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02/04/2003: "Technology fools"
I have absolutely NO patience for people who just don't know how to use computers. Especially when they're in the 35-years-old-and-under crowd. Watching my Crime Prevention prof struggle with going to a webpage and operating the laptop that was connected to the projector made me want to scream in frustration. And when he tells us, "I'm hopeless when it comes to this technology stuff, I just can't do it," I wanted to hit him over and over with a brick.
Dude, we live in a technologically advanced era. If you can't handle typing in a URL and navigating a webpage, you SUCK. You need to LEARN.
It's not even like he's old and set in his ways. I'm estimating that he's about 35, definitely not older. It reminds me of when I had to do a group project with three girls in my stats class, and we had to type up our report. All three of the girls were like, "I am SO bad with computers, you better not let me do anything on it." It's almost like it's a COOL thing to say, like it's a FAD. "Oh, I'm not good with computers, I can't type very well, I don't know what all the buttons do."
Of course, I'm the girl who was typing up things for her dad's work at the age of 8 or so, but STILL. There is NO EXCUSE for being computer-illiterate these days, ESPECIALLY if you are a college student.
By the way, the laptop my Crime Prevention prof was using had Netscape 4.0 on it. *throws a hissy fit* WE ARE UP TO NETSCAPE 7.0 NOW. PLEASE UPGRADE ONCE EVERY FEW YEARS. THANKS. (I won't even get into my "WHY are you using Netscape?" tirade)
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HEHEHE! Send your prof to my boyfriend's new job. He's teaching old people how to use computers now. ;)melantha, Wednesday, February 5th
That's just as bad as my old history prof (who I'll have again next quarter) explaining that he just doesn't watch TV, yet he knows every Baywatch ep ever played on television. I think I learned more about Baywatch that quarter than I did about history.Shannon, Wednesday, February 5th