tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post4636096761723021677..comments2023-12-19T06:54:20.572-05:00Comments on Answer Girl: FASTER by James GleickEllen Clair Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-74206426638478343312008-02-21T12:12:00.000-05:002008-02-21T12:12:00.000-05:00To add to my other comments, the computer which wa...To add to my other comments, the computer which was to have made us more efficient AND provide us with more leasure time has in fact forced the individual to perform more functions than ever. Coupled with being connected all the time, there is no escape. I'm always amazed when the boss send me an e-mail at 2:15AM. What the hell is he doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-20462131215494827902008-02-21T10:54:00.000-05:002008-02-21T10:54:00.000-05:00And people kid me about still having dial-up at ho...And people kid me about still having dial-up at home. It helps me appreciate when things are faster, not expect them.<BR/><BR/><BR/>RBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-54131199110872436582008-02-20T22:25:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:25:00.000-05:00A book could be written in response to your quest...A book could be written in response to your question. <BR/>I have two jobs and thus two prospectives; my day job, and my pursuit to publish a novel, or 12, and getting filth stinking rich in the process. <BR/><BR/>As for the former, corporate America has move from the The Pursuit of Excellence to struggling to compete in a global market where employees earn a fraction of what Americans receive. The clear answer in this case is a resounding NO, and everyone feels the frustration of constantly making mistakes, misreading e-mails, or simply loosing the needle in the ever growing hay stack. <BR/><BR/>As for my writing... ah, gee... It's a matter of self discipline. The day job has been taxing of late, so my writing has suffered. I tend to go in cycles over the course of a year. When I'm on, I have all the time in the world to put my best efforts on paper, but in this pursuit, I'm the one in control, not the boss, not the customer, not the factory manager who failed to read the blue prints. <BR/><BR/>LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-43625942708762822602008-02-20T14:45:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:45:00.000-05:00Sorry for introducing you to Scrabulous--it's dest...Sorry for introducing you to Scrabulous--it's destroying my life a little, too.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402513189539866553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-23897626020730533002008-02-20T11:22:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:22:00.000-05:00That sounds like an interesting book. Since I've ...That sounds like an interesting book. Since I've been living with my parents, and going more places with them, I've really been noticing how impatient they are. My father gets upset if the red light takes longer than he thinks it should. They're astounded by the waits at restaurants, how busy it may be, or any other factors don't occur to them.<BR/><BR/>But they take 'shortcuts', whether they actually save time or not. And their computer, so slow. But they don't notice. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing how time, something we can't control at all, can be so subjective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com