ScalziJul 27, 2023
Just heard someone on a YouTube video tell viewers to "stay tuned" for something coming up later, and I'm struck by how some phrases outlive their initial context. Literally, it makes no sense to say "stay tuned" on YouTube, but everyone still knows what it means and thinks nothing of it, even people who have probably never actually watched a TV channel via terrestrial transmission.
Show threadChuck Taggart, Private EyeJul 27, 2023

@scalzi Don’t touch that dial!

Also dialing a phone number, for that matter.

Show threadst3ph3nJul 28, 2023
@SazeracLA @scalzi hanging up, too.
Show threadChuck Taggart, Private Eye
@scalzi @st3ph3n It’s a lot more difficult to loudly hang up on someone now. As if you’re going to slam your IPhone down on the table!
Jul 28, 2023 at 3:58pmWeb
Show threadCassandrichJul 29, 2023
@SazeracLA @scalzi @st3ph3n Gesture UI Apple needs to add. They could make it enhance the sound transmitted before hanging up, too.
Show threadvarx/techAug 17, 2023
@SazeracLA @scalzi @st3ph3n My flip phone can make quite a CLACK sound when I "hang up" quickly. 😁
Show threadChuck Taggart, Private EyeAug 17, 2023
@varx @st3ph3n @scalzi I kind of rattle it before pressing “End Call” if I need to. 😆