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   From: '''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 16/05/2019 17:38, John Larkin wrote:   
   > On Thu, 16 May 2019 12:25:05 -0400, legg  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Thu, 16 May 2019 07:56:21 -0700, John Larkin   
   >>  wrote:   
      
   >>> Simple solution is don't text. It's a nasty habit.   
   >>   
   >> It's dirt cheap, potentially unambiguous, less intrusive and   
   >> encourages brevity.   
   >>   
   >> RL   
   >   
   > What it seems to encourage is 24/7 social chat.   
   >   
   > Email is better than texting, or phone calls, or meetings for   
   > resolving and documenting technical stuff.   
      
   Text is good for quick info transfer like when & where to meet.   
   What to pick up on the way home. That sort of thing.   
      
   Important enough to send but not requiring an immediate response.   
      
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   Martin Brown   
      
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