WHY I AM NOT 'SMART' ENOUGH TO OWN A 'SMART PHONE'

[Valentine Mark Herman]

This appeared in the UK 'Daily Telegraph' of 12/ix/2013:

"Australia's postal service has released a world-first 'video stamp' which allows people to send a 15-second video with their parcels. The new service allows senders to scan a coded stamp on their mail bag and record a message on their smartphone via an app, and then stick the stamp to their parcel. Recipients can view the message by scanning the message on their smartphone or tablet or by entering a code on the Australian Post website.

Australia Post said it had created 3 million of the stamps, which are free and could be continued beyond Christmas. The stamps are available for viewing for 90 days after the package is received."

Now, although it opens up the possibility of Vizma sending me video Mail Art, I don't have a smart-phone, tablet or anything that starts with an 'i' -- apart, that is, from my tried and trusted iRon.

[Valentine Mark Herman]

I don't know if this is the future that Erni refers to, but it seems to represent the Great Generational Gap:

The last time I caught a train (in Holland), I'm sure I was the only person reading a book or a newspaper (I read both, but not at the same time). Everybody else was listening to or looking at some sort of electronic device (and many were listening to and looking at more than one at the same time).

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Oh, my dear Valentine :-( you have no iPhone? iPod? iPad...iiiiii i ya ya  yai!