Comments for dotBen:random http://dotben.co.uk yet another tumble blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:27:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Wii Fit Board + Roomba by DDDDepressionnnn http://dotben.co.uk/wii-fit-board-roomba/#comment-463 DDDDepressionnnn Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:18:20 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/wii-fit-board-roomba/#comment-463 Depression Depression Depression aaaaaaaa HEEEEELP :( :( :( I hate winter! I want summer! Depression Depression Depression aaaaaaaa
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I hate winter! I want summer!

]]> Comment on Turbulence on the flight by Gordon Joly http://dotben.co.uk/turbulence-on-the-flight/#comment-226 Gordon Joly Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:58:03 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/turbulence-on-the-flight/#comment-226 dot ben starts to go green.... perhaps you shouldn't have looked at the horizon? dot ben starts to go green…. perhaps you shouldn’t have looked at the horizon?

]]> Comment on Why do people feel it’s rude to use your phone on trains, in public places, etc? by sas http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-18 sas Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:30:04 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-18 Talking discreetly into your phone is fine, having a boorish conversation with your neighbour isn't. I suppose it also depends on how close the other people are- if you're talking to your neighbour you're probably sitting next to them, if you're on your phone you might well be sitting next to a stranger. Talking discreetly into your phone is fine, having a boorish conversation with your neighbour isn’t.
I suppose it also depends on how close the other people are- if you’re talking to your neighbour you’re probably sitting next to them, if you’re on your phone you might well be sitting next to a stranger.

]]> Comment on Why do people feel it’s rude to use your phone on trains, in public places, etc? by Alistair MacDonald http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-17 Alistair MacDonald Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:31:19 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-17 I would argue that is it not persevered to be rude to use a mobile in these places, but it is rude to disrupt the calmness, and using a phone will do this. I would argue that is it not persevered to be rude to use a mobile in these places, but it is rude to disrupt the calmness, and using a phone will do this.

]]> Comment on Why do people feel it’s rude to use your phone on trains, in public places, etc? by marek http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-16 marek Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:09:39 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-16 And again volume. You hear a voice in your ear which is very quiet in relation to the surrounding background noise, and unconsciously speak louder to compensate. It's almost impossible not to do it, even you are trying not to. The result is that people speak into their phones much louder than they would speak to a person sitting next to them. So it's not to do with whether you are speaking to plastic of flesh as such: shouting at your neighbour is just as socially disruptive as shouting at your phone. But most people are much more often to be found shouting at their phone than at the person beside them. And again volume. You hear a voice in your ear which is very quiet in relation to the surrounding background noise, and unconsciously speak louder to compensate. It’s almost impossible not to do it, even you are trying not to. The result is that people speak into their phones much louder than they would speak to a person sitting next to them. So it’s not to do with whether you are speaking to plastic of flesh as such: shouting at your neighbour is just as socially disruptive as shouting at your phone. But most people are much more often to be found shouting at their phone than at the person beside them.

]]> Comment on Why do people feel it’s rude to use your phone on trains, in public places, etc? by Webomatica http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-15 Webomatica Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:46:44 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-15 Sometimes it's the subject matter. Conversation on cell phones seems particularly stupid and brain dead "What are you doing? What am I doing? Nothing. Why didn't you call me?" And just for the record, I find loud, banal conversations between two live people annoying, too. And don't get me started on people who use the cell phone in the bathroom. Sometimes it’s the subject matter. Conversation on cell phones seems particularly stupid and brain dead “What are you doing? What am I doing? Nothing. Why didn’t you call me?” And just for the record, I find loud, banal conversations between two live people annoying, too. And don’t get me started on people who use the cell phone in the bathroom.

]]> Comment on Why do people feel it’s rude to use your phone on trains, in public places, etc? by Jed Christiansen http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-14 Jed Christiansen Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:09:07 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/why-do-people-feel-its-rude-to-use-your-phone-on-trains-in-public-places-etc/#comment-14 Two reasons: 1- Volume. A lot of people talk WAY too loud into their phones. 2- Coversations are easier to ignore if you hear both sides. If you only hear one side, it can lead to instinctive curiousity about what the other person is saying, etc. Or maybe this one's just me... Two reasons:

1- Volume. A lot of people talk WAY too loud into their phones.

2- Coversations are easier to ignore if you hear both sides. If you only hear one side, it can lead to instinctive curiousity about what the other person is saying, etc. Or maybe this one’s just me…

]]> Comment on Standing on the shoulders of giants by Sam http://dotben.co.uk/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/#comment-4 Sam Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:05:11 +0000 http://dotben.co.uk/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/#comment-4 I recommend stilts! I recommend stilts!

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