[clug] Debian session for any Choobs?

[Hal Ashburner]

steve jenkin wrote:
>
> communication bit-rate is much higher f-2-f.
>
> Main effect: kbps(speech) >>  kbps(typing).
> Add in effect of diagrams - they're Mbps :-)
>
> But also non-verbal cues, or questions/feedback, confirm the
> communication is successful or the concept needs further explanation -
> or trying alternate descriptions.
>
> Anyone else what to take a punt at explain why f-2-f is faster and more
> efficient than most anything?
>   
Yes, one gets to interrupt and prod the explainer to explain what you 
need rather than their first impression of what they think you need. Of 
course the flipside is the explainer can often work out and answer the 
question you should have been asking rather than the one you actually did.
This is possible on mailing lists and IM as well, it's just not quite as 
well targeted as you pick up quite a bit of useful info for the above in 
the background noise communication of "hello, how are you? how was the 
weekend? Seen the new $foo? It's brilliant." etc.

Please do note that the above can often backfire badly as well. I know 
people who prefer to use pseudonyms and avoid face to face so that all 
judgement is based on the content of their communication alone. Pretty 
easy to guess the kinds of situations where it become sufficiently 
important to want that.