| Hi all, As Dan mentioned that the current setup is implicitly acceptable to most, I thought I’d just state explicitly why it’s acceptable to myself: 1. This list is a wonderful, almost indispensable source of information. 2. It is great that it is oldschool and it works. Every new tech has caveats that may not be immediately apparent (maintenance, privacy issues, hidden costs). If you want extra features, you can always do it on the client side (fancy email clients, AI if you don’t mind them reading your mail, etc). 3. It is extremely important that the list does not rely on a megacorp (Google) for tech. There are multiple political, ethical and practical reasons for this. Bottom line is that the AUDITORY list is by now an important piece of the history of auditory science. We need to be careful with it, as with any historic artefact. Last thing you want to do is to hand over a Da Vinci painting to Google for safe keeping, right? Sorry for being a bit over the top with the analogy but I hope the point is clear. 4. Dan Ellis does great work. Best, Chris
|