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Killing Obsolete Technology

January 6, 2010 by philip copeland 2 Comments


Technology for the choral conductor . . . a great post here about obsolete technologies we should kill in 2010.

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  1. John Howell says

    January 10, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Mike Elgan needs to look up the difference between the word “obsolete” and the word “obsolescent.”  The former denotes something for which there is no longer any use (i.e., buggy whips–unless you’re a weirdo!).  The latter something which still does the job it was designed for as it always did (i.e. renaissance and baroque musical instruments).
     
    And someone needs to put some cost figures to Mike’s assumption that everyone in the entire world already has a multifunction cellphone, a fast, modern computer, unlimited funds to spend on new gadgets and subscriptions, and an intenet connection.  It ain’t necessarily so!
     
    Example:  I still have a landline phone.  We are subject to annoying periodic power failures here, during which mobile phones can’t operate and cellphones can’t recharge.  A landline is powered through its land line, and operates during a power outage.  There are also no phone books for cellphone numbers.  Q.E.D.!!!!
     
    John
     
    P.S.  There really wasn’t a bit of choral conductor content in that post, Philip.  I was disappointed.
     
     
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  2. philip copeland says

    January 10, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    I found that article interesting and thought others would as well.
     
    Please feel free to forward me choral conductor content, John! 
     
    philip.copelandATgmail.com
     
    It isn’t easy posting something fresh every day and I welcome the help.  I might make the Sunday blog post slightly off-topic if I don’t have choir-specific material.
     
     
     
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