How??? - 4/7/2014

So, please, explain something to me. I get that most people aren't really interested in understanding technology, or even really equipped to do so. It requires a basic understanding of math and science that most people simply don't get excited about.

I understand the basic physics of cars. Inject the fuel in a vaporized state, ignite with a spark, and the expanding hot gasses move the piston, which then ultimately move the wheels. I can't show you what a power-train looks like, or the specifics of the fuel delivery system, but I understand the basics.

Very few people understand semiconductors and how they work at a quantum level. A larger percentage of humanity understands them at the component level, either hardware or software. But for most people, they know the interface and have some vague idea about how the information is structured, accessed and transmitted.

So I get that most people don't really, deeply understand the technology they use, I really do. There's too much of it to know and too many things you have to know just to be able to begin really understanding it.

But will someone please explain to me how you can have a phone AND NOT KNOW YOUR OWN GODDAMN PHONE NUMBER‽‽‽

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