Honey, I have to work late tonight...woops the cell phone says I'm at Clancy's Tavern

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wvjohn
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Honey, I have to work late tonight...woops the cell phone says I'm at Clancy's Tavern

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they are setting these up up to serve ads a la Minority Report when you walk within a certain range of Starbucks or some other joint

I just went back to an old cellphone that doesn't have this (because of battery issues) - maybe I'll stay with it :)


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yea.. doesent all that transmitting your location crap use alot of power?
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