Technopoly

I've only read 1/3 of Neil Postman's book on the ways in which the role of technology in society has changed over hundreds of years. But I've read enough to pick up the spirit.

Someone came to my office today to get my speakers to work. Very helpful for previewing video clips for class. And, um, occasionally fun things. I've waited 5 months to do something about the lack of sound from my computer. And he fixed it all right. But in the process, something changed in my screen view. And now the font is too small. Too too small. I strain my eyes looking at the screen. Since this is where I spend all day at work, this is not good! I called tech support. Their advice? Play with the display options. Um, I've been doing that. I''ve played around with ALL the options. And it still sucks.

Then I've been trying to scan this one chapter from a book for class readings. I'm trying to save paper by making PDFs to put up online. The photocopy I made wasn't a great quality, so it's hard for the students to read. I tried yesterday for quite a while. The result: maybe 30 emails to sort through, only 5 or so of which produced legible images. Went back today, and got some help. Scanned the whole chapter!
Maybe got an additional 5 or so pages I can use.
One of my old profs saw this in action and while leaving, asked if I was having a technopoly moment.

Yes. The answer is yes. Yes, yes yes. I am ready for the revolution: people against computers.