On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Adrian Hon wrote:
> From: "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > >This is the price of civilization.
> >
> > A civilization where we have given up the trappings of civility and
> decorum,
> > apparently. Do you like it when telemarketers call you? If you allow all
> > these places to call you when you pass their respective establishments, is
> > going to be like having that happen who knows how many times a day?
>
> Just a quick note: I suspect this isn't going to matter much in the
> future when mobile phones get a little bit more sophisticated and
> start developing on the lines of ICQ, where you have immeasurably
> greater control over what messages you do and do not receive.
If I have control over that sort of thing, I'm going to get it set so that
I don't get commercial messages from anyone besides bookstores. :)
Julia
