Kalila Holt
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You're listening to State of Debate, home to raging rhetoric and awe-inspiring argumentation.
Oh, look at these little kittens in need of a home.
What do you think, Amos?
Aren't they adorable?
Listen to their little meows.
Because they can scratch and bite?
Dogs can also scratch and bite.
This little furball seems to love the way I'm petting him.
Texting saved a life.
In 2008, British surgeon David Knott was volunteering in the Congo and performed a life-saving operation, receiving step-by-step surgical instructions via text message.
The operation was a success.
I don't have information about the logistics of if maybe someone was reading them out loud.
It's not quite as good as like saving someone's life, but...
You know, earlier you said there's no story about the first text message.
The first text message was Merry Christmas, and it was sent from a computer, not a phone, on December 3rd, 1992, a great year.