tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149921577617999524.post8085639485166367683..comments2023-10-25T05:12:25.828-07:00Comments on Mad Rapture: Texting is the Worst Technology EverWendy Mihmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03630736115365514286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149921577617999524.post-48446940189316619942008-01-28T21:46:00.000-08:002008-01-28T21:46:00.000-08:00LOL.LOL.Wendy Mihmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630736115365514286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149921577617999524.post-14502868528885260622008-01-28T11:40:00.000-08:002008-01-28T11:40:00.000-08:00Rebuttal: Texting is teh awesomeness.Let me prefa...<B>Rebuttal: Texting is teh awesomeness.</B><BR/><BR/>Let me preface this by saying this rebuttal is in no way a defense of the dreaded "LOL". LOL is often used under circumstances that lead me to suspect that the claimant is not, in fact, laughing out loud. I've had this suspicion confirmed numerous times while watching people text others, stone-facedly tapping "LOL" in response to something which is, at best, mildly amusing.<BR/><BR/>However, let that not diminish the fact that texting is teh awesomeness. Your critique of texting centers around three central points, each more easily rebutted than the others.<BR/><BR/>The first point is that texting is difficult given the size of the keys and the number of times each must be pressed to create a decipherable string of symbols. Somebody call the waaaahmbulance. I submit that you have a crappy phone and that you have not bothered to learn how to use it because you are a luddite. Texting has really taken off with the advent of full keyboard phones, so is it really so difficult to understand that other people wouldn't have as much trouble as you? However, even with an old 10-key pad, cell phones have long contained predictive text technology. This technology, almost certainly available in your current cell phone, ensures that you only have to hit each key once as the cell phone reads your mind. I think this is possible through nano-tech or stem-cells.<BR/><BR/>Your second major critique is regarding the necessity of texting in the first place as a substitute for phone calls. But they do not serve the same purpose at all. A phone call is a dedicated bandwidth activity. A pipeline must be opened between the two participants, and the pipeline must remain open until the conversation is complete, consuming the complete attention of each participant in the process. Texting is an intermittent communication tool that is well suited to less interactive communication in an environment where a person's day may consist of a series of compartmentalized activities. Each text is a self-contained communication, which eliminates the need for a dedicated communications pipeline.<BR/><BR/>Your third objection can be dismissed prima facie as irrelevant. The argument seems to be that child neglect plus texting leads to increased costs. I'd submit that child neglect plus any other activity can lead to costs recognized in various forms, such as reupholstering or increased hair care expenses. <BR/><BR/>So, as you can see, with a minimal up-front investment in acquiring basic texting techniques and appropriate supervision of proximate children, texting can admirably fill a unique communications niche and is, therefore, teh awesomeness. Quod erat demonstrandum. w00t!Jemifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338596642757047030noreply@blogger.com