Phone-throwing consumer: Can you hear me now?

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Man Angry At Mobile Phone Service,
Starts Throwing Phones

Man Angry At Mobile Phone Service,
Starts Throwing Phones 05/14/2004 03:14 PM
These days, with things like number portability around, if you don't really like your mobile phone provider, you can simply change providers. Apparently, that wasn't what a man in North Dakota wanted, though. He went to the local Verizon Wireless store, pissed off about something, and when yelling at employees (his original intention) didn't satisfy him, he started to fling mobile phones around the store causing $2,000 worth of damages and injuring (not badly) an employee. Of course, you have to wonder about his claim that he only intended to yell at employees. Before he started his fling fest he apparently took off his shirt (?!?) and put on safety goggles. Amusingly, this was done at a Verizon Wireless store - and Verizon Wireless tends to get some of the best marks for customer service.

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
And now, another entry from the "I really need a break from the Just A Geek rewrite" department . . .

Last Wednesday, I had the awesome session for Super Robot Monkey Hyper Force Terriffic Mega Madness Hella Hella Bitchin GO! That session led to an audition on Friday for the freakin' head of voice over casting at Disney Feature Animation for a new Disney project. If I book that job, I'll be one of two leads on the show!

In this entry, I talk about the difference between on-camera and voice over auditions, how I'm pretty sure I screwed myself out of a job, and announce some pretty cool writing opportunities that have come my way recently.

Block your ears to hear better on
Japan's new bone phone (AFP)

Block your ears to hear better on
Japan's new bone phone (AFP) 01/22/2004 11:38 AM
AFP - Japanese telecom carriers, pioneers of Internet-capable and picture-snapping handsets, have now come up with the world's first mobile phone that enables users to listen to calls inside their heads -- by conducting sound through bone.

Consumer group blasts cell phone
lockdown

Consumer group blasts cell phone
lockdown 06/08/2004 03:17 PM

AOL internet phone service may bring
VoIP to the mainstream consumer

AOL internet phone service may bring
VoIP to the mainstream consumer 03/27/2005 03:48 PM
NewsTarget Mar 27 2005 7:49PM GMT

Consumer group sues cell phone companies
for 'locking' handsets

Consumer group sues cell phone companies
for 'locking' handsets 06/08/2004 03:37 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 8 2004 6:50PM GMT

Talk Meister Plug and Play VoIP Phones
for the Consumer Phone Market.

Talk Meister Plug and Play VoIP Phones
for the Consumer Phone Market. 01/07/2005 04:14 AM
TMV Communications will be showcasing its new line of Talk Meister VoIP phones at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. [PRWEB Jan 7, 2005]

Sony Ericsson unveils the new V800 - a
megapixel camera phone for Vodafone's 3G
consumer services

Sony Ericsson unveils the new V800 - a
megapixel camera phone for Vodafone's 3G
consumer services 09/22/2004 02:38 AM
HUGIN Online Sep 22 2004 6:40AM GMT

Throwing Shapes

Throwing Shapes 02/05/2005 09:59 PM
Sometimes data processing works best when you separate the application into multiple parts; this is the well-loved client-server model. What goes on between the parts, though? Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski walks through the design and implementation of a Remote Procedure Call system in Perl.

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence 02/01/2005 09:20 PM
Breakthrough Solution Helps Fortune 1000 Companies Understand, Measure Digital Influencers and Gather Market Intelligence from Blogs, Discussion Forums, etc. [PRWEB Jan 25, 2005]

Throwing Tables out the Window

Throwing Tables out the Window 08/03/2004 06:01 PM

Last week Stopdesign's Douglas Bowman posted this great article about redesigning Microsoft's site using tableless layout.

Throwing Money Out the Window

Throwing Money Out the Window 01/31/2003 08:03 PM
The amount of wasted time and effort in our industry boggles the mind. Here's how you can get a handle on it.

"Throwing Tables Out the Window"

"Throwing Tables Out the Window" 07/28/2004 04:35 AM

Microsoft Throwing Its Weight Around

Microsoft Throwing Its Weight Around 12/19/2004 02:57 PM

Yeah, I know. What's new about that?

MS lawyers jumped all over the administrators of digital.forest demanding that they immediately shut down the MacSlash site because someone posted what appeared to be a valid Longhorn serial number in a comment to a post there. (Story here.) From the logs, the MacSlash guys figured that that comment was accessed exactly once in the eight months it was there. By MSN's own search bot.

Chuck Goolsbee, head geek at digital.forest, responded to the hounds:

A short lesson in human nature... Try asking nicely. I realize that owners of intellectual property feel the need to enter into discussions with lawyers blazing, but I know from long experience that attack begets defence, whereas courtesy begets respect. If you look at this situation objectively, I'm sure you will realize that the site owners have not acted in any malicious way. The content in question was posted to the bulletin board by some anonymous user. So, rather than using terms like "Demand for Immediate Take-Down" why don't you try something like "Please remove copyright infringing content".

