Something interesting...

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Aimee Wilbury, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. Aimee Wilbury

    Aimee Wilbury Staff Sergeant

    Somebody once told me that most innovations in computers were made because people are lazy and wanted to find an easier way. How true is this?
     
    Aimee Wilbury, Jul 10, 2009
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  2. evilfantasy

    evilfantasy Malware Fighter

    Easier or better?
     
    evilfantasy, Jul 10, 2009
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  3. Stubby

    Stubby R.I.P. (September 3, 1949 - January 26, 2011)


    Well, I can't say how true it is, but it sure does coincide with human nature!!:-D Let's face, as humans, we're always trying to find an easier AND better way to do things! I think they call that progress;) So, maybe, there may just be some truth to that.
     
    Stubby, Jul 10, 2009
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  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Would need links to proof from who told you this to confirm or deny this as they need to have evidence of this.


    BUT for me some truth is in this as while not lazy as many of the techs who designed the internet and computer CPUs etc where working massively hard daily to expand the knowledge and tech.

    Tim Berners Lee (who while at CERN developed the WWW as we know it with TCPIP did have help from others notably Vint Cerf the godfather of the internet) and Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore of Intel who pushed CPUs and speed to new hights, others like Bill Gates et all, Steve Jobs of Apple et all... the list goes on and these folk where and are not lazy!

    Just need to review the resume of the above to see that tech inovation was not easy :) while the design may not of been easy the end result is to make LIFE easier for the rest of us.
     
    DavidGP, Jul 10, 2009
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  5. darlene1029

    darlene1029 A Grand Lady- R.I.P. 06/06/2012

    The easier they make it then people like ME can have computers too :)
     
    darlene1029, Jul 10, 2009
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  6. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    Innovation

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation

    Coming up with new ideas is far from lazy,the shortest line between two dots.

    Why use a bigger line?

    EDIT what's funny is laughing at the size of the old lines.
     
    Rikky, Jul 10, 2009
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  7. Greywood1862

    Greywood1862 Private First Class

    Wait just a minute here. Everyone knows that Al Gore created the internet. He said so himself. You need to check your sources.;)
     
    Greywood1862, Jul 11, 2009
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  8. Triaxx2

    Triaxx2 MajorGeek

    Let's not forget swapping from IP addresses to URLs.
     
    Triaxx2, Jul 12, 2009
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  9. bigtrucks

    bigtrucks MajorGeek

    I like others here can't say for sure that there is truth in it or not but, commonsense will tell you that the real purpose would have been to make things better as to making them easier to use so that it would be done quicker to where you can accomplish more in a shorter time bracket, if that makes sense:confused.That's JMPO and what I learn in computer tech school years ago from my instructors.
     
    bigtrucks, Jul 12, 2009
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