Does this seem familiar to anyone?

[Paul K]

Anyone want to own up to this seeming familiar to them?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3965739.stm
The bit I found amusing:

She did not take her children to the cinema during half-term because she could not find out which films were showing at the local cinemas.

She planned a trip to Norfolk but did not check the weather because the only place she knows to look for weather information is the BBC website.

And she did not know where to go fossil-hunting on the trip because she could not type "fossils Norfolk" into Google.

Obviously I don't know anyone like that

[Chimaera]

Glad to hear it Paul - someone like that must be really sad!

[Ramrod]

I must say that BB is a part of my daily life in a big way. Info/news/entertainment etc......but that is a really sad woman--she could have looked in the papers for the info.....or used the phone

Originally Posted by Ramrod

I must say that BB is a part of my daily life in a big way. Info/news/entertainment etc......but that is a really sad woman--she could have looked in the papers for the info.....or used the phone

gone to the Library ......


our council has had funding problems, recently

http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/displ...entPK=11121954

There is an IT lesson that year 7 do.

They get a worksheet with 4 questions and they are then split into two groups.One half uses the library to try and answer the questions.The other half use the internet.

The question that usually foxes both of them is Where is the Sea of Tranquillity because the library group usually head for the atlas.Needless to say those on the internet answer the questions much faster than the ones using the library because even if they know which book to look in the poor things have never been taught to use an index.


Incog.

Originally Posted by Incognitas

The question that usually foxes both of them is Where is the Sea of Tranquillity because the library group usually head for the atlas.Needless to say those on the internet answer the questions much faster than the ones using the library because even if they know which book to look in the poor things have never been taught to use an index.

I don't need either to answer that, nor would I have, as a 12 year old. Astronomy was one of my interests, and I watched all the moon landings.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Paul M

I don't need either to answer that, nor would I have, as a 12 year old. Astronomy was one of my interests, and I watched all the moon landings.

I know it's completely OT - but I just thought I'd say that I was considering ordering pick of the day for my boy

http://www.idealworld.tv/csp/isd/ideal/pod.csp

It's only £34.99 and coud well get him into telescopes. I know it's cheap and nasty, but he's not getting his hands on my telescope for a while yet.

I'm more interested in the comments:

"Of course, broadband in the UK is laughably slow compared to other parts of the world.

"In South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong normal connection speeds are measured in megabits, or millions of bits, a second rather than the thousands that we are supposed to be happy with."

When will our "service" providers get their acts together???

Originally Posted by Paul M

I don't need either to answer that, nor would I have, as a 12 year old. Astronomy was one of my interests, and I watched all the moon landings.

To the present year 7 the moon landings are part of boring history.

whats google?

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Damien

whats google?

You could always search google for the answer...

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Paul

Anyone want to own up to this seeming familiar to them?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3965739.stm
The bit I found amusing:

Obviously I don't know anyone like that

Of course you don't....