I must say I was surprised by the contents of Ahmad's reply to my last
email,as it seemed rather heated and not what I had hoped for (a serious
discussion).
1. I think you HAVE fallen into the gadget-trap - like many of the EU
projects in AIM, etc. Yes, there are many alternative paradigms and
methodologies which should be explored, but I am fed up to the back teeth
of half baked, expensive and ultimately unhelpful (in the sense they turn
clinicians off) activities seeking to push one technology over another.
And I speak from experience when I say deja vu.
2. There is a world of difference between looking at innovative means of
communication (passing messages is one of these) and applying a particular
technology to achieve a goal. Pushing one technology over and above
another as an "answer" just closes other avenues and reduces opportunities.
3. Gung-ho (never mind the theory, let's just try it) and introspective
(let's see what we can come up with by looking at what has been done
before) ways are complementary, and should feed off each other.
4. Standards are important (your PC is a good example of an evolved
"standard"). Many standards are bad. Some are good. Let's try to push
the good ones.
5. Radical ideas are needed, but must be looked at critically. There is
very little that is really new under the sun.
6. Innovation is not an excuse for throwing out rationality.
Andrzej Glowinski
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