Technology, that annoying little buzz in your ear

[jchrisobrien]

There's an amusing scene in The Fifth Element where Gary Oldman is talking about how technology and industry grows from destruction, and then chokes on something he eats.  Ian Holm wryly observes that all of his technology can't save him from choking, and smacks him on the back to save his life.  I'm reminded of this because sometime technology gives us new innovations, that are not improvements over the original.  As an example I give you cell phone ring tones.  People love to have songs as their ring tones, yet more often than  not are embarrassed when "When Doves Cry" or "Sweet Child of Mine" blasts out at high volume in the middle of a conversation, or meeting.  Why would you pick a song as a ring tone if it embarrasses you?  Your daughter singing "You are my sunshine" may be cute to you, but I assure you it's not cute to the rest of us.  Especially at that volume.

The closest I had to a singing ringtone was that generic salsa beat you get on Verizon phones.  If I were to get a song as my ringtone, it would be some thing like Queen's "Princes of the Universe".  Just to see people reaction when were talking about the weather or a computer problem, and they hear Freddie Mercury scream out "HEEEEEEEEEERE WE ARE.  BORN TO BE KINGS, WE'RE THE PRINCES OF THE UUUUUNIVERSE." 

That would be awesome.

Comments

[carta.livejournal.com]

My ringtone is Copacabana. I hate it when people talk on their cells in public (on the el, in line at the grocery store, etc.), so mine is generally on silent when I'm out of the house. I get the buzz and can see if it's urgent, but no one needs to hear me chatting to my BFF on the el.

Now, my mile walk home from the train station, through neighborhoods, is a different matter. :D

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I'm amused at people having heart to heart conversations on the bus or train, and then looking at you funny when you stare at them. "Hello, don't talk to your boyfriend about your hot date last night in public, ass!"

PS - love the Constantine!