January 2, 2008
I've posted this portrait from our holidays to Wilsons Promontory not for the photo, but to highlight the limitations of a digital world in Australia. The photo was taken with a digital camera and I wanted to post it to my junk for code weblog with an account of the trip.
There was no wireless on the ferry, my sister's place in Safety Beach had an internet connection in a room that was being used as a bedroom but no wireless modem, and I had no time to hunt for an internet cafe in Safety Beach that night or in Mornington the next morning.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Suzanne, Queenscliff ferry, Victoria, 2007
Global roaming is what is required but it is outrageously expensive with very limited downlands. So it was not possible to access my weblogs whilst travelling--only if I stayed in a place that had broadband. And they were few and far between. So we have the limitations of urban social networking for those who are mobile or nomadic.
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