bar_butterfly

So, buz and I have this ongoing discussion about writing; he says it's obsolete. The very idea is horrifying to me and I feel that one must make a conscious choice to not write things by hand. Now, I will admit to having romanticized "old fashioned" things that could be replaced all together by technology.

But I enjoy writing letters (and getting them... who doesn't enjoy getting a card or letter in the mail?),
I find that I am more responsible about paying my bills when a paper bill shows up in the mail and I write and send a check
I take notes on paper in meetings (when I'm employed) and commit them to digital form later,
I thoughtfully sign my name on receipts, checks and documents- I never NEVER scribble a line to simply indicate that I was there,
I prefer to play a board game with actual humans than playing my video games (shocking, I know),
I could go on...

This has me wondering; is pen and paper really obsolete? Do you write actual notes/letters? Do you keep a paper journal (not youphreddiva, we all know about your realjournal)? If so, what is your handwriting like?

See, I fear that handwriting is a lost art. That as computers and cell phones become more and more ubiquitous and more and more capable, pen and paper will fall completely by the wayside. Handwriting is no longer taught in schools. Is the physical written word to become some victorian-era relic like a dance card or a fainting sofa?

jwz

DNA Lounge update, wherein the axe falls.

jwz

First iPhone worm discovered

Apple iPhone owners in Australia have reported that their smartphones have been infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop crooner Rick Astley. Once in place, the worm appears to attempt to find other iPhones on the mobile phone network that are similarly vulnerable, and installs itself again

On each installation, the worm - written by a hacker calling themselves "ikex" - changes the lock background wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley with the message: "ikee is never going to give you up".

jwz

Bay Area Vampirism, Energy-work, and Otherkin Society (San Francisco, CA)

The Vampirism, Energy-work and Otherkin Society (VEOS) is a loosely-organized San Francisco based group. This group is open those identifying as vampire (sang or psy), donor, otherkin, and to those who wish to learn more about such topics. Other energy-workers are also welcome, so long as you have no problem with the vampiric side of energy work.

This group is NOT open to role-players, recruiters of any type, or those seeking to promote any form of religion (discussion about religion is OK, preaching is not).