Facsimiles

[gfish]

'Fax' is a cool word. Why did we waste it on such a stupid technology? I think it's very telling that faxes are the only form of long distance communication ever invented that never attracted a geekish/hacker following. There is nothing interesting or aesthetic about the technology. There is only suck.

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[memegarden.livejournal.com]

What I hate about fax machines is that, being both electronic and mechanical, they can fail in more ways than almost anything, and generally do. I do not like facing faxing a 20-page document; I know it will take all afternoon to succeed or give up.