Dana McCall

\”You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one,\”the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. \”The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon, our spaceships have visited Mars. We have nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with DSL, bsp; light-speed processing ….and,\” pausing to take another drink of beer….

The Senior took advantage of the break in the student\’s litany and said, \”You\’re right, son. We didn\’t have those things when we were young….. so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little s–t, what are you doing for the next generation?\”

The applause was resounding..

Why do Mark Cuban and many respondents here so resemble this college freshman? Oh yes, the self importance factor! Like this will last on the comments section!

Second I think its useful to advertisers to have these people online. They are influential in their community and can be useful for bringing in new information into their community. Like how great the new sprite which is tactfully implanted into their head by the Coke Widget. That can only make things more interested.

James Bird
http://www.hiswayofchange.com

Here I am pushin\’ 70, and having been part of the digital revolution since it\’s beginning. I have been an electronics/digital tech since I was 17. I started my young aspirations as a grade school kid interested in the \”new\” technology, it was an era of vacuum tube amplifiers and the first glimpse into the start of solid state devices, the transistor, diodes of all sizes and voltages.. Twas a heady time to live, the magic of the electron still captivates me. I knew that the only education that I would be able to afford was in the military, and the US Navy had a head\’s up electronics technician school and I took advantage of it and of any schools I could that would further my knowledge in this field. I grew with the technology, advancing in analog, and digital technology, learning comm and radar equipments, muxes, ssb, crypto, and finally into computers. I used the internet, when it was between the universities, government, and the computer corporations… I have been fortunate to have lived in this magic world… I would love to see what my grandson\’s grandsons will see and understand in their time…

I still trust a lot of the younger generation, It\’s just that I know the history and the knowledge that developed the tools we use today, and marvel at the speeds in which we have progressed. Many of you weren\’t even born, when the headlines shouted the news on The Eniac the very first computer. I was in grade school then and to this day still remember that event as if it were yesterday. I envy you that are in your 20\’s today, you will probably see breakthru\’s in technology that will totally change the way you compute, communicate, and even do your work..

Hell, I couldn\’t stop the past, and finally learned that I can\’t slow the future either… But I did move to Tahiti, where I can recharge my humanity, and balance my axis…

You go Mark! Bravo Zulu

Just this old chief\’s 2

Exactly. Thank you!!!!