[tomc1985]

I really hate seeing articles like these. There are many reasons why groups may not choose to participate in the endless technology death march that is updates and instability.

Is the new fancy tool reliable? Does it truly fit into its adopter's workflow? Is it faster and simpler and more reliable than existing tech? Or is it just shiny and backed by some idiot VC and they're trying to push adoption prematurely?

This idea that its bad that something or someone isn't high-tech needs to die.

[xnx]

Agree, paper maps and two-way radios are both technology. The burden is on any other technology to prove they are superior.

[rdiddly]

I love articles like this, just because I can't wait to see them satirized on n-gate.com. My favorite moment was when they said radio allows only one person to talk at once (like that's a bad thing).

But yeah, how did you get from the bedroom to the kitchen today? Was it by futuristic nucular (sic) hoverboard, or did you use million-year-old "walking" technology you damned stuck-in-the-past Luddite?

Firefighting is one of those things that takes place when various types of shit are hitting the fan. No one involved should hitch their wagon to the availability of any advanced-ish technology, including an internet connection.