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Post by principled on Jul 17, 2011 16:29:40 GMT 1
It has already been noted that younger people have developed a much more dexterity in their thumbs as a result of texting ( www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/fingerprints.shtml ) - see programme 1 description. However, it would now seem that computers are also changing us, this time in the way we view and use information storage (See: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14145045 ) Will homo sapiens eventually evolve to the extent that computers become ESSENTIAL to our individual daily survival, in a quasi symbiotic relationship? Would such a relationship be entirely positive? P PS: In posing this question, I could not help thinking of the supermarket checkout where the cashier relies entirely on the cash till, not only to total the cost but to tell them what change to give. The move from this to transferring all memory and recall to a computer is only a matter of degree.
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Post by marchesarosa on Jul 18, 2011 14:36:56 GMT 1
They already are essential to my daily survival, principled!
And what a disaster when the computer fails for some reason - research comes to a halt, advertising is compromised, emails cannot be sent or replied to, entertainment is lost, shopping via ebay and other internet purchase sites comes to a halt. Easy now to arrange holidays and actually see the accommodation you will be occupying and book instantaneously. Fancy a spur of the moment weekend away - look at the Jet2 destinations and pick the cheapest!
Remember when you had to go to the library to find things out and order books from the stacks? When you had to advertise stuff for sale or wanted in the paper and your professional/other services on offer likewise? Remember the ASTRONOMICAL cost of advertising?
The computer has certainly changed my life in the last decade or so and in a good way, I think. I communicate with far more people on-line than I do in person or ever did.
Computer games are a disaster, I think. They steal away the lives of young boys when they should be out and about having fun exploring the REAL world.
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Post by StuartG on Jul 18, 2011 15:46:47 GMT 1
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