Sometimes, technology can almost seem like magic. That’s how I
think sometimes about cell phones.
I
mean, you can just pull a little device out of your pocket, tap a
couple of things on the screen, and suddenly you’re talking in real
time to some other person, who can be anywhere in the world? I know
we take this for granted now, but it’s pretty amazing.
There
was a little trick I used to do sometimes, with Skype. Remember
Skype? Back in the day, it was pretty cool to be able to use your
computer to actually make a phone...
Sometimes, technology can almost seem like magic. That’s how I
think sometimes about cell phones.
I
mean, you can just pull a little device out of your pocket, tap a
couple of things on the screen, and suddenly you’re talking in real
time to some other person, who can be anywhere in the world? I know
we take this for granted now, but it’s pretty amazing.
There
was a little trick I used to do sometimes, with Skype. Remember
Skype? Back in the day, it was pretty cool to be able to use your
computer to actually make a phone call. Of course, now we do it all
the time with Google Voice. But Skype used to be pretty cutting edge.
Anyway,
one of the features of having a Skype account was 3-way calling. You
could have a 3-way conversation really easily.
So
what I would do is pull up the Skype app on my computer, and have my
list of contacts on the screen. I would click on my dad’s name, so
it would start dialing his phone number. Then I would click my
brother’s name, and it would start dialing HIS phone number. They
would both answer the phone, like “Hello?” and I would just stay
silent and enjoy the confusion. They each knew their phone rang, and
of course they recognized each other’s voices, but neither of them
had made the call so they had no idea why their phones rang. It was
always good for a laugh.
But
sometimes, a phone call can be traumatic.
My
guest today is Adam. He was enjoying some solo rock-climbing one day,
and was on the phone with his roommate, Rachel. That phone call
became one that neither of them will ever forget.
Adam
is on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aaiaiaaoui/
This
is Adam’s band, Birdnest -
https://www.instagram.com/birdnest.music/
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