"This must be some strange usage of the word 'safe'...

[serai]

...with which I'm not familiar." - Arthur Dent, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy


For all of you who go around talking into those little Star-Trek-style communicators, an interesting link:

For $110, anyone can buy the record of your outgoing calls.


For double that, they can get your incoming calls, as well.

Feel safe now?


I knew there'd be more reasons not to have a cell phone. Thank the gods I never fell for that "convenience" crap. You want to get in touch with me? You'll have to have a little patience.

Comments

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Oh hell no. The one thing Americans worship more than anything else is convenience. If it means less effort, the populace will give up practically anything to get it. It's pathetic how eagerly people will jump on the most spine-chilling bandwagons just because they think it'll make something easier. The first time I heard about cell phones, I thought, "But isn't it just a radio? And doesn't that mean anybody can listen in?" And couldn't imagine why anyone would want one.

Besides which, I really detest the idea that everybody should be available to everybody, every minute of the day. If someone wants to talk to me and I'm out, they can leave a message on my machine. If that's too much effort for them, then I guess they won't be talking to me. To be honest, I've considered even getting rid of the machine. People got along for quite a long time without them, after all.