Hijexx wrote:
] Anyone remember the old Ray Bradbury shorts that were a
] television show? There was one where everybody has lapel
] phones. I can't remember the title of that short, but it was
] really neat for its time. The premise is a guy is introduced
] into a society where everybody is walking around with these
] phones and constantly talking into them, ignoring actual
] people as they walk by, having conversations with the air.
] Not accustomed to it, the guy goes mad, and the way it was
] filmed conveys that frustration very well.
]
] I always used that as an analogy for the current cell phone
] craze. Now that they lapel phones are coming, I see Bradbury
] as prophetic. Here's to hoping Fahrenheit 451 doesn't come
] true though.

[ Never saw those, but I apreciate the sentiment. I'm only just getting used to seeing individuals, usually middle aged ladies at Target, talking as if to no one. Sometimes i still have that split second of "wtf?".

Anyway, I think phones are way overused, but they're certainly necessary sometimes. To that end, I feel like they should be as unobtrusive as possible. -k]

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