2600 mag declares the payphone dead

[MIB]

2600, the Hacker Quarterly, has declared this year, 2008, to be the payphone’s last year. The payphone is dead, long live the payphone.

The cover of the publication’s Spring issue has what looks to be a shrine dedicated to the memory of payphone; a picture of Alexander Graham Bell adorns the top of the shrine. 1889-2008. Never forget.

rest of story.

MIB

[rbcp]

I think pay phones have got another 5 years or so left in them.  We've got lots of them here, and lots of actual phone booths.  I can't see them all disappearing by the end of the year.

[rogueclown]

yeah...same here with StL.  they're still everywhere.

[MegaKitsune]

Fuck 2600. Everybody was considering payphones dead at least a couple of months before, but now that the "almighty" 2600 declares it dead, it's "official"? 

No, just fuck that.  2600 is a fucking joke. It parades itself around like some hardcore underground hacking zine but it's sitting right next to Woman's Day and Cat Fancy in fucking BARNES & NOBLE.

I've read it, and there were some interesting things in there, but I've seen far better from PLA, TOTSE and Hackaday to even CONSIDER FOR THE TINIEST SECOND purchasing.


I'm most definitely am going to get flamed for the above, but seriously. It's like the Emperor's goddamn new clothes. A fucking farce.

[Lestan Gregor]

+1 for the cat fancy comment

[rbcp]

Is there an actual article inside about pay phones being dead?  Or is it just the cover and nothing else?

[Tachyon]

No.

[rbcp]

No.

Liar.

[Tachyon]

No.

Liar.

U

[ViolentJ]

+1 for the cat fancy comment

+1 to lestan for giving the l33t for the cat fancy comment

[Lestan Gregor]

Why are we being nice to each other? I hated you a few weeks ago...

[PHISH-PHREAK]

+1 for the cat fancy comment

+1 to lestan for giving the l33t for the cat fancy comment

+1 for being a nice guy

[110.Baud]

In larger urban areas, say like toronto for example payphones are few and far between except a few places like malls.  In more rural boonified areas like where I'm lurking payphones are more prevalent.  Its a sad truth but rednecks spend their money on oversized pickup trucks than cell phones.  After all most rednecks don't bother using a cellphone so payphones still see some use.  Mind you they don't really use their pickups for cargo either but thats another story

[Sidepocket]

Fuck 2600. Everybody was considering payphones dead at least a couple of months before, but now that the "almighty" 2600 declares it dead, it's "official"? 

No, just fuck that.  2600 is a fucking joke. It parades itself around like some hardcore underground hacking zine but it's sitting right next to Woman's Day and Cat Fancy in fucking BARNES & NOBLE.

I've read it, and there were some interesting things in there, but I've seen far better from PLA, TOTSE and Hackaday to even CONSIDER FOR THE TINIEST SECOND purchasing.


I'm most definitely am going to get flamed for the above, but seriously. It's like the Emperor's goddamn new clothes. A fucking farce.

Holy Crap, is this NeoGaf forums? 

Anyone who believes that 2600 is declaring the pay phone dead are the same morons who think that The Last Hope is the last hope.

....

HELLOOOOOOO! 

[Tao_of_Pi]

This is just Emmanuel Goldstein being a drama queen again. He's pretty good at it as of late.

But Qwest just installed new Millenniums around my house. I doubt they're going to pull them out any time soon.