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Post by whoopi on Dec 22, 2006 14:16:03 GMT 8
heard a story about how someone's young nephew, after being taken a picture of, demanded to see how the shot looked like from the camera's viewscreen. turned out the camera was film. poor nephew threw a tantrum, thought he was just being played with, and refused to be photographed anymore.
i just realized there's a whole generation of young children now who have never known any other cameras but the digital type.
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Post by janix on Dec 22, 2006 17:37:03 GMT 8
hahahahaha!!! better show the photo to prove that the camera is real!
does he know cassette tapes?
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Post by gadgets88 on Dec 23, 2006 15:39:12 GMT 8
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace.
It is disheartening that values like patience, determination and hard work, are hard-to-find artifacts, a thing of the past.
People now want instant gratification, instant access, instant communication, instant noodles, instant everything.
People now want to earn a quick buck, lots of it, at all cost, regardless of the type of work, regardless of safety, regardless of decency.
People now want disposable cellphones, disposable toys, disposable clothing.
People now want instant health and instant beauty, by visiting Bikibola for laypo, by taking medicine (it's now available over the counter, what drug was it?).
So tell me, inspite of the luxury and convenience it provides, is technology really for the better?
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Post by janix on Dec 23, 2006 15:51:38 GMT 8
People now want instant gratification, instant access, instant communication, instant noodles, instant everything. Instant baby: just add water. (refrigerate after opening)
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Post by alien_scream on Jan 9, 2007 16:06:24 GMT 8
time has change!!!! from an 8" floppy disc to DVD or HD, from brick cel phones to really small cel phones with camera, from a 25 cents cola to 15 peso cola!!!!!!! hehehehehe
time has really changed!!!!! after digital what's next!!!!!
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Post by gadgets88 on Jan 13, 2007 15:06:12 GMT 8
time has change!!!! from an 8" floppy disc to DVD or HD, from brick cel phones to really small cel phones with camera, from a 25 cents cola to 15 peso cola!!!!!!! hehehehehe time has really changed!!!!! after digital what's next!!!!! Let's see the trend... Everything online. Online software. No need to install anything on the PC. Read your email online. Listen to music or watch movie online. Use software online, like online dictionary, online office tools. That means you have to subscribe everything. No more pirated software on your PC. Online available 24/7 (24hours a day, 7 days a week). Not through a laptop, not through cables, not just on your workplace. Yes through your wearable PC, maybe in your cellphone, shades, HeadsUpDisplay (HUD) in the windshield of your car. Through wireless technologies. Through everywhere, in your cellphone, ref, bathtub, etc. Times has changed. We are busy connected everyday (texting, forums, emails, phonecalls). Busy trying to measure up (for school requirements, work requirements, and play), that we are seeing fewer and fewer original and out-of-the-box thinkers, inventors, designers, writers and artists. Question: How come the low technology allowed the emergence of great thinkers like Michaelangelo, da Vinci, Newton, Thomas Edison, and Helen Keller? With high technology, we got plenty of young people spending sleepless nights online. Some future we have here. Maybe one kid just might grow up to discover a cure for the AIDS virus playing MMOPRGs all day and all night! Ok... I'm getting optimistic (not to mention sarcastic) here! Is technology a good thang?
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Post by anthrax76 on Jan 15, 2007 15:54:01 GMT 8
depends how you use it, i guess. i used to work with mobile applications development. some of our secretaries and officemates would buy the latest mobile phones with 3G capability, bluetooth, 3MP camera and whatever technology you can fit in your hand. i would always ask them, do you even use that feature? i develop applications for those kinds of devices, you spend money to buy devices that can run them, but you only do SMS and an occasional phone call, what a waste
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Post by alien_scream on Jan 15, 2007 17:52:07 GMT 8
depends how you use it, i guess. i used to work with mobile applications development. some of our secretaries and officemates would buy the latest mobile phones with 3G capability, bluetooth, 3MP camera and whatever technology you can fit in your hand. i would always ask them, do you even use that feature? i develop applications for those kinds of devices, you spend money to buy devices that can run them, but you only do SMS and an occasional phone call, what a waste there are a lot of new gadget and new features out there but do we really use them? my answer is not!!!!!!!!!!!! i see alot of people using those 3G phones but they just use the SMS features of it!!!!!! i think its the character of us filipinos... mayabang talaga tayo... we just but things para ipag yabang but do we really use it for its real fuctions...
