"It's hard to explain, but, for me, just aiming a speely input device, or a Farspark chambre, or whatver you call it ..."
"A speelycaptor."
"... at something doesn't collect what is meaningful to me. I need someone to gather it in with all their senses, mix it round in their head, and make it over into words."
Neal Stephenson: Anathem
So say something beautiful
Say what you're keeping inside
When you are not allowed to speak … Art is a scream.
We are delighted to hear from another telephone user. Your choice of communications technology is appreciated. Help keep the telephone alive! That said, I can’t come to my phone right now. Leave me a message and I’ll phone you back.
Cory Doctorow: The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
It takes (at least) two to choose a means of communication.
