The Decline and Fall of Blogging

[monk222]

Now blogging is the habit of those who love the sound of their own fingers banging away on a keyboard.

-- Joanne McNeil

McNeil is discussing the evolution of blogging and it's steep decline in the present e-epoch. This is a bit of an exaggeration, but one has to appreciate how well she nails the spirit of the thing. For me, I still like to see what I am thinking, and blogging still seems like a better way of doing that than just scribbling away in spiral notebooks. And there is some thrill in the possibility, however remote, of others reading this and taking it in. But, yeah, the typing can sound a little lonely.

Comments

Keyboards

[poovanna.livejournal.com]

Now blogging is the habit of those who love the sound of their own fingers banging away on a keyboard.
Hey! When your thoughts are being typed out on a solid keyboard, it's hard not to enjoy it :)

For instance, the old IBM Model-M keyboards, are regarded by several folks as the greatest ever invented, & I agree! The tactile & auditory feedback that you get from pressing its keys is so satisfying - unlike anything else. Besides, they're a product any engineer would be mighty proud of - it's normal to come across one over 25 years old, & in perfect working condition!

I'm currently editing this comment on my crappy Mac keyboard & it's such a dull experience - they just don't make keyboards like they used to :(

Re: Keyboards

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, who needs a life when you got a top-of-the-line keyboard! :p

Re: Keyboards

[poovanna.livejournal.com]

That's the spirit! :)