Comments on: Addicted to Technology! http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/ Stephanie Booth's online ramblings Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: SWITCH Conference, Coimbra: Technology — Climb to the Stars http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-28344 SWITCH Conference, Coimbra: Technology — Climb to the Stars Sun, 16 May 2010 11:48:48 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-28344 <p>[...] information overload, check for information quality, and support knowledge. steph-note: related, addicted to technology — I’m a bit tired of that [...]</p> [...] information overload, check for information quality, and support knowledge. steph-note: related, addicted to technology — I’m a bit tired of that [...]

]]> By: Thomas Bailey http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-16976 Thomas Bailey Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:58:44 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-16976 <p>I do not need a car to commute. I ride a bike, done so for 20 years. I am able to do so because I live fairly close to work, about 8 km. Some of my bike rides are quite long. Several to San Francisco (70 km), one to Hollister (100 km), one to Oakland (70 km), one each to Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay, and countless rides to San Jose (15-25 km). I have even biked to Sausalito, and am planning to bike to Los Banos, Santa Rosa, Manteca, Tracy, and even Los Angeles for the AIDS LifeCycle. I frequently use GPS to log my rides.</p> I do not need a car to commute. I ride a bike, done so for 20 years. I am able to do so because I live fairly close to work, about 8 km. Some of my bike rides are quite long. Several to San Francisco (70 km), one to Hollister (100 km), one to Oakland (70 km), one each to Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay, and countless rides to San Jose (15-25 km). I have even biked to Sausalito, and am planning to bike to Los Banos, Santa Rosa, Manteca, Tracy, and even Los Angeles for the AIDS LifeCycle. I frequently use GPS to log my rides.

]]> By: Catherine http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12697 Catherine Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:23:28 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12697 <p>It's hard to define what exactly constitutes an addiction, and it's only when you try to go without that you realise the true extent of your dependence. My mobile phone broke a month ago, I can't send or receive texts at all. Here in Ireland texts are used more often than phonecalls with the "computerised" generation, and I actually felt cut out! I was finding out about things later than everyone else and because it's second nature to text people forgot to call instead! As I haven;t fixed my phone yet, I'm now finding that the internet is an increasingly attractive alternative! I'm admittedly become obsessed with the instantaneous messaging, myspace, bebo! And I do wonder what would happen if I just plugged the thing out - no more internet, yes I would survive but I'm quite happy to keep on going as I am!</p> It's hard to define what exactly constitutes an addiction, and it's only when you try to go without that you realise the true extent of your dependence. My mobile phone broke a month ago, I can't send or receive texts at all. Here in Ireland texts are used more often than phonecalls with the “computerised” generation, and I actually felt cut out! I was finding out about things later than everyone else and because it's second nature to text people forgot to call instead! As I haven;t fixed my phone yet, I'm now finding that the internet is an increasingly attractive alternative! I'm admittedly become obsessed with the instantaneous messaging, myspace, bebo! And I do wonder what would happen if I just plugged the thing out – no more internet, yes I would survive but I'm quite happy to keep on going as I am!

]]> By: Catherine http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12690 Catherine Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:23:28 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12690 <p>It's hard to define what exactly constitutes an addiction, and it's only when you try to go without that you realise the true extent of your dependence. My mobile phone broke a month ago, I can't send or receive texts at all. Here in Ireland texts are used more often than phonecalls with the "computerised" generation, and I actually felt cut out! I was finding out about things later than everyone else and because it's second nature to text people forgot to call instead! As I haven;t fixed my phone yet, I'm now finding that the internet is an increasingly attractive alternative! I'm admittedly become obsessed with the instantaneous messaging, myspace, bebo! And I do wonder what would happen if I just plugged the thing out - no more internet, yes I would survive but I'm quite happy to keep on going as I am!</p> It’s hard to define what exactly constitutes an addiction, and it’s only when you try to go without that you realise the true extent of your dependence. My mobile phone broke a month ago, I can’t send or receive texts at all. Here in Ireland texts are used more often than phonecalls with the “computerised” generation, and I actually felt cut out! I was finding out about things later than everyone else and because it’s second nature to text people forgot to call instead! As I haven;t fixed my phone yet, I’m now finding that the internet is an increasingly attractive alternative! I’m admittedly become obsessed with the instantaneous messaging, myspace, bebo! And I do wonder what would happen if I just plugged the thing out – no more internet, yes I would survive but I’m quite happy to keep on going as I am!

