Why is it that people have this bad tendency of thinking that old technologies have to die because something "better" is available? Maybe because those days most technologies don't last long and that makes people believe all technologies are not meant to last. I believe when something is done right and usful in the first place it will probably last many years and that is what is happening with radio. The fax is another example of a useful invention that might be replaced but it is still used a lot because it is so simple and reliable. I just don't like the idea of replacing something that works, simple to use and cheap, by some expensive complicated solution that uses those always broken computer protocols.
I may be wrong, in fact, I have posted this comment on slashdot without using a fax nor a typewriter but by using a not so broken computer protocol. Still, I dared not posting other than Plain Old Text characters as I don't trust any browser anymore.
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Why is it that people have this bad tendency of thinking that old technologies have to die because something "better" is available? Maybe because those days most technologies don't last long and that makes people believe all technologies are not meant to last. I believe when something is done right and usful in the first place it will probably last many years and that is what is happening with radio. The fax is another example of a useful invention that might be replaced but it is still used a lot because it is so simple and reliable. I just don't like the idea of replacing something that works, simple to use and cheap, by some expensive complicated solution that uses those always broken computer protocols.
I may be wrong, in fact, I have posted this comment on slashdot without using a fax nor a typewriter but by using a not so broken computer protocol. Still, I dared not posting other than Plain Old Text characters as I don't trust any browser anymore.