It’s official: technology hates me

This was originally going to be a response to the chat we had in class over internet plagiarism, but this is getting so ridiculous that I have to say something. I do not know if this has happened to anyone else in the class, but when I went on to the Netvibes site I saw that all of the widgets I added were gone. Even my game of plinko wasn’t there! throughout this semester we have been reading things about technology and how it is evolving, but no one is saying anything on the fact that sometimes it just doesn’t work.

I know I am an extreme case, already starting off as a technophobe, but it has been proven that technology like to malfunction around me. When I had to connect to the VPN everything went wrong. I actually stumped nearly everyone at the IT desk. It has happened before too; at my old school I manage to stump the entire IT department as to why my computer wouldn’t hook up to the internet.

I think that’s why I am so bipolar with what this class has taught me. On one hand, I am exited and intrigued as to the new things to learn, but on the other hand part of me is saying, “Great, another thing for me to break.”

 

not a reading response, but I find this to be important.

Recently, this author had a doctor’s appointment for severe headaches and blackouts. And before you jump to alcoholism, no this author is very much sober. At said doctor, let’s call him Dr. Fred asked random questions that may b the cause of said episodes. The first question he asked was, “Do you spend a lot of time on the computer?” Now I asked why would that have to do with anything and he replied with interesting information about how computers can cause severe migraines. The two big factors are posture and eyestrain. Supposedly, one is supposed to take ten minute breaks every hour he or she is on the computer. Since most people do not do this, it causes severe eyestrain in, well, the eyes. Also, your posture has a lot to do with the computer. Most people hunch, causing the spine to put pressure on the brain which leads to migraines.

With these issues occurring now, I can only imagine what health problems will show up with our entire culture morphing and relying more and more on technology. Instead of books, people are staring at books online for hours on end, not to mention the addiction qualities of facebook. Now I am not saying to shut down facebook, trust me I am pro-facebook, but we should probably look into what the future hold medically for us who spend 8 hours a day hunch over a computer, staring at the screen.

 

oh technology…

I think we were supposed to write our responses for this weeks reading as a blog on this site. I’m not sure: anything with technology confuses the bejesus out of me. Which is why I am using this blog to say such, which is quite ironic when you think about it. I know that the technology of writing has grown immensely and that I myself am proof of that (I am using the internet as a medium to write, am I not) but honestly there are so many times where I want to take a 5 iron to my computer. Why a 5 iron, you ask? Well, they are known for their grace and strength. A perfect example would be the past two weeks. My laptop keyboard is broken so half of my keys stick. The worst are the semi colon and apostrophe keys; I have to pound on them to make them work. Oh, the aggravation of it all!I would rant some more, because God knows I have some pent up rage within me right now, but I am tired. So until next time

~Laura