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RT @IBM: On this day in 1981, the IBM Personal Computer was introduced http://t.co/cMUEHe39pq #IBMhistory http://t.co/hYsQfs1ctu #fb
The truth is, kids can't use general purpose computers, and neither can most of the adults I know. There's a narrow range of individuals whom, at school, I consider technically savvy. These are roughly the thirty to fifty year-olds that have owned a computer for much of their adult lives. There are, of course, exceptions amongst the staff and students,
Not really knowing how to use a computer is deemed acceptable if you're twenty-five or over. It's something that some people are even perversely proud of, but the prevailing wisdom is that all under eighteens are technical wizards, and this is simply not true. They can use some software, particularly web-apps. They know how to use Facebook and Twitter. They can use YouTube and Pinterest. They even know how to use Word and PowerPoint and Excel. Ask them to reinstall an operating system and they're lost. Ask them to upgrade their hard-drive or their RAM and they break out in a cold sweat. Ask them what https means and why it is important and they'll look at you as if you're speaking Klingon.
They click 'OK' in dialogue boxes without reading the message. They choose passwords like qwerty1234. They shut-down by holding in the power button until the monitor goes black. They'll leave themselves logged in on a computer and walk out of the room. If a program is unresponsive, they'll click the same button repeatedly until it crashes altogether.
This has happened before. It is not a new phenomenon. A hundred years ago, if you were lucky enough to own a car then you probably knew how to fix it. ... I doubt my five year-old son will even need to learn to drive. It'll be done for him by his car ...
I want the people who will help shape our society in the future to understand the technology that will help shape our society in the future. If this is going to happen, then we need to reverse the trend that is seeing digital illiteracy exponentially increase. We need to act together, as parents, as teachers, as policy makers. Let's build a generation of hackers. Who's with me?
@nic_ko http://t.co/eWEq1HlAAs
@Schokokipferl http://t.co/8qNfhlXm0A
Fragen, die mir bei der Studie „Social Media Nutzung der Umsatzstärksten 500 Unternehmen Österreichs” fehlten http://t.co/t0Phsn1YeV #fb
Pink Floyd - Mother Fore http://t.co/fZhXEvgpB6
Ob ich mich bewerben soll, @georgleyrer, @nic_ko? ;) RT @rupprECHT: Der KURIER sucht Web-Developer/-in http://t.co/wseC3AImAH
Pirat @c3o arbeitet seinen ZIB2 BGE fail sehr sympatisch auf: "Mehr Lou Lorenz-Dittlbachers braucht die Welt" http://t.co/rI6w1ghPKE #fb
Wie in Griechenland, Spanien, Portugal: "Krise und Wohnungsnot: Junge ziehen später aus" http://t.co/w4oV2DX0P2 #fb
S.P.O.N. - Der Schwarze Kanal: Vorsicht, Gender-Gegner! http://t.co/vVbN3d5fML #fb
Nerdy Love Song with Added Kitten Bonus! https://t.co/nFlirC8ZvD /cc @nic_ko #ukulele #fb
Sawaga Electronics has developed an exoskeleton based on the manga Powered Jacket. (Check out the video!) http://t.co/pAjC5LSFKo #fb
Das braucht die @nic_ko als T-Shirt... http://t.co/IHLMr1g1MP #fb
Bis Freitag 14 Uhr können noch Anträge auf http://t.co/I3mbYefd6u eingereicht werden! #fb
Only in Denmark... https://t.co/nFZvo0fm9f #fb
London food tip: Lobster Roll at Burger and Lobster, Mayfair http://t.co/rcLBT3c0Gw /cc @nedo04, @sinnsausen #fb
Cameron: Pornofilter-Ausnahme für Seite 3 der Sun http://t.co/PKFyZ5R5CO Die ÖVP dann auch für die Krone? http://t.co/zedzLffbAV (nsfw) #fb
Cameron: Pornofilter-Ausnahme für Seite 3 der Sun http://t.co/PKFyZ5R5CO Die ÖVP dann auch für die Krone? http://t.co/zedzLffbAV (nsfw) #fb
US secretary of state threatens Venezuela over Snowden asylum http://t.co/HAoSB8NxL9 #fb
Problem: Zuviel Monsanto-Pestizide im Essen. Lösung: USA erhöht die Grenzwerte. http://t.co/L95n0JyrrV /via fefe #fb