Comments on: Death in the Silicon Wadi http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/ Just another Pajamasmedia.com weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Royalty Free Beats For One Dollar http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45624 Royalty Free Beats For One Dollar Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:02:29 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45624 Royalty Free Beats For One Dollar At http://upbeat.tk Royalty Free Beats For One Dollar

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]]> By: Marathon Pundit http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45623 Marathon Pundit Wed, 20 Apr 2005 02:32:35 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45623 Looks like an old Motorola StarTac. Interesting to know when the person passed on, as that model passed on about three years ago. Looks like an old Motorola StarTac. Interesting to know when the person passed on, as that model passed on about three years ago.

]]> By: Daniel in Brookline http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45622 Daniel in Brookline Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:51:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45622 <blockquote><i>Isreal is one of the most wired countries...</i></blockquote> Roger, you misspelled "Israel". (I wonder if you misspelled "weird" as well...) Sometimes it seems, these days, as though Israelis are born with cell-phones attached. (They certainly never let go of them after that.) Several years ago, when Israeli cell-phone usage had not yet reached epidemic proportions, the Jerusalem Post ran a story about people grieving at a graveside service... when a cell phone went off. Everyone looked around suspiciously, wondering who had the cell phone and was rude enough to have left it on during a funeral? You guessed it -- it was the dead man's cell phone, which his wife had chosen to bury with him. respectfully, Daniel in Brookline

Isreal is one of the most wired countries…

Roger, you misspelled “Israel”. (I wonder if you misspelled “weird” as well…)

Sometimes it seems, these days, as though Israelis are born with cell-phones attached. (They certainly never let go of them after that.)

Several years ago, when Israeli cell-phone usage had not yet reached epidemic proportions, the Jerusalem Post ran a story about people grieving at a graveside service… when a cell phone went off. Everyone looked around suspiciously, wondering who had the cell phone and was rude enough to have left it on during a funeral? You guessed it — it was the dead man’s cell phone, which his wife had chosen to bury with him.

respectfully,

Daniel in Brookline

]]> By: neo-neocon http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45621 neo-neocon Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:30:37 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45621 This photo actually inspired me to flights of poetry. If anyone is interested (and it's hard to imagine that anyone would be), see <a href="http://neo-neocon.blogspot.com/2005/04/going-out-in-style.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. This photo actually inspired me to flights of poetry. If anyone is interested (and it’s hard to imagine that anyone would be), see here.

]]> By: Bruce W. http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45620 Bruce W. Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:02:47 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45620 OT: New Pope? This just in from NYT: "Cheers in St. Peter's Square as Crowd Reacts to Smoke Signal; No Bells So Far to Confirm New Pope" OT:

New Pope? This just in from NYT:

“Cheers in St. Peter’s Square as Crowd Reacts to Smoke Signal; No Bells So Far to Confirm New Pope”

]]> By: Bruce W. http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45619 Bruce W. Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:00:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45619 DT: You'll need a ridiculous number of bars for that call. If you get through, pls identify your provider. I was there in the very early 90's and was shocked to see a person on the beach using his cell to talk to friend just a few hundred feet away....not to find each other on the beach, just to BS. Sadly, it was the danger of the living environment and the exponentially heightened need to be able to check on your loved ones quickly that paved the way for its swift cultural permeation. I pray that need soon becomes merely an interesting historical anecdote. DT: You’ll need a ridiculous number of bars for that call. If you get through, pls identify your provider.

I was there in the very early 90’s and was shocked to see a person on the beach using his cell to talk to friend just a few hundred feet away….not to find each other on the beach, just to BS.

Sadly, it was the danger of the living environment and the exponentially heightened need to be able to check on your loved ones quickly that paved the way for its swift cultural permeation. I pray that need soon becomes merely an interesting historical anecdote.

]]> By: Roger http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45618 Roger Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:26:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45618 No, Im not sure, but it's funny anyway. The folks over at wired.net, who you would think were savvy about such things, seem to be accepting it, at least so far. No, Im not sure, but it’s funny anyway. The folks over at wired.net, who you would think were savvy about such things, seem to be accepting it, at least so far.

]]> By: Half Sigma http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45617 Half Sigma Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:12:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45617 Are we sure this is a real photo and not something that someone did in Photoshop? Are we sure this is a real photo and not something that someone did in Photoshop?

]]> By: David Thomson http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45616 David Thomson Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:04:02 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/19/death-in-the-silicon-wadi/#comment-45616 What's the number listed on the tombstone? I'll give them a call. What’s the number listed on the tombstone? I’ll give them a call.

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