D-Lish Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell#Canada I don't care if I get another warning- this is silly- the lack of free speech on this site has turned me off of becoming a paid member- which I was considering up until recently.
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Why is this under general relationship discussion?
Author D-Lish Posted January 18, 2008 Author Posted January 18, 2008 I used to date AGB's grandson. lol. I redirected my post. ;-)
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 You need to cool it with the Molson. Trim it down to one case a day would you?
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 To stay on topic I will say that the telephone was a great invention.
Green Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I used to date AGB's grandson. lol. I redirected my post. ;-) yeah shes definetly drunk nows the time to strike, her irons hot
BeautifulMystique Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 To stay on topic I will say that the telephone was a great invention. Yes it is! The best way to keep in touch with your loved ones when you're away!
dropdeadlegs Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) I read the part about Canada, but didn't read the whole thing. It was like a boring history lesson, and I happen to love history. Please, tell me what the point is. I'm open to the possibility of "think[ing] again about the telephone, but I need some guidance. Edited January 18, 2008 by dropdeadlegs
Krytie TV Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Please, tell me what the point is. I'm open to the possibility of "think[ing] again about the telephone, but I need some guidance. I'm with you. I just need someone to tell me how and what to think. I just can't seem to be able to do it on my own.
SpanksTheMonkey Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell#Canada I don't care if I get another warning- this is silly- the lack of free speech on this site has turned me off of becoming a paid member- which I was considering up until recently. Amen.. I love the telephone I use it every day just about
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I would like to pat the person on the back responsible for inventing the cordless phone. That was great.
SpanksTheMonkey Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I would like to pat the person on the back responsible for inventing the cordless phone. That was great. Except when the battery dies!
dropdeadlegs Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I would like to pat the person on the back responsible for inventing the cordless phone. That was great. Cordless is good, but a part of me wants to slap the face of the person who invented the cellular phone. I don't mind it when I'm dialing, but the whole "constant access" thing is unnerving, and that's what people expect. Plus that voicemail function is defeating the purpose of me ignoring a call in the first place. They just leave a message and then I'm obligated to call them back! But I did manage to have two missed calls, and a voice message from someone this week and look them straight in the eye and completely NOT acknowledge that I had a call at all last night. I was feeling pretty ballsy!
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Cordless is good, but a part of me wants to slap the face of the person who invented the cellular phone. I don't mind it when I'm dialing, but the whole "constant access" thing is unnerving, and that's what people expect. Plus that voicemail function is defeating the purpose of me ignoring a call in the first place. They just leave a message and then I'm obligated to call them back! But I did manage to have two missed calls, and a voice message from someone this week and look them straight in the eye and completely NOT acknowledge that I had a call at all last night. I was feeling pretty ballsy! For some phones, if not all, you can opt out of having voicemail. My cousins phone has no VM. Probably for the same reasons as you. My VM says something along the lines of "I'm away from my phone or I'm ignoring your call....leave a message"
dropdeadlegs Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 For some phones, if not all, you can opt out of having voicemail. My cousins phone has no VM. Probably for the same reasons as you. My VM says something along the lines of "I'm away from my phone or I'm ignoring your call....leave a message" Mine, too! I think it says "Either I can't take your call or I'm avoiding you, but if you want to leave a message, I might call you back." people always say "I hope you're not avoiding me", and often I'm doing just that, but I feel better knowing I warned them.
Phateless Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell#Canada I don't care if I get another warning- this is silly- the lack of free speech on this site has turned me off of becoming a paid member- which I was considering up until recently. Couldn't agree more, D-Lish. I use my cell-phone constantly, but I never use the telephone. To connect this post to relationship discussion - how many guys here are afraid of making that first call when you get a girl's number? I always am, lol.
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 [/b] Mine, too! I think it says "Either I can't take your call or I'm avoiding you, but if you want to leave a message, I might call you back." people always say "I hope you're not avoiding me", and often I'm doing just that, but I feel better knowing I warned them. Great minds think alike.
Trimmer Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I would like to pat the person on the back responsible for inventing the cordless phone. That was great. I think for that one, you have got to start with my own rock star, fundamental physics discoverer/inventor/idol... James Clerk Maxwell. I used to have a T-shirt that said: And God Said: {then a list of Maxwell's 4 equations in their integral form} ... and there was light. What a geek. (Me, not Maxwell. Well... him too, I suppose.)
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I think for that one, you have got to start with my own rock star, fundamental physics discoverer/inventor/idol... James Clerk Maxwell. I used to have a T-shirt that said: And God Said: {then a list of Maxwell's 4 equations in their integral form} ... and there was light. What a geek. (Me, not Maxwell. Well... him too, I suppose.) What? At least you are honest.
Trimmer Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 What? Maxwell formulated 4 elegantly simple equations which are all you need to describe the interaction of electric and magnetic fields to create electromagnetic waves, which include the full range of everything from radio waves (including your cordless phone), to microwaves (including your microwave oven, radar, satellite communications) to radiative heat transfer ("infrared" radiation) to the light that our eyes perceive, to ultraviolet and up into higher energy stuff like x-rays, etc... In the physics world, he's one of the rock stars. Just thought you should know, since you were looking for someone to pat on the back for the cordless phone...
Pyro Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Maxwell formulated 4 elegantly simple equations which are all you need to describe the interaction of electric and magnetic fields to create electromagnetic waves, which include the full range of everything from radio waves (including your cordless phone), to microwaves (including your microwave oven, radar, satellite communications) to radiative heat transfer ("infrared" radiation) to the light that our eyes perceive, to ultraviolet and up into higher energy stuff like x-rays, etc... In the physics world, he's one of the rock stars. Just thought you should know, since you were looking for someone to pat on the back for the cordless phone... I hated physics.
Trimmer Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 I hated physics. Understood. You can probably tell where I stand on that subject, so I probably don't need to make myself look any more nerdy than I have already. Alternately, we could generate an alternate version of the perennial OM/OW - BS flame war... The geeks vs. the physics haters . See? I'm already fanning the flames with little passive-aggressive smileys. Maybe that would take some of the heat off the OM/OW forum for a while...
littlekitty Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 If I had a phone number for him, I might phone Tony to complain about how tight the rules are here these days. These days you can't even be 'off topic' on the Off Topic forums.... Doesn't make sense. Talking of phones I got a new Nokia N73 and I'm very pleased with it!
dropdeadlegs Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 If I had a phone number for him, I might phone Tony to complain about how tight the rules are here these days. These days you can't even be 'off topic' on the Off Topic forums.... Doesn't make sense. Talking of phones I got a new Nokia N73 and I'm very pleased with it! i want to upgrade and prefer staying with Nokia because often my accessories still work. Does this phone (staying on topic< I was flagged yesterday for a rule infraction:rolleyes:) take pictures or store music, or any of that good tech stuff?
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