Everyone who follows this sort of thing knows that Stephen Fry is a polymath. But I’m startled by how intensely he follows the to-ing and fro-ing of mobile technology. His newish blog has a lengthy essay (which he calls a blessay) on smartphones, PDAs, etc. I found it hilarious:
I have, over the past twenty years been passionately addicted to all manner of digital devices, Mac-friendly or not; I have gorged myself on electronic gismos, computer accessories, toys, gadgets and what-have-yous of all descriptions, but most especially what are now known as SmartPhones. PDAs, Wireless PIMs, call them what you will. My motto is:
I have never seen a SmartPhone I haven’t bought
If you look at Fry’s bio page at IMDb, you’ll see this line in the trivia section:
“MAC fanatic, Usenet lurker, Internet/WWW enthusiast.”
That’s been there for a very long time (years), and it’s just underneath a fairly arch and knowing biography written by “Anonymous.”
To which I have always gone, “Hmm.”
So I’m very glad to see Stephen go a bit more public, since there have been hints he’s been running around cyberspace for years.