Social Networks; The Realm of Vacuous Mingling

[EricT]

2) people who check their fucking phone every few minutes while in a social situation. Like at dinner the other night...what was so important that my friend had to pull his phone out every few minutes?

Could be worse. My sister and her friend, as well as one of my friends, eat with one hand and text with the other during dinner. The phone never leaves their fucking hands. And it pisses me off, and I bring it up, and it's like I just took a shit in the mouth of their gods when I do.

 

[einride]

im going to completely disassociate myself from any and all electronic devices except maybe a cd player

 

[Plastic Nathrakh]

im going to completely disassociate myself from any and all electronic devices except maybe a cd player

 

[swizzlenuts]

The ability to be able to read blog while not on a computer, portable google maps, portable weather, interactive calender, and having beer advocate in my hands at a beer store is fucking awesome. I also love having my phone to fact check during arguments at a bar slash party slash whatever.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Two things I can't stand:
1) people who talk on a mobile while in an elevator with me
2) people who check their fucking phone every few minutes while in a social situation. Like at dinner the other night...what was so important on my friend's gay super-mega-computer-phone?

3) The cunt in a business suit who's talking on a mobile while inattentively ordering food in a dining establishment. The phone conversation typically gets interspersed with various questions to the cashier on how each item is "prepared".

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

2) people who check their fucking phone every few minutes while in a social situation. Like at dinner the other night...what was so important on my friend's gay super-mega-computer-phone?

Depends on your job/if your on call. I check my phone in social situations when I'm on call to see if I have to respond to an email that came in.

It also happens when I know that all sorts of crazy shit is on the go and my colleagues might need my advice. The rumour mill says I'll be running the show (ie; getting paid for what I already do half the time) come august.

im going to completely disassociate myself from any and all electronic devices except maybe a cd player

computers, [electric] guitars, keyboards and stereo equipment included?

The ability to be able to read blog while not on a computer, portable google maps, portable weather, interactive calender, and having beer advocate in my hands at a beer store is fucking awesome. I also love having my phone to fact check during arguments at a bar slash party slash whatever.

The weather, calendar and maps agreed. To the rest: not needed outside of work situations.

 

[einride]

im gay

 

[einride]

why would i use keyboards im "hårdrockare" not "synthare"

 

[dorian gray]

Could be worse. My sister and her friend, as well as one of my friends, eat with one hand and text with the other during dinner. The phone never leaves their fucking hands. And it pisses me off, and I bring it up, and it's like I just took a shit in the mouth of their gods when I do.

I got something they both can eat. Oh snap!

Seriously, you need to "accidentally" break these texting devices you speak of. They will thank you for it in a few years when they realize you saved them from being complete fucking losers before they even get out of high school.

 

[dorian gray]

Depends on your job/if your on call. I check my phone in social situations when I'm on call to see if I have to respond to an email that came in.

How about put it on vibrate instead of checking it every few minutes just to make sure?

 

[dorian gray]

3) The cunt in a business suit who's talking on a mobile while inattentively ordering food in a dining establishment. The phone conversation typically gets interspersed with various questions to the cashier on how each item is "prepared".

4) Bluetooth winnars who interrupt my perusing at the bookstore because they are talking to me...no wait...are they?...are they talking to themselves? Oh! There's a little baby phone in their ear! How cute!

 

[Reign in Acai]

Some cunt we know showed up to a friend's birthday dinner last year with a bluetooth strapped to her nappy head. Half way through our meal she receives a call, is asked if she's busy, and replies, "I'm at a meeting w/ Mr. X". Seriously bitch? You're having a side salad in your chonklas.

5) People who update their facebook status via their phone.
6) Facebook in general. I'm contemplating deleting this shit, but fear I may need to log in one day for reasons unbeknownst to me at this time. (To see Will Bozarth's relationship status)
7) People who spend the night waiting in line to purchase apple gadgets.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

How about put it on vibrate instead of checking it every few minutes just to make sure?

1. My phone's vibrate is pathetic
2. I keep it in my backpack, pockets are for my wallet, my mp3 player and my keys.
3. Ringtones are bad.
4. A bizarre sense of paranoia that I'll miss a critical call, seeing as how my months salary is only a little bit more than the "missed confirmation SLA", its somewhat justified.
- 1000£ - not confirmed within 30 minutes
- 2000£ + 500£ pounds per 15 minutes for not resolving the fault within 4 hours (up to max: 16000£)
5. 80% of the emails I get, even in the middle of the night, can wait until morning, such as:
- various shit from Cisco TAC and its multitude of timezones,
- Customers that DON'T have an SLA [service level agreement] and the problem/update doesn't make it a critical case
- Customers that piss me off and see above


I have a bluetooth headset that lives in my backpack, its for when I have meetings but want to go home. This way the roaring of the subway doesn't flood the conference call anytime I need to speak. (noise cancelling).

 

[dorian gray]

I have no idea what you just said but it sounds like it's rather important for you to be on the phone - or checking it - alot.

 

[einride]

i hate serious business

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

Sucks sometimes, but it can be pretty fun/cool at other times.

 

[lurch70]

4) Bluetooth winnars who interrupt my perusing at the bookstore because they are talking to me...no wait...are they?...are they talking to themselves? Oh! There's a little baby phone in their ear! How cute!

Bluetooth is probably the most fucking anoying invetion ... I feel like swatting that shit out people's ear. I mean how fucking stupid is it to walk down the street, with nothing in your hand, and just seemingly talking to yourself.
And usually its people that don't seem to need it that have it.
I have yet to see a busy suit and tie guy/gal don one.

 

[dorian gray]

Same here. I've never seen a physician with one and those guys are getting incessant phone calls and pages.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Word. I'm going to need to confront a coworker when I get to work. I don't know who it is exactly but they are all women so it doesn't really matter. With a guy, you can be like "that was a dick move, dick" and they understand. But with a chick, and a redneck one at that, I'm going to get into some kind of shouting match. Stupid Associate Degree Nurses.

We'll be expecting details.

 

[Reign in Acai]

What were you going to lambaste her over?!? Backstory!