You will likely be amazed at how much better it works.

(I've always liked that Chuck!)

Of course, Ben from MacSlash edited the serial number out of the comment as soon as he realized it was there. The funny thing is that now that it's gone from MacSlash, it can still be seen in Google's cach e of the page. I wonder how many people have seen it now.

The difference between throwing a bullet
and shooting it out of a gun

The difference between throwing a bullet
and shooting it out of a gun 05/18/2004 01:24 AM

I've started trying to exercise more regularly for the past couple weeks, going for a 12 mile, hilly bike ride 3 times a week. Today I did my ride with a decent average speed and finished it in the shortest time yet. The loop I ride has a couple 10% grades in it and I do about 250ft of climbing through it. I was walking around the house today feeling pretty cocky about my progress when I sat down to watch one of my current favorite shows, The Lance Chronicles.

On tonight's episode they followed Lance Armstrong through his european training. One of his regular rides was a 4 1/2 hour, 30 mile climb from the flats high into the mountains, going straight up. It turns out he climbs over 13,000ft in that single ride. When I was in marathon shape, I did a few hikes where I would gain about 6,000ft in a single day from basecamp to summit, and Lance is doing more than twice that. As a training ride.

I'm thinking he's a shoe-in for this year's Tour.

Stopdesign | Throwing Tables Out the
Window

Stopdesign | Throwing Tables Out the
Window 07/28/2004 02:42 AM
Stopdesign Throwing Tables Out the Window .. Yum

stopdesign.com/articles/throwing_tables
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Man to Defend Cow Chip Throwing Title
(AP)

Man to Defend Cow Chip Throwing Title
(AP) 04/14/2005 03:55 PM
AP - Fire Chief James Pratt returns Saturday to defend his title as champion of the World Champion Cow Chip Throwing Contest. People from across the country and from some foreign countries will be on hand for the 36th annual competition.

Yahoo on the Brink of Throwing out The
Directory?

Yahoo on the Brink of Throwing out The
Directory? 01/22/2004 04:54 PM
Recent moves in Asia, Europe, and North America, have left webmasters asking the once unthinkable question: Is Yahoo About to Delete the Yahoo! Directory?

Men Throwing Fireworks Leave Window Up
(AP)

Men Throwing Fireworks Leave Window Up
(AP) 07/16/2004 12:03 AM
AP - Two men planning to throw lighted fireworks from a car were burned when they forgot to roll down the window.

Judge shoots boy for throwing snowballs
(Reuters)

Judge shoots boy for throwing snowballs
(Reuters) 01/28/2004 09:01 AM
Reuters - A German judge took the law into his own hands and peppered a teenager with lead shot when snowballs went astray and hit the wall of his house, a court in the northern town of Lueneburg says.

Photos of water throwing festival in
Thailand

Photos of water throwing festival in
Thailand 04/15/2004 11:37 AM
Boingboing reader Ron Morris says:

Songkran - the water throwing fesitval in Thailand. A series of photos that shows what it is like to be in the middle of the water-throwing frenzy on Khao Sarn Road in Bangkok.

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prohibited kids from making and throwing
snowballs

prohibited kids from making and throwing
snowballs 01/10/2004 11:57 AM
playing in the snow .. School officials .. Seattle Times .. snowball

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Judge Shoots Boy for Throwing Snowballs
(Reuters)

Judge Shoots Boy for Throwing Snowballs
(Reuters) 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Reuters - A German judge took the law into his own hands and peppered a teen-ager with lead shot when snowballs went astray and hit the wall of his house, a court in the northern town of Lueneburg said Wednesday.

Oxford Univ. Bans Egg-Throwing by
Students (AP)

Oxford Univ. Bans Egg-Throwing by
Students (AP) 04/23/2004 10:52 AM
AP - June in Oxford means the splash and thunk of university students celebrating the end of exams by jumping from bridges into the River Cherwell or pelting each other with eggs.

