How to Understand a New Technology's Place in Your Life

For a long time, I did use my phone as a pocket watch. I had an acquaintance tell me that was a bad idea, because he knew someone who did that, and was always late because the cellphone time was off.

I told him that my understanding was that the proper functioning of the cellular phone system depends on accurate time keeping, and that every time you reboot the phone, it queries the network and gets the correct time, so odds are your cell phone is far more accurate than even a quartz watch.

He responded with the one counter-argument that is almost always guaranteed to get my goat after I’ve made a detailed point. He looked at me, shook his head, said, “No,” and did not elaborate further.

Bear in mind, this is the same guy who claimed to have invented Dr Pepper, in the 1960s, by mixing all of the flavors at a soda fountain together in one cup.

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