Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – How is Technology Changing Us?

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Computers, Cybernetics, Global Position Systems, Internet, Mobile phones, Mobile Towers, social media, Streaming, technology

I watched an interview of Elon Musk on Joe Rogan’s Podcast, and the conversation inspired me to think about how technology has transformed our lives. When was the last time you used a paper map? Do you experience any anxiety when you realize you forgot your phone, while running a short errand? Do you memorize anything anymore?

These are all the effects of the phone on each of us. I remember not having a cell phone for most of my life. We didn’t care about driving without one. If we wanted to find something out, we simply asked someone we thought might know. Our music was on records, we still had a phone in the house, and there were public phones everywhere. Oh how our world has changed. What happens when you lose your Wi-Fi?

I hope you enjoy this video. It’ll give you something to think about. How dependent are we on these little gadgets?

Have a great Tuesday, folks.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Spread Your Wings Sunday – Do Something Fun

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Do Nothing Day, Fun, Good Food, Internet, Movies, Spread Your Wings, Weekly Challenge

Challenge #1 (provided by Five-minute Journal): Be extra wonderful to yourself today. I’m talking almond lattes and extra delicious food.

Challenge #2: Treat yourself to a movie and get that popcorn, gummy bears, or ice cream. Make it an event!

These should be easy. Everyone likes movies and good food. Try one or do both. As always, feel free to comment when you have completed one.

 

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – TED Talk Tuesday – Jaron Lanier

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Behavior Modification, Changing the Model, Early Mistakes, Internet, Jaron Lanier, social media, Ted Talk

Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay 

This was an interesting Ted Talk and one that resonated with me. With all the talk about how social media has been exploited to influence elections and modify our behavior, this  Ted Talk by Jaron Lanier offers suggestions on how we could change the Internet for the better.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk – Listening to Global Voices

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Culture, Customs, Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices, Internet, Language, Serendipity, Ted Talk

Ethan Zuckerman gives a talk at a TedxGlobal event discussing how skewed our use of the Internet really is, when examined from a global context. In this talk he discusses ways of bridging the gap so that each of us is more connected, can access areas of the world that are “dark” to us, and begin the process of truly understanding one another.

Some of that occurs here. Look at your followers. Look at who is following your blog. Like me, you’ll be shocked by diversity of folks who follow you across the globe. I think blogging is one way to truly connect with other people across the globe and learn about who they are, what interests them, and how they look at the world.

Until next time…

Dave