It really was. I was excited about new tech back then, and what it could do for me.
Now? Everything has to be “smart” and tied to the cloud, pointlessly tied to a subscription, has to harvest data about me, and is generally working against me on all fronts.
At some point between the mid 2000’s and today, I went from a hardcore tech enthusiast to a quasi-Luddite.
Don’t forget AI is now the term for anything a computer does.
That’s one of my biggest pet peeves when I’m interviewing new hires. They’ll say things like “In my previous position, I wrote bots for [business purpose]”.
Bot? No, you wrote a script. I realize it’s a matter of semantics, lol, but words have meaning.
It really was. I was excited about new tech back then, and what it could do for me.
Now? Everything has to be “smart” and tied to the cloud, pointlessly tied to a subscription, has to harvest data about me, and is generally working against me on all fronts.
At some point between the mid 2000’s and today, I went from a hardcore tech enthusiast to a quasi-Luddite.
Don’t forget AI is now the term for anything a computer does.
My ideal tech future is a log cabin, no electricity, in a self-sustaining farm deep in the woods.
Not to mention those old school CRTs were really terrible for the eyes
That’s one of my biggest pet peeves when I’m interviewing new hires. They’ll say things like “In my previous position, I wrote bots for [business purpose]”.
Bot? No, you wrote a script. I realize it’s a matter of semantics, lol, but words have meaning.