Within two decades ........Graham
Feb 3, 2019 12:02:12 #
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ6QmZ48jY4
Maybe being as old as we are is not a bad thing.
Cheers and Beers
Graham
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Maybe being as old as we are is not a bad thing.
Cheers and Beers
Graham
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Feb 3, 2019 12:36:09 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
Graham Thirkill wrote:
Maybe being as old as we are is not a bad thing.
It's actually a minor concern... of bigger concern and no one seems to care is that the human race as we have it is at risk from climate change.
Dik
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Every time we get 'progress' someone loses out. Trouble with IT is that lots of people lost out...where are the thousands of typists and secretaries in industry, where are the hundreds of draftsmen....? Industry is going towards machine use rather than craftsman use Even our tables and chairs are cad cut and machine constructed. Population keeps pace and employment numbers decrease in order to create profit.
We have to find something for people to do besides 'get a job'.
We have to find something for people to do besides 'get a job'.
Feb 3, 2019 15:58:08 #
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Feb 4, 2019 07:09:35 #
Dikdik wrote:
It's actually a minor concern... of bigger concern and no one seems to care is that the human race as we have it is at risk from climate change.
Dik
Dik
And don't forget....the return of the dinosaurs!
Feb 4, 2019 07:19:31 #
Graham Thirkill wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ6QmZ48jY4
Maybe being as old as we are is not a bad thing.
Cheers and Beers
Graham
098
Maybe being as old as we are is not a bad thing.
Cheers and Beers
Graham
098
Tell your youngsters to study robotics.
Feb 4, 2019 09:15:51 #
G Brown wrote:
Every time we get 'progress' someone loses out. Trouble with IT is that lots of people lost out...where are the thousands of typists and secretaries in industry, where are the hundreds of draftsmen....? Industry is going towards machine use rather than craftsman use Even our tables and chairs are cad cut and machine constructed. Population keeps pace and employment numbers decrease in order to create profit.
We have to find something for people to do besides 'get a job'.
We have to find something for people to do besides 'get a job'.
Speaking of Draftsmen. I was a draftsman from the 1960's through 2012. A lot of changes occurred in the 80's with the advent of C.A.D.D. (computer aided drafting and design). In 1987, I was the first one in the company (3rd largest steel company in America) to use AutoCad to make drawings on a computer. It quickly spread throughout all the Engineering departments in the company. It was a fun and interesting time. Fast forward a few years to the 2000's and I'm working at a company that fully embraced CADD up to the point of instituting 3-D CAD. Wow! What a difference that made. Again, a fun and interesting time. I've been retired since 2012 and don't know what's going on in the industry now, but I'm sure it's been a money and timesaver for the companies and Draftsmen involved. Job descriptions no longer list the job "Draftsman" but they use words such as CADD Operator or something similar.
Feb 4, 2019 09:40:45 #
jccash wrote:
Tell your youngsters to study robotics.
That's ridiculous, jccash! FORCE your youngsters to get a broad-based education, heavily enriched in math, science, technology, vocational and communication skills. The jobs that they will occupy as adults, haven't even been invented yet! Even college students training to be engineers, once entering the workforce, are RETRAINED by their employers specially with the skills necessary to benefit that employer, and that specialty.
Now, the other side of that scenario, is the vocational trades. I don't ever see us not needing a plumber, electrician, carpenter, mason, HVAC technician, doctor, mortician, etc. The trades will NEVER go away....and skilled tradesmen are highly sought-after and well paid.
As a longtime and now retired educator.... I am very disappointed that society has driven our schools to focus heavily on academics....'all kids should go to college.' I question the wisdom in allowing a child to "major" in anything in High School (such as robotics).....unless the goal is vocational certification.
Feb 4, 2019 09:45:10 #
TomC. wrote:
Speaking of Draftsmen. I was a draftsman from the ... (show quote)
Those that cannot evolve, perish! (Sorry, a little Darwinism there). You were one who could and did evolve. There are many others, for a variety of reasons, who can't, won't or don't. The rapidly changing environment killed the dinosaurs.
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