Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down119
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoIronically the Brits got this right with “mobiles”. What’s the key characteristic of a cellphone? That it is portable and mobile.
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoNot if c/fuckcars gets their way.
Ironically the Brits got this right with “mobiles”. What’s the key characteristic of a cellphone? That it is portable and mobile.
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Not if c/fuckcars gets their way.