I live in a small town with a full cross-section of people. It wouldn't
do any good to say one car is better than another, any more than to say
a chainsaw or a computer or a bicycle or motorcycle or a rifle is better
than another.
It's important to keep in mind what's appropriate for each person, each
job, and playtime. With tech and otherwise, sometimes high-tech works
better than low, sometimes vice versa. But it makes a huge difference
when people obtain the information and skills to use each appropriately,
and to not use any of those when appropriate too.
So, we agree again, don't we. I'm a very good shot too, but now it's
with a slingshot, accurate at 50 yards, even with bad vision. Since it's
illegal to shoot woodpeckers that are hammering on my house, I aim for
their tails with dried peas, cherry tomatoes or screaming monkeys.
"Eric S. Sande" <[email protected]> escribió:
Of course, in those rural environs, guns were perfectly legal to own and to
carry around.
The parents would have gotten a visit from the sheriff if I had been
in your place. Guaranteed. When I was growing up my Dad, who
was an infantryman in WWII, taught all of his children gun safety.
Which is a major factor in my decision not to keep or bear firearms
in what I consider inappropriate places. I do enjoy shooting at the
range, both high power rifle and various handguns.
I consider it a skill worth practicing. Now that my eyesight is declining
I'm not what you might call competitive, but I do understand the
various platforms and their advantages and disadvantages. Of course
I also understand other technologies in the same terms.
It is all in the intent and skill of the user, including an appreciation of
the legal and social concerns.
Assuming I am equally adept at detail stripping an M1911A1 as I am
at the same task with a computer or a bicycle, which I am, and
assuming that most people can't do these things, which they can't,
my familiarity suggests that the only difference is the purpose that
the technology serves.
As a technology geek, I see no difference between a .45 (SAA,
M1911A1, New Service, take your pick), a bicycle (PX-10, Heron,
Schwinn, take your pick) or a computer (PC, Amiga, MAC, take
your pick).
If this list is about technology, as opposed to just computers, it
might be more productive to discuss this in more specific terms.
Rather than demonizing or extolling a particular category.
For example, I might say that I found my Heron to be excellent
for bicycle touring, but the added weight of the Macbook Pro and
the M1911A1 led me to prefer the netbook and the Colt 1908.
You could call me evil, but so far this discussion hasn't focused
on appropriate technology or personal responsibility, although
Betty did touch on those topics.
A desperate attempt to get this back on topic.
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