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- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
I actually heard this referenced on a TED talk. I firmly believe that technology is magic. How nice that someone else said it so eloquently. :-)
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Technology is magic
I actually heard this referenced on a TED talk. I firmly believe that technology is magic. How nice that someone else said it so eloquently. :-)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
5/14/08 On Second Life
In my "business" I keep hearing about Second Life and how many users there are in it and how amazing it is. Their slogan is, " Second Life is an online, 3D virtual world imagined and created by its Residents." But it just doesn't have any appeal to me. I know I should learn more about it and be open to its possibilities in education but I just don't have the energy or the interest.
There was a series of emails on the ACTEM listserv about Second Life. (ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine.) I wasn't paying too much attention to the postings but made myself at least look at each one. I'm so glad I did because I saw this from Crystal P. I have long admired Crystal as an amazing technology woman. I first met her at a conference in Maine in 2004. She's a leader in the field but also just a hoot. Here is her comment that I soooo relate to:
"I'm still trying to deal with my first life and haven't taken the time to come up with a second life."
There was a series of emails on the ACTEM listserv about Second Life. (ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine.) I wasn't paying too much attention to the postings but made myself at least look at each one. I'm so glad I did because I saw this from Crystal P. I have long admired Crystal as an amazing technology woman. I first met her at a conference in Maine in 2004. She's a leader in the field but also just a hoot. Here is her comment that I soooo relate to:
"I'm still trying to deal with my first life and haven't taken the time to come up with a second life."
Friday, January 11, 2008
Murphy's Laws of Computing
Murphy's Laws Of Computing
1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.
2. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.
3. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it.
4. When the going gets tough, upgrade.
5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.
6. To err is human . . . to blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human; it is downright natural.
7. He who laughs last probably made a back-up.
8. If at first you do not succeed, blame your computer.
9. A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly.
10. The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions.
sent in an email from a friend...author unknown
1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.
2. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.
3. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it.
4. When the going gets tough, upgrade.
5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.
6. To err is human . . . to blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human; it is downright natural.
7. He who laughs last probably made a back-up.
8. If at first you do not succeed, blame your computer.
9. A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly.
10. The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions.
sent in an email from a friend...author unknown
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