Update 2010-08-14

I really don't like synchronous communication unless it's in person. Which means I don't like telephones. With email I can answer right away if something's urgent, or put off answering if it's not. Email's free but telephones aren't. I can read much faster than I can listen, and reading lets me skim and jump around in a message.

Not having a cell phone or landline is socially somewhat awkward, though, and I suspect it will get mor...