Dr. Matt Lee (mattl)

Web standards, accessibility, free/open source software, old UNIX/TV/Music and occasional wargaming

Raising suspicion in the T-Mobile store (2009)

If you ever want to set off a few alarm bells in a cellphone store, try and buy multiple SIM cards. With cash. Without ID. With an accent.My intentions were harmless of course — picking up 3 pay-as-you-go SIM cards for 3 users of the OpenMoko FreeRunner, myself included. After a short explanation along the lines of “journalist” and “reviewing cellphones” and “isn’t the G1 fantastic?”, I managed to get away with showing a piece of plastic with a name on it and no photo ID.Of course, the G1 sa

Useful products from afar that I have managed to locate in Boston in the last 72 hours. (2009)

* Salt and Vinegar Crisps * Lucozade * NyQuil (though, I already knew about this one)