c-63bb-410d-b13b-da1f588ec485 the Other™ 2004-12-09T16:17:57Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3e7bd6b2-1438-45d6-bf22-00c482370a2f Atom, you are so cold and heartless. What if he has a hear-attack on the subway! I must admit, I was hoping that somehow the exploding cellphone had a camera that they managed to get some shots with as it exploded. :::sigh::: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 05:06:01 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3e7bd6b2-1438-45d6-bf22-00c482370a2f the Other™ 2004-12-07T05:06:01Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#29a1494e-3cdf-49ef-953c-c4fddba52af2 "It took my son two months to decide to even be near a cell phone," said his mother, Cris. "But he needs one." he's 13. Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:41:26 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#29a1494e-3cdf-49ef-953c-c4fddba52af2 atom 2004-12-06T23:41:26Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#00311fef-aed6-4e46-ace6-a6408425e3d0 http://www.boingboing.net/2004/11/23/exploding_cellphones.html "If you're cramming more and more power in a small space, what you're making is a small bomb." Ha-ha. I love this thread; I just wish I could edit the first entry. Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:01:24 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#00311fef-aed6-4e46-ace6-a6408425e3d0 the Other™ 2004-12-06T23:01:24Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#6a30d9ed-8548-4187-b943-b21ecacc39b3 No, man -- it's becuase CELL PHONES ARE DANGEROUS! THEY HARBOUR DEADLY SPIDERS! Use a landline; it's safer. I mean, except in a thunderstorm. Or in standing-water. Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:36:07 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#6a30d9ed-8548-4187-b943-b21ecacc39b3 the Other™ 2004-11-29T15:36:07Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ce3769bd-ae50-4965-aab4-fe63b02853ce That's just because they ripped the N-Gage. Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:05:02 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ce3769bd-ae50-4965-aab4-fe63b02853ce Ben 2004-11-29T14:05:02Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#bdc5a419-1e67-4bfe-884e-217ef09ed51d http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-11-26&res=l Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:50:20 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#bdc5a419-1e67-4bfe-884e-217ef09ed51d the Other™ 2004-11-29T13:50:20Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3f924f84-df2b-44b6-864c-c409b47dfd89 http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/13e/321/13e32170-a554-4135-ab81-cec6d2befcf4 http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=11242004 Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:20:53 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3f924f84-df2b-44b6-864c-c409b47dfd89 the Other™ 2004-11-26T13:20:53Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fe3eea5e-f9df-4af1-8703-dc3ffda08688 I've heard cell phones in theaters, but I've heard people just talking to each other far more. Wed, 17 Nov 2004 03:18:45 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fe3eea5e-f9df-4af1-8703-dc3ffda08688 Ben 2004-11-17T03:18:45Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#5054a793-7227-4c29-bd02-25869bc9b562 I've never had a movie interrupted by a cellphone, either. I live in Southern California. If it was going to happen, you'd think it'd happen here, in the land where every being that can stand on two legs generally has their own line. Maybe, because cellphones are so prevelant here, cellphone ettiquite is more advanced. Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:53:15 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#5054a793-7227-4c29-bd02-25869bc9b562 K.V. 2004-11-16T20:53:15Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#91a73687-7f1d-4b81-922a-01f5a459c37b http://www.boingboing.net/2004/11/16/phone_fetish.html Looks like the oft-unmentioned BoingBoing Tribe scooped the blog. yeah, us. we are so cool. maybe now we can get a date. Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:27:10 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#91a73687-7f1d-4b81-922a-01f5a459c37b the Other™ 2004-11-16T17:27:10Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1e602fa6-f05d-48c7-992a-bde40a71cdd4 http://www.smashmyphone.com/index.htm http://www.smashmyphone.com/previews.htm those are some pretty hot shards-o-phone! hubba hubba! Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:53:56 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1e602fa6-f05d-48c7-992a-bde40a71cdd4 the Other™ 2004-11-15T16:53:56Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#d4f4b853-339f-4ba4-ae04-d4a6aaa8cdea http://www.canada.com/news/oddities/story.html?id=625011c8-26db-4e0c-8d60-bbead1a0400a 'Officials of the transit system had claimed that one of their officers heard Aaron yelling obscenities into a cellphone and said that when the officer told her to stop, she used similar language on him. "We didn't want our action to be taken as a reflection on our view about the officer's credibility," said Deputy Montgomery County, Md., State's Attorney Katherine Winfree. "We just felt that under the circumstances, this was the appropriate disposition at this time."' Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:06:04 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#d4f4b853-339f-4ba4-ae04-d4a6aaa8cdea Bwana 2004-10-25T08:06:04Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#5ae2da7b-3e1f-4d05-969c-2d91f02cae0d throwing cell phones as sport: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/breaking-world-cell-phone-throwing-record-shattered-023683.php Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:21:23 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#5ae2da7b-3e1f-4d05-969c-2d91f02cae0d the Other™ 2004-10-19T21:21:23Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#63c9e4e2-115c-4add-b9fc-7c949ef27152 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65392,00.html Turn it Off, Bring the Luddite Raveolution! Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:54:36 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#63c9e4e2-115c-4add-b9fc-7c949ef27152 the Other™ 2004-10-19T12:54:36Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#6003f3a6-f551-4ef7-bc67-8025a898af25 the scourge of our great democracy... although i am fascinated by the fact that it's now socially acceptable to stand alone on the street talking out loud... Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:24:06 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#6003f3a6-f551-4ef7-bc67-8025a898af25 atom 2004-10-13T19:24:06Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#dda95360-7f23-4745-91b0-c2c435b390b6 see--Atom beat me to it. Somebody else hates cellphones, too. I mean, besides me and the French. Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:17:19 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#dda95360-7f23-4745-91b0-c2c435b390b6 the Other™ 2004-10-13T19:17:19Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3df95a4d-e7e2-4c2f-9fca-58662140ce6b Mobile phone signals will be jammed in French cinemas and theatres to prevent the devices disturbing the audience. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3735936.stm Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:13:51 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3df95a4d-e7e2-4c2f-9fca-58662140ce6b atom 2004-10-13T19:13:51Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#248e8562-bcab-4c0a-936f-7d0367ddc559 http://www.engadget.com/entry/0534309229707397/ 'Four churches in Mexico have resorted to illegally jamming cellphone signals smuggled in from Israel to stop parishoners’ phones from ringing during services. The Mexican Federal Telecommunications Commission is looking the other way, but before you complain the US Federal Communications Commisson is pretty lax about this, too, and has pretty much never charged anyone with the crime of cellphone signal jamming (which might be the reason for all of those conspiracy theories that hotels are deliberately blocking cellphone signals to get guests to use the phone lines in their rooms).' you know, I can already hear "but what about when somebody chokes to death on a wafer?!!" Free Last Rites, no waiting. Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:56:22 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#248e8562-bcab-4c0a-936f-7d0367ddc559 the Other™ 2004-09-22T16:56:22Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f7057afc-3f94-447b-88d3-1e10760587a5 (from Gizmodo) http://www.blueserker.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=226 "Singapore's Asia One is reporting how 3 students from Temasek Polytechnic school have developed a software that uses Bluetooth to shutdown the camera functionality of select cameraphones. The phones this is possible with include the Nokia 6600 and the Nokia 7210. They failed to succeed when testing the Nokia 7650. This could have a very real application in secure areas where cameraphones are typically not allowed (military installations, health clubs, some schools, etc.) since it is difficult to re-enable the camera functionality according to the article. That is assuming of course that it is used with the knowledge and consent of the phone's owner (kind of like informed consent for mobile phone surgery)." Mon, 13 Sep 2004 02:30:39 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f7057afc-3f94-447b-88d3-1e10760587a5 the Other™ 2004-09-13T02:30:39Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#32225b60-753a-4a2d-a5b6-9567766754d5 My man! Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:41:20 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#32225b60-753a-4a2d-a5b6-9567766754d5 the Other™ 2004-09-09T13:41:20Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2e4a774b-f788-4643-858c-269aa0c162b9 Oh, but I DO! Whenever I feel threatened, I shout insults in Morse at whatever offends. Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:10 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2e4a774b-f788-4643-858c-269aa0c162b9 Bwana 2004-09-09T00:00:10Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a606f4b8-1829-48e5-bebd-67c8f8e1c6c1 Well, perhaps we can agree to disagree* *on the condition that you throw away your cell phone and return to using the tested-and-true telegram service Wed, 08 Sep 2004 19:15:20 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a606f4b8-1829-48e5-bebd-67c8f8e1c6c1 the Other™ 2004-09-08T19:15:20Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4e042629-9bb8-4d69-998a-7b70a6704299 I think the hysteric tone is uncalled for, but your underlying point is good. Yes, it's likely that the 20 added seconds for a platform attendant to rush to a landline will not significantly effect a person's chance of survival. Instead then, how about the #2 most popular argument that is trotted out in these cases: That "the many" who are operating their cell phones with restraint, and NOT within 2cm of a pacemaker (one assumes that means everyone who has not stabbed a pacemaker-equipped bystander in the chest), are being punished for the users who are using their cell rudely, or have stabbed someone with their cellphone, bringing it within 2cm of the victim's pacemaker (arguably VERY rude). Tue, 07 Sep 2004 23:42:08 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4e042629-9bb8-4d69-998a-7b70a6704299 Bwana 2004-09-07T23:42:08Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#cf8046e0-8358-48e2-98e0-d199f1a09e33 Hitler didn't have a cell phone, and look what happened to him. Mon, 06 Sep 2004 02:39:33 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#cf8046e0-8358-48e2-98e0-d199f1a09e33 Oliver 2004-09-06T02:39:33Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#cea54e65-ffb9-495f-a68a-75ca9aaaf494 You know what's gonna happen? They're all gonna die. Just like those poor benighted people in the Age Before Cellphones, when the average life-expectancy was 13.5 and nobody travelled out of earshot of one another. I propose a new "law": One cannot discuss banning or eliminating cellphones or cellphone signals without someone mentioning how people will then die. Okay, to make it a law, there probably has to be ... the longer a thread is discussing banning or eliminating cellphones or cellphone signals, the greater the likelihood somebody will claim that without cellphones people will die. Somehow, I suspect, more people die talking on cellphones that have their lives saved by cellphones. Quick, somebody mentione Hitler. Sun, 05 Sep 2004 21:36:30 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#cea54e65-ffb9-495f-a68a-75ca9aaaf494 the Other™ 2004-09-05T21:36:30Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a5ce76ef-cae2-47d2-a0f3-9629723993da http://www.futurismic.com/2004/08/limiting-signal.html (disclosure: this article is from me at a blog at which I frequently post) I wonder what will happen when someone needs to call 119 (local variant of 911). Sun, 05 Sep 2004 03:14:43 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a5ce76ef-cae2-47d2-a0f3-9629723993da Bwana 2004-09-05T03:14:43Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1c5d1828-66c0-47a6-af0f-b86a22a4d42f I love those british cemetaries.. I rollerbladed through them at dusk while I lived therer in 2002 Ami Sun Fri, 03 Sep 2004 09:31:29 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1c5d1828-66c0-47a6-af0f-b86a22a4d42f Ami Sun 2004-09-03T09:31:29Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#536d070d-23fa-46db-8f9e-9ee582393cc5 http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/20040901-4148.html Thu, 02 Sep 2004 13:01:58 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#536d070d-23fa-46db-8f9e-9ee582393cc5 the Other™ 2004-09-02T13:01:58Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e4e00fba-fe23-4792-b304-1f8a26d9d157 plus, it keeps out the Post Office's Orbital Mind-Control Lasers! two-fer-one! Sun, 15 Aug 2004 02:56:07 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#e4e00fba-fe23-4792-b304-1f8a26d9d157 the Other™ 2004-08-15T02:56:07Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#7595fbfb-84ce-48d3-82ee-948f59377093 My tin-foil-beanie is so much cheaper. Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:30:01 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#7595fbfb-84ce-48d3-82ee-948f59377093 Bwana 2004-08-14T16:30:01Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f6bec643-59cb-401b-a560-c98c9f4dd665 http://www.engadget.com/entry/8301854641807275/ "Caught in the hellish strife that is modern living, we’re not sure anymore what we’re more scared of: gas attacks or cellphone brain cancer. And naturally, as Americans, we consider baseball caps our first line of defense. CR Clean Air took care of the former, so thank god someone stepped up to the plate to still our raging Treo-induced-tumor fears: Handy-Fashions.com has the Mobile Cap, a hat designed with an RF-insulating earpiece lined with material “used by the military to shield missiles in extreme microwave exposed environments” which claims 99.999% signal blockage for only $39.99. The moral of the story? You’re already going to look completely stupid wearing one or the other, so you might as well be extra safe and wear both at the same time." okay--so it won't stop a blaring cellphone. but it's a start. Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:01:54 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f6bec643-59cb-401b-a560-c98c9f4dd665 the Other™ 2004-08-13T17:01:54Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#450a9973-ee14-4798-b33b-9af42b43849a http://www.engadget.com/entry/1131461946171236/ I'm buying up the entire stock, and investing in the company. Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:19:50 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#450a9973-ee14-4798-b33b-9af42b43849a the Other™ 2004-08-13T13:19:50Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ae2a3e85-5dbd-4e66-b271-0e57f1001cb4 ha, that should be called the "black-n-bluetooth." Sat, 31 Jul 2004 14:22:39 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ae2a3e85-5dbd-4e66-b271-0e57f1001cb4 €Яוֹ© 2004-07-31T14:22:39Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ef55a802-3727-4d40-bc0f-7dc4fa2aa182 I need a bluetooth hack that'll allow me to change a persons ringtone remotely. With the hack, I'd send an audio file that changes the offenders ringtone to say, "I'm an asshole" every time they get another phone call. C'mon, bluetooth exploits! [evil laugh] Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:07:21 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#ef55a802-3727-4d40-bc0f-7dc4fa2aa182 $item.owner.firstName 2004-07-30T19:07:21Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4dee9bb7-e601-4625-8526-a009a30fa58b In all seriousness, laws regarding on-call doctors and other emergency situations make theater celljamming legally impossible. Fri, 30 Jul 2004 18:03:01 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4dee9bb7-e601-4625-8526-a009a30fa58b Malex 2004-07-30T18:03:01Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#44fd5cf4-e7b0-44df-9140-236dcf5d44cc According to the consensus at RottenTomatoes.com, the pepper spray fate is preferable to the movie. Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:46:47 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#44fd5cf4-e7b0-44df-9140-236dcf5d44cc Bwana 2004-07-29T15:46:47Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b7c2c3c2-681d-4e14-9d9a-bd5d533d4b1b http://www.engadget.com/entry/1016892813512113/ "Not really sure if this counts as cellphone rage, cellphone justice, or just police brutality (or all three), but Warronnica Harris, a college student in Florida, definitely made a mistake when she answered a phone call from her mom while watching the opening credits to Catwoman at a local theater (though going to see that movie in the first place was probably her first mistake). An irritated police officer in the theater noticed her on the phone, shined a flashlight in her eyes, then pushed Harris and her boyfriend into the lobby where he doused them with pepper spray and arrested them for disorderly conduct, thus fulfilling the secret revenge fantasies of irate moviegoers everywhere. We smell a lawsuit, especially since there is some dispute over exactly what really happened." ----- And how could I have forgotten this: http://www.phonebashing.com/ Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:20:44 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b7c2c3c2-681d-4e14-9d9a-bd5d533d4b1b the Other™ 2004-07-29T15:20:44Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b321d708-76fd-4ab3-afd9-56d5456b3091 http://www.boingboing.net/2004/04/13/highgate_cemetery_ph.html I'm not one to jump on the "Cory is Evil" bandwagon, becuase I like Cory's posts (other than W*F*) an awful lot. But he's weird on cellphones. Last year, he was insisting he had never had a movie interrupted by a cell-phone ring (and just WHAT theater was that, people wanted to know). Now, he's irritated that he had to prove his cellphone was switched off when entering a cemetery. Well. Be glad they didn't smash it right off: http://www.phonebashing.com/ Hasn't anybody developed a localized cellphone-jammer? Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:45:33 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b321d708-76fd-4ab3-afd9-56d5456b3091 the Other™ 2004-04-13T12:45:33Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2c6b92b6-8056-4842-8a49-b3442f7ba574 "Hasn't anybody developed a localized cellphone-jammer?" Inappropriate cell phone use is an etiquette problem. Cell phones jamming never be allowed because if I fall down the stairs or get hit by a car, I'd like someone to be able to call an ambulance. If someone's phone goes off in the theater, feel free to yell at them unless you see blood. Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:11:27 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#2c6b92b6-8056-4842-8a49-b3442f7ba574 Ben 2004-04-13T13:11:27Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1376f0d9-9e0c-4cd2-964a-bf2959bc9619 In all likelihood, if I'm standing next to you with my cellphone jammer when you fall down the stairs, either I can call for help personally (without resorting to a cellphone), or I pushed you down in the first place because you were blathering to someone in Poughkeepsie. Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:18:06 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#1376f0d9-9e0c-4cd2-964a-bf2959bc9619 the Other™ 2004-04-13T13:18:06Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4a02e39f-69a8-46ec-976e-1494f819c8c4 Charlie Stross has some good points on the anti-cell-phone debate in the London Underground. http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blosxom.cgi/2004/Apr/6#terrorism-3 Please note that that he is firmly on the side of cellphones. And, likewise, neither am I on the cellphone-banning side. I just don't wnat your damn plastic going off in my ear. Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:26:40 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#4a02e39f-69a8-46ec-976e-1494f819c8c4 the Other™ 2004-04-13T13:26:40Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#c83914a4-d8e3-41f1-84ab-1d5d756df35a I will be among the first to preorder a localized jammer, legal or otherwise (better ditch your Valentine-1 before you berate me). I would think such a device would sell well to restauranteers, theater owners, churches, etc. (ignoring private sales altogether). Don't get me wrong. I carry a cell, and it is quite useful for the relatively low cost. But mine is *always* on vibrate, and if it wasn't, my owning it wouldn't give me the right to disrupt others. Louisville, my beautiful and progressive city, will vote this year whether to prohibit cigarette smoking in public places. How long will it be before we have to put a similar cell issue to vote? Economists agree, negative externalities are a bitch. Sorry Cory and crew, I'm with el otro on this one. Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:47:02 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#c83914a4-d8e3-41f1-84ab-1d5d756df35a Brandon 2004-04-13T17:47:02Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f261a337-7f6c-4dcf-b4f5-11a327f88b03 "Hasn't anybody developed a localized cellphone-jammer?" I believe so, yes. It doesn't "jam" in the traditional radio signal jamming, it just pretends to be the closest cell and lures the local phones to connect with it instead, but then doesn't provide any service. Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:05:10 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f261a337-7f6c-4dcf-b4f5-11a327f88b03 Eli 2004-04-13T19:05:10Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b731f894-9923-4214-9bdc-54145bdc5619 A fist to the ear covered by the phone usually works. Wed, 14 Apr 2004 03:56:15 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#b731f894-9923-4214-9bdc-54145bdc5619 chupacabra 2004-04-14T03:56:15Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fc0a786f-44e6-4407-b6bc-c0ca624627ab Such vivid, concise imagery... Wed, 14 Apr 2004 05:48:18 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#fc0a786f-44e6-4407-b6bc-c0ca624627ab Bwana 2004-04-14T05:48:18Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3c47c194-00f0-440d-985c-80954e2fdb43 It didn't seem like he was being pissed that the phone had to be off, but that the request was not particularly polite or respectful. Having dealt with the US's post-9/11 security checks at airports, I'll admit that a little politeness goes a long way toward ameliorating another's imposition. For the record, I never fail to be astonished at the brazen, stunning, and gauche ringtones of people on the otherwise silent Japanese trains. My phone is set to manner/vibe mode except for its morning alarm, and I don't know why everyone doesn't do it that way. However, I've never once heard a ring go off in a Japanese movie theater. Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:15:09 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#3c47c194-00f0-440d-985c-80954e2fdb43 Bwana 2004-04-14T06:15:09Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a51dfaf8-4c5a-40e1-80b3-b1954f3a80e2 Hrm. that could be. It could also very likely be that I'm so used to cellphonaholics over-reacting to polite requests that I interpreted this as the same. Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:53:41 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#a51dfaf8-4c5a-40e1-80b3-b1954f3a80e2 the Other™ 2004-04-15T01:53:41Z http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f6f3b90d-f617-4347-b06d-add85601d502 http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/cell%20phone%20jammers.htm Sat, 17 Apr 2004 20:50:53 GMT http://boingboing.tribe.net/thread/88e7f53d-c881-4955-a2df-779e23cde190#f6f3b90d-f617-4347-b06d-add85601d502 ah_sookie_sookie 2004-04-17T20:50:53Z