Technology & Computing Uses: The Five Greatest Things About Cell Phones

Thank goodness for cell phones. Where would we be today if we couldn't talk to somebody else at any given moment during the course of the day. Or better yet, how would other people function if they couldn't continuously talk to us. Everything is so important now that it just can't wait until we see each other. It is unimaginable to me now that I can go five minutes without somebody having the uncontrollable desire to speak with me. Of course it is always extremely urgent. The last call I fielded included a request to know my preference between angus beef and regular beef. Good thing I had the phone with me.
Without further ado, here are the five greatest things about cell phones.

1. They don't really fit in your pockets. I say don't "really" fit because they can be made to fit. People will force them in. Some people might argue that some of the newer thinner models fit quite nicely. They don't. If you put a credit card or a few folded dollar bills into your pocket, you will feel what it is to have things in there that fit. Try and put your phone in and you will feel the difference. Some may be inclined to argue that there are holsters and belt attachments available for your phones today. Sure, those are the same things used to carry around guns and night sticks. Do you want to walk around looking like you work for the summit county clerk of courts getting ready to invade Poland? I didn't think so.

2. They all carry GPS technology. That's right it's not a conspiracy theory. Your cell phone makes it possible for people you have never met to locate you at any given moment, anywhere in the world. That is a reassuring thought isn't it? Take a moment and try to remember everything you did during the course of this last month. That's right, everything. Now imagine all the people who could create a record of what you did for their own purposes. Don't be looking up a sample cancel service letter just yet. Wait until they figure out a way to implant that same technology into your kids when they're born. Then again, who is going to use phones by that time.

3. They might be slowly killing us. Now I understand we are treading into the territory of possible urban mythology. Let me ask you something. Is Bigfoot a myth? Maybe. How many examples of myth stories do you know? Probably at least a few. How often do you hear about health risks associated with cell phones? Once in a while perhaps? It is hard to believe that anyone would manufacture something designed for human consumption that could actually pose a substantial health risk. Look at all the great things these people have made for our children like slip n' slides, pogo sticks and lead-based paints.

4. They are a distraction. Imagine you finally get the opportunity to go see your favourite movie and some jerk didn't turn off his cell phone that continues to go off throughout the film. Sure, he has been asked a hundred times to turn it off but he's waiting to hear about his wife in the hospital. He also just has to see this movie. Maybe you are in a restaurant trying to enjoy a meal but the idiot next to you is so loud on his phone that you can't hear yourself chew. It's amazing that with all the technology and computing uses introduced to our species, so many of us still don't understand how a phone projects your voice.

5. Texting. Everyone thinks this is such an amazing feature. When I was in London, England I realized that more people were texting than talking on the phone. They would send messages like "what is most visited city in world?" and "check out these newspaper articles relating biology" and of course my favourite "you smell lol!" I always thought the great thing about the telephone was how it enables you to talk to another person immediately. Texting on your phone is like using it to WRITE A LETTER! Isn't that what telephones were designed to replace originally! Wake up folks this technology is designed to amuse us while it slowly moves us backwards.
Enjoy!!