I just finished watching the original Connections series with James Burke.
The start and end of the series hits it home:
The dependence on technology, and the use of technology to get us out of trouble created by technology.
About how one technology is so interdependent on other technology, that one failure can cause the whole technology section to fail.
Initial reference to electricity grid failures, usual caused by one small part failing)
Wouldn't building a system so that one part cannot take down all the other parts be important?
How would the Internet be if the entire thing would fail if one part stopped?
Being in education, One of the biggest problems that new computer users have is the decisions that need to be made, ( i mean real beginners, first class is how to use a mouse)
Dialog box, don't really understand what it means,
do i push yes or no ????
"ok, lets just press Next 7 times now, then we are ready to start,"
and to hear that more are on the way,
well, that's sad,
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I just finished watching the original Connections series with James Burke.
The start and end of the series hits it home:
The dependence on technology, and the use of technology to get us out of trouble created by technology.
About how one technology is so interdependent on other technology, that one failure can cause the whole technology section to fail.
Initial reference to electricity grid failures, usual caused by one small part failing)
Wouldn't building a system so that one part cannot take down all the other parts be important?
How would the Internet be if the entire thing would fail if one part stopped?
Yes, I want a computer without a reset button...
Being in education, One of the biggest problems that new computer users have is the decisions that need to be made, ( i mean real beginners, first class is how to use a mouse) Dialog box, don't really understand what it means, do i push yes or no ???? "ok, lets just press Next 7 times now, then we are ready to start," and to hear that more are on the way, well, that's sad,