tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post8032004168335768044..comments2023-11-03T14:59:31.910+00:00Comments on The Growlery: Heads up - Elvis has left the building!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-86020249533050216162011-08-21T15:20:58.045+00:002011-08-21T15:20:58.045+00:00There is an idea that I have heard bantered about ...There is an idea that I have heard bantered about that children, once they start school, learn more from their classmates then they do from the teacher. This is, of course, hyperbole, but it was certainly the case with, often erroneous, sex education in my youth. Iona and Peter Opie were big into this oral tradition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona_and_Peter_Opie)<br /><br />A very large fraction of professional interaction (physicians, lawyers, even the above dismissed teachers) depends on one's ability to communicate at a personal level. That is why I am dubious that we will ever have true telemedicine for the majority of patient's ills. Pretty good for dermatology, but not much else.Dr. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255898610620668624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-75520823932997175872011-08-13T18:47:38.914+00:002011-08-13T18:47:38.914+00:00Are we not becoming "out of touch"?
Onl...<i>Are we not becoming "out of touch"?</i><br /><br />Only if we choose. I'm one of the heaviest computer users I know, but it's not incompatible with "analogue" interests such as playing the accordion. As to the pencil on paper, I've always found handwriting very difficult: the computer and other input devices (such as Palm Graffiti) have been a liberating release.Ray Girvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-77310339462427623102011-08-13T10:58:23.828+00:002011-08-13T10:58:23.828+00:00Another thought. Are we not becoming "out of...Another thought. Are we not becoming "out of touch" ? With each other, the zephyr, the rain drop, the pencil on paper, fingers on strings, the "feeling" of things?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-13595307934450911742011-08-13T10:52:09.875+00:002011-08-13T10:52:09.875+00:00"The implanting of technology raises...."..."The implanting of technology raises...."<br />There are moves afoot in the US to have all newborn implanted with a bar code so that the government can keep an eye on their whereabouts and more. One step away from dancing fingers on a keyboard wiping out "undesirables" such as myself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-18776456204839916532011-08-12T12:18:53.122+00:002011-08-12T12:18:53.122+00:00Thanks for drawing my attention to this Felix. It&...Thanks for drawing my attention to this Felix. It's well written and insightful, and I will certainly draw people's attention to it on my own PLN.Steve Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782623154703147473noreply@blogger.com