25-02-2024 10:28 PM - last edited 25-02-2024 10:30 PM
Almost every post here is about a problem and that's certainly to be expected.
I'm an old guy, I'm 73. My first computer ran Windows 3.1 ... and I was late to the party. I bought my first computer back in 1993 or 1994, a Gateway, delivered in a box with a cow design.
I believe my video RAM was 1MB which I expanded to 1.5MB. That made a noticeable improvement.
What we have today, in a handheld device, is beyond any expectation I ever could have had.
Every once in a while I mention to my wife how we take these advances for granted and she rolls her eyes.
I know we have issues with various aspects of these devices, but to be honest, these are amazing tools.
I know I sound like an old fart, but we shouldn't forget how good we have it.
I bought my first smart phone, a Huawei P7 around 2015. I was outraged that I paid between €400 and €500 (I forget), for a phone.
I had no reason to own a phone except to make calls. It was ridiculous to spend that much money for a device that, for my use, did anything else.
Several years later I bought the top of the line Samsung, a Note 8.
I spent some time learning the operating system and bought the top of the line every year since.
I now use my phone for everything, my investments, ordering online, getting around, using customer cards, Facebook, email, ... everything.
I can take the train from my house to Rotterdam and watch CNN in almost real time.
My point, we should take a step back and realize that, even with the occasional glitch, we have it pretty fuc*ing good.
That's it, rant over.
26-02-2024 11:36 AM