[NewMusic] acoustic vs. electronic

[kristin miltner]

those are all great analogies. it's all a matter of the most convenient tool
to use for a particular job.

k

On 1/9/07, Chris Broderick <elsuperfantastico at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Older technology gets replaced by newer technology,
> > and the currently
> > used paradigms and models get slowly phased out and
> > replaced by newer
> > technology over the course of many years.  Or put
> > another way;
> > technology evolves.
>
> Yes, technology does evolve, but it's not always a
> question of some Darwinian fantasy of technology
> supplanting other technology.  Sure, the computer
> supplanted the typewriter, but it hasn't supplanted
> the pencil.  Nor did the microwave oven supplant the
> stove.  The electric knife hasn't made non-electric
> knives obsolete.  Mainly because they have distinctive
> uses & functions that make them both useful.
>
> -Chris
>
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