<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:23 AM, Ben <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bbenzai@yahoo.com" target="_blank">bbenzai@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ha! I wrote the above before reading (from Dan):<br>
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"Many places now ask if the customer want a printed receipt. Places using Square also just email a receipt, so nothing gets printed -- unless there's a special request"<br>
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So, some element of choice, here - and some pressure to give out an email address.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>My understanding is that with Square, you give Square your email address. I don't know how easy it is for the retailer or clerk to find it out from there.<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Paper is still needed though, at least for many purposes. There are good reasons why the 'paperless office' never took off.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>While true, paper use can be seriously reduced for many things. For instance, about a decade ago, before I used a GPS device, I would print out directions and maps. Then I started using Garmin devices, and promptly stopped printing out directions and maps. Now I don't even use dedicated GPS devices since GPS is available on just about anything -- and if you have a connection you can access updated maps and directions. If you don't have a connection -- say, if you're out of area or off the grid, which I often am -- you can plan ahead and simply have digital copies of maps and directions on whatever devices you carry.<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
There will always be unintended consequences, of course, but the 'prescriptive solutions' mindset is at least something we can try to guard against.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree about top-down solutions. I think the paperless thing is working itself out now. It will be evolutionary process, but likely a quick one as people learn it's easier to do without paper in almost all situations and the younger generation simply doesn't have the same concerns.<br></div><div> </div></div><span style="line-height:20px">Regards,</span><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div style="line-height:normal"><span style="line-height:20px"><br clear="none"></span></div></div><div><div><div style="line-height:normal"><span style="line-height:20px">Dan</span></div></div><div style="line-height:normal"><span> Sample my Kindle books via:</span></div><div style="line-height:normal"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dan-Ust/e/B00J6HPX8M/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.amazon.com/Dan-Ust/e/B00J6HPX8M/</font></a></div></div></div></div></div>
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