automated society

[Freed Roger]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8#t=60][/youtube]

That nails it.

Going to my smart phone to GIS the hot actress.

[cardsfantx]

I don't use cyberspace.

I'm learning to hate Apple. First the music transfer business, and now I just found out that all of those crappy apps they put are there to stay. I was able to move them to the second page, but still I want the space for music. The calendar, mail, watch, weather, passbook whatever that is, notes, book shelf, game center and the stock things I have no use for but can not delete. At 8 gee-bees I need to conserve space, and I think I'm using an entire gee-bee for that crap.

edit ... ok, now I'm starting to see some good things. I just found a [expletive] load of music my wife has bought over the past 5 years, and some of it is right up my alley. That was pretty easy to get it to my phone. And then I just bought an album and had it automagically go to my phone. I'll admit that's pretty slick, and exactly why I went with this phone.

Oh, and you can delete apps from the phone by holding your finger on the app until they all start shaking & have little x's by them....then delete away.

Not the preinstalled apple apps he's talking about (calendar/stocks/etc/etc). Those can't be deleted.

You prob also know Jim, but if you click and hold them till they shake, and then drag them on top of each other, you can create a folder that will house them all in one tile. Can't delete them, but at least you can make them one tile.

[TimeForGuinness]

Just don't let 3D printers make 3D printers...that's how they take over the world.

[Diddy]

Knowing how to work with non-power tools allowed me to organize volunteers to do repairs and beautification on 20 homes in south county this summer with a $1200 supplies budget, half of which was spent on paint. Technology on the other hand (hello internet) allowed someone with my skill level to organize and give instructions on a wide variety of repair work, some of which I hadn't actually ever done.

Useful and affordable technology can be amazing, but technology for the sake of technology is, for me, an unnecessary expense.

Why the hell would you want to work with non power tools?

Because we had $600 leftover after the paint and had projects at 20 homes. I guess I could have bought one or two power tools and done work on 3 or 4 homes, and told the other 16 homeowners, "too bad."

I didn't say technology was bad, I said it was expensive. It has to actually improve my life in a meaningful and significant way for me to justify the expense.

I guess I just don't enjoy pissing in the wind.

[Radbird]

Just don't let 3D printers make 3D printers...that's how they take over the world.

Sounds like a helluva movie. Where's Alfred when you need him?

[cardsfansince82]

I have about $1500 in damage on my vehicle because someone backed into it. I took it pretty well until she tried to blame the whole thing on driving a different vehicle than normal and she was used to having a backup sensor to beep at her. YOU CAN'T RELY ON A MACHINE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. TAKE SOME [expletive] RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS. She's the same kind of person that drives into a lake because the GPS thingy tells her it's a road. What happens when that backup sensor stops working? Are you going to run over a kid? Maybe you should try using your eyes and mirrors.