We are not guinea pigs
We are not guinea pigs.
We are explorers.
Early adopters of technology aren’t lab animals. We volunteer.
We choose to pave the way for future generations of users.
We don’t expect everything to be perfect. Christopher Columbus didn’t expect to live in the fine appointments of Queen Isabella’s castle while sailing on the Santa Maria.
We aren’t to be pitied because others will have something better. We are to be envied, because we go where others haven’t been.
We know that our experiences will help make a better future…and we serve with pride.
This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.
June 2, 2012 at 4:05 am |
Me, too. I don’t feel any regret for the almost $400 I spent on my first Kindle. It did exactly what I wanted it to do and was worth every penny. I didn’t want to wait for technology to get me something better. My K1 was the best think out there.
June 2, 2012 at 1:14 pm |
Thanks for writing, Tuli!
Absolutely! I love the time I had with my K1 before the K2 was released!
June 2, 2012 at 10:26 am |
I like the idea of being an explorer. Yes, we volunteer because we choose to write. I am an explorer of magical realism and fantasy.
June 2, 2012 at 1:06 pm |
Thanks for writing, Julie!
In the case of writing, there is a fascinating argument to be made about how much is exploration and how much is creation. No question, writing can be used to explore ideas…
June 2, 2012 at 11:40 am |
Perfectly said! Out of curiosity, what started this?
June 2, 2012 at 1:08 pm |
Thanks for writing, Pam!
It was a post in a thread in the Amazon Kindle community that used that term…complaining about the lack of “folders” on the Kindle Fire. I found that…I guess “minimizing” might be a good way to put it. People who get technology when it is first released are bold, not victims, as might be the interpretation.
June 2, 2012 at 4:22 pm |
Wasn’t there something of an uproar when the K1 didn’t have folders? and when the early Nook didn’t have the equivalent of folders? You’d think that Amazon would recognize that people (especially people with large collections) would want some way of organizing their books.
June 2, 2012 at 8:23 pm |
Thanks for writing, becca!
Yes, a lot of people wanted folders or some other organizational tool on the K1. We eventually got Collections. I think something like that is coming the Fire this year, and I do think Amazon recognizes the desire for it.I just don’t think they thought it was a strong enough issue to hold off releasing the Fire. I think there may also have been a development cost concern. The Fire could have certainly failed, and I think getting it out under $200 was really important. Now that they know the market exists, they can loosen that budgetary belt a little.
June 3, 2012 at 1:01 am
I think we need the ability to have folders in the archive. The Fire doesn’t hold as many books as the previous models, so it’s not that big a deal, although I guess some sort of organization would be good. It would be nice, if you’re in the mood for a sci-fi novel, to be able to go to the Sci-fi folder in your archive and pick one. Right now, it’s a mess! And I don’t want to have to use other software like Calibre to do it at this point.
June 3, 2012 at 2:24 am
Thanks for writing, Pam!
Actually, the Kindle Fire can hold many more books than the other models…up to 6,000, according to Amazon. However, that’s in the same memory space as videos and music, among other things (but not apps).
I’ve been having a discussion with one of my regular commenters about the issues of having Collections in the archives…I think that’s a pretty complicated proposition, but I do think we’ll get there. I think we are more likely to have them separately on the Fire first, though. Of course, I’m just guessing.