In a discussion a couple of nights ago about use of the internet 3 out of five were pretty definite that youngsters spend all their time in front of their computers playing mindless games. Students lift info from the net and paste it into essay without having a clue what they are on about. And computer tech alters brain structures. 2 out of five disagreed very strongly.
So: 60% of kids are being harmed by their computers;
or, 60% of people believe that kids are being harmed;
or, 60% of people don't know what they are talking about;
or, none of the above.
I think that sounds about right.
My first job after school was as a laboratory technician at a cable manufacturers in Trafford Park UK. One of the major lines at this factory was submarine cables which were massively armoured and loaded onto a huge turntable prior to being transferred to cable-laying ships in nearby Manchester Docks. When I started work there, a new turntable was under construction to improve production and loading. But just a couple of years before this Telstar, the pioneering communications satellite, had been put into orbit. Only one cable was ever loaded onto that turntable.
I'd agree with Mosley here, up to a point. But I've known one or two Joe Ordinaries who have been devastated by media stories about them - so why should there be a special rule for the self-important er, I mean famous. Btw, how would you define famous??
Some years ago, in conversation with a friend who teaches law at a university here in S Wales, someone mentioned that their son was considering law as a career. Our law prof friend responded, "Steer him away from that. We're turning out far too many lawyers - that's why you get so many ridiculous court cases."
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In a discussion a couple of nights ago about use of the internet 3 out of five were pretty definite that youngsters spend all their time in front of their computers playing mindless games. Students lift info from the net and paste it into essay without having a clue what they are on about. And computer tech alters brain structures. 2 out of five disagreed very strongly.
So: 60% of kids are being harmed by their computers;
or, 60% of people believe that kids are being harmed;
or, 60% of people don't know what they are talking about;
or, none of the above.
I think that sounds about right.
...and the last
My first job after school was as a laboratory technician at a cable manufacturers in Trafford Park UK. One of the major lines at this factory was submarine cables which were massively armoured and loaded onto a huge turntable prior to being transferred to cable-laying ships in nearby Manchester Docks. When I started work there, a new turntable was under construction to improve production and loading. But just a couple of years before this Telstar, the pioneering communications satellite, had been put into orbit. Only one cable was ever loaded onto that turntable.
I'd agree with Mosley here, up to a point. But I've known one or two Joe Ordinaries who have been devastated by media stories about them - so why should there be a special rule for the self-important er, I mean famous. Btw, how would you define famous??
too many lawyers
Some years ago, in conversation with a friend who teaches law at a university here in S Wales, someone mentioned that their son was considering law as a career. Our law prof friend responded, "Steer him away from that. We're turning out far too many lawyers - that's why you get so many ridiculous court cases."