tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post3052525613099808629..comments2023-12-15T03:06:12.597+05:30Comments on Life in Taprobane: Toyota Corolla vs the Apollo 11Serendib_Islehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762178709566907782noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-80157820358418646712009-04-14T17:47:00.000+05:302009-04-14T17:47:00.000+05:30Another reason why I avoid my cell: too many passw...Another reason why I avoid my cell: too many passwords and a technologese overload in my life when I started getting into the cell, so continuing with the cell became a low priority. I guess if I became unemployed or retired I might reactivate it, as I would no longer have concurrent new technology and password memorization to keep up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-50438446813819908732009-04-13T17:42:00.000+05:302009-04-13T17:42:00.000+05:30I have a cell phone that I don't use, because I ha...I have a cell phone that I don't use, because I have an internet connection that comes with my home phone package. If I activate my cell, that means I am paying extra for phone service, so I never use it anymore. (I initially spent about $20 on it and used it until my credit ran out.) In some way, I have a sense of satisfaction about holding out against new technology and over-spending my budget, even though I sometimes feel silly knowing that everyone else around me lives in the cell phone era. I am not "on the same page" with the rest of humanity, but maybe that's OK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-57638759595945180102009-04-13T12:42:00.000+05:302009-04-13T12:42:00.000+05:30Sach, yeah. When there was no cell-phone, there wa...Sach, yeah. When there was no cell-phone, there was poetry! The long sleepless nights gave birth to some amazing poems, the eternal waiting was springtime for lovers, beautiful thoughts sprang-up in our imagination... and the cell phone killed ’em all and shrunk everything to an SMS!!! Tweet, tweet..<BR/><BR/>Yep it was better without the cell phone. Heh he.. :DSerendib_Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762178709566907782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-51065638068397853012009-04-13T11:41:00.000+05:302009-04-13T11:41:00.000+05:30Nice post man.This is something I always thought a...Nice post man.<BR/>This is something I always thought about, and something always amused me...<BR/>Not just the evolution, but also the fact that these things came into existance? Today even ten year olds posses a cell phone while I didn't have one until I finished my degree. But we managed, quite well!<BR/>And come to think of it, life back then was fun, specially if you had a girlfriend and did not have a cell phone!<BR/>:PSachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737205005592917145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-40977926036136615122009-04-12T20:08:00.000+05:302009-04-12T20:08:00.000+05:30Have to agree to Serendib's statement, albeit very...Have to agree to Serendib's statement, albeit very reluctantly... hehe :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-70522096563309776632009-04-12T16:47:00.000+05:302009-04-12T16:47:00.000+05:30Dulan, yeah it was the coolest gadget at that time...Dulan, yeah it was the coolest gadget at that time, but BASIC was indeed basic! I can’t imagine I did some layouts on Word Perfect 5.0 at one time, had to go to “Print Preview” every time to see how the page looked like... yes I wonder what it would be in 10 years time.<BR/><BR/>PseudoRandom, no one disputes the STC reputation, it’s an age-old tradition with them boys I guess - heh he. <BR/>And thank you for the TED tip.Serendib_Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762178709566907782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-37779822611173166412009-04-12T13:53:00.000+05:302009-04-12T13:53:00.000+05:30Prep -> RC? So did the Thora prefects have a *a...Prep -> RC? So did the Thora prefects have a *ahem* reputation even then? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Isn't it fascinating how technology has changed? There's a TED talk about how technological advances are exponential...you should check it out!PseudoRandomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993144590186704387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-32833212985004553302009-04-12T12:42:00.000+05:302009-04-12T12:42:00.000+05:30A ZX-81? Cool! I used to spend ages just poring ov...A ZX-81? Cool! I used to spend ages just poring over computer magazines and wishing I actually I had one. I'd even learnt BASIC without actually owning a computer - I already had the second hand magazines and books when my father bought me a BBC Model B. I just wish I didn't format the disk with Elite on it.<BR/><BR/>The pace of technology is just amazing - what will the kids of today look back on in another ten years' time?Dulanhttp://nisadas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-57345682709920566232009-04-12T10:48:00.000+05:302009-04-12T10:48:00.000+05:30hehe... I had a few friends who went that way too!...hehe... I had a few friends who went that way too! ;DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-64326314295759519662009-04-12T09:16:00.000+05:302009-04-12T09:16:00.000+05:30Hey Chavie, Prep and then to arch rival - RC..! :)...Hey Chavie, Prep and then to arch rival - RC..! :)Serendib_Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762178709566907782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22707697.post-39719110427280779612009-04-12T08:19:00.000+05:302009-04-12T08:19:00.000+05:30Wow Serendib! A fellow Prepite!! :D Things have ch...Wow Serendib! A fellow Prepite!! :D <BR/><BR/>Things have changed a lot haven't they. I mean 10 years ago you couldn't have even imagined call charges and the price of technology to come down this far. Progress... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com