Comments on: The Growing Culture of Connectivity https://pmags.com/the-growing-culture-of-connectivity Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Couscous https://pmags.com/the-growing-culture-of-connectivity#comment-1382 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:39:24 +0000 http://pmags2.jzapin.com/?p=567#comment-1382 Great commentary. People usually seem shocked to learn that I’ve been a computer programmer for over 30 years but I don’t own a smart phone and I’m not on Bebo · Facebook · FriendFeed · Friendster · Gaia · Hi5 · Hub Culture · ibibo · Jaiku · LinkedIn · MySpace · Netlog · Orkut · Tagged · Tribe.net · Twitter · Viadeo · Vkontakte · Whispurr · or Xanga.

]]> By: Carl Siechert https://pmags.com/the-growing-culture-of-connectivity#comment-1379 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:27:25 +0000 http://pmags2.jzapin.com/?p=567#comment-1379 I used to have a hard-and-fast rule: No electronic devices in the wilderness.

I’ve had to modify it in recent years to allow two exceptions: an LED flashlight and a digital camera.

I’m a nerd and a gadget geek (got a Windows Phone 7 device the day they became available), but I won’t carry a phone, a SPOT, or a GPS receiver when I hike. Enough!

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/the-growing-culture-of-connectivity#comment-6 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:07:01 +0000 http://pmags2.jzapin.com/?p=567#comment-6 Interesting take Karl. Thanks for the feedback.

Where I work, I have a company issued Blackberry. Though my employer does not expect me to monitor it during my off-hours, some of the people I support are a like taken back when I say go to areas where Blackberries do not get reception. Again an expectation that everyone should be reached.

We’ll see what happens in the coming years, but I think there will be this expectation more and more.

]]> By: Karl Gottshalk https://pmags.com/the-growing-culture-of-connectivity#comment-5 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:38:44 +0000 http://pmags2.jzapin.com/?p=567#comment-5 I doth’t feel like it should be expected. I did Kenosha Pass to Creede solo this yea and carried a Spot and a cell phone. I turned on the phone once or twice a day to send out a photo when it showed a bar or two, which my friends really seemed to enjoy. They felt that they shared my experience. I pushed the OK button on my Spot every morning and night and usually at lunch to let them know I was OK. It was really appreciated by my family knowing I was OK and they could see where I was on the trail (it showed up on my Postholer.com map). They did feel much better knowing that I could get help if I was in trouble by using my Spot. I felt better knowing that I was sharing with friends and that my family was happy.

I guess I feel like it is just another aspect of HYOH, do it if it feels good but it shouldn’t be an expectation of others.

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