It's not exactly the same, but sharing your thoughts for everyone to comment on can be nice, too.
[for instance using a service called something like a living diary, cough. Also, no shyness allowed. He does take a minute to consider how to describe it, though—assuming no knowledge of electronics...]
It's kind of complicated. Basically, you have a machine with one switch for each letter, connected to these long cables that are buried underground. Then the letters you pick get sent through the cables to someone else's machine, and that machine either writes the message out, or shows it on a screen.
[He doodles a basic diagram of two computers hooked up displaying the word "blah" on each, with one person tapping on a keyboard and the other with a surprised expression, circular hands near their face.]
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for instance using a service called something like a living diary, cough.Also, no shyness allowed. He does take a minute to consider how to describe it, though—assuming no knowledge of electronics...]It's kind of complicated. Basically, you have a machine with one switch for each letter, connected to these long cables that are buried underground. Then the letters you pick get sent through the cables to someone else's machine, and that machine either writes the message out, or shows it on a screen.
[He doodles a basic diagram of two computers hooked up displaying the word "blah" on each, with one person tapping on a keyboard and the other with a surprised expression, circular hands near their face.]