Computing and the Net
Y-fronts and socks Alan Wilder is a musician. Formerly of Depeche Mode, his current preoccupation is a solo project, Recoil Compiled by Hamish Mackintosh Thursday February 25, 1999 Are computers important . . . for you? . . . for the world? For me, essential. For the world, perhaps not. One should retain one's quality of life but not at the expense of progress. Shopping is a good example. Just browsing a virtual supermarket, then sitting back and waiting for some spotty youth to deliver my weekly choice directly to my door has got to be the way forward. However, pottering around your local country deli for some unusual delights should not be eradicated. What about the Internet? Does it threaten or enhance individual
freedom? Do you use an Apple Mac or a PC? What do you use the machines for? Any favourite software, and anything you'd like but can't have
yet? Do you get into dialogues with strangers on the Net? Yes, a little. I quite enjoy talking to faceless people on occasion. Perversely, it can be a freeing experience. Do you use your own name when surfing? Spend long at the terminal? Are you a geek? Got any favourite geeks? Yes, I sit up late into the night, writing e-mails wearing nothing but Y-fronts and socks. Stephen Hawking (a Recoil fan, so he says :-). On a desert island, would you prefer a human or a computer for
company? Professionally, what's taking up your time? Making a new Recoil album - on a computer. And running a Web site - on a computer.
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