LovableSidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-squaremessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down119
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".LovableSidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoIronically the Brits got this right with “mobiles”. What’s the key characteristic of a cellphone? That it is portable and mobile.
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agobut the key characteristic of a car is also the mobility. 🤔
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days 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.
but the key characteristic of a car is also the mobility.
🤔
Not if c/fuckcars gets their way.