tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post1243463193908647512..comments2023-05-21T09:46:36.566-04:00Comments on A Blob of Something Different: Technological TurmoilSomething Differenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-78437072470168119062009-02-18T13:33:00.000-05:002009-02-18T13:33:00.000-05:00It's funny I'm reading this now, because just befo...It's funny I'm reading this now, because just before in my phil class we were discussing this. My professor was saying how a cell has become a necessity, and that if she leaves home without her cell she will turn around to get it. That what if her kids need to contact her, or while she's driving something happens.<BR/><BR/>and I like technology too! <BR/><BR/>Katie: I have my grandmother on my g-mail chat list! lol<BR/><BR/>(thats the only comment I read, cause it was short, running out of time)Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-79391476752226449792009-02-11T00:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T00:24:00.000-05:00Insp- :( Ya know what? Since this morning I only.....Insp- :( Ya know what? Since this morning I only... <BR/>[looks around. no shadchanim. continues]<BR/><BR/>I only checked once. I am not improving my a1c this time. :( I wish I were. Right now YOU are inspiring ME.Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-14460023517035748752009-02-11T00:16:00.000-05:002009-02-11T00:16:00.000-05:00Why the bad attitude? You can do it! If this is th...Why the bad attitude? You can do it! If this is the situation I would say keep it there...:pInspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165851959757151543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-8928869677687659852009-02-11T00:07:00.000-05:002009-02-11T00:07:00.000-05:00Insp- Well, I dunno. It is kinda sad that I went u...Insp- Well, I dunno. It is kinda sad that I went up so much, and at the same time it is upsetting that I know my next one will be worse. :( <BR/>But then again, maybe having it there will embarrass me into behaving myself...Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-55589852505587149592009-02-10T23:46:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:46:00.000-05:00Probably not;) Maybe you should keep it there as a...Probably not;) Maybe you should keep it there as a motivation, or is it?Inspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165851959757151543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-75418868486695369922009-02-09T01:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T01:51:00.000-05:00Inspired- Not more than I. ;) Yeah I am working on...Inspired- Not more than I. ;) Yeah I am working on knocking it off, but it will take nine months... :( Maybe I should just take it down?Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-26695075661079586972009-02-09T01:48:00.000-05:002009-02-09T01:48:00.000-05:00Technophile here:) I like your SHIDDUCH-O-METER, t...Technophile here:) <BR/><BR/>I like your SHIDDUCH-O-METER, the 7.1 doesn't blend in though;)Inspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165851959757151543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-62654154527347115142009-02-09T01:12:00.000-05:002009-02-09T01:12:00.000-05:00KT- omg. THat is seriously funny. I'd need a commu...KT- omg. THat is seriously funny. I'd need a communication method with the next world to chat with mine...but aside from that I still can't relate. HaHaHa<BR/><BR/>Temb- It's true. When I conived my parents into getting me a cell phone when I was in 11th grade I became the height of coolness. And now my elementary school siblings just take their cell phones for granted. It scares me to think of me being the clueless 'ol grandma in a bunch of years. :-OSomething Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-73008148011443509182009-02-09T00:23:00.000-05:002009-02-09T00:23:00.000-05:00I like the advancements in technology. it's really...I like the advancements in technology. it's really amazing!<BR/>i have a teacher who says that at this point in history a new generation begins about every 5 years because there are such changes in the world and technology every year that we grew up in a totally diff generation than the kids who are 5 years younger, or 5 years older. it's so true. if you're 20, think of kids who are 15... they prob got cell phones much earlier than we did, learned to type earlier, could use a computer when they were really little, maybe they even know more about some tech stuff than we do!tembowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041219202486067572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-40990882251107132932009-02-09T00:19:00.000-05:002009-02-09T00:19:00.000-05:00I know someone who chats w/their grandma on AIM!!I know someone who chats w/their grandma on AIM!