JCC Cell phone habits, blah, blah...

That's what the landline is for. Then again, they still can't count on me for help.

 

My cell phone is always on silent/vibrate because ringtones are obnoxious at the workplace. Besides, I always have it with me so I know when someone calls or texts me. If I go somewhere noisy then I'll turn the ringtone on but that's about it.

 

90-99% of when I have my phone on, which doesn't mean it's on as often as my brother has his on. I always shut it off when I go to sleep, and sometimes won't put it back on until a bit of time has passed when I wake up.

 

i don't care what people has to say to me (on the phone?), so either i don't notice, or i notice and don't answer. leave me alone dammit




wocky, tell ender of the waters of your homeworld

 

You would ask me to share such things with one who treats his machines like living flesh?

 

it's better than to treat living flesh/blood animals like machines.

 

I don't see how asking whether something is used or not is treating it "like a machine."

More to the point, unless Ender changes his ways, I could never begin to contemplate granting your request.

 

but if you were gonna adopt a baby, would you refer to it as used?

 

A baby human is not a beast. It is one of many distinctions we make between the two.

 

we're talking about living flesh

 

Lives have purposes. The complexity of a life form corresponds to the intricacy of its tasks. Where simple enough to be discerned and articulated, it is not incorrect to investigate a creature's ability to execute. It is the way of flesh.

 

the way of flesh... that was beautiful

 

Set a fire in it.

 

Isn't it proper to recycle old cell phones when you're done with them? Oh, wait, something else is being discussed now. Never mind.

 

Zapdos, your praise embarrasses.

 

I am at the moment unaware of the waters of Wocky's homeworld. This is sad.

 

I've noticed that too many members of my social circle (my father is especially guilt of this) will leave a voicemail for the most mundane of messages, mostly "Call me back!". The missed call notification is more than sufficient for that sort of thing.


Sent from my iPhone 5... take that, Wocky!

 

I know quite a few people 40's and up that don't have landlines, my parents, who are in their 60's included.I think it's becoming more and more common that people are dropping the landline, not just younger people.
But I agree, if you don't have a landline, you should keep your cell on for emergencies. I do and the only time I've had a problem with people disturbing me was when I worked night shift and slept during the day.

 

If you drink a bottle of whiskey 9 nights out of 10, I don't think you're in any position to consider someone crazy if they drink a bottle of whisky every night.

Secondly, why turn it off at night if youre only going to have to turn it back on the next morning? Phones are also used as alarm clocks, not to mention nighttime is the perfect time to recharge the battery. Turning it off in the evening seems fairly pointless.

 

The alarm clock function works even if the phone is off.

 

Wocky tell me of the phone number of your cell phone.