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internet vs. face-to-face

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 11:34 p.m.

In Response To: Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo (John Stryker)

When I was still in academia/federally-funded research, I was continuously amazed at how much money was spent to attend face-to-face meetings that could have been conducted for nearly free over the internet. I'm sure there were psychological factors involved. So pay some psychologists to teach people how to make virtual meetings as productive as face-to-face ones. The funding agencies still come out way ahead.

Of course the airlines, hotels, and restaurants get hurt, so there is no perfect solution for everyone. But if efficiency is the goal (and I think it should be), the current process is so obviously ridiculous that it's just another example of people with capable minds keeping them closed.

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• Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
  phil simborg -- Friday, 27 August 2010, at 11:19 p.m.
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    Bill Riles -- Saturday, 28 August 2010, at 12:49 a.m.
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    phil simborg -- Saturday, 28 August 2010, at 1:43 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 28 August 2010, at 2:35 p.m.
      • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
        phil simborg -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 5:05 a.m.
        • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 5:11 a.m.
          • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
            phil simborg -- Tuesday, 31 August 2010, at 12:30 p.m.
        • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
          christian munk-christensen -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 5:45 a.m.
          • ONline and OFFline
            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 6:36 a.m.
        • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
          Chiva Tafazzoli -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 9:42 a.m.
          • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
            Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 6:47 p.m.
        • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
          John Stryker -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 2:42 p.m.
          • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 6:28 p.m.
          • internet vs. face-to-face
            Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 11:34 p.m.
            • internet vs. face-to-face
              Timothy Chow -- Monday, 30 August 2010, at 1:54 a.m.
    • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 31 August 2010, at 6:56 p.m.
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    mtuhtan -- Saturday, 28 August 2010, at 2:04 p.m.
    • Chuck Bower on the WC in Monte Carlo
      Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 28 August 2010, at 7:46 p.m.
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        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 29 August 2010, at 6:48 p.m.