]]> By: Climb to the Stars (Stephanie http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12696 Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:33:43 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12696 <p><strong>Please Make Holes in My Buckets!...</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Facebook is Stowe’s fault. Twitter was because of Euan. Anne Dominique is guilty of getting me on Xing/OpenBC. I can’t remember precisely for Flickr or LinkedIn or — OMG! — orkut, but it was certainly somebody from #joiito. The ...</p> Please Make Holes in My Buckets!…


Facebook is Stowe’s fault. Twitter was because of Euan. Anne Dominique is guilty of getting me on Xing/OpenBC. I can’t remember precisely for Flickr or LinkedIn or — OMG! — orkut, but it was certainly somebody from #joiito. The …

]]> By: Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12689 Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:33:43 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12689 <p><strong>Please Make Holes in My Buckets!...</strong></p> <p>Facebook is Stowe’s fault. Twitter was because of Euan. Anne Dominique is guilty of getting me on Xing/OpenBC. I can’t remember precisely for Flickr or LinkedIn or — OMG! — orkut, but it was certainly somebody from #joiito. The ...</p> Please Make Holes in My Buckets!…

Facebook is Stowe’s fault. Twitter was because of Euan. Anne Dominique is guilty of getting me on Xing/OpenBC. I can’t remember precisely for Flickr or LinkedIn or — OMG! — orkut, but it was certainly somebody from #joiito. The …

]]> By: henriette weber andersen http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12691 henriette weber andersen Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:58:32 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12691 <p>I think that technology will look beyond the internet soon - and it's allready started to happen...</p> <p><br></p> <p>I will just include you in my future considerations post, then you can all follow the trackback if you want to read my ideas on technology and the future..</p> I think that technology will look beyond the internet soon – and it's allready started to happen…


I will just include you in my future considerations post, then you can all follow the trackback if you want to read my ideas on technology and the future..

]]> By: Ric Hayman http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12693 Ric Hayman Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:55:19 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12693 <p>"Take care, there seem to have been problems with the comment form lately" - Steph, you don't need to copy to clipboard if you have coComment turned on ... if it gets lost here, retrieve it from coCo (hey - you're allowed to encourage use of the product!)</p> “Take care, there seem to have been problems with the comment form lately” – Steph, you don't need to copy to clipboard if you have coComment turned on … if it gets lost here, retrieve it from coCo (hey – you're allowed to encourage use of the product!)

]]> By: Ric http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12692 Ric Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:51:22 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12692 <p>@Dr Frank - does that mean you are now "addicted" to travel? I don't think Steph is trying to make judgment here one way or another - rather to point out that before a technology becomes so ubiquitous as to be a part of the fabric of life (think of paper money, or cars as examples) then early adopters seem to be seen as unhealthily attracted to it, or addicted. While it IS possible to be that, the 'unhealthy' part is measured not in time, but in psychological dependence.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Most of COULD stop using whatever technology you might name, but if it adds to our life in some way meaningful to us, why would we?</p> <p><br></p> <p>(BTW - I find it very easy to spend time away from my computer - even weeks at a time!)</p> @Dr Frank – does that mean you are now “addicted” to travel? I don't think Steph is trying to make judgment here one way or another – rather to point out that before a technology becomes so ubiquitous as to be a part of the fabric of life (think of paper money, or cars as examples) then early adopters seem to be seen as unhealthily attracted to it, or addicted. While it IS possible to be that, the 'unhealthy' part is measured not in time, but in psychological dependence.


Most of COULD stop using whatever technology you might name, but if it adds to our life in some way meaningful to us, why would we?


(BTW – I find it very easy to spend time away from my computer – even weeks at a time!)

]]> By: Web avant-garde » Blog Archive » communities are getting used to social - what’s the next tendency? http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12688 Web avant-garde » Blog Archive » communities are getting used to social - what’s the next tendency? Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:01:30 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2007/02/12/addicted-to-technology/#comment-12688 <p>[...] Stephanie Booth is also writing some on this subject ( but with the addiction twist) here tags: airborn, applications, communities, social, lift07, tendencies [...]</p> [...] Stephanie Booth is also writing some on this subject ( but with the addiction twist) here tags: airborn, applications, communities, social, lift07, tendencies [...]

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