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Post by mountguitars on Jan 15, 2007 18:26:39 GMT 8
depends how you use it, i guess. i used to work with mobile applications development. some of our secretaries and officemates would buy the latest mobile phones with 3G capability, bluetooth, 3MP camera and whatever technology you can fit in your hand. i would always ask them, do you even use that feature? i develop applications for those kinds of devices, you spend money to buy devices that can run them, but you only do SMS and an occasional phone call, what a waste there are a lot of new gadget and new features out there but do we really use them? my answer is not!!!!!!!!!!!! i see alot of people using those 3G phones but they just use the SMS features of it!!!!!! i think its the character of us filipinos... mayabang talaga tayo... we just but things para ipag yabang but do we really use it for its real fuctions... oh yeah, you said it. that's why i settled for a walkman phone coz i love to listen to music kasi most of the time i dont have prepaid load always other than the fact i dont like to sms. good thing charging cellphones and downloading MP3's are cheap, hehehe. ;D
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Post by <:jun®:> on Jan 15, 2007 19:27:50 GMT 8
ot: but still a bit related. my son at three years old doesn't know how to ride a bike yet but plays with flash games on the computer with the mouse. that's why he's going to be enrolled in football and swimming come summer, don't want him turning to a couch potato this young...
oh yeah, he does that too, whenever we take a picture of him, he wants to look at the pic immediately after...
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Post by radical1962 on Jan 15, 2007 19:34:50 GMT 8
ot: but still a bit related. my son at three years old doesn't know how to ride a bike yet but plays with flash games on the computer with the mouse. that's why he's going to be enrolled in football and swimming come summer, don't want him turning to a couch potato this young... I agree with you. I did that to my son when he was also 3-4 years old. The the benefits are very apparent now, he is a blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, a good swimmer, runner and almost every other sport he gets into. And best of all, he now mountain bikes with me in Maarat! Keep it up and you will have a well-rounded and healthy kid!
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Post by whoopi on Jan 16, 2007 19:37:09 GMT 8
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace. It is disheartening that values like patience, determination and hard work, are hard-to-find artifacts, a thing of the past. People now want instant gratification, instant access, instant communication, instant noodles, instant everything. People now want to earn a quick buck, lots of it, at all cost, regardless of the type of work, regardless of safety, regardless of decency. People now want disposable cellphones, disposable toys, disposable clothing. People now want instant health and instant beauty, by visiting Bikibola for laypo, by taking medicine (it's now available over the counter, what drug was it?). So tell me, inspite of the luxury and convenience it provides, is technology really for the better? well, i don't think people then worked harder than us now, just because we have technology to help us. i think we just work differently. i don't think there are more lazy people now than then, it's just different expectations. after all, an apple fell on Newton's head while he was probably daydreaming, and look where it got us ;D and heck yeah, i'm sure glad technology is here. man, we wouldn't be here sharing ideas and expanding our horizons if it weren't for some nuts who invented the Internet ;D
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Post by Ben Dover on Jan 16, 2007 19:58:19 GMT 8
hehe! a salesman offering a potential client a computer..."this machine sir will do half of work..guaranteed!" said the saleman...the guy replied "oh really? i'll take two!" ;D
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Post by 3d3r on Jan 17, 2007 9:59:58 GMT 8
but sometimes technology is imperfect.
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Post by whoopi on Jan 17, 2007 11:25:32 GMT 8
but sometimes technology is imperfect. what isn't? ;D
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Post by wcoastbo on Jan 18, 2007 7:04:43 GMT 8
good story. very amusing how expectations have changed. before it used to be take the pic, develop the neg, print the photo, then view it. sometimes this took days to accomplish.
here's my take. technology in itself is good... it means we are progressing and continue to learn new things as a society. as whoopi mentioned we wouldn't be having this discussion, given that our PinoyMTBiker group has members all over the world, without the wonders of today's information revolution. I wouldn't want to go back to a world without the internet.
the downside comes when we let technology overtake our lives and let it affect us in ways in negative ways. for example, take the way people interact. the upside is that I'm able to meet new people and make friends even though I'm not able to meet many face to face.
the downside is... when people don't meet face to face, a true connection is difficult to establish. the very act of shaking someone's hand and looking them in the eye, or sitting down to have a drink or a meal with someone is very powerful and lost on the internet. when one does not have this connection, then bad social traits can easily reveal themselves. it's much easier to say negative things to someone while typing on a keyboard than it is in person. I've been on forums, not PinoyMTBiker, where verbal attacks become personal. yet, this situation would have never gotten to such a point had they been sitting in front of each other.
