I’m not sure what value and importance other people place on telephones, but I place little value on telephones: if I need to make a phone call I consider that to be a great inconvenience. So I am attempting to reconcile the value of a telephone. Personally I don’t talk very much, I tend to […]
On the use of Telephones and alternatives
Whilst I am happy to talk to people on the phone, I generally find the telephone to be a nuisance and irritating device. The telephone is also highly unreliable as a means of making contact: a telephone requires two people to be available at the same time, email does not have this limitation and neither […]
Appropriate Technology or not: transportation and communication?
Whilst I like technology, there are certain technologies I really dislike, these are: multi-storey buildings, cars and telephones. Basic rule is: if it ain’t in walking distance then it ain’t available. During the 70’s the Australian government had a plan to decentralise, and make its services more accessible. The action it took was to centralise more […]