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Mar 27, 2019 17:26:02   #
aellman Loc: Boston MA
 
TonyP wrote:
When computers first hit New Zealand, I owned and operated a very labour intensive small business.
Working sometimes 14-16 hour days and sometimes eating McDonalds twice a day because I didnt have the time to cook and eat I watched the evolvement of computers and thought they'd never catch on.
Within 18 months a clever salesman called and showed me how one could save me hours each day, just in manually addressing over 1000 parcels a week and the same number of envelopes.
Think a green screen, DOS and a dot printer.
I borrowed the money and bought one. Within a month the computer replaced 2 staff.
Within 3 months I was unable to operate until the computer was turned on.
Today, if the supermarket computer controlled cash register is offline, the shop closes their doors.

Now think DSLR.
I think that once 'my' generation are gone, our grandchildren will look back on the old DSLR in the same light we (or I anyway) remember the Polaroid.
Within a couple of years, again in my opinion, a new camera without a phone, be it DSLR or M4/3 or whatever, will be a rarity.

My 7 year old grand daughter couldn't believe I didn't have a TV when I was her age and was in awe when we showed her an old telephone with a cord attaching it to the dial. She just giggled
When computers first hit New Zealand, I owned and ... (show quote)


Great thoughts. IMHO, it is impossible for any generation to predict what life will be like for the next. One major concern is the impact of global warming on my kids and grandkids.

>Alan (age 72)

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Mar 27, 2019 17:27:51   #
TonyP Loc: New Zealand
 
aellman wrote:
Regardless of the value of the information you present, you could benefit from a remedial course in concise writing and editing your work. Here's a start (below) for you and others who habitually make a molehill into a mountain: Purdue University on the importance of, and methods for, writing concisely.

When you are victim to over-writing and repetition, you don't increase the impact of your theme/idea/argument, etc. You decrease it, while risking the very real possibility that many people will not have the patience to get through it. Moreover, never forget the best reason of all to keep it brief: the very real possibility that a scant few people may be as interested in your subject as you are. >Alan

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/conciseness/index.html
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Thank you for your advice, I think. I apologise, perhaps my education wasnt up with yours.
However, the original post was copied and pasted from an article in the business pages of our daily newspaper.

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Mar 27, 2019 17:48:48   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
lautenk2 wrote:
I believe Huawei admitted they should have noted that the photo was taken with a DSLR instead of with their cell phone like they claimed in their advertisement all three times they got caught with three different ads.


dpreview has some glowing comments on this device.

Dik

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Mar 27, 2019 17:50:26   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
AndyGarcia wrote:
Not phone. Just G5 and network stuff. US anti-competition stuff I think. The CIA seems to think they are a threat.


and you're not worried about the NSA?

Dik

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Mar 27, 2019 17:51:39   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
TonyP wrote:
Do you know what the 5 Eyes Group is?


Heheheheehe

Dik

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Mar 27, 2019 17:54:48   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
TonyP wrote:
My 7 year old grand daughter couldnt believe I didnt have a TV when I was her age and was in awe when we showed her an old telephone with a cord attaching it to the dial. She just giggled


...and my Grade 12 grandson had no idea of what a sliderule was, or what logarithms were.

Dik

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Mar 27, 2019 17:56:53   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
aellman wrote:
Moreover, never forget the best reason of all to keep it brief: the very real possibility that a scant few people may be as interested in your subject as you are. >Alan

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/conciseness/index.html


With the education process, a degree of redundancy is necessary.

Dik

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Mar 27, 2019 19:57:46   #
aellman Loc: Boston MA
 
TonyP wrote:
Thank you for your advice, I think. I apologise, perhaps my education wasnt up with yours.
However, the original post was copied and pasted from an article in the business pages of our daily newspaper.


In that case, you are excused. LOL >AL

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Mar 27, 2019 20:09:22   #
kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
We've been Global Warming since the Ice Age 25,000 years ago.

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Mar 27, 2019 21:16:03   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
kenArchi wrote:
We've been Global Warming since the Ice Age 25,000 years ago.


When an ostrich sticks its head in the sand, you know what's exposed!

Dik

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Mar 28, 2019 01:25:35   #
hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska
 
Dikdik wrote:
...and my Grade 12 grandson had no idea of what a sliderule was, or what logarithms were.

Dik


I recently retired as a structural engineer and for years had a 5 foot long demonstration slide rule on my wall. I used to show the younger engineers how it was used. I also remember when electronic calculators came out (still have my HP-35); the slide rule went in the drawer. In this case, progress was great.

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Mar 28, 2019 02:15:12   #
Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
 
hpucker99 wrote:
I recently retired as a structural engineer and for years had a 5 foot long demonstration slide rule on my wall


I recall those as teaching aids... structural engineer, too, and just slowing down... nearly 50 years of practice.

Dik

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