tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post1977981109154418977..comments2023-11-03T22:22:16.145+10:00Comments on Quixotic Life: Techno-fatigueQuixotichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378864818017610840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-52572158657952293512010-04-06T10:57:38.265+10:002010-04-06T10:57:38.265+10:00Yes, I am with you to an extent. I have a mobile p...Yes, I am with you to an extent. I have a mobile phone, but never had voicemail (why should I pay to retrieve my own message? besides, that is what the home answering machine is for) and certainly no internet access on it. Email is a lifesaver sometimes, saving on phonecalls but it does lead to less personal interactions. My blog is some fun for me. But I don't do FB or twitter or any of the other social networking. I have even dropped off the couple of forums I used to love. Seems I am cutting back too, without even realising.<br /><br />We used to wander off as kids for hours alone too, exploring paddocks and creeks etc, I fondly remember those days too, and know my kids are never likely to get that - snakes, unleashed dogs, stranger danger etc etc! Mobile phones are handy, but heck, instead or ringing someone to get sugar on their way home in the car, we could just borrow it from the neighbour. Those days are sadly disappearing.alliecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147888501927922319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-63539643594125688702010-04-06T06:56:57.697+10:002010-04-06T06:56:57.697+10:00You are sooo right. Technology is good only if it ...You are sooo right. Technology is good only if it is simplifying things. That rarely happens without complicating it to a certain extent, too.<br />Your childhood sounds exactly like mine. I miss those days...HalfAsstic.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082110012779351659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-88382234902662317602010-04-06T05:31:22.007+10:002010-04-06T05:31:22.007+10:00I think I might lose my sanity if you took away my...I think I might lose my sanity if you took away my cell phone. Chatting with my friends via blackberry seriously helps save my sanity sometimes.<br /><br />But I do know what you mean. We could live without tv and it would be fine by me. My children might come unhinged, but I wouldn't care.adrienzgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00189335015566616247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-87752167789070977572010-04-06T03:48:51.621+10:002010-04-06T03:48:51.621+10:00Seems to be a common sentiment. Our cable service ...Seems to be a common sentiment. Our cable service was out for all of last week. I didn't realize how much our TV is running on a regular basis. I rarely stop to watch it, but it is on (mostly because of Hubs). <br /><br />I loved that it didn't work. Not once did I miss the fact that we didn't power it on. I enjoyed spending a week unplugged and will most likely make it a more common occurance. Enjoy your time with GG to fullest extent you are able. For far too quickly she will be off doing other things and you'll be looking for time fillers....Duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195603673076986036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-87969007914305828252010-04-06T01:18:20.035+10:002010-04-06T01:18:20.035+10:00I've started leaving my phone in the car, only...I've started leaving my phone in the car, only opening my laptop when the kids are sleeping - that kind of thing. Because I've been thinking along these same lines lately, that it all kind of gets to be too much.Gucci Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098520618133302969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-90236556807943946932010-04-05T22:17:30.289+10:002010-04-05T22:17:30.289+10:00I put a song I like as my ringtone, then my phone ...I put a song I like as my ringtone, then my phone rang so frigging often with telemarketers/my landlord/anyone else I'm trying to avoid that after a while if I would cringe if I heard the actual song anywhere.<br />I'm with you, let's 1-up Earth hour & start tech-free day?!<br />BTW will your computer blink at you & go PING when you get this comment?!DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751342008103335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-13024955005208972952010-04-05T22:04:27.169+10:002010-04-05T22:04:27.169+10:00I think we all forget that there was a time not so...I think we all forget that there was a time not so long ago, when we couldn't be reached via phone at the grocery store, the park, the library etc etc etc. No one died from lack of contact.<br /><br />I don't have a cell phone. I don't have twitter. Nor do I have any real desire for either of these things.Dual Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219625667306878645noreply@blogger.com