1752 But What?

Our society is falling in arrears. Or maybe we're just behind the times. Or the times are behind us. I read two news stories recently that didn't sit well with me.
The first was about inadvertent butt-dialing. Yes, the article actually said butt-dialing. A recent report indicated that 3.9 million calls, or 40% of the total, to New York City's 911 response system were inadvertent cellphone dials.
"You're fined for making a bogus call."
"But officer..."
Wow. As the nine and the one are at different ends of the number pad that's some creative butt dexterity. Or some seriously serendipitous wiggling. So if 911 gets it, how about other 900 numbers? Some husbands got some 'splaining to do to their wives on the phone bill.
The other butt story shows how our society really has cracked. The latest office chair innovation is a temperature-controlled seat. Far cheaper than redoing your entire HVAC system and individually tailored to the needs of your workers. Taking a cue from the seat warmers in new automobiles, the Tempronics office chair has not just heating, but cooling built into the seat of every chair. According to the article, "it puts climate control decisions into the hands, or butts, of every employee." It does that with a combination heating/cooling pad.
Like an iPad, but different.
It's the end of the world as we know it. Man. Heated and cooled derrieres. I believe we are going softer than a baby's... Well, you know.
Really? We can't get through the ordinary temperature fluctuations of a day without having our butts determine our comfort?
One final end note. The Tempronic chair is powered by a battery. The company says it's about the size of those used in a laptop.
Or in this case, a lap bottom.
America, ya gotta love it.