I realized today that the entire premise of one of the greatest Rock & Roll songs in history has been obsoleted by the 21st Century. Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
Because my uncle took the message and he wrote it ( Read more... )

Google just announced Android 4.0, code named Ice Cream Sandwich, and a new "this is what a good Ice Cream Sandwich phone is like" Galaxy Nexus. A couple of the new features really stand out for me: Powerful voice input engineAndroid 4.0 introduces a powerful new voice input engine that offers a continuous "open microphone" experience and ( Read more... )

Geuh. I'm not a fan of phone verification ( Read more... )

I don't use the telephone very much. Partly because I feel awkward on the phone and prefer to write emails. Partly because I dislike all the phone companies in the U.S. I was considering switching from using a Virgin Mobile prepaid plan (20 cents a minute in bi- or tri-monthly $20 payments on a super-simple cellphone) to a T-Mobile prepaid plan ( Read more... )

There's been a lot of noise in developer circles recently about Apple's new unusual iPhone developers agreement, particularly section 3.3.1. Briefly, Apple declared that you're not allowed to write iPhone/iPad/iPod software unless you use their tools to do it. Specifically, you're not allowed to write it using a level of abstraction that lets the ( Read more... )

My new phone message. Call 303-980-5148 to be amused... or just to laugh at me ( Read more... )

If you get home to a sexy and explicit message on your answering machine and it turns out it was a wrong number, it's time to call porn *69.