Telepocalypse

When talk is free

A moment of zeitgeist...

I'm Skyping with my brother in the conference foyer. But we're both saying nothing because we've run out of things to say. Just stayed online, doesn't cost anyone anything. Heavy breathing noises without the premium rate call charges.

Anyhow, someone comes and looks over my shoulder to ask who won the US election. very confusing for my brother who doesn't know if it's me talking. In the old world, someone wearing a headset but not talking couldn't be making a phone call. Now, you can't tell. Ten years from now, we'll probably all be wearing devices like hearing aids, and you won't be able to tell if I'm more wired than a Bush.

Incidentally, he just sent me a file. Tried Windows Messenger, failed. Tried Skype file transfer, works. Clearly one of these two companies has P2P worked out, and it isn't the one from Redmond.