Comments on: Getting Older, Not Giving Up http://talkingtech.net/2010/01/01/getting-older-not-giving-up/ life and technology on the north coast of california Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Rusty Hale http://talkingtech.net/2010/01/01/getting-older-not-giving-up/comment-page-1/#comment-33581 Rusty Hale Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:47:13 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=932#comment-33581 Ok, so I'm only 47, will be 48 this year (in August) so I'm about 10 years behind you, Bob. It's hitting me as well that I'm almost 50, and have been doing shows or some sort of production for the last 30 years or so, if you include the time that I was volunteering at my local Community Theater... Anyway...technology does keep advancing, and while I, as you, have considered backing off the shows, and writing my poetry, or pursuing other interests, I feel like Al Pacino in Godfather 3... 'Every time I try to get out, it pulls me back in!'... I say to myself and my wife...'ok...no more shows or projects...I'm gonna write'... and then another show comes up, and off I go again. Technology is growing and continues to do so. I bought Adobe CS3 a couple years ago for editing...it's now almost obsolete as CS5 has just come out. Where was I?? Sometimes I feel like Rip Van Winkle...I go to sleep and the tech changes...it's funny. I'm trying my best to keep up with it. I also agree with all of you, that I would love to combine tech with 'getting back to the basics'...and seeing what could happen... Happy Belated Birthday Bob...hope it was a Great One!!! Rusty Ok, so I’m only 47, will be 48 this year (in August) so I’m about 10 years behind you, Bob. It’s hitting me as well that I’m almost 50, and have been doing shows or some sort of production for the last 30 years or so, if you include the time that I was volunteering at my local Community Theater… Anyway…technology does keep advancing, and while I, as you, have considered backing off the shows, and writing my poetry, or pursuing other interests, I feel like Al Pacino in Godfather 3… ‘Every time I try to get out, it pulls me back in!’… I say to myself and my wife…’ok…no more shows or projects…I’m gonna write’… and then another show comes up, and off I go again. Technology is growing and continues to do so. I bought Adobe CS3 a couple years ago for editing…it’s now almost obsolete as CS5 has just come out. Where was I?? Sometimes I feel like Rip Van Winkle…I go to sleep and the tech changes…it’s funny. I’m trying my best to keep up with it. I also agree with all of you, that I would love to combine tech with ‘getting back to the basics’…and seeing what could happen…

Happy Belated Birthday Bob…hope it was a Great One!!!

Rusty

]]> By: Bob http://talkingtech.net/2010/01/01/getting-older-not-giving-up/comment-page-1/#comment-33418 Bob Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:32:28 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=932#comment-33418 Thanks vor the birthday wishes. Good luck with that Deva. You let me know if you come up with something, too! Wow, George, you really are a geek! Thanks vor the birthday wishes. Good luck with that Deva. You let me know if you come up with something, too!

Wow, George, you really are a geek!

]]> By: GW Bell http://talkingtech.net/2010/01/01/getting-older-not-giving-up/comment-page-1/#comment-33417 GW Bell Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:03:19 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=932#comment-33417 Happy Birthday, Bob. Re tech stuff, I just had a birthday, too. But I'm a bit older than you. I first learned about electronics from Uncle Sam, mostly vacuum tubes, resistors, capacitors, inductors, etc. - but also had an introductory course in semiconductors (germanium!). A little later I built circuits for missiles using the 'new' silicon transistors and later the ultra-new integrated circuit chips (flip-flops, op amps, etc). Then larger scale integrated circuits came along including microprocessors (8080, 6502), solid-state memory chips, and finally design-it-yourself very-large-scale-chips used in every product/gadget you can think of. Happy Birthday, Bob.
Re tech stuff, I just had a birthday, too. But I’m a bit older than you. I first learned about electronics from Uncle Sam, mostly vacuum tubes, resistors, capacitors, inductors, etc. – but also had an introductory course in semiconductors (germanium!). A little later I built circuits for missiles using the ‘new’ silicon transistors and later the ultra-new integrated circuit chips (flip-flops, op amps, etc). Then larger scale integrated circuits came along including microprocessors (8080, 6502), solid-state memory chips, and finally design-it-yourself very-large-scale-chips used in every product/gadget you can think of.

]]> By: Jessica Deva http://talkingtech.net/2010/01/01/getting-older-not-giving-up/comment-page-1/#comment-33406 Jessica Deva Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:30:08 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=932#comment-33406 Happy Birthday! I love technology but what I often wonder is if there is a way to take what you call "something more true" and incorporate it into the love of technology. This is what I'm mulling over on the first day of the decade, how to take these different pieces/interests/passions and find a way to fit them together. If you come up with any answers, be sure to write a follow-up post. :) Happy Birthday!

I love technology but what I often wonder is if there is a way to take what you call “something more true” and incorporate it into the love of technology. This is what I’m mulling over on the first day of the decade, how to take these different pieces/interests/passions and find a way to fit them together. If you come up with any answers, be sure to write a follow-up post. :)

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