Is too much technology a distraction?

random member · 09-11-2005, 03:39 AM

This shouldn't be only about students, but about everyone. When is technology too much of a distraction to find answers?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9261373/

Beam Yosho the Drunkard · 09-11-2005, 03:47 AM

It's the porn that distracts us, actually.

**Loot** · 09-11-2005, 08:46 AM

Sounds like Calvin's Dad wrote this article.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-11-2005, 08:52 AM

They say you've got ADD, but it's hardly fair when they're so goddamn boring.

Glyph Phoenix · 09-11-2005, 04:36 PM

The problem's plain to see...
Too much technology...
Machines to save our lives...
Machines dehumanize...

*awesome guitar riff*

Really, though, that crap about not being able to find what you want is... well, crap.

When I search for French Revolution, do I get pages about toast? No. Hell, no. I get stuff about the French Revolution.

And that was all they covered. Woo, Google sometimes gets you information you don't want. That makes technology bad.

Technology often does give you an advantage as long as you know how to use it.

Erdawn Il Deus · 09-12-2005, 11:30 AM

It'scalled wikipedia, numbnuts. This article is targeted to the mentally ill, or something [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Scripture · 09-13-2005, 05:28 PM

Shame on me! Finding out about Wikipedia's existence at the tail-end of last year into the summer. Seriously though, that kid:

(Wit omitted)

[ September 13, 2005, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Scripture ]

09-11-2005, 03:39 AM	#1
random member Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This shouldn't be only about students, but about everyone. When is technology too much of a distraction to find answers? http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9261373/

09-11-2005, 03:47 AM	#2
Beam Yosho the Drunkard Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The oversized rock of Hawaii. Gender: Posts: 5,670 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	It's the porn that distracts us, actually.

09-11-2005, 08:46 AM	#3
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Sounds like Calvin's Dad wrote this article.

09-11-2005, 08:52 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	They say you've got ADD, but it's hardly fair when they're so goddamn boring.

09-11-2005, 04:36 PM	#5
Glyph Phoenix Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Gender: Posts: 1,774 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The problem's plain to see... Too much technology... Machines to save our lives... Machines dehumanize... awesome guitar riff Really, though, that crap about not being able to find what you want is... well, crap. When I search for French Revolution, do I get pages about toast? No. Hell, no. I get stuff about the French Revolution. And that was all they covered. Woo, Google sometimes gets you information you don't want. That makes technology bad. Technology often does give you an advantage as long as you know how to use it.

09-12-2005, 11:30 AM	#6
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	It'scalled wikipedia, numbnuts. This article is targeted to the mentally ill, or something [img]tongue.gif[/img]

09-13-2005, 05:28 PM	#7
Scripture Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Gender: Posts: 434 Thanks: 8 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Shame on me! Finding out about Wikipedia's existence at the tail-end of last year into the summer. Seriously though, that kid: (Wit omitted) [ September 13, 2005, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Scripture ]