Comments on: Casual Friday: The Camera Eye http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/10/03/casual-friday-the-camera-eye/ Thriving in the 21st century workplace Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/10/03/casual-friday-the-camera-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Christian Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:39:24 +0000 http://www.davidkspencer.com/?p=140#comment-350 DK! That was the name of one of their albums. Another interesting thing to look at is the stuff we had as kids that our parents didn't have. We have turned into a disposable society. Everything we own is disposable these days. In the old days, you bought a good pair of shoes and changed the soles, you fixed clothing that had holes, your TV lasted years. Today everything gets thrown away because the manufactures realized that if they sell something that lasts too long, they don't get to sell it to you again. I even read an article recently that the new flat panel TV's are designed to break in 3-5 years so you buy another one. The old tube TV's lasted for so long. I could rant on and on about this. As for what our kids will take for granted? I bet that by the time my kids are my age, desktops won't exist. And I think that you will see more technologies combined into one device. Cell phone, camera, video camera, GPS, POS, EZ Pass, etc. DK! That was the name of one of their albums.

Another interesting thing to look at is the stuff we had as kids that our parents didn’t have. We have turned into a disposable society. Everything we own is disposable these days. In the old days, you bought a good pair of shoes and changed the soles, you fixed clothing that had holes, your TV lasted years. Today everything gets thrown away because the manufactures realized that if they sell something that lasts too long, they don’t get to sell it to you again. I even read an article recently that the new flat panel TV’s are designed to break in 3-5 years so you buy another one. The old tube TV’s lasted for so long.
I could rant on and on about this.

As for what our kids will take for granted? I bet that by the time my kids are my age, desktops won’t exist. And I think that you will see more technologies combined into one device. Cell phone, camera, video camera, GPS, POS, EZ Pass, etc.

]]> By: Joanne http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/10/03/casual-friday-the-camera-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Joanne Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:05:22 +0000 http://www.davidkspencer.com/?p=140#comment-349 Rush??? Who even knows who they are anymore?? This proves (we) are getting older...as our parents did, as our children will ~ embrace that which we once took for granted, and pray for nothing else to change Rush??? Who even knows who they are anymore?? This proves (we) are getting older…as our parents did, as our children will ~ embrace that which we once took for granted, and pray for nothing else to change

]]> By: Dave http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/10/03/casual-friday-the-camera-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Dave Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:49:18 +0000 http://www.davidkspencer.com/?p=140#comment-348 I agree, some of the magic is gone ... but I wonder if it would be gone anyway. I used to seek out new music online but have been "too busy" with life to bother of late. Maybe it's not just the tech that has changed! I agree, some of the magic is gone … but I wonder if it would be gone anyway. I used to seek out new music online but have been “too busy” with life to bother of late. Maybe it’s not just the tech that has changed!

]]> By: Ivan http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/10/03/casual-friday-the-camera-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Ivan Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:36:33 +0000 http://www.davidkspencer.com/?p=140#comment-347 Change for the worse if you ask me but I'm a grumpy old man. I have too much music. About 20'000 tracks, some of which I've never listened to. I miss the days of coming home with a bunch of CDs or picking up a bootleg at a fair or (older again) browsing through albums just to look at the artwork. Didn't the Dead Kennedy's say "Give me Convenience or give me Death"? I don't think so in this case ;) Change for the worse if you ask me but I’m a grumpy old man. I have too much music. About 20’000 tracks, some of which I’ve never listened to. I miss the days of coming home with a bunch of CDs or picking up a bootleg at a fair or (older again) browsing through albums just to look at the artwork. Didn’t the Dead Kennedy’s say “Give me Convenience or give me Death”? I don’t think so in this case ;)

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