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-39966463250505957732009-02-08T22:58:00.000-05:002009-02-08T22:58:00.000-05:00CP- Wow, I never thought of that. No...omg my assi...CP- Wow, I never thought of that. No...omg my assignment is due tomorrow thank God for wifi. <BR/>I wouldn't want to do anything to technology other than further it. :) <BR/><BR/>CIB- No, my theory is keep it available. It's easier that way. That's why I bought myself a bigger pocketbook. Like this, I can carry four different chargers around with me on a consistant basis.<BR/><BR/>MIM- You are probably right, but it comes in handy somethimes. Think: Visit to grandparents, boring grandfather telling long drawn out stories, and you and your sisters dying of boredom. So while yes, you are sitting next to eachother on the couch, texting is a real life saver.<BR/><BR/>B~M- couln't have said it better myself. :-p THe very same people who say we don't think enough are the ones who call in their 10 year old grandkids to help them log into their email. But then again, these are the same people who walked to school uphill both ways....so who are we to talk?Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-75159404739998667282009-02-08T22:16:00.000-05:002009-02-08T22:16:00.000-05:00Many will contend that our brains do less work, an...Many will contend that our brains do less work, and hence are weaker, than in previous ages. I don't fully agree with this. I think we use our brains DIFFERENTLY now. Sure, people in the "olden days" probably remembered more phone numbers and addresses and all that. But the greatest professors of yesteryear rarely handled the amount of information that passes through a high school student in a week. The major difference is that previously there was much more focus on remembering things, whereas now it's become more important to actually manipulate the information, often with a great deal of creativity. There is so much going on that it would be a futile waste of time and effort to try to store it all in our brains when instead we can deal with it, store it on a chip for future reference, and move on.<BR/><BR/>Whether this is an improvement, I'm not sure. But it rankles me to hear older people say that this generation is less intelligent because their brains face very DIFFERENT (not LESSER) demands. Kids these days may not know all the state capitals, Hamlet's soliloquy, and the first 50 prime numbers, but they are asked to do more reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving in one day of school than their grandparents did in a week.<BR/><BR/>(and CP, I think the only advantage of paper research is that it gives these people a rationale for waxing poetical and claiming that younger people are lazy.)<BR/><BR/>[/soapbox]Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-17669996042209071652009-02-08T20:18:00.000-05:002009-02-08T20:18:00.000-05:00The worst thing I know is the portable telegraphs ...The worst thing I know is the portable telegraphs that we have. Not only do the rabbis dislike it but I find it very disrespectful to text away when you can talk to someone instead.Mikeinmidwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076346601047947913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-47996133920332743612009-02-08T18:32:00.000-05:002009-02-08T18:32:00.000-05:00It's only bad for the times when it isn't availabl...It's only bad for the times when it isn't available. So keep it available and its win win all around. Dependency is not so bad, after all who can truly be independent of everything in the world? Life is nothing without our creature comforts.Originally From Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927411127491577903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-32897484132187956422009-02-08T17:59:00.000-05:002009-02-08T17:59:00.000-05:00There are pros and cons to both sides. Personally...There are pros and cons to both sides. Personally, I also cannot imagine living without all these modern-day wonders. One of my professors was talking about when she was in grad school and when they did research for a paper, they actually had to look in *real, non-online journals*, and researched everything from *books* in the library!! I can't imagine how much harder they must have had to work. Hmm....and always had to plan ahead. Thank G-d I'm in school now! :-P<BR/><BR/>It's not like we can do anything about technology, anyway. If Y2K couldn't do it, nothing can :-)corner pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649503886368361215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-84421359950185383802009-02-08T16:23:00.000-05:002009-02-08T16:23:00.000-05:00BC21- simpler don't always mean better. Does this ...BC21- simpler don't always mean better. Does this mean we agree on this? And...ahem...grade?Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-78903074360732548982009-02-08T16:09:00.000-05:002009-02-08T16:09:00.000-05:00Hmmmmm....It gets me nervous when people ask me ho...Hmmmmm....<BR/>It gets me nervous when people ask me how I survived without my cell phone and talk about how everything was so much simpler back then. I'm sorry, but they were NOT.BigChamor21https://www.blogger.com/profile/00124400723219806760noreply@blogger.com