atw: Re: National Broadband Network and empathy
- From: Rod Stuart <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:39:07 +1000
And the best way......no, the ONLY way to make life easier for the end user
(that's all of us) is to get government our of everyone's face. We're
over-governed, over-taxed, over-regulated, and on top of that INEFFICIENTLY
governed taxed and regulated.
On 19 August 2010 22:20, Anne Casey <writan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 10:03 PM 18/08/2010, you wrote:
>
> So what you are saying Anne is that the whole nation should have to cough
> up just so that you can get broadband? Living away from infrastructure has
> its price.
>
>
> Actually, Bruce, you are wrong. I (deliberately) live close enough to the
> local exchange to get ADSL2, according to Telstra - except the local copper
> is so poor that I can only get unreliable ADSL. Telstra has no interest in
> fixing the problem. It's not about what I am prepared to pay, but whether a
> private company could be bothered.
>
>
> I'll be generous though Anne, I'm happy to say "those using it when there
> is copper nearby should pay for it" if that helps, but it still sounds like
> you want the nation to pay for a safe, well-built, fully paved road to every
> farm and outlying doorstep. Oh hang on, I still haven't read that you were
> willing to pay for my road toll costs.
>
>
>
> You didn't ask; you just assumed I'm only interested in my own welfare. I'm
> not in favour of toll roads. On the other hand, I could say that the fact
> that you're required to use a toll road is because you chose to live away
> from infrastructure (heavy rail) - and you have to pay the price. I on the
> other hand choose to live walking distance from a train station; and yet I
> would support a rail extension to improve your access to public transport.
>
> I've come to realise over the last couple of days that there is something I
> look for in a technical writer, apart from the usual skills list - the
> ability to empathise with end users; to some extent to want to make their
> lives easier.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Anne
>
>
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