This posting is for Jan. 2nd and today, Jan. 3rd. Last night when I went to post this, the server for all our local wiki web pages was down. Maybe it is something I said in the following post about technology that got passed on to the NSA and to server in Illinois. I am sorry and for penitence will forgo a new posting for tonight. But will be back tomorrow.

The New Year has just begun and I am already drowning with more digital devices with more and more information. Our small phone cell package was up so we got new, more advanced small phones. Using the I Cloud we had to transfer our data and apps on new phone and now need to learn how to use if effectively. For a self Christmas present we purchased very inexpensively a Tablet, most for reading E books, and need to set it up for use. Today we picked up our new slightly used car and need to learn how to use some of the digital devices on it. It is a smart, hybrid car.

When we got one of our first computers, many years ago it seems now, I found myself browsing the web and learning to use all kinds of stuff that I did not need to use. This is when I learned of the ‘monastic’ approach to use of computers, be single minded, learn only what you need to learn and resist the urge to go exploring on web or get addictive to programs like Facebook or digit games.

Now with all this new technology coming at me I must once again take on the learning curve to use what I find useful for writing, research, enjoyment, hobbies etc. I am not worried as much about robots becoming more human like but us becoming more robots like.

Technology is great but if one does not watch themselves they can drown their lives in technology.

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