Okay, maybe it's because I am here on the edge of the earth on the sparsly populated Western Edge of Australia, and I do acknowledge that Australia is traditionally three years behind the rest of the world, and yes our current governments campaign to make it just like 1952 is progessing well.... but...
Why do we have an obsession with being always available, always contactable and always accountable?
I recently caught up with a good friend who lives on the other side of the world in London, but it turns out we had nothing much to catch up on, she's a prolific mo-blogger, constant images from her mobile online detailing her life are on her blog. She had no news to share - we'd read it all.
If I don't answer the phone in my office, the Receptionist walks across the Institute to ask if my phone is OK. Maybe I just didn't want to answer it. Is it still OK in society to not answer?
Why do people call me on the telephone to ask if I got their email?
How can I switch to my alter identity as a SuperHero if people always need to know exactly where I am?
So, really what I'm saying is 'Twitter' arrgh! urgh it sounds horrible.
Although, as it is 11:38pm and I'm drinking a glass of red wine and listening to a Beck CD, I do feel remorse for Chris sitting at his desk at work. See there is caring in this techno world.
Bryan Person, Bryper.com
· 3 years ago
Graeme, I guess some folks just need to be contactable -- or think they need to be -- all the time.
I don't think Chris is necessarily that kind of person.
But hey, Chris: no offense, but I absolutely don't want SMSes all day long telling me "Chris is at his desk," "Chris is blogging," "Chris is in the loo," "Chris is changing his baby's diaper." A little too much info for my taste.
I might want to know if you're available for an IM, though, but that's what Skype, AIM, and those programs are for.
Daniel Johnson, Jr.
· 2 years ago
I like Ev, Biz, Crystal, and the rest of the Obvious crew, too.
Bryan Person, Bryper.com
· 2 years ago
This is the blogging long tail in action! Nice to know, too, that Daniel Johnson is reading my Tweets.
Chris Hambly
· 2 years ago
OK so now I want more, I want to know your neuron activity right from your matrix as the current sparks.
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Why do we have an obsession with being always available, always contactable and always accountable?
I recently caught up with a good friend who lives on the other side of the world in London, but it turns out we had nothing much to catch up on, she's a prolific mo-blogger, constant images from her mobile online detailing her life are on her blog. She had no news to share - we'd read it all.
If I don't answer the phone in my office, the Receptionist walks across the Institute to ask if my phone is OK. Maybe I just didn't want to answer it. Is it still OK in society to not answer?
Why do people call me on the telephone to ask if I got their email?
How can I switch to my alter identity as a SuperHero if people always need to know exactly where I am?
So, really what I'm saying is 'Twitter' arrgh! urgh it sounds horrible.
Although, as it is 11:38pm and I'm drinking a glass of red wine and listening to a Beck CD, I do feel remorse for Chris sitting at his desk at work. See there is caring in this techno world.
I don't think Chris is necessarily that kind of person.
But hey, Chris: no offense, but I absolutely don't want SMSes all day long telling me "Chris is at his desk," "Chris is blogging," "Chris is in the loo," "Chris is changing his baby's diaper." A little too much info for my taste.
I might want to know if you're available for an IM, though, but that's what Skype, AIM, and those programs are for.