Situational Awareness vs. Smartphones

[KD5NRH]

Interesting article.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110120/ap_ ... edestrians" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Personally, I've always tended to back myself up against a wall, or get in the car and lock the doors if I just have to take a call in public.

Working graveyard shift, I see this one a lot:

I always marvel upon landing on a redeye flight from the West Coast at how many people immediately take out their phones and begin dialing. It's 5:30 a.m. — 2:30 in the city they've left. Who are they calling?

People go to lunch or break at 2AM and spend the entire time on the phone. I think I've made personal calls between midnight and 0600 about a dozen times in my life, and most of them involved somebody going to the hospital or occasionally a wake up call for my wife when she had an early morning business trip.

[chasfm11]

I'm really surprised that we don't see more stories of BGs targeting smartphone users, especially those who are texting. The lady who fell into the fountain is a great example (I've watched that one played by the news organizations at least a dozen times.)

Is there something less than condition white - like condition outer space?

[MasterOfNone]

Is there something less than condition white - like condition outer space?

Condition black hole?

[Excaliber]

Is there something less than condition white - like condition outer space?

Condition black hole?

Condition blank?

Condition comatose?

Condition elsewhere?

[chasfm11]

Is there something less than condition white - like condition outer space?

Condition black hole?

Condition blank?

Condition comatose?

Condition elsewhere?

That sounds like a winner to me.

[Justin Franklin]

I'm really surprised that we don't see more stories of BGs targeting smartphone users, especially those who are texting. The lady who fell into the fountain is a great example (I've watched that one played by the news organizations at least a dozen times.)

Hijack….Now she's wanting to sue because no one came to her aid for the 5 to 10 seconds she was in the fountain. She said she was embarrassed by the video and now everyone knows who she is. No one had a clue who she was until she outed herself by doing a news interview and saying she wanted to sue.

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!!!!!!!

[MasterOfNone]

I'm really surprised that we don't see more stories of BGs targeting smartphone users, especially those who are texting.

In addition to being distracted, such a person is also advertising that he has something of value (the phone). Now he is easy prey with a known prize for a robber.

[Tamie]

Condition white covers it. Unaware is unaware.

It reminds me of this story.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_n ... en_Manhole" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[chasfm11]

Condition white covers it. Unaware is unaware.

It reminds me of this story.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_n ... en_Manhole" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Alexa's mom says it doesn't matter that her daughter was text-messaging, the manhole should not have been left open. The family plans to file as lawsuit.

Sure: we won't want to accept any personal responsibility for having our head in the phone now would we? When all else fails, sue somebody because your STUPID!

[ELB]

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Hijack….Now she's wanting to sue because no one came to her aid for the 5 to 10 seconds she was in the fountain. She said she was embarrassed by the video and now everyone knows who she is. No one had a clue who she was until she outed herself by doing a news interview and saying she wanted to sue.

I read (but don't have the link handy) that she has since reconsidered the lawsuit. Also, it has come out that she is facing criminal charges for using a coworker's credit card to the tune of $5000 or so.

... No one had a clue who she was until she outed herself by doing a news interview and saying she wanted to sue.

Proverb in action: Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open your mouth and prove it.

[MoJo]

Well I call it condition transparent but, the technical term for it is a violation of the 9 year old granddaughter rule.

[Justin Franklin]

I read (but don't have the link handy) that she has since reconsidered the lawsuit. Also, it has come out that she is facing criminal charges for using a coworker's credit card to the tune of $5000 or so.

... No one had a clue who she was until she outed herself by doing a news interview and saying she wanted to sue.

Proverb in action: Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open your mouth and prove it.

This just keeps getting better! She has proven to all of the world that her genes should never be cloned!