My object all sublime

[mdlbear]

Anyone who thinks they can fit a proper user interface into a device the size of a cheap candy bar should be condemned to key in War and Peace with it.


After turning my cell phone on, having it immediately ring to announce that I had voice mail, trying twice to obtain same, consulting the manual to confirm that, yes, I did it right the first time, and finally getting the mail to find only two messages: a hangup and my own cursing; the loathsome thing then wouldn't let me get back to a state where I could lock the keyboard until I had deleted my voice mail password (which it was helpfully offering to save for me) until I deleted the blasted thing digit by digit.

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[figmo.livejournal.com]

My friend Jerry actually hooked up an old-fashioned analog phone to his cell phone to have something "reasonable" to handle when he spoke on the phone.

Calling him on it in his truck was a hoot. The thing rang like a standard 1960s or 1970s issue house phone!