Comments on: Talking Computers with Spam-fisted Luddites

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:25:59 +0000

@destroytheearth I made that very point some time ago – http://tr.im/nTR1 – but we do want to encourage n00bs, don’t we? Not dismiss them…

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:44:42 +0000

At last a riposte! Thanks for that Richard. I would argue that on the surface you are correct, but two points: First an A/C unit is not a creative tool. Second, if you had to call out an engineer every time there was something you couldn’t work out with your computer your computer you’d be skint within weeks…

Plus, I’m not fascinated by the workings of these tools at least not in the sense that I want to know what’s going on while I’m writing a blog comment, say, but unless you’re minted, don’t you agree that it makes sense to get to grips with the tools you’re using rather than relying other people to fix stuff for you. It can be so much more satisfying to stand back and admire one’s own handiwork than to observe someone elses, and generally cheaper.

By: luddite

luddite — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:02:25 +0000

Imagine your air conditioner breaks and the repairman you call to the house wants to explain to you the (fascinating to him) inner workings of air conditioners. You don’t really want to know WHY it works, you just want him to make it work. He goes back to the shop exasperated with his Luddite customer who just wants the damn machine to work when he turns the knob to “on.”

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:59:50 +0000

@Eva Follow this link http://www.sciencebase.com/feed and click the icon for your rss reader it should then add the subscription.

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:48:22 +0000

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By: Science Etcetera, Marsday 20090428 | ideonexus.com

Science Etcetera, Marsday 20090428 | ideonexus.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:01:38 +0000

[...] We live in a world heavily dependent on information technology, so why, like math and science, are some people so proud of their ignorance of the subject? [...]

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:29:03 +0000

Talking Computers with Spam-fisted Luddites: Most of you will be familiar with the concept of tools from primiti.. http://tr.im/jJz9

By: Jenny Oliver

Jenny Oliver — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:34:34 +0000

I presume you folks have seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
J.

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:13:32 +0000

Hi David – “a madmax concotions” ? Wow! It’s like people like her think that developers primary goal is making the software harder to use rather than easier.

I also wonder if younger people realize what a pain basic research was before we all had computers. Card catalogs, writing to colleges to apply, typewriters with no backspace correction …

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:06:56 +0000

Talking Computers with Spam-fisted Luddites by David Bradley @sciencebase http://bit.ly/x8WUo