Skype: Unreliable, perhaps, but just what we need

Posted by: Stephen Baker on August 24, 2007

I just wrote my first magazine piece in a long time. I argue that we’re surrounded by less than fail-safe technology—and that this is probably a good thing.

Funny thing. The magazine process, while slow compared to online and blogging, took about 1/300th as long as the book. But unless my book turns out to be a raging success, more people will read (or at least have the chance to read) the magazine piece. It would be interesting to calculate how much work goes for each reader. Sadly, I bet there are some books in which each reader literally gets hours of the author’s time.

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