The lost art of total recall

> there is nothing sadder than someone who has lost their mobile phone and who finds they cannot even phone home or call their parents or partners because they cannot remember a single telephone number

Well, I guess if you don't know a single telephone number you can't do much. But if there is one phone number you should memorize (beyond 911 or equivalent), it is the phone number of the number service that will connect to you where ever you want.

I believe that we are largely beyond the age of recalling anything more than how to get to information we want quickly, and I like it.