@Jeb_Hoge: The fact that a group's culture is different isn't what garners or hinders my respect of it. It's the nature of the culture that does this. Oppressive cultures that take universal freedoms away from their governed populace are way off track. I cannot respect that. #somaliterroristsringtones
Haha, I'm an ASCAP member, and I remember getting briefs about this in my email. I think it's totally absurd. Think of all the extra money rappers would get every time some pre pubescent tool drove down the street blasting his rhymes. It's not a performance, it's a recording. You buy a piece of music, be it a ringtone, a cd, or digital content, and you can do whatever the hell you want with it. #lawsuits
@getz76: Yeah. ASCAP is a great organization, but some of its recent moves seem petty and embarrassing. The worst: asking to collect on music samples on iTunes. Samples that, you know, get people to actually buy the songs legally! #lawsuits
@frigg and @Cordfucious of Tech: I understand the need to push a bit and posture so you can get to a happy middle ground eventually, but it is over the top. #lawsuits
Yeah? Well I'd like to see the music companies start charging guys who roll down the street blasting kanye west for forcing me to listen to that crap. I mean, what the fuck were they thinking? #lawsuits
I heard them all up to 21.1khz and I'm in my forties but then again I'm in a quiet room. I seriously doubt however that I would hear half of these if used as a ringtone out in public...
My hearing precipitously falls off from C to C#. I can still hear up to D, but above that I have to get really close to the tweeter. Too many rock shows close to the speakers, I suppose. Which is why I now carry reusable earplugs on my keychain.
@bung: He was addressing a gathering of people from the LGBT community on gay rights issues on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Stonewall was a watershed moment in the gay rights movement.
Cut the President some slack on wanting to do something to commemorate it while addressing (extremely valid) criticism of his own backsliding of key issues that got him elected.
This is the ringtone I have for most people on my contact list:
Trust me, as soon as I Hear "I want everybody to meet Burger and Fries", I know have about two seconds to answer the phone. I do get strange looks when walking through PetsMart and it goes off.
@Valnen: Some cats are just moody, and they may have caught this one after an exam. Some also HATE being near other animals, and when put in a kennel, show their true nature. Like Simon:
Here's a quarter; go out and buy yourself some decorum.
Folks, it's real simple. Turn your phone to "vibrate". Or turn it off. You're questioning the President; I'm fairly certain that asking the President questions as part of your work duties takes precedence over anyone who may be calling you.
If you don't know how to turn the phone to vibrate or how to turn it off, remove the battery.
@blash: As for the iPhone "I can't remove the battery" crowd. No, you can't remove the battery; you have a dedicated physical toggle switch that switches to vibrate.
In the decade that has passed since the Motorola StarTAC, there is no excuse for a cellphone to go off at such an inopportune time.
@OMG! Ponies!: because it is unfathomable for, lets say your keys, to hit dedicated physical toggle switch while in your pocket.
In the decade that has passed that has gone from IRC to forums to blogs, there is so excuse for making retarded comments and not expecting someone to call you out.
@treymen: There is a judge in New York County who really handles it the best:
She has posted 2 signs per wall and one on the door entering her courtroom that read that if a cell-phone rings audibly in her courtroom, the person will be held in contempt of court and fined $500. And she regularly fines attorneys for violating it.
As to your contention that keys can flip it from vibrate to aubible, I don't carry keys in the same pocket as my iPhone. I doubt many people do.
Secondly, and more importantly, the phone can be turned OFF. Even the iPhone can be turned off.
It is tremendously disrespectful to the office of the President. The message it sends is that the owner of the phone does not think enough of meeting with the President of the United States to turn off his/her cellphone for 20 minutes while the President delivers a brief address to the public to commemorate a major milestone in modern American history.
Do accidents happen? Yes. Is that an accident that could have been easily avoided had the person evinced even a modicum of respect and consideration? Easily.
If the phone can be turned off or silenced, then there is no excuse. So here is my challenge to you. Answer me one question:
Why could this person not turn off the phone before the event or even be bothered to turn it to vibrate?
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Ringtones?
Or the fact that I'm living in some place without terror?
Or maybe the fact that I'm of a different denomination?
It seams to me that this wasn't thought trough before posted. #somaliterroristsringtones
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I'm sure this can be done better, but my brain is running off of fumes today. You get the point though. #lawsuits
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That should tell you how I feel about this idea.
My bad. this links to the lifehacker article where I posted this same comic.
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Cut the President some slack on wanting to do something to commemorate it while addressing (extremely valid) criticism of his own backsliding of key issues that got him elected.
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Trust me, as soon as I Hear "I want everybody to meet Burger and Fries", I know have about two seconds to answer the phone. I do get strange looks when walking through PetsMart and it goes off.
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@Imtheredude: My name is Pinky, damnit!
@Valnen: Some cats are just moody, and they may have caught this one after an exam. Some also HATE being near other animals, and when put in a kennel, show their true nature. Like Simon:
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Folks, it's real simple. Turn your phone to "vibrate". Or turn it off. You're questioning the President; I'm fairly certain that asking the President questions as part of your work duties takes precedence over anyone who may be calling you.
If you don't know how to turn the phone to vibrate or how to turn it off, remove the battery.
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In the decade that has passed since the Motorola StarTAC, there is no excuse for a cellphone to go off at such an inopportune time.
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In the decade that has passed that has gone from IRC to forums to blogs, there is so excuse for making retarded comments and not expecting someone to call you out.
lol... accidents happen
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She has posted 2 signs per wall and one on the door entering her courtroom that read that if a cell-phone rings audibly in her courtroom, the person will be held in contempt of court and fined $500. And she regularly fines attorneys for violating it.
As to your contention that keys can flip it from vibrate to aubible, I don't carry keys in the same pocket as my iPhone. I doubt many people do.
Secondly, and more importantly, the phone can be turned OFF. Even the iPhone can be turned off.
It is tremendously disrespectful to the office of the President. The message it sends is that the owner of the phone does not think enough of meeting with the President of the United States to turn off his/her cellphone for 20 minutes while the President delivers a brief address to the public to commemorate a major milestone in modern American history.
Do accidents happen? Yes. Is that an accident that could have been easily avoided had the person evinced even a modicum of respect and consideration? Easily.
If the phone can be turned off or silenced, then there is no excuse. So here is my challenge to you. Answer me one question: