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I remember when technology solved real problems for real people. It wasn't that long ago. Now, we have this nonsense.
by Zelphyr 5y ago
I remember when technology solved real problems for real people. It wasn't that long ago. Now, we have this nonsense.
- bhhaskin 5y agoLike what?
- mbreese 5y agoI’m hungry, but I’m stuck at a desk with a computer and a T1 line. https://www.pizzahut.com/assets/pizzanet/home.html https://www.pizzahut.com/assets/pizzanet/home.html Side note: not too long after the PizzaNet site, I would often order pizza from a computer lab at the end (ahem) of class so that it was waiting for me by the time I walked home. A critical problem for grad students.
- refurb 5y agoIf only there was a way to transmit my voice to the company to place the order.
- rootusrootus 5y agoThat would still count as technology, though.
- pyrale 5y agoWell, a recent arn-editing technology helped produce vaccines in record time to fight a global pandemic, for instance. If you want something closer to computers, https://covidtracker.fr/ https://covidtracker.fr/ set up a site to help following epidemic data as well as a site to get a vaccine appointment more easily. The kicker? It's just people using technology to solve a problem, there's no sales afterthought, no business plan, no grift involved.
- JAlexoid 5y agoA) They're not a tech company, as many people love to claim for investors these days. B) They are, however, solving someone's problem. Just because you don't share the same desires, doesn't mean that they're not addressing someone's need/want. C) Technology still solves a lot of "real" problems, but we have enough of it to solve a lot of frivolous things. (it would be funny if you work for FB, Twitter or tiktok... while writing this message)