Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
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From: Mxsmanic on 13 Aug 2006 11:15 Jim Ley writes: > because it's a device you carry with you that tells you the time, > exactly the function of a watch ... But it's in your pocket. Wristwatches were invented to eliminate the inconvenience of pocket watches. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 13 Aug 2006 11:16 ant writes: > Apparently (and this still surprises me) mobiles have replaced the old fob > watches. People actually pull them out and look at them to ascertain the > time, rather than looking at their wrist. I have NO idea why. That seems very inefficient. Fob watches disappeared in favor of wristwatches precisely because they were inefficient in this way. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: barney2 on 13 Aug 2006 11:22 In article <3egud251q9dfphrr677rpcha8b5h7de8bs(a)4ax.com>, mxsmanic(a)gmail.com (Mxsmanic) wrote: > *From:* Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > *Date:* Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:14:53 +0200 > > barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > > > Because mobile phones mostly display the time, so if one is carrying > > a mobile phone it is not necessary to wear a watch. > > In my experience, mobile phones keep poor time It's good enough for most people. > and even if the > display shows the time, it doesn't show the seconds. Most people don't need to know the seconds. (Are there really NO mobiles with HH:MM:SS displays?) > And you still > have to pull it out of your pocket, whereas a wristwatch is instantly > accessible. True.
From: Sarah Banick on 13 Aug 2006 11:37 "The Reid" <dontuse(a)fell-walker.co.uk> wrote in message news:qlptd2hjb88htk7lod70pej3j85m3j9olk(a)4ax.com... > Following up to Sarah Banick > >> The fact that Europe is Balkanized > > LOL > -- > Mike Reid > I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on > Mayfair > Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this > site > Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" Hey, watch your attributions. I know that it's only the Balkans that are balkanized (they are mountained?)
From: Jim Ley on 13 Aug 2006 11:42
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:15:31 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Jim Ley writes: > >> because it's a device you carry with you that tells you the time, >> exactly the function of a watch ... > >But it's in your pocket. So? you need to know the time irregularly, and if you're impatiently waiting for something then just keep the phone outside. > Wristwatches were invented to eliminate the >inconvenience of pocket watches. You're assuming the inconvenience was the getting it out of the pocket, rather than the remembering to carry, transfer between clothes, risk of losing etc. Of course you have all those things with the phone too, but it has other useful functions so you're prepared to go with it. Jim. |