[geeks] Now for something completely geek

sammy ominsky s at avoidant.org
Thu Aug 24 00:20:17 CDT 2006


On 24/08/2006, at 06:50, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:

> I avoid ever having to waste my time, and go on with life.
> How would you "get on with life" if this happened all the time?

It's a minor annoyance, but yes, it is annoying.  I don't know how to  
tell them to stop in a way that they'll understand.  "It's just an  
SMS that you don't pay for, and maybe you'll like the deal!" is the  
response I've gotten.


> When people put up with this kind of crap, the rest of us get stuck  
> with
> it too.

I agree.  I never said I *like* receiving these SMS ads (Actually  
MMS, with graphics), just adding to what you said by pointing out  
that they're already here in some parts of the world.  In one way  
you're fortunate in the US not to have a real 3G network with all the  
benefits and drawbacks.


> I don't care if the air time is free or not, *MY* time isn't free, and
> neither is my sanity and privacy.
> I also don't like a world where I'm bombarded with ads all the  
> time.  It
> already sucks, I don't want it to get worse.

Bad news.  It's only going to get worse.

---sambo



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