Why isn’t there an app that has the camera waiting for obstacles so audio visual warnings can be displayed on the screen? Big Brother should be looking out for the least of us.
I don’t have a smart phone. How am I surviving? What am I missing? What happened in the past 3 minutes that would change my life forever? What are my friends eating for lunch? What’s the latest 140-word national policy from the president-elect? I feel so grossly misinformed.
I had to avoid these types about 500 times while shopping at the mall, either that or collide with them. And I heard the word “like” used “like”…incessantly.
Breitbart “real” journalism?? HAR! ROFL! Granted all of them are playing to the minimalist Twitter crowd, and it’s sad. Doing away with teaching cursive, for printing, or texting, is a demonstration of societal reversal. I like my Kindle (an old one that still has a keyboard instead of touch screen- they hate me!) but I still love picking up and reading real books on a daily basis, as with magazines, papers, and other printed words that tend to be more accurate, and checks for truth vs “truthiness” of Colbert.
Even Pokemon Go is aimed more at *distracting" people from the real world, to play the game, actually.
Too much distraction can lead to a reduction in population. Maybe the most effective predator, us, can start accidentally killing more of our own kind thereby creating a larger decrease in population. (Not good for the individuals and their families, but that is what Humanity is doing accidentally.) We create most of our own problems that way.
Dtroutma almost 8 years ago
Uh, would they even be in a crosswalk?
somebodyshort almost 8 years ago
Facebook and Pokemon.
Bilan almost 8 years ago
Are they using Faceplant-Book or Twipper?
Superfrog almost 8 years ago
He’s one step from being the lowest common denominator.
Richard Perrotti Premium Member almost 8 years ago
The graduate studies for the Darwin award!
Another Unicorn almost 8 years ago
Why Pokie Go failed! AU -
Varnes almost 8 years ago
They would pile up after a while….
esposal almost 8 years ago
Why isn’t there an app that has the camera waiting for obstacles so audio visual warnings can be displayed on the screen? Big Brother should be looking out for the least of us.
StewS2 almost 8 years ago
Is this how Breitbart recruits new writers?
comixbomix almost 8 years ago
trending down
whiteheron almost 8 years ago
If they are using Samsung’s I guess they are going to crash and burn.
Sandfan almost 8 years ago
Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished, along with the painful death of those who text while driving.
dhughes20 almost 8 years ago
Funny how each new invention of entertainment gets flak. In the 20’s it was radio, then tv was bad for you, now it’s mobile devices turn.
Kaputnik almost 8 years ago
Of course, you could do the same thing without a smartphone by looking around alertly for traffic and forgetting to look down.
Linguist almost 8 years ago
Screenagers !
ohinz almost 8 years ago
It’s okay. They have legos and play doh down there.
mourdac Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Some cities are installing cell phone only pedestrian lanes. Maybe it will limit the damage to those who can’t take their noses out of their phones.
dabugger almost 8 years ago
some step to take; of course, avoid reading and . . .
nosirrom almost 8 years ago
It is sad to see that these days the family dog has a longer attention … SQUIRREL!!! …. span.
BiathlonNut almost 8 years ago
Evolution in action.
dflak almost 8 years ago
I don’t have a smart phone. How am I surviving? What am I missing? What happened in the past 3 minutes that would change my life forever? What are my friends eating for lunch? What’s the latest 140-word national policy from the president-elect? I feel so grossly misinformed.
57BelAir almost 8 years ago
I had to avoid these types about 500 times while shopping at the mall, either that or collide with them. And I heard the word “like” used “like”…incessantly.
Kirk Barnes Premium Member almost 8 years ago
LOL. Waiting to see how high the hit counter on the ERB Wiki Page goes…..
Dtroutma almost 8 years ago
Breitbart “real” journalism?? HAR! ROFL! Granted all of them are playing to the minimalist Twitter crowd, and it’s sad. Doing away with teaching cursive, for printing, or texting, is a demonstration of societal reversal. I like my Kindle (an old one that still has a keyboard instead of touch screen- they hate me!) but I still love picking up and reading real books on a daily basis, as with magazines, papers, and other printed words that tend to be more accurate, and checks for truth vs “truthiness” of Colbert.
Even Pokemon Go is aimed more at *distracting" people from the real world, to play the game, actually.
sperry532 almost 8 years ago
Oh, if only.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
Too much distraction can lead to a reduction in population. Maybe the most effective predator, us, can start accidentally killing more of our own kind thereby creating a larger decrease in population. (Not good for the individuals and their families, but that is what Humanity is doing accidentally.) We create most of our own problems that way.
gfredrickson85 almost 8 years ago
I think that they are about to be schooled.
Say What? Premium Member almost 8 years ago
@firebrand and @jilectan The proctologist just called. He’s still looking for your heads.
Omniman almost 8 years ago
It is sad that when one of these idiots walks out into traffic this way and gets removed from the gene pool, the driver usually gets blamed.