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The Greatest Time Thief, Ever
Me and the fam were watching an old episode of Matlock yesterday, and they showed an office scene - complete with typewriters! No computers anywhere! lol.
Just a few years after that show was created, computers were in almost every office, and on virtually every desk in America. Made me wonder what we ever did without them. A few questions... 1. Do you remember life before computers? 2. If so, what did you do with all of the time, previously, that you now spend on the internet? 3. Which is the greatest time thief in your life, internet or TV? |
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Yes, I remember life before computers. :IAM (j/k)
All the time now on the net was then spent in school or playing or reading or biking, because I was a kid. :icecream Internet by far is the greater thief, because I don't own a TV. :heeheehee My memories include typing and retyping school papers on typewriters because they needed to be "perfect". When mom finally got a typewriter with correction ribbon-oh, glorious day!! The teacher of our first computer classes knew nothing about computers herself. Our first day, she advised us that we could blow up the computers with static electricity. She then told us that on our way through the door, to touch the doorknob, then the door jam, them the leg of the chair before we sat down or touched any computer, to discharge the static! We practiced this ritual faithfully. Too bad there wasn't youtube back then! LOL When my office finally got the internet, my boss didn't know how to use it. He had me go online and "experiment" with the internet to learn how to use it for him. Loved it-I was paid to surf the net!! |
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Of course I remember working without computers. Time was spent typing things over and over again since you couldn't "save" anything. If you made an error, you typed the whole thing over. Or if there were copies, had to correct each copy.......
You didn't send an email to ask a question, so you spent more time on the phone trying to get answers. You actually SPOKE to your co-workers more since you didn't communicate via the computer. |
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I remember life before computers- I did not choose a career that required typing because I could not stand typing and retyping stuff- I was not a good typist. I paid people to type my term papers. Before computers I read, crossed stitched, did crafts, and graded papers. I used the phone a lot more -
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I read a LOT. I'd go through 7 - 10 books per week. Mostly fiction, so it's not like I was really improving my brain.
I waste way too much time on the internet. My internet was down the other day, so I took my laptop down to my parents to use their wireless. I checked all of my sites, did everything I needed to do, and was done in less than 20 minutes. Made me realize how much time I waste on it normally. I'm going to work on that. |
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What computers have done is increased our productivity to extreme levels, which is why you see the burst in knowledge and tech over the last 10-15 years i.e. a circuit board that would take a draftsman a week to route by hand, with errors is now done in seconds by an autoi-router program.... error free. Testing of electronic modules which took an hour or more by a skilled technician with an oscilloscope and meters is done in a few seconds by automated test fixturing operated by semiskilled people, freeing the guy with the skill and education to do better things. And it impacts every sector of business and industry. I wouldn't go back to the old days and the old ways for love or money. Quote:
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I remember in college using punched cards for writing computer programs and have seen great advances in the technology. The part where accuracy and productivity increases is great, the dehumanizing of personal interaction not so great except for not having to deal face to face with certain folks..... I don't read books as much as I'd like, but i also listen to books and things of interest on MP3. |
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2. I read lots more than I do now. Now I am lucky if I can pick up a book and read 30 minutes before I fall asleep. 3. We don't have TV anymore, so my time thief is TV programs on DVD's!!!! I got the rest of Little House on the Prairie on DVD's for Christmas, and a another season of MONK. My internet time is mostly work related, so I don't consider that a thief of my time. AFF is a time thief. Facebook is a time thief... so I limit my time on those-- using a timer on my cellphone! LOL |
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When I'm bored at work, I flip over to discussion boards, and flip and flip... because often no one ele is posting. I need to limit hits somehow, and that would limit my time considerably... |
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It took a stack of cards just to write my name. |
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