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thenewgreen · 4838 days ago · link · · parent · post: What was daily life like before almost everyone had cell phones?
Great article. The only thing I take issue with is that nowhere in Sci-Fi were cellphones part of the future. I'd say that the handheld communication devices that are used in MANY sci-fi movies/shows are pretty analogous.
This comic bit from Conan is hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8...
I didn't check that video, sorry (I'm on a dial-up; downloading them takes so long I only try occasionally) but if it mentions something about flying, or airplane seats, then it's fantastic! That man is a genius :)
And I don't know anything about sci-fi movies. I've never seen or read a sci-fi anything (unless Star Wars counts, and I only saw the original one and only like Yoda. And Harrison Ford). I did try to read a Robert Heinlein book once, but didn't get past the first chapter. Sorry about all these "I, I, I"s, but here's a few more: it seems like I'm having a Ypsilanti day. Yesterday I saw in your band video caption that you were playing in Ypsilanti, a placename I've never seen before. And less than 24 hours later I've just seen it mentioned again, in something about road signs:
http://www.danpink.com/archives/2011/03/emotionally-intellig...
Great name, Ypsilanti! You're memorable!
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thenewgreen · 4834 days ago · link ·
Ypsilanti is hard to say, yet easy to remember :)
Not sure what they would hang over the "ypsilanti" sign that would make phonetic sense?