CNN.com - Rock-throwing kids anger
120,000 bees - Aug 16, 2004

CNN.com - Rock-throwing kids anger
120,000 bees - Aug 16, 2004 08/18/2004 02:52 PM

throwing marbles under the hooves of
police horses and using slingshots to
pelt the animals

throwing marbles under the hooves of
police horses and using slingshots to
pelt the animals 07/13/2004 01:39 AM
Anarchists Plan To Disrupt The Republican National Convention .. They are no better than the terrorists themselves .. anarchists

nydailynews.com/front/story/211413p-182089c.html
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Syntax Groups' Olevia Brand of LCD TVs
Brings Value & Affordability to Micro
Center Consumer Electronics
Consumers--National Debut at Micro
Center Gains Rapid Consumer Acceptance

Syntax Groups' Olevia Brand of LCD TVs
Brings Value & Affordability to Micro
Center Consumer Electronics
Consumers--National Debut at Micro
Center Gains Rapid Consumer Acceptance 08/09/2004 02:05 AM
Syntax Groups continues its market momentum for delivering high value LCD TVs at consumer-friendly, affordable prices. It's Olevia brand LDC TVs are now available at Micro Center’s network of technology stores throughout the United States. [PRWEB Aug 9, 2004]

South African police will crack down
hard on anybody throwing old fridges
from high-rise buildings during the New
Year's holiday, they say

South African police will crack down
hard on anybody throwing old fridges
from high-rise buildings during the New
Year's holiday, they say 01/01/2004 07:54 AM
BBC

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3359311.stm
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Yes!!! I CAN HEAR YOU NOW!

Yes!!! I CAN HEAR YOU NOW! 08/12/2004 01:09 PM
My latest article for TheFeature is about an audio algorithm that battles cell phone background noise:

My friends seem to spend an inordinate amount of time inside wind tunnels, aboard locomotives, and underwater. At least, that's what it sounds like when they call me from their cell phones. Blame it on the background noise. Unlike calling from home or a telephone booth, we have little control over the noise pollution that surrounds us out there. It's sort of like extra baggage that our voice is forced to carry when it travels across the wireless ether. Now though, researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a novel bit of technology that may someday alleviate us of the audio aggravation.

Link

Ok… Ok… I Hear You!

Ok… Ok… I Hear You! 06/04/2004 05:18 PM
For all of you out there that keep yelling at me for not blogging as much anymore, I hear you! I am in the process of slowing down from a long 3 months of running hard to get things done....

"Hear the MP3"

"Hear the MP3" 03/19/2005 02:42 AM

Here you hear it, there you don't

Here you hear it, there you don't 05/06/2004 10:00 PM
The technology behind directional sound is coming of age. Can the inventors dodge shortcomings and lawsuits to bring the technology to a widespread audience?

Can ya hear me now!

Can ya hear me now! 07/21/2004 09:28 PM

Direct and Related Links for 'Can ya hear me now!'

“Hey cell phone companies, can ya hear me now?” Verizon, Cingular and Sprint have entered into an agreement with 32 states to provide full disclosure of service contract rates and conditions. Also included in the agreement is a clause for more detailed coverage maps to consumers and a two-week grace period for new customers to terminate service without penalty. You know, when I first read this I actually stood up and applauded….

I Hear A New World

I Hear A New World 09/10/2004 02:56 PM
Meeksville centers around Joe Meek, Britain's first independent record producer, whose DIY engineering wizardry would transform record-making during the Sixties. Five years after an international #1 hit in the Tornadoes' space-age Telstar (Windows Media or RealPlayer)< /small>, he would self-destruct, in an end not without tragedy or speculation. His works--alon g with his trademarked name--live on.

Can you hear Britney now?

Can you hear Britney now? 04/14/2004 07:56 AM
USA Today Apr 14 2004 12:28PM GMT

Sorry, can't hear you, there's a probe
in my ear.

Sorry, can't hear you, there's a probe
in my ear. 04/19/2005 03:47 AM
Wearing a shiny red hard-hat could be the latest way to gauge brain activity on the cheap, Aussie researchers report.

Hear Me, I Want to Listen

Hear Me, I Want to Listen 03/28/2005 01:29 AM

Digital Rights Management (DRM)is a tool that doesn't reflect the general preference of legal music downloaders. Before you read on, hoping that I will advocate for the free distribution of music, let me warn you: I'm a strong supporter of copyright and the protection of intellectual property; I want artists and distributors to make a decent living, but I'm frustrated by the current misuse of digital technology that attempts to thwart illegal distribution. In practice, DRM makes creates compatibility problems that make it excessively difficult, and in most cases, impossible, to listen to music that has been purchased online.

Can You Hear Me Now, Lassie?

Can You Hear Me Now, Lassie? 09/17/2004 08:13 PM
theodp writes "Running out of things to do with your spare cash? How about a cellular phone for your dog? Clipped to your dog or cat's collar, the PetsCell allows pet owners to place calls to their four-legged pals that are automatically answered. GPS tracking chip and fibre optic camera sold separately."

Riding with the "can you hear me now"
guy

Riding with the "can you hear me now"
guy 04/04/2005 12:13 AM
Xeni Jardin: Jon Gales of MobileTracker says:

I rode along with a real-life Verizon Wireless tester. He wasn't as pretty as the actor on TV, but probably way smarter. Included at the bottom is a sample of the audio they use to test the network, it's real wacky stuff.

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