This is, sadly, true. We’re also the only industry left that still widely uses pagers.https://twitter.com/AlanLevinovitz/status/1349126226774994944 …
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The pager I carry 24/7 (shown next to my Apple Watch for size comparison) is basically the same as the one I carried over 20 years ago. Same size, same design. I expect to be carrying it until the day I retire. That’s how far behind the technological times medicine is here.pic.twitter.com/xqsc8yI5JS
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How many docs out there, I wonder, still carry this pager or one with the same design?
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Replying to @gorskon
They still have technical advantages in some situations.
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Replying to @markgamache @gorskon
Yes, I wonder if the simplicity could be argued as an advantage as well. A dedicated device that just does one thing.
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Replying to @ClaraBRussells @gorskon
Right, it also reduces cognitive load (from a UI point of view).
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Replying to @markgamache @gorskon
That makes sense to me. I like a lot of dedicated equipment in my life, I find there is a point at which electronics try to do too much and their effectiveness drops for me. Literally have a web design meeting today, thanks for this link lol.
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Replying to @ClaraBRussells @markgamache
I hate that it's one more thing to carry. I might not mind so much if this extra dedicated device weren't so BIG. It sticks way out on my belt and is always catching on things. I have to get slightly larger suit jackets because it makes a bulge and rubs against the jacket.
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Replying to @gorskon @markgamache
That makes sense. Yeah, I imagine it could be slimmed down. They are probably just using tooling where the molds were made in 1989 lol. At my old job we had products like that, we're the only ones making it and no reason to invest in new development.
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It's also not as though the technology hasn't existed for a long time to make them smaller. Hell, I carried smaller pagers over 25 years ago as a resident.
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Replying to @gorskon @ClaraBRussells
Because pagers work at a much lower frequency range vs cells the signal penetrates buildings much better but probably also requires a larger antenna (1-2 meter wavelength range). This might limit how small you can make one, but no one is working on better pagers so who knows.
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