The word of the day for April 25, 2007 is “technology” — noun 1 a : the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : ENGINEERING <medical technology> b : a capability given by the practical application of knowledge <a car's fuel-saving technology>. 2 : a manner of accomplishing a task especially using technical processes, methods, or knowledge <new technologies for information storage>. 3 : the specialized aspects of a particular field of endeavor <educational technology>.
We bought a color tv early in our marriage. It was top of the line, 19", Quasar (which meant something in those days, but like "chlorphyll" and "minty fresh" was soon attached to things to which it need not apply) We hauled that tv all over the western US for three years. Then the picture went wonky.
I took it to the repair shop. The electronics doc replaced a tube. I took it home. The picture went bad within a week. I took it back to the shop. "Tsk," he says, "This happens all the time. One tube gets replaced and the resulting increase in power makes the others that were on the verge of going bad do so. Twenty-one tubes! I think it was every tube but the big one. We sold it to someone shortly thereafter because we intended to move to Puerto Rico. I wonder if that tv is still working.
The quote for today is from Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law):
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
;^) Jan
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Arthur C Clarke's quote is food for thought Jan. The more I read that quote the more 'items of technology' jump out at me as my mind preambles through my archival history of technological experiences that I, or my parents, would have never believed possible. Just like the story of the first Islanders in the Pacific who were unaware of a Tall Ship and its sails moored in their bay. All their brain would aknowledge was the rowing boat leaving the ship to come ashore. That was within their realm of reasoning and technology as they saw no ship. Magic must have been the word used then too. Jeanie
p.s. AOL has let me post at last! Lol!
Wow, I didn't know that about the Tall Ships. My "something new" to learn today.
My friend Lonna, who is an aeronautical engineer, says:
So I am a magician? COOL! !!!!!!!!
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