{"id":38,"date":"1998-03-16T14:55:14","date_gmt":"1998-03-16T14:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/1998\/03\/16\/the_good_vs_the\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:55:04","slug":"the_good_vs_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/1998\/03\/16\/the_good_vs_the\/","title":{"rendered":"The Good vs. The Bad and the Ugly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Good Lo-Tech<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Bad Hi-Tech<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Datebooks, Address Books, etc.<\/strong>
\nImmediate access as long as you have the presence of mind to keep them with you<\/td>\n		Databases and Electronic Calendars<\/strong>
\nVulnerable to power outages and and disk crashes; it takes a long time for your computer to start up just to get a friend\u2019s
\nnumber for a thirty-second call to an answering machine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nice, Solid Wood Furniture<\/strong>
\nEasily repaired and looks better with age<\/td>\n		Any Furniture from Ikea<\/strong>
\nSure it looks sleek, but it\u2019s often wobbly after a while, and that formica-covered pressed wood is awful to the touch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stationery and a Nice Pen<\/strong>
\nNothing says \u201cI care\u201d like a handwritten letter<\/td>\n		Word Processors<\/strong>
\nA note to a friend should never look like a memo from the boss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A Screwdriver, a Pair of Pliers, and Gaffer\u2019s Tape<\/strong>
\nCan be used to fix almost anything with a little imagination<\/td>\n		Telephone Tech Support<\/strong>
\nPunching buttons to get through a complex maze only to wait and then have someone condescend to second-guess everything you’ve already tried<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Incandescent Lamps and Candles<\/strong>
\nWarm and soothing<\/td>\n		Flourescent Light Fixtures<\/strong>
\n\u201cMy, what an attractive complexion you have;\u201d Flickers just enough to be annoying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLR Cameras<\/strong>
\nThe crappiest 35mm camera from the Salvation Army can still produce a picture with rich color and good detail as long as you hold it pretty steady<\/td>\n		Any Affordable Digital Camera<\/strong>
\nOne-tenth the quality at four times the price. Don\u2019t even get me started<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leather, Silk, Cotton<\/strong><\/td>\nNaugahyde, Acetate, Nylon<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goosedown<\/strong><\/td>\nFiber-Fill<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reality<\/strong>
\nTouch it, smell it, taste it, do it now<\/td>\n		Virtual reality<\/strong>
\nWait for it, pay for it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good Lo-Tech Bad Hi-Tech Datebooks, Address Books, etc. Immediate access as long as you have the presence of mind to keep them with you Databases and Electronic Calendars Vulnerable to power outages and and disk crashes; it takes a long time for your computer to start up just to get a friend\u2019s number for a … Continue reading “The Good vs. The Bad and the Ugly”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ultrahistorical","category-ultranerdy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71344,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/71344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultrasparky.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}