20 Nov
2012
20 Nov
'12
3:56 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules Richardson" <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Big Alphas (was Re: FS: HP AlphaServer DS15)
On 11/18/2012 07:13 PM, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
Why would it be? Most of what is googled is entertainment fluff anyway.
Technology today keeps everyone at least a few layers away from knowing if
the answer the computer spits out is the real answer or not. And as far as
communication goes, nothing beats face to face especially if you are looking
to see if somebody is telling the truth or is very uncomfortable in
responding to a question (withholding key information). Real communication
went out with the phone and email.
Or are you willing to pay 50 cents[0] every time
you do a Google search?
That's an interesting question. The world might be a better place for it
(while it's nice to have answers at our fingertips, I can't help feeling
we're losing something when people don't communicate with each other; I
see the kids do it all the time, and they might end up with the right
answer, but they don't know *why* it's right)