tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post116058993796246536..comments2024-01-16T22:31:44.531-05:00Comments on Haphazard Life: Two thingsā¦Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-1160691152458175402006-10-12T18:12:00.000-04:002006-10-12T18:12:00.000-04:00It's really simple when you look at it.In the good...It's really simple when you look at it.In the good old days, when I was in the army and had to push paper, when you wanted to send info to someone you wrote it out longhand,re-read it, made any corrections, handed it to a secretary who typed it onto a memorandum in three copies, which you then signed. It was then sent by snailmail. I can guarantee that only the most important info got sent.<BR/>Today you get all this info, copy-paste it into a message and email it. It's really easy, so all kinds of totally useless information gets sent around, just in case someone might need it. I know of many people that will spend a lot of time going through a pile of totally useless emails, which should have never been sent in the first place. So the time saved by using email, is more than lost by having to read and sort tons of junk.<BR/>As for cell phones... well as I said to my friends there is always an off button that can be pressed. The phone is for my convenience not theirs :o)Big Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309464919532916689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-1160654742974926632006-10-12T08:05:00.000-04:002006-10-12T08:05:00.000-04:00Tim and Toast - Personally I'm gadgetless - no cel...Tim and Toast - Personally I'm gadgetless - no cell phone, I don't even have a computer at home, though I'm actually starting to think about that...Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-1160654502665172582006-10-12T08:01:00.000-04:002006-10-12T08:01:00.000-04:00I love gadgets, I don't care if they occupy my tim...I love gadgets, I don't care if they occupy my time rather than save it as long as they are shiny and bright! Uh huh , magpie.<BR/>As for the old fat/thin/just right thing... I think everyone needs to take a step back and stop controlling everything, let our people and countries find equilibrium naturally instead of trying to force it on us, it is perhaps time we evolved a little rather than just adapting the world so we can stay put.Hageltoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377246614125062089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-1160599737691512192006-10-11T16:48:00.000-04:002006-10-11T16:48:00.000-04:00Time-saving gadgets often do raise false hopes. Wi...Time-saving gadgets often do raise false hopes. With the exception of the computer, most times I find myself better off without them.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.com