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Voyou_Charmant
10/03/09

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TYRANNY!!!!!!11

Tranny, I mean Tranny. Sorry, I thought I was on Fleshbot.
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dry-roasted-peanuts
10/03/09

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But jerking off in your car while stuck in a jam is still cool, right?
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otko
10/02/09

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LOBO, LOBO, BRING BACK SHERIFF LOBO!
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lostlikeme
10/02/09

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there's no way to enforce this.

and newsflash, doing anything besides driving, while driving, is distracting. plenty of accidents are caused by people adjusting their radios while driving, but i don't see a nationwide ban on car radios approaching.
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FrancesTheMute
10/02/09

@lostlikeme: you're right, there is no way to enforce it....until something happens. If a gov't employee is in an accident and it's shown that they were texting to cause the accident, then they will get in huge trouble, most likely fired.
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FigNinja
10/02/09

@FrancesTheMute: Yep. Or if the employee is in a marked government vehicle and someone sees them texting I would imagine they could call and report it.
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discounteggroll
10/02/09

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is riding a motorcycle considered driving? If not, AMFYOYO
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
10/02/09

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Does this apply to him when he is riding atop his mighty unicorn which craps rainbows, wielding his lightsaber?
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s73v3r
10/02/09

@GitEmSteveDave_@Gmail.comNeedsAWaveInvite: He doesn't need to text, its got bluetooth and voice recognition that makes all his texts sound like they're being sent from Morgan Freeman.
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Eulatos
10/02/09

@s73v3r: Since i was a very young boy, people always enjoyed the sound of my voice.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/02/09

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So how are they going to get their work done now??
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simplegreen
10/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Government employees work?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/02/09

@simplegreen: Not any more apparently..
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phunnyballs
10/02/09

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" Meaning we're all next."

paranoid much? Texting while driving is a state level issue and will not be made at the national level.

At the very most it will be the equivelent of the drinking age being essentially mandated because those states w/o a drinking age of 21 would not get federal interstate $$$$$
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ninjagin
10/02/09

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"As usual, the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, had flashed onto the screen. There were hisses here and there among the audience. The little sandy-haired woman gave a squeak of mingled fear and disgust." (Orwell)
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Blackberry Bold
10/02/09

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How can you tell if someone is making or reading a text message? It will be difficult to control this. People should not be holding phones in their hands while they are driving, period.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
10/02/09

@hcho3: The same way you can tell a lawyer is lying.
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Hello Mister Walrus
10/02/09

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Screw you, Obama. I will endanger pedestrians and other drivers as I please!
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simplegreen
10/02/09

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Interesting, Yes probably good that people dont text and drive. But, Just another invasion of personal rights. Next up, a RFID chip in your skin to prove you enrolled in state run healthcare. Scary times people. wake up.
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thePrototype
10/02/09

@simplegreen: I can barely handle this communist garbage any more. NoBama has been lying to us since the get go, we all know that he is a secret Kenyan Muslim.

DON"T TREAD ON ME! IMPEACH OBAMA!
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Hello Mister Walrus
10/02/09

@simplegreen: Interesting, Yes probably good that people dont fire guns in random directions in suburban areas. But, Just another invasion of personal rights. Next up, a RFID chip in your skin to prove you enrolled in state run healthcare. Scary times people. wake up.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
10/02/09

@thePrototype: What do you want to accuse him of?
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Diddle my Skittles
10/02/09

@thePrototype: Communist Russia had cellphones with texting capabilities? Holy crap. They were 20 years ahead of us. What other gadget marvels did the Ruskies have on us?
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s73v3r
10/02/09

@simplegreen: Its an order saying that government employees can't text while driving in government cars. Its no different than any other employer saying its employees can't text while driving company cars.
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thePrototype
10/02/09

@Diddle my Skittles: You know what else they had... Death Panels, if we let Big Government into our healthcare, they are going to force the elderly and sick before Death Panels.
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McMonahan
10/02/09

@simplegreen: When did texting become a right?
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KobeBryunt
10/02/09

@thePrototype: Ewwww conservative diatribe
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K_dawg
10/02/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Let me guess, you think laws against drinking and driving are an invasion of your rights too?
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simplegreen
10/02/09

@McMonahan: the day i could afford to pay my own bills and i lived in america.. same day typing on a web site whatever you feel you want to say became a right.
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Voyou_Charmant
10/03/09

@simplegreen: Paranoid troll is a troll, paranoid.
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Voyou_Charmant
10/03/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: I see what you did there.
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Voyou_Charmant
10/03/09

@simplegreen: Since driving is not a right, how can texting while driving be a right?

Personal liberties do not exist so that you can put people in danger.

And as stated this is no different than drinking and driving laws or say; working head lights, the requirement to use blinkers, yielding to pedestrians, speed limits, driving too close, racing on public roads, stopping at stop signs, stopping at red lights, going at green lights. So, logically you are also against all of those things and they are all tyranny and stealing your liberties and freedoms.
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RemembertheAmiga
09/28/09

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This works for me! Since my girlfriend left Big Red for an iPhone we've had to increase our txt packages. Now we can reduce those and use this during the day, when I have wifi on my Touch.
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brodie7838
09/28/09

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Perhaps I'm missing the point of this app, but texts are sent/received typically pretty much instantly, within a few seconds give or take (yes they can be delayed, but for the most part are not), and they also pop up with a notification if I'm not actively using my phone...
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ColonelGentleman
09/28/09

@brodie7838: texts cost money
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brodie7838
09/29/09

@ColonelGentleman: Yeah, but so does a data plan. And if you can only use this app with people who also have the app, chances are you'll still end up paying for a text plan for everyone who doesn't have an iPhone.
Not discounting your point, it still seems that for the hassle of remembering which of your contacts has an iPhone with this app and those who don't and require regular texting would not only defeat the simplicity of both IM'ing and SMS, but also the money you are trying to save...
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chefgon
09/28/09

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Reminds me of Google Talk on Android, except that all Android users have it automatically set up by default without downloading an app and it can also communicate with people who use Google Talk on other devices.

I guess most people are probably more likely to know iPhone owners than Android owners, but I'm in the unique position where 8 out of my 10 most frequently communicated with friends all have Android so it works out pretty conveniently.
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