tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post1783819902158315021..comments2023-10-23T10:48:21.362-07:00Comments on Red Lion Reports: Bye Bye BlackberryMarie T. Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697870656185092759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-13633956478365405172008-11-19T07:31:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:31:00.000-08:00I am not a big fan of the Blackberry; they seem on...I am not a big fan of the Blackberry; they seem on the whole to encourage rather than facilitate communication (e.g. "I'm driving now; be there soon"). Nevertheless, it is a great thing to have to stay connected. The important question, then, is what is the value of being connected.<BR/><BR/>Apart from the reason the President is being unplugged, the holder of the office would seem, perhaps ironically, to be the person in the world least in need of a Blackberry. That is because he has only to think out loud and the thought will be conveyed wherever it needs to go, perhaps via the Blackberry of an aide. And incoming messages will reach him without delay. He is, in other words, shrouded in human Blackberries, each with their own actual Blackberry.<BR/> <BR/>He can only get in trouble with his own (e.g. incoming message, circa 1996: "I'm driving now; be there soon. Wearing your favorite dress.")David Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038305833028994907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-36708627303111754062008-11-17T19:57:00.000-08:002008-11-17T19:57:00.000-08:00I recently read an article noting that President-e...I recently read an article noting that President-elect Obama's favorite gum is Nicorette, assisting him in kicking the smoking habit. I wonder, is there a gum or patch out there that helps wean one off of a blackberry? There's money to be made in that market.Alison M. Kilmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992535815536326753noreply@blogger.com