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King Nine to Firefly wrote:The conversations I've heard from people on cellphones are inane. What important conversations do people have that they need one?.
NewWorldKam wrote:I don't see anything wrong with anybody choosing to live their life without technology. The only thing I have a problem with is when they announce this in a condescending manner, thinking that they are somehow superior to those who do choose to allow technology more into their lives.
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dearlenbaugh wrote:Oh, and did anyone watch the Academy Awards show? When the cameras panned the audience, at least one-quarter of the people were either staring at their crotches, or else they were texting/tweeting instead of watching the stage.
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dearlenbaugh wrote:It's been years since I've seen the episode, so I don't remember exactly which of the effete snobs was talking to him, but Rob says, "I write for TV." The fellow stares blanking for a moment, then replies in a Hah-vahd accent, "Oh. . . I don't own a television machine." I always think of this when I run into one of the people Kam's talking about.
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NewWorldKam wrote:[quote="dearlenbaugh"]It's been years since I've seen the episode, so I don't remember exactly which of the effete snobs was talking to him, but Rob says, "I write for TV." The fellow stares blanking for a moment, then replies in a Hah-vahd accent, "Oh. . . I don't own a television machine." I always think of this when I run into one of the people Kam's talking about.
I have gone to great lengths over the years to keep those kind of people out of my life. There are certain things I simply can't abide, and condescension is one of them.
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kosh62 wrote:I don't own an iPad or smart phoneI'm not on FacebookI have never tweatedI don't own a flat screen plasma TVI don't own a Blu-Ray playerI don't own a kindle...I still read booksHalf the crap in my car--Sirius radio, Sync, etc.--I don't use and don't missI've never played Angry BirdsI don't have an iPod I don't own a Wii or Xbox...don't play video games at all (I read books)I don't have GPSI don't have a wireless router...my 10 yr + old IBM laptop is still connected to the modem by cableI still use ExplorerI have never used an AppI just have basic cable (except when Game of Thrones is on) I still buy weekly floppy comicsI don't have a Netflix account...I go to theatresI still write paper checksI still wear glasses even tho my optometrist's says I'm a perfect case for RK surgery I still strike pieces of flint together to cook my dinner and sleep in bearskins
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MakeMineMarvel wrote:I have a couple flat screen tv's, but also still use a tv I bought in 1997.
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kosh62 wrote:I still strike pieces of flint together to cook my dinner and sleep in bearskins
My name is Oedi and I soar amidst the stars far from the planet of my birth. I guess this starship is the closest thing I've got to a home now, for I am a refugee and an outlaw. Vanth Dreadstar, Syzygy Darklock, Willow 327, Rainbow and Skeevo are my family. We are revolutionaries. Our goal? To bring an end to the 200 year old war between the Instrumentality and the Monarchy!
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I don't own an iPad or smart phone I own a smart phone but it is always off and it is just for emergency cases . I'm not on Facebook Me either. I have never tweeted Me either. I don't own a flat screen plasma TV I do have a flat-screen LCD TV because you can't get the old TV sets anymore and my old TV set was no longer repairable so after 16 years I had to buy a new one, but we don't watch a lot TV, maybe two hours a week. I don't own a Blu-Ray player Me either. Still have a VCR / DVD converter unit. I don't own a kindle...I still read books Me either . I still read books too. Half the crap in my car--Sirius radio, Sync, etc.--I don't use and don't miss I drive a Toyota Yaris 1.0 , so I don't have any of those things - but I wouldn't use them if I did. Just plain radio with a CD drive. I've never played Angry Birds Nope I don't have an iPod Me either. I don't own a Wii or Xbox...don't play video games at all (I read books) I play the occasional game on my desktop computer, like Free Cell and Mahjong Titans I don't have GPS Me either. I use a map. I don't have a wireless router...my PC is still connected to the modem by cable I have a WLAN Fritz-Box Router but the WLAN function is always off, too much security trouble with WLAN. I still use Explorer I use Firefox, mainly because I'm not a big fan of Microsoft. I have never used an App Well, every program used on the PC is an APP, but I don't use Apps on my smart phone, because I refuse to open an account with data-kraken goggle I just have basic cable (except when Game of Thrones is on) No, we have no cable nor satellite, just DVBT, provides us with 13 television channels without commercials, that's enough. I still buy weekly floppy comics I still buy a few single issues, the majority of my purchases are collected editions, almost weekly. I don't have a Netflix account...I go to theatres I go to theaters maybe three times a year. I still write paper checks Nope, not possible without difficulties in Germany, I pay with cash or bank card, credit card only in case of an order placed at a retailer outside Germany, amazon.fr / amazon.co.uk / amazon.it / amazon.es I still wear glasses even tho my optometrist's says I'm a perfect case for RK surgery I wear bifocal glasses. My shortsightedness is beyond surgery. I still strike pieces of flint together to cook my dinner and sleep in bearskins Nope
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