tags: tech stuff, questions, I give up

[connivingbird]

Posted: 7 April 2016 06:19 PM
From: Ankh - Fortuna


How many of you people actually know how to use a computer? Or even a smartphone? A tablet?

How many of you even know what they are?

If not, do you want lessons?

Comments

[chickshades]

haha i feel bad for all those people

[connivingbird]

if they can't figure it out themselves they shouldn't complain at whatever help they can get

[Anon Text]

[phantomforgod]

Wouldn't they need to have at least one of those to see this?

[connivingbird]

because people don't buy things that they don't know how to use all the time
like cars
or toaster ovens

[phantomforgod]

Even toaster ovens? Is there a story behind that example?

[connivingbird]

yes
let's just say someone forgot they were drying their underwear in it and decided to try to cook a frozen diner

[scrap_metal]

That could be a good addition for the school at Menrva's temple.

[connivingbird]

I'm doing this more for my sanity then as an actual job

[scrap_metal]

What does it have to do with your sanity?

[connivingbird]

too many 'what does this do?' questions from certain parties
I might as well get it over with in one go

logged in as anon

[cyberfly]

they're more advanced than i remember but i've gotten pretty much up to speed. what do you know about them?

[connivingbird]

I've gone as far as make my own apps and specialized programs for tablets and phones
why?

[cyberfly]

just curious. i haven't met a lot of other programmers here.

[ That he knows of, anyway. ]

[connivingbird]

I wouldn't be surprised if most try to keep it secret
or just doesn't want the hassle

[revolutionfalcon]

I'm not sure whether to be surprised or not that there's enough people here that incompetent with them to need a post. We don't even use the same technology widely in my world, but it's close enough to figure out what's here easily.

Why the hell anyone needs either of the latter two in a place like this is the better question.

[connivingbird]

really? I suppose you never had the pleasure of meeting people that can't even hold the things upright
computers and tablets are useful for any number of things that a phone is just too small to make them work properly
let alone the games that you can play on them
or the bigger memory capabilities

[revolutionfalcon]

No, but I don't doubt I will sometime if it's that common.

I was talking about smartphones and tablets being useless when you have a computer, though I suppose what I have is closer to one or other of them than a computer anyway. But games and memory? Still pointless in a place like this.

[connivingbird]

can you carry a computer and use it not matter where you are? and yes, a laptop can be carried around but even they can be too bulky for certain places or not viable in some situations.
tablets and phones have their uses

don't be ridiculous. there's a use for everything unless you like being useless

[oathkeeper]

well i use my phone to text people and play candy crush that's about it! i don't really need a computer because everythings on my phone anyway? i don't know what a tablet is though

[connivingbird]

I suppose if you have no other needs outside of candy crush and texting, then you might not a computer
a tablet is a larger version of a phone that lets you utilize computer specific programs like writing tools and graphics

[oathkeeper]

hmmm i don't think i need any of that!

[connivingbird]

then you're good to go
i guess

[clothes_make_the_man]

I'm afraid we didn't have anything close to this sort of technology in my world. I've learned enough to reply to messages since coming here, but I'd be quite grateful if you could show me more.

[connivingbird]

i could though i won't press you to learning more then you really want to know
unless you try to pretend you don't want to know but then you do. that gets a little messy
i rather have people be frank with me, if that's fine with you

[clothes_make_the_man]

If I didn't want to know, I wouldn't have asked. I was actually hoping you could show me a good way to advertise a business I've been thinking of opening.