Comments on: Meditation on Computers http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/ Just another GNOME Blogs weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:59:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Martin Sevior http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Martin Sevior Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/#comment-30 HI Seth,<br/> There are a number of ways computers make my lfe easier.<p/>1. Word Processors. The delete key makes constructing text Soooo much easier than typing.<p/>2. Presentation Software. I make a lot of presentations, typically one per day. Using computers much faster and easier than creating transperencies.<p/>3. My research into experimental Particle Physics would be impossible without computers. This requires all sorts of complex purpose written software. I love being at the cutting edge of human knowledge, investigating the science of the very small.<p/>4. Comunication. I make 1 -2 videoconference per week.<p/>5. Communication email, Still useful despite the spam.<p/>5. Communication weblogs. I'm involved in a number of special interest websites that are potentially world- changing. (See <a href="http://www.theoildrum.com/">http://www.theoildrum.com/</a>)<p/>6. Communication websites. Some colleagues and I self published our investigations into nuclear power which has preoved quite influential. (see <a href="http://nuclearinfo.net">http://nuclearinfo.net</a>)<p/>6. Communiation IRC, it's fun to hang out with my friends on IRC.<p/>7. Entertainment. It's fun for me to hack on AbiWord :-)<p/>Cheers<p/>Martin<br/> HI Seth,
There are a number of ways computers make my lfe easier.

1. Word Processors. The delete key makes constructing text Soooo much easier than typing.

2. Presentation Software. I make a lot of presentations, typically one per day. Using computers much faster and easier than creating transperencies.

3. My research into experimental Particle Physics would be impossible without computers. This requires all sorts of complex purpose written software. I love being at the cutting edge of human knowledge, investigating the science of the very small.

4. Comunication. I make 1 -2 videoconference per week.

5. Communication email, Still useful despite the spam.

5. Communication weblogs. I’m involved in a number of special interest websites that are potentially world- changing. (See http://www.theoildrum.com/)

6. Communication websites. Some colleagues and I self published our investigations into nuclear power which has preoved quite influential. (see http://nuclearinfo.net)

6. Communiation IRC, it’s fun to hang out with my friends on IRC.

7. Entertainment. It’s fun for me to hack on AbiWord :-)

Cheers

Martin

]]> By: Benjamin Otte http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Benjamin Otte Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/#comment-31 Computers are tools. They don't solve problems. People solve problems. But people solve problems with computers.<br/>How many problems can you list that are easier to solve with the help of computers? Computers are tools. They don’t solve problems. People solve problems. But people solve problems with computers.
How many problems can you list that are easier to solve with the help of computers?

]]> By: Aigars Mahinovs http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Aigars Mahinovs Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/#comment-32 Read www.accelerando.org it shows some nice twists about how computers an change the world. Read http://www.accelerando.org it shows some nice twists about how computers an change the world.

]]> By: Colin Walters http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Colin Walters Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/#comment-33 Good post seth. I was noticing though that that community site doesn't support IPv6?? What the hell dude? Good post seth. I was noticing though that that community site doesn’t support IPv6?? What the hell dude?

]]> By: Henrik Omma http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Henrik Omma Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/seth/2007/05/18/meditation-on-computers/#comment-34 Good question: Is a world with computers better than one without? For some groups it clearly has the chance to go either way. The blind community for example - information in electronic form is great. Email, scanned documents and online services are very useful -- when those services and your OS are all accessible. With services and personal communication moving online (myspace, youtube, mugshot, etc.) some groups risk growing increasingly isolated from the rest of humanity if we don't provide universal access. In that case they'll be worse of than they would be in a world without computers.<p/>This is one topic that makes software development rewarding for me at least. Good question: Is a world with computers better than one without? For some groups it clearly has the chance to go either way. The blind community for example – information in electronic form is great. Email, scanned documents and online services are very useful — when those services and your OS are all accessible. With services and personal communication moving online (myspace, youtube, mugshot, etc.) some groups risk growing increasingly isolated from the rest of humanity if we don’t provide universal access. In that case they’ll be worse of than they would be in a world without computers.

This is one topic that makes software development rewarding for me at least.

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