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Ever stop to think how lucky we are....

Posted 25 Feb, 2005 at 08:08 by wendy in /Social | Permanent link

that we all grew up with computers?

Just think for a minute about all those folks whose first encounter with a computer came when they were all grown up...and had just been sold a fancy system that someone convinced them they needed. And so their first real experience with a computer is happening at home, with a friend or relative who also hasn't got a clue. I mean, obviously they've seen a computer before, probably even used one in an internet cafe where someone else had set everything up and configured it nicely...and now they're sitting there in front of their very own machine...which they just spent more money on than they could really afford...trying to figure out whether hitting 'Ok' on the little dialog is a good thing or if it's going to get them in real trouble...

So unfortunately this is in french...but I know that at least one of you has a passing familiarity with the language. Pov tipe.

Funniest thing for me came from reading the comments after the video...I've just never seen French mangled the same way English gets mangled by people who are spelling phonetically (if at all) and using a ton of slang. And then the other people calling them on their spelling mistakes :)

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Though funny... it was also somewhat painful having seen similar scenes played out in person before. Personally I think the real hero of the video is the woman. Her look sitting in the chair says it all. Wondering why they had to spend that much money on something that causes that much frustration. Frustration can usually be had for free.
Posted 2005/2/25 09:24:37 by Blue
Yeah...I also found it more sad than funny. We're so incredibly lucky having grown up around computers and already knowing how to deal with most of the basic stuff...on top of the fact that we all know how to do some pretty non-basic stuff!
Posted 2005/2/25 10:22:41 by wendy
On the other hand... Ever notice how people living 'simpler' lives often appear to smile more often? Who are really the 'lucky' ones? ;)
Posted 2005/2/25 10:39:13 by Blue
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