I think the key is to use technology to improve your life, not live it for you. Be the master of technology, not a master to it.
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Post by wcoastbo on Jan 18, 2007 7:12:39 GMT 8
hehe! a salesman offering a potential client a computer..."this machine sir will do half of work..guaranteed!" said the saleman...the guy replied "oh really? i'll take two!" ;D lol! if we're more efficient with technology, how come we still work full days instead of half days? I now own a small business and work for myself. I couldn't do all the ordering, bookkeeping, researching, correspondence, ... or other duties without modern technology. it would take 3 of me to run my business without a computer, internet connection and modern software.
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Post by Ben Dover on Jan 18, 2007 10:34:52 GMT 8
hehe! a salesman offering a potential client a computer..."this machine sir will do half of work..guaranteed!" said the saleman...the guy replied "oh really? i'll take two!" ;D lol! if we're more efficient with technology, how come we still work full days instead of half days? I now own a small business and work for myself. I couldn't do all the ordering, bookkeeping, researching, correspondence, ... or other duties without modern technology. it would take 3 of me to run my business without a computer, internet connection and modern software. exactly! it just doest work that way...someone gives you a shovel expect the work to be just a small hole in the ground...someone gives you a bulldozer (a powerful tool like a computer) then you know what to expect...work isnt getting easier...just like what whoopi said, we just work differently...higher work volume but with more powerful tools to deal with it.
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Post by Ben Dover on Jan 18, 2007 10:54:24 GMT 8
i dont know..but in my opinion its always been like that...sabi nga nila "yesterday's solutions are today's problems"...horse (bio)drawn carriages - too slow/limited cargo, automobile/internal combustion (fossil fuel) - pollution/global warming ek-ek, nuclear powered plants, ships etc. - radiation/nuclear waste.
in short we are just the same hard working, creative, innovative etc. people...having the same problem in a different way.
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Post by <:jun®:> on Jan 18, 2007 11:17:48 GMT 8
technology also affects our interaction, like the effect of this forum on us. people who haven't seen each other yet, but are active posters in this forum, act like long lost friends when they finally meet in person. the only problem is they call each other by their handle. ;D i can't get over that so i changed my handle to my nick...
aren't we off topic already... ;D hehehe
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Post by qt_kat on Jan 20, 2007 16:52:12 GMT 8
i just realized there's a whole generation of young children now who have never known any other cameras but the digital type. Hmmm, I can proudly say that our kids dont belong to that group. Though they are fond of playing the computer, xbox, gameboy or listen to music using their mp3's, they still know how to use conventional typewriters, cameras with films and play cassette tapes. We see to it that they are exposed to these old technologies so that they wouldnt be clueless and will in turn make them appreciate more the products with newer technologies.
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Post by BrusKO on Jan 20, 2007 20:48:42 GMT 8
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Post by whoopi on Jan 22, 2007 10:16:56 GMT 8
i just realized there's a whole generation of young children now who have never known any other cameras but the digital type. Hmmm, I can proudly say that our kids dont belong to that group. Though they are fond of playing the computer, xbox, gameboy or listen to music using their mp3's, they still know how to use conventional typewriters, cameras with films and play cassette tapes. We see to it that they are exposed to these old technologies so that they wouldnt be clueless and will in turn make them appreciate more the products with newer technologies. that's good, KAT! i guess in some way it's like letting kids know how to do long multiplication, even though there are calculators handy to do it for them
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Post by qt_kat on Jan 22, 2007 11:24:11 GMT 8
Hmmm, I can proudly say that our kids dont belong to that group. Though they are fond of playing the computer, xbox, gameboy or listen to music using their mp3's, they still know how to use conventional typewriters, cameras with films and play cassette tapes. We see to it that they are exposed to these old technologies so that they wouldnt be clueless and will in turn make them appreciate more the products with newer technologies. that's good, KAT! i guess in some way it's like letting kids know how to do long multiplication, even though there are calculators handy to do it for them Right you are, roche!!
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Post by anthrax76 on Jan 22, 2007 18:02:26 GMT 8
One more thing i noticed, adults buy gadgets for their kids and sometimes they just buy them for the heck of it and not use it's full functions.
How many do you know bought a PS2 and used it only for gaming? It's a DVD player too....errr what a waste, he he he.
Anyway, i resolved that i'll teach my kids the basics.
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