[RP TownTalk] Prince George's County on the Cutting Edge!

[bruce.wernek at mindspring.com]

Fiscal responsibility is sorely lacking in our society at the personal, county, state, and federal level.  Essentially everyone without exception is in debt.  So how do you justifiy buying gadget technology when you don't have the money to pay for it.  I don't know about you, but my property taxes are already in the stratosphere.  I'm sure the kids won't mind too much having to be satified with an old fashioned PC.  Let's face it, anything you can do on an iPad you can do on a PC.  It may take a little longer.

If they want an iPad let their folks pay for it.  What's next iPhones?    

Bruce


-----Original Message-----
>From: Cranky old Coot <lking at knob.com>
>Sent: Jun 3, 2011 10:03 AM
>To: 
>Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Prince George's County on the Cutting Edge!
>
>Ya Ya Bruce I know, back in the good old day! Even then kids wanted to 
>take the chisels home so they could do their homework on the cave wall.
>
>By the time I went to high school we were advanced. They had slide rules 
>for everyone to use in class, wouldn't want there to be a technological 
>divide you know, especially those title I (<-- that's a Roman numeral) 
>kids. The lucky kid got to use the round slide rules. End of class they 
>were carefully collected, counted and put back in their boxes. Had to be 
>careful, kids wanted to take them home you know.
>
>Seems arguments never change, just technology. Whether its copper 
>instead of iron chisels, pencils&paper or slide rules, slide rules or 
>calculators, research libraries with card catalogs or the internet; the 
>arguments are the same, 'it cost to much', 'when I went to school...'
>
>There are societies that choose to let advancements pass them by, we 
>drive up to PA to look at their quaint life style. Of course if we 
>really thought it was so great, and not just a curiosity, we would take 
>the wagon and it would be a two day trip!
>
>So what is the difference iPads in school, quality food stores within 
>walking distance? Stunted future because they went to school in a 
>technology desert or lived in a fool desert? The results are the same: 
>crap for a future.
>
>I on the other hand believe in "Better living through chemistry."
>
>Where are my meds?
>
>-- 
>I'm the Cranky Old Coot's keeper, and I approve this message
>
>Lou King
>
>bruce.wernek at mindspring.com wrote, On 6/3/2011 6:49 AM:
>>
>> When I was a kid we used pencils and paper. Calculators (~$500 each)
>> were just coming out when I was in high school, but we didn't have them
>> because they were too expensive. They were considered a luxury back
>> then. Apparently that's not the case now.
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>
>
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