Doug Cooper wrote to Daniel <=-

Daniel,

You know, I find it really difficult to keep contact with my friends. They're hard to have a sustained conversation with on text message and forget the notion of talking on the phone. I have one friend who'll call to talk for any period of time. The rest, nah.

It was like that before, but the lockdown made it worse.

I discovered that owning my own business. People use text as a form of ToDo list. I would get random texts as late as midnight on weekend,
with clients making requests. that I used to think I had to reply to right away. Most requests or concerns required a phone conversation
for clarity and or explanation. They would refuse to talk on the phone and I'd spend hours scripting a carefully worded email. My friends,
same way. They'll send a brief text or facebook message, but it's a
short conversation that fizzles out due to lack of substance. I've
really enjoyed the Marco Polo Ap for smart phones ... it's allowed each friend/family member to actually speak and reply to questions. For the current circumstances, it's been the only format I've found that has allowed me to stay connected to those I'd normally see. You download
the ap and invite them .. then text and call them until they download
it (takes persistance lol) but once they do, it becomes viral. It's
like text, but you have to do so via video. Friends and family can
reply with a video only, when they have time (or look presentable) to
so. It's replaced any other form of communication other then the telephone I choose to reply to. If I get a messanger or text, I tell
them to marco polo me, and don't answer their questions.

Yeah smartphones. I transitioned from a cell to satellite phone over two years ago. I sms/mms with a mobile PDA called 'Gemini.'

If someone wants to reach me by voice they have my landline. This seems to have been a major success with this lockdown adn work from home (which is now permanent with my agency).

Daniel Traechin

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Kurt Weiske wrote to Daniel <=-

Daniel wrote to Doug Cooper <=-

You know, I find it really difficult to keep contact with my friends. They're hard to have a sustained conversation with on text message and forget the notion of talking on the phone. I have one friend who'll
call to talk for any period of time. The rest, nah.

I've had a weekly zoom drinking call with some old BBS friends of mine from the Dial-up days - we had 9-10 people filling the screen at one point. Get- togethers were a rarity as we've all moved out of the SF
bay area, but it's nice to meet up by video again.

I don't think we would have done this if the SIP hadn't happened.

There's a weekly BBS gettogether on MRC on wednesdays that's pretty
fun.

Who hosts it? I don't see the adverts

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