So once again I've tried to pre-post things and once again the system lost them after a couple days.  Which means I have no automated posts to put up.  So this is it for me until the 9th (again, I'm on Blog-cation).  But there was one thing I'd been thinking of lately so I figured I'd throw out a quick post on why I don't use Friendfeed or Twitter.   Before I get started let me just say that this is a "me" thing.  There are a lot of things I say here that I think should apply to everyone but this isn't one of them.  If you love these services than more power to you. 

But you won't catch me using them much (I do have a FriendFeed account just so I can post the occasional comment)

Here's the thing, when you come to this blog (or read the feed) it takes time.  Even if you only skim the entries I'm taking a small part of your time away from you.  So when I write an entry I feel that's something I need to keep in mind.

It's a responsibility as far as I'm concerned.  You've chosen to honor me by giving me a piece of your time so I in turn need to make sure I only make use of that honor when I have something worthwhile to say.  Because I'm, in my own small way, cluttering your life.  I'm putting one more piece of information on your plate that you need to deal with.

So I owe it to you to make sure that piece of information is at least worth the time it takes for you to skim it and move on.  

In my view Twitter and Friendfeed are contrary to that goal.  They are services designed to make it as easy as possible for people to post which in turn encourages people to put very little thought in to what they chose to share.  That's my fear.  If you like this blog enough to follow me to either of these services I would, in my own mind, be taking advantage of the trust you put in me by coming here if I acted in that way. 

Essentially I'd be hijacking even more of your time to tell you something that doesn't have any value to you (like what I had for lunch). 

So that, in a nutshell, is why you won't find me on Twitter or Friendfeed.  I don't have anything against the services and I certainly don't fault anyone else for using them but I personally don't feel comfortable with it. 

That said, if you're curious I just ate a Pastrami Sandwich and am now going to buy a Printer.