I knew texting was huge in Europe and has been for some time. I used to watch archaeologists doing field survey texting while walking in 2001. But my impression at that time was it hadn't caught on in the US yet. I guess now it has.
Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?
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Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Mar 28, 2008 10:44:22 am PDT #8027 of 10001
information libertarian
Jesse - Mar 28, 2008 10:45:51 am PDT #8028 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
glitter-positive rally
That's hilarous. I'm pretty sure what Ellen mostly hates is stealth-glitter in cards and stuff. I don't think she cares if other people want to have glitter, she just doesn't want to be attacked by it.
Kat - Mar 28, 2008 10:48:23 am PDT #8029 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
There's a whole thing on the woman's website about "safe sparkle" and non-loose glitter.
msbelle - Mar 28, 2008 10:50:36 am PDT #8030 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Ellen thinks glitter should be in zones and glitter free zones should exist.
Cashmere - Mar 28, 2008 11:01:37 am PDT #8031 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I do think the Kids These Days text a lot more than people my age -- even coworkers five years younger are way more about the texting.
My babysitters were very amazed that I was into this new technology. One of them said to a co-worker, "Isn't she cool? She texts!" I must look like I'm 65 years old or something.
DH wants a iJtterbug phone so he doesn't have to mess with anything techy. He just wants to be able to take and make calls. And sometimes, not even that.
Vortex - Mar 28, 2008 11:02:47 am PDT #8032 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I knew texting was huge in Europe and has been for some time.
I think that it's much cheaper to text than talk in Europe.
Theodosia - Mar 28, 2008 11:07:36 am PDT #8033 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
SAP is why my job was eliminated -- indirectly responsible, as in they overspent by about $20mill getting it implemented (very VERY poorly) and then had to spend probably another $10m getting it implemented properly. So they cut the jobs of many of the "non-essential" support personell who actually knew how to make the legacy apps work.
The thing about SAP as a database is that you don't interact with it directly -- you use a middleware that you use to connect to the apps that actually connect to your front ends. So technically, IMHO, it's like a game of data Telephone where there are many points of slippage where stuff (like what teachers actually get paid and have taxes taken out) can go pear-shaped without anybody noticing for far far too long.
It makes me mad all over again trying to summarize this. I may have to go sit with shrift for a little while.
bon bon - Mar 28, 2008 11:08:02 am PDT #8034 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I don't understand two-way calling, or the click to talk services. What do these glorified walkies have on regular cell phones? Do they use a different spectrum or something? Why would a consumer want it?
As for texting, I do it when I either don't need a response (running late) or want a short response (where are you) instead of a conversation.
Glamcookie - Mar 28, 2008 11:08:55 am PDT #8035 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
do you text from your cell phone?Yes
Why or why not?Easy on the iPhone and included in my plan. I also like the not having to talk bit and how useful it is when you can't use your phone but need to get a message to someone quickly.
Do you think texting is becoming increasingly popular?Yes, yes, yes.
GLITTER RALLY! Loves it!
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2008 11:26:18 am PDT #8036 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Glitter positive, yeah!
Ah, sweet texting. Often I'll text someone instead of leaving a voicemail--that way they don't have to make a call to see what I wanted to say, and they have a record of it. I can send the same text to multiple people, read old texts later on. I love it. I also have a Mac app that interfaces with the texting function on my phone so I can read and send texts from here. Very handy.
Am in day one of three day juice fast. This shit is disgusting. There are different drinks to be had every hour--so far the first hour was the nastiest one. I'm way behind because it was supposed to start at 7, but I have today off and slept in.
Hmm. This episode of Star Trek (The Deadly Years) has some pretty good age makeup considering...well, considering some of the travesties I've seen on TV in the past 40 years. I wonder why the technology is so irregular.
I really want a bowl of cereal.