I think you're spot on with the "This is the way it is done and there is no better way because we have always done it this way and we would have thought of a better way if there was one" attitude.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 11:14, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

I see it a lot.
People just don't like change, even if it's demonstrably better and cheaper.
( Kroney, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 11:17, Reply)

They started doing it a year ago, so it's hardly that.
And I've seen nothing in Kroney's argument that is cheaper. You could instigate a system like he suggested which would be more secure, but it's certainly not cheaper. And as I said most academics would refuse to use it.

I think I'm spot on that you're bored and trying to provoke a meaningless arguement for the fun of it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 11:21, Reply)

It's not trying to provoke an argument
it's pointing out that couriering ipods back and forth is a stupidly inefficent system given the technology we have available at the moment. You keep defending it as the only way it could work given your criteria, but Kroney has already come up with a better solution that doesn't involve driving computers back and forth across the country.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 11:23, Reply)

I never said it was the only way it could work
I said it was the best for the scenario. Kroney's system is technically fine (except I still fail to see how two computers, one at each end, plus addional software, is in any way cheaper than one iPad or tablet), but fucking useless becuase a fair proportion of academics would refuse to use it. And no, that's not a problem with the academics. You need a system that works for all the aspects of the problem. Simply ignoring one aspect on the grounds you think that it's stupid is failing to provide a proper solution.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 11:30, Reply)