講盒
最近朋友邀請我玩「TalkBox」，我嘗試與時並進，一於奉陪。一玩之後，覺得時代真的改變了。
即時性
年輕時我喜歡「煲電話粥」，你一句我一句，傾到通宵通旦。「煲電話粥」的藝術是：你一句我一句，沒有dead air，即問即答，沒有delay。(除了海外長途電話，就可能有delay情況發生)。兩人的思維，即時產生互動。
講盒
如今的「TalkBox」就是好地地將一段兩人的對話「斬件上」，刴成一節節。好似玩「對講機」咁，對講機無得overlap，先要一人講完一句後，嗌「over」通知對方，接續講下去。如今竟然用「3G電話」玩「Analogue對講機」，即係等如用部60吋3D立體TV睇黑白默片，好retro噃。
Dead air
現代人不能忍受Dead air，每一分鐘都要塞滿哂。朋友見面有時候都無咁多嘢講，真係幾何有講唔完嘅話題吖？所以朋友聚會用「打邊爐」減少Dead air，例如講：「落多啲肉丸吖」、「加湯吖」、「熟未呀？」、「我嚿象拔蚌呢？」又例如：朋友見面用「打牌」或「唱K」減少Dead air。落pub飲酒要用「骰盅」減少Dead air。朋友面對面時候有Dead air，大家就覺得唔多妥，要盡快打破Deadair啦。
Delay
但是，「TalkBox」和「WhatsApp」就容許有Dead air。你問一句，我可以delay一陣，有時間先慢慢回答。這種online (非面對面) 的Dead air，大家就覺得無問題。心想：「可能對方忙緊，咪由佢遲啲先覆啦。」自然接受這種有Delay的雙向溝通。
對話有了Delay，就可以讓雙方buy time諗點樣回答。或者面對一些不想回答的問題時，索性唔回應。如果換上是傳統的電話對答，就會被人「逼埋牆角」。
Multi-task
而現代人的溝通，也適合這種buy time對答模式。現代人喜歡multi-task，他們能夠同一時間跟幾個人或幾group人chat緊，所以需要Buy time，才能一心幾用，跟各方對答如流。
Record
「TalkBox」和「WhatsApp」的其中一個特點：就是「紀錄」。以前的聲音對話，講過就算，無蹟可尋，口同鼻拗。如今「TalkBox」和「WhatsApp」都紀錄低文字和聲音，證據確鑿，無得抵賴。
這是數碼時代的大趨勢：影像、圖片、聲音、文字，通通可以紀錄下來。一按鍵就show出來，無所遁形。對於那些經常講大話又無記性的人來說，這些Apps還是不download為妙。我就唔怕玩嘞。
完
二少爺說：「There's nothing left to say but goodbye」
Goodbye - Air Supply
I can see the pain living in your eyes
And I know how hard you try
You deserve to have so much more
I can feel your heart and I sympathize
And I'll never criticize
All you've ever meant to my life
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
i don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say but goodbye
You deserve the chance at the kind of love
I'm not sure i'm worthy of
Losing you is painful to me
I don't want to let you down
I don't want to lead you on
i don't want to hold you back
From where you might belong
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to say but goodbye
You would never ask me why
My heart is so disguised
I just can't live a lie anymore
I would rather hurt myself
Than to ever make you cry
There's nothing left to try
Though it's gonna hurt us both
There's no other way than to say goodbye
