tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post1422879988791704872..comments2023-09-28T03:05:12.121-07:00Comments on Terrance this is stupid stuff: Seniors View Smartphones as Instruments of Freedom More than Young PeopleT. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-87360515822588365582015-05-08T19:52:02.166-07:002015-05-08T19:52:02.166-07:00Oops. Meant: in college and adulthoodOops. Meant: in college and adulthoodT. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-21870537793832113052015-05-08T19:51:23.759-07:002015-05-08T19:51:23.759-07:00Apparently that's their social reality. They c...Apparently that's their social reality. They can do things within it. She says she doesn't respond to every comment, only to the thread. But still . . . . However, that's high school society. That should change dramatically in college in adulthood.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-71069805854172451502015-05-08T14:09:54.356-07:002015-05-08T14:09:54.356-07:00Good grief. How anyone can let tech work on them r...Good grief. How anyone can let tech work on them rather than for them is seriously disturbing.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-50450155378145445052015-05-08T11:56:51.919-07:002015-05-08T11:56:51.919-07:00Just got some new input from my 15 year old niece....Just got some new input from my 15 year old niece. She says when she turns her phone off, her friends get upset and want to know if something is wrong or why she hasn't responded. So, it is a leash for them because they are expected to be in touch and to respond. Like our friends calling on the phone and getting no answer for days. Our days are their minutes and hours. Sigh.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-13855876677816812372015-05-05T18:29:36.736-07:002015-05-05T18:29:36.736-07:00That first experience made it clear to me that cel...That first experience made it clear to me that cell phones can be really useful - got help to the trucker pretty quickly.<br /><br />And while I appreciate research libraries, I also appreciate not having to spend so much in resources to access information.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-69681790108066250642015-05-05T10:42:31.885-07:002015-05-05T10:42:31.885-07:00Max, for us too cell phones were (are) a godsend. ...Max, for us too cell phones were (are) a godsend. I just texted my nephew on a linux problem. So easy. Such an unintrusive, simple way to get hold of the younger crowd.<br /><br />OG, I still use interlibrary loan quite a bit. But, so much information is online. I recently found online a number of Oregon appeals cases that my friend went to the Lewis & Clark law library to get. Now, he had a leg up because the librarian helping him knew what to look for, and I had to slog through lots of cases. But, still . . . .T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-59628355434363221452015-05-04T18:13:09.296-07:002015-05-04T18:13:09.296-07:00The internets are over-rated. There is no substitu...The internets are over-rated. There is no substitute for a real research library.<br /><br />I used to hitchhike from Corvallis to Berkeley in order to use their library. Now, the nearest real library is 100 miles away. <br /><br />I miss libraries.<br />.OregonGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096619871119860938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-70957184967835990182015-05-04T15:04:50.863-07:002015-05-04T15:04:50.863-07:00I remember when I bought my first, bricky cell-pho...I remember when I bought my first, bricky cell-phone. We went camping up on the McKenzie that day. That night, it started pouring. So we tossed everything back in the ride and left. <br /><br />Driving down the highway in a downpour, some idiot shot past us in his BMW. Shortly, we came upon the aftermath: he'd cut off a big lumber truck, which was now on its side; the driver struggling to gain his bearings. Since the windshield was smashed, it seemed easier to drag him out through there, and cover him with a space blanket.<br /><br />Someone hollered that he was going to go try to find a phone, and I went, "Hey, I have one!". Dialed 911. First cell call I ever made.<br /><br />Back when I did habitat design and construction, I spent a lot of time in university libraries perusing field studies. There's less need for that, now.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com