I owned a BlackBerry during 2007. I loved it. Having finally realized that the phone was not the thing—email was—I wanted to be connected all the time. It was not pretty but it worked. It kept my contacts, my calendar and a few other things. I customized the alerts to make a simple Star Trek beep when notifications came…
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Bubble Weary in Trump's America
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