Cory Doctorow
Patrick Johanneson π π¨π¦@pluralistic The last time I checkedβa few months backβthis one was still in place.
Big Sky, at the Headingley edge of Winnipeg, MB.
Dane Peterson@pjohanneson @pluralistic There was one still a real classic one in place at Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park when we passed through in early October. It was the first I've seen in ages.
They used to be so important when I was a kid on vacation with my parents, travelling in a truck camper. We would find one every few days to call home, alternating between my maternal grandparents and paternal grandmother, with each of them subsequently relaying the details to the other.
Nickyπ¦¨βοΈ@danep @pjohanneson @pluralistic i gave my nephew a campus tour of my alma mater and as we came from the engineering building to the student union i sadly said, βand this was where all the pay phones used to be.β Sad. Memoriesβ¦people standing in line waiting to check their pager voicemails π
@skoombidoombis @pjohanneson @pluralistic I they were just getting rid of them when I was at college. I think they vanished one summer. But if I remember correctly, they kept the row of wooden booths built into an out of the way wall in the student union as little private spaces to make calls on your cell. I thought this was a pretty clever idea, but it never really caught on. π
Steven Sandoval@skoombidoombis @danep @pjohanneson @pluralistic βA pager is like ... a text message receiving device that only receives numbers.β https://youtu.be/YkfrqLAC1U0 #hololive #hakosbaelz #noirvesper
