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Discussion: The Clockwork Revealed and a New Dev Diary!

Aggelakis

By Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-08-05 11:45 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion

 

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GMan3 just repeated:

You completely ignored my most important point in my previous post, so I'll repeat it - "I love my technology gadgets, but I have absolutely NO illusion it is making my life any easier and anyone that does is playing themselves for a FOOL."
Actually, I didn't ignore it. My whole post was me disagreeing with it. Unless you're living in a hut or cabin somewhere happy with a subsistence living off the land (and your presence on a computer kind of negates that ), technology is making your life easier. Sure, you can find examples where it doesn't, but that doesn't negate that it does.

Unless you're specifically talking about our frivolous gadgetry like cell phones and iPods, etc etc (wasn't really clear from the first post), in which case it has more to do with how you use them. Certainly, a cell phone is easier and saves time more than hunting down a phone booth (especially since they've all but disappeared because of cell phones ). Almost all your examples were not the tech not making life easier, but the users making their own lives more stressful. It's not the tech doing that, it's operator error.

Dec out.

 

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Originally Posted by Decorum View Post
Actually, I didn't ignore it. My whole post was me disagreeing with it. Unless you're living in a hut or cabin somewhere happy with a subsistence living off the land (and your presence on a computer kind of negates that ), technology is making your life easier. Sure, you can find examples where it doesn't, but that doesn't negate that it does.

Unless you're specifically talking about our frivolous gadgetry like cell phones and iPods, etc etc (wasn't really clear from the first post), in which case it has more to do with how you use them. Certainly, a cell phone is easier and saves time more than hunting down a phone booth (especially since they've all but disappeared because of cell phones ). Almost all your examples were not the tech not making life easier, but the users making their own lives more stressful. It's not the tech doing that, it's operator error.
My first post responding to you said it best - "Your forgetting as well Decorum, that the easier we make our lives, the more junk we try to fit in to fill them." Like it or not that will always be the problem. Even if we don't do it to ourselves, someone else will try to do it for us such as bosses, spouses, girlfriends, friends, parents, siblings, children, etc . . . that is the problem with our loveable and helpful little gadgets. Of course as you said - "Unless you're living in a hut or cabin somewhere happy with a subsistence living off the land"

I at least am not a FOOL trying to convince myself otherwise.

 

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Originally Posted by Avatea View Post
Ever wanted to know what makes the Praetorian Clockwork tick? Well head on over to the Going Rogue site and read all about the latest friendly and helpful group to be highlighted: The Clockwork! This message is brought to you courtesy of Neuron Technologies.

Also make sure to check out the latest Dev Diary, and learn all about the shocking secrets of Electric Control from Floyd "Castle" Grubb and Keetsie Braz da Cunha. It'll make your hair stand on end! And as though this weren't exciting enough, PCGamer is also giving 30-day Jetpack codes so you can look your best while whizzing through Paragon City or the Rogue Isles.
Dude,Paragon...I want to BUY those Bot pieces....PLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!?!

 

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Originally Posted by Avatea View Post
Ever wanted to know what makes the Praetorian Clockwork tick? Well head on over to the Going Rogue site and read all about the latest friendly and helpful group to be highlighted: The Clockwork! This message is brought to you courtesy of Neuron Technologies.

Also make sure to check out the latest Dev Diary, and learn all about the shocking secrets of Electric Control from Floyd "Castle" Grubb and Keetsie Braz da Cunha. It'll make your hair stand on end! And as though this weren't exciting enough, PCGamer is also giving 30-day Jetpack codes so you can look your best while whizzing through Paragon City or the Rogue Isles.
What I want to know Avatea is where are today's codes?

 

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GMan3 refers back:

My first post responding to you said it best - "Your forgetting as well Decorum, that the easier we make our lives, the more junk we try to fit in to fill them." Like it or not that will always be the problem. Even if we don't do it to ourselves, someone else will try to do it for us such as bosses, spouses, girlfriends, friends, parents, siblings, children, etc . . . that is the problem with our loveable and helpful little gadgets.
I guess we're just going to keep repeating back at each other. That's not a problem with the gadgets, that's a problem with the people (and far far from a universal issue). In fact, it tends to be predominantly an American thing. They actually know how to relax in many other countries.

Dec out.

 

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Originally Posted by Decorum View Post
I guess we're just going to keep repeating back at each other. That's not a problem with the gadgets, that's a problem with the people (and far far from a universal issue). In fact, it tends to be predominantly an American thing. They actually know how to relax in many other countries.
It seems you honestly believe that and I know were to classify you now. Thanks.