[Sigia-l] We could just use whiteboards instead.

[Darci Chapman]

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> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org] On Behalf Of
> Listera
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 4:32 PM
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] We could just use whiteboards instead.
> 
> But it would be useful to *listen* to books, as millions of people have
> been doing daily. It would indeed be trivial for you dial up a certain 
> number, make a selection, have your smartphone start streaming and pipe 
> that output via wireless to your car stereo and enjoy the book while 
> driving. Another inappropriate example.

The point is that usefulness is in the eye of the beholder. I don't find
audio books useful. I've never made it completely through one without
falling asleep and I wouldn't ever want to fall asleep while driving a car
;-)

Just because something is spiffy and new does not inherently make the old
stuff obsolete.

Cheers!
Darci