I do a lot of math in my head... Also, have you ever seen some of the things spell check just happily skips right over?
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Charles Rivard" <wee1s...@fidnet.com> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 3:46 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: [Audyssey] is it really progress? - Re: end of keyboards,was Throwaway Tech We have caller ID so that we know who is calling us, and we have answering machines either built into the phone or as a service from our provider so that we don't have to answer the phone. We have spell checkers so that we don't have to know how to spell. Screen readers and audio books replace the need for braille so we don't need to know how to read. Possibly, in the future, voice dictation and visual gestures may take the place of keyboards so we won't need to know how to type. With all of the skills that will be lost due to not being needed, is this a good thing? It's the dumbing down of humanity, getting worse and worse. Now, am I serious, or not?? To a degree, yes. Oh, I almost forgot one more: Calculators make learning math unnecessary. How many people do math in their heads anymore, or even know how to make change at a supermarket? What would they do if the cash register's power fails and they have to do anything manually? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] end of keyboards, was Throwaway Tech > Hi Phil, > > I suppose that is always possible. I'm seeing more and more voice > dictation all the time, and although I can't really use it myself I do > see the mainstream using it as a replacement for keyboard input in a > few years. I hadn't thought about that issue before, but as voice > dictation improves people are naturally going to use that over > physical input devices like keyboards and touchscreens. > > Cheers! > > > On 10/26/14, Phil Vlasak <phi...@bex.net> wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> Keyboards? Soon they will be as obsolete as a film camera. >> Most people in a few years will be using dictation, letting their laptop >> or >> >> tablet do the typing. >> Most games will use voice input and output, or physical gesture >> identification. >> Phil >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
