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title: 'Why I Love Technology'
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date: '2004-08-08T12:59:21-04:00'
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permalink: /why-i-love-technology/
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tags:
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- technology
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Because now, instead of having to set up an escape route with a friend, it can be [automated](http://www.salon.com/mwt/wire/2004/08/08/cell/index.html) (Salon.com; subscription or ad-viewing required):
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> With both Cingular’s Escape-A-Date and Virgin Mobile’s Rescue Ring service, a customer can arrange to be called at a set time, using the cell keypad.
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> When the cell rings, one of Cingular’s eight “emergency” messages says: “Hey, this is your Escape-A-Date call. If you’re looking for an excuse, I got it. Just repeat after me, and you’ll be on your way! ‘Not again! Why does that always happen to you? … All right, I’ll be right there.’ Now tell ‘em that your roommate got locked out, and you have to go let them in. Good luck!”
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> And bingo, the bad date is history.
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My favorite part of the service is that the excuses are dreamed up by “five people with doctorates in linguistics.” Who says there are no alternative-career opportunities for PhDs?
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