tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769309.post112368755113047472..comments2023-07-08T04:04:25.417-04:00Comments on Misanthropicity: WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE FUTUREUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769309.post-1123811111113298752005-08-11T21:45:00.000-04:002005-08-11T21:45:00.000-04:00Oh, we rebelled a lot; when they asked which newsp...Oh, we rebelled a lot; when they asked which newspapers and magazines we wanted to be able to read online and offered USA Today and People on the multiple-choice, we wrote in the WSJ, Al-Jazeera, and the Economist. Big fun. But mostly, yes, people kept saying it would be <I>nice</I> to read BoingBoing on my phone, but why if the phone doesn't work <I>as a phone</I>?Indrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752279328772167047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769309.post-1123799023029618962005-08-11T18:23:00.000-04:002005-08-11T18:23:00.000-04:00It's nice to hear that your focus group rebelled a...It's nice to hear that your focus group rebelled a bit. That's feedback the convergers need to hear.<BR/><BR/>One thing I know: The space shuttles aren't being equipped with those crappy combination tools! (Swiss Army knives excepted, although I doubt the shuttle's getting them, anyway.)Scape7https://www.blogger.com/profile/18235246448706002163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769309.post-1123794474246284982005-08-11T17:07:00.000-04:002005-08-11T17:07:00.000-04:00I was in a focus group recently for a new kind of ...I was in a focus group recently for a new kind of cell phone/game/video thingie, and people raised exactly the same point you are, Marc; how about one tool that works the way it's supposed to?<BR/><BR/>I am often bemused that things don't work the way I think they should. Why can't I ask my cell, for example, how to get to a specific address? It would make my life a lot easier, and lessen my Indrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752279328772167047noreply@blogger.com