Mobile addiction
June 23rd, 2005
The LA times has a story on kids that are always on – ALWAYS that is.
Apparently they call each other and then just stay connected – just in case they have something to say…
“…But most of the time, the 15-year-old just dialed up a friend and left the phone on. Connected only by wireless headsets, Will and his pal spent entire days — together, but apart — shopping, snacking, doing homework and even nodding off to sleep.”
Source
I got it from Howard Rhingold a person I have previously Flamed in this post.
All Your Base are belong to us!
June 22nd, 2005
I really love this story :-)
It’s about the fabric of the Internet and what happens when real nerds communicate globally in a meaningful way.
The sentence “All your base are belong to us” came from the old game Zero Wing, released on the Sega Genesis/Megadrive.
The poor translation became a cult phenomenon.
The dialog from the old video game goes like this:
In A.D. 2101
War was beginning.
Captain: What happen ?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb
Operator: We get signal
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on
Captain: It’s You !!
Cats: How are you gentlemen !!
Cats: All your base are belong to us
Cats: You are on the way to destruction
Captain: What you say !!
Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time
Cats: HA HA HA HA ….
I personally like the sentence “Somebody set up us the bomb” :-)
