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Orrex

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9. A business in Pittsburgh tried that for a while

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 10, 2015, 09:40 AM

Aug 2015

Played classical music near the U Pitt campus, to discourage loiterers. Not sure how long it went on or how successful it was, but I remember it being a bit of a buzz around here.

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There is this new app for experiencing life raw and unfiltered and not through your phone. [View all] DetlefK Aug 2015 OP

"Selfies", not what I would call a great advancement in the human condition. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #1

They've been around for centuries Orrex Aug 2015 #3

But how many self portraits were painted with a rattlesnake in the picture? hobbit709 Aug 2015 #5

Not enough, dammit! Orrex Aug 2015 #8

You just need to get the people sit still long enough to paint the picture. DetlefK Aug 2015 #10

I hate all of this crap! There, I said it. reformist2 Aug 2015 #2

There's another app called OFFLAWN Orrex Aug 2015 #4

Oh, there are other methods. DetlefK Aug 2015 #7

A business in Pittsburgh tried that for a while Orrex Aug 2015 #9

All my devices have an app for "experiencing life raw and unfiltered" petronius Aug 2015 #6

There is also this new device called the "off switch". You can use that too. Initech Aug 2015 #11

Operate phone in Over Field Flight mode... Wounded Bear Aug 2015 #12