Ch.aoti.ca by Stefanie Sigurdson » Technology

Human (a Poem)

Stefanie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:09:09 +0000

I don’t need a memory, I just Google when I need an answer. Doesn’t everyone? Not for the personal stuff either, since I can search my e-mail, or my pictures, tags and notes helping me out.

Google is my memory now.

I don’t need to spell. I use Word, and it usually automatically corrects, or a convenient red line under it. I don’t need to remember math, when I have the Excel bubbles to fill. And I fill them in so fast.

Microsoft is my elementary school skills now.

My grandma used to sing. But I don’t need to. I have thousands of songs on my iPod. I’m set. I have all my playlists organized for different moods and situations.

Apple is my song now.

I love to read and learn about stuff. And now it is all available through the internet to everyone. I don’t have to know the basics when the facts are at my fingertips.

Wikipedia is my knowledge now.
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I have always thought that the quest for meaning was the highest purpose for human-kind. Does having these tools help us on that quest, or is learning these skills the quest itself?

MacBook Air!

Stefanie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Well, I have just bought a MacBook Air and am having a great time with it!

Human Locator

Stefanie — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:07:58 +0000

Just found this new technology that allows people to interact with advertising called Human Locator from a company called Freeset. The system does two things. First, it allows people to interact with advertising – such as making waves ripple as they walk by for example. Second, it provides the advertisers with measurable viewer data.

Human Locator brings the interactivity of the Internet to real-world environments.

They say. Scary.

One answer on their FAQ that was relieving:

7. Can it differentiate men from women?
No. There are privacy concerns with that type of tracking and consumer privacy has always been important to us at Freeset.