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Posted by Jeannie Choe | 28 Sep 2007
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Brooklyn-based designer Kiel Mead's added a few new members to his curious collection of cast jewelry. Our favorite is Landline, a charm that harks back to a wee component that was, not long ago, a true mainstay in our lives. Alas, it is now but a faded memory, lost in a silvery sea of cellphones, skype, and bluetooth headsets (except, maybe, at your grandma's house or regions that have not yet widely adopted cell phone technology). Landline reminds us of the good ol' days when phones were wall-mounted and shaped like a pair of lips or Garfield, and privacy meant dragging a 6-foot-long phone cord into the next room. It also reminds us of the not-so-good ol' days of dial-up and reminds us not to take hi-speed for granted.
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How come I can't make out what the heck "land line" is supposed to be? Can anyone shed some light for me?
exactly
It's the plug of a phone connector connector (These things are still the norm over here in Ireland y'know).
An RJ-11 connector, I think.
It's the male end of a phone line. It's actually not that much different than a network cable (and is still a ubiqitous office component) so I don't get the nostalgia factor that is associated with it.
Land line= telephone line, from a telephone company. NOT a cell phone. I unfortunatly have to have one in order to get DSL, which prevents me from affording a cell phone. Lame.