I have to admit, while I know it's wrong it still makes me smile

[Beefy]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/technology/04jammer.html?_r=3&ex=1351828800&en=e80e8e8d2c6a9275&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Just because you can talk on your phone anywhere at any time doesn't mean you should.

Common courtesy died an unfortunate death.

[Infobahn]

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[dazie]

soooo tempting...

[BigDun]

soooo illegal....

And what if you inadvertently prevent the brain surgeon sitting next to from getting a life or death call.

[Infobahn]

soooo illegal....

And what if you inadvertently prevent the brain surgeon sitting next to from getting a life or death call.

What's to say it's wasn't a fault of his network.  What could he do anyway?  He is not going to render an opinion on the phone, and they have other members of their practice.

[BigDun]

soooo illegal....

And what if you inadvertently prevent the brain surgeon sitting next to from getting a life or death call.

What's to say it's wasn't a fault of his network.  What could he do anyway?  He is not going to render an opinion on the phone, and they have other members of their practice.

I knew a brain surgeon in Memphis. She was required to always be sober and within 30 minutes of the hospital unless she was sick or on vacation.

[meredith]

soooo illegal....

And what if you inadvertently prevent the brain surgeon sitting next to from getting a life or death call.

What's to say it's wasn't a fault of his network.  What could he do anyway?  He is not going to render an opinion on the phone, and they have other members of their practice.

Rationalizing it because you may be able to avoid blame?

[Infobahn]

soooo illegal....

And what if you inadvertently prevent the brain surgeon sitting next to from getting a life or death call.

What's to say it's wasn't a fault of his network.  What could he do anyway?  He is not going to render an opinion on the phone, and they have other members of their practice.

Rationalizing it because you may be able to avoid blame?

No, I just think it isn't a realistic example.  The brain surgeon you want in IN the hospital, and I wouldn't want to block a signal there.  Any hospital with the facilites to do emergency neurosurgery (trama centers) are going to have the surgeon in the building.

[ReBurn]

I would only ever use it in the line at the gas station. Honestly.

[dazie]

I'd use it in the movie theater.

[meredith]

I'd use it in the movie theater.

I've seen a couple theaters around here that use RF-opaque building material, and have a sign warning people that cell phones and pagers won't work inside.

[dazie]

That'd be hip.  I doubt my theater will ever have that sort of fancy, we can't even get the carpet sweepers to work right.   

[Jessie]

I use my phone lots of times in public, but not in movie theaters or libraries or places like that.  I also try not to talk loudly.

[Gamplayerx]

Know what I hate?  People who are talking on the phone when they approach a sales counter.  Show some respect for the clerk and get off the damned phone.  I usually say something to the effect of "if you're not talking the person on the other end through performing open heart surgery, put it away you rude-assed bastard."

Well, I usually leave off the "rude-assed bastard" part.

[Alice]

I hate that too.  Sometimes I've been talking to Chip when he goes up to a line, he always ends up putting the phone in his pocket until he's done.  I just won't even answer my phone if I'm close to checking out.