Re: [NTLK] OT Are we stupid?

I would like to say, to start with, I don¹t to criticize any OS or any
developers. I am more interested in future of Mac. Of course I have to give
some examples of issues which makes me crazy.

What I really want is AN ³AUTOMATIC² COMPUTER with simple interface, OS
with simplicity of system 7.6.1 (with some reservations) and power of OS X,
computer which could configure and take care of itself. Can we do it? The
³normal² computer user should use computer without knowing what¹s inside,
how it works. A computer without updates, backups, all maintenance. Without
programming mistakes which costs me my mail (mail files are permanently
deleted when user deletes account in accounts configuration window).

The reason for low quality of OSs (software) is lack of legislation which
could protect software users the same way it protects us when we buy other
consumer goods, I was told. Correct me if I am wrong.

1983, my professor told us: the computer will learn people think rationally,
behave rationally. As we see after 25 years it is not done in global scale.
I experience difficulty to keep in touch with friends by e-mail. An e-mail
or other modern ways of communication like Skype, Ichat... makes me think
these ways of communications should work. What I experience is necessity of
emotional of face-to-face contact. Are we not to much emotional? Being
emotional, we can be easily manipulated. Perhaps I am wrong.
John

On 07-08-11 22.01, "Jon Glass" <jonglass@usa.net> wrote:

> On 8/11/07, Lord Groundhog <LordGroundhog@gmail.com> wrote:
>> All in all, the ease of e-mail can be a very mixed blessing.
>
> In other words. the real question is not whether technology is ready
> for us. but whether we are readz for technology. :-)
>
> and that is a question that needs considering when we approach
> technology, I think. You see, the human condition doesn't change, and
> technology doesn't change the human condition. I like what Steve Jobs
> said:
> "Jobs doesn't believe that technology is going to change the world.
> "This stuff doesn't change the world. It really doesn't ...
> Technologies can make it easier, can let us touch people we might not
> otherwise. But it's a disservice to constantly put things in a radical
> new light - that it's going to change everything. Things don't have to
> change the world to be important." (I wish I could remember where I
> snagged that clipping, but it speaks a lot!)
>
> The same maturity that is required to carry on human relationships
> face-to-face is required when carried on via technology. Just because
> it's easier to hit the "send" button than a phone (also tech, btw) or
> visit face to face, doesn't mean we should. We are still emotional
> beings, and in truth, the more things change, the more they stay the
> same. :-)

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