Comments on: iLuddism

By: saintseester

saintseester — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:02:30 +0000

I’m holding out for a laptop, I think.

By: Bo

Bo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:47:24 +0000

That’s a difference between us. I don’t even covet it. For some almost trivial amount of money, like $99, I might get one.

I dismissed the Kindle out of hand on price, but I didn’t realize that about being unable to loan a book.

By: saintseester

saintseester — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:26:12 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, either. I covet that gadget. I keep talking myself out of it for the reasons that Bo gives, but I keep finding myself coming around again. I finally talked myself out of the Kindle once and for all when I found out amazon can track your reading habits! (That, and you don’t “own” your books, as in you can’t sell your copy or give it to a friend, like with a real, sexy, book.)

I usually succumb to gadget fever, though.

By: Mrs. Chili

Mrs. Chili — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:05:19 +0000

You know what, Seester? I TOTALLY see your point. I guess I’d have to say that my love of a good debate (and the fact that I don’t feel that I have to be right all the time) prevents me from whipping out the iPhone to prove every point. We work stuff around in our heads for a while to see if we can get answers on our own – the iPhones are a last resort.

By: Bo

Bo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:23:59 +0000

Mrs. Chili: I understand. I just hope the market continues to accommodate us both.

‘seester: Thanks. I liked the title myself. And I’m not going to start -5ing guests; that would be rude.

By: saintseester

saintseester — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:42:29 +0000

First, I love the title of this post, and I knew what it was about before I clicked over here.

Second, I am not sure I like the idea of being able to Google an answer to something. We used to spend hours in fun, conversation, trying to convince the others that we knew how things were. Later, we would be vindicated or shown up, but what mattered was the time spent in the debate. I know that sounds weird.

This happened over Christmas. We were waiting for the start of the Nutcracker, and my sister was trying to convince her friend that egg nog was made with alcohol. Her friend was convinced it wasn’t ever made with booze. The debate was entertaining, lighthearted and funny. Then someone leaned over with the Wiki history of egg nog on the iPhone. That took the wind out of the sails, so to speak. (I know, Bo, -5).

By: Mrs. Chili

Mrs. Chili — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:54:32 +0000

Oh, they TOTALLY built it for ME!

I still have all the other components in other boxes – I’ve got an iPod (of course – Mr. Chili is a Mac geek) and a camera and all that – but the iPhone is cool. I got one for Christmas and I don’t regret giving up my SideKick for it one bit.

The internet thing comes in handier than you may think. I Google answers to questions we have in restaurants or the car all the time, and though I haven’t needed it YET, I bet the map feature on the iPhone will come in handy someday.

I appreciate and respect your desire to keep it simple, but I’m not going to apologize for loving this bit of techno-geekery. It’s cool, and I’m happy I have one.