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Post by biminitwisted on Sept 13, 2024 12:42:49 GMT -5
Every Cobb County GA student has a school issued computer. My high school age niece regularly uses Power Point in her Marketing class, as well as email, video editing ect... As does Marietta City schools. Homework is posted online, they work it and turn it in online. Yup, it's actually pretty impressive just how how computer savvy these kids here are considering OhMy's point about being raised with a device in their hands.
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Post by misterjr on Sept 13, 2024 14:39:37 GMT -5
I would guess Trump doesn't use email because they can be subpoenaed.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Sept 13, 2024 14:42:54 GMT -5
TDS EVERYWHERE
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Post by Tarponator on Sept 13, 2024 16:50:35 GMT -5
That must be very unsettling.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Sept 13, 2024 17:07:42 GMT -5
My dad is 81. He's forgotten more about the electrical trade than I and most will ever know. Never finished the 10th grade. Got his GED and could run circles around koat people in math. But there was one thing that I feel probably held him back career wise. His unwillingness to even attempt to learn anything computer related. Its a mental block he just can't and won't do it.
20 years ago before Social Media and smart phones I got him a computer. We'll I actually built him one from a few different ones. He did not need anything fancy just something I thought to send emails and "keep up with family". I tried to show him how to do it and he just would not do it. He played solitare on it for a few weeks and then puaed it to the back corner of the desk and it say there for a few years before I sort it to the recycles.
I added him a line to my phone plan so he'd have a cell phone so we could always get up with him and he us in case something happened to he or mom. It was just a flip whine and he kinda accepted it and even learned to send text. Flashforward to a few years ago. The flip phone was on its last leg and he wanted another one. So I took him shopping for a new one. No more flip phones. He absolutely resisted every attempt to find him a smart phone. He said forget it. Calls me the next dad and he says how do I get my phone number to switch to this phone? What phone? He went and bout a jitterbug from best buy. I told him jitterbug was a service and I could.t jailbreak ther phone for Verizon. Finally got him a smart phone. Getting him an email and all that set up on there was real fun. So now he Sita and plays solitaire on it. Lol. It's about time e for a new one I eagerly look forward to the swap over.
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Post by misterjr on Sept 13, 2024 17:19:37 GMT -5
It's actually unthinkable to me, the GOP has nominated a man to be President that cannot use a computer or email. Trump said he thinks email is evil.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Sept 13, 2024 17:33:19 GMT -5
One of the private schools here (where I graduated) uses Apple tablets. They seem to like it. My Son In Laws both in the IBEW apprenticeship all their work school work is online now. Which that being g considered I'd figure would make the require "books" cheaper but apparently it does not.
My older kids can remember a time when everybody didn't have a cell phone. My younger 2 have never known a world with out a cell phone in every hand and a tablet that goes with them everywhere they go.
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Post by OhMy on Sept 13, 2024 17:47:25 GMT -5
It's actually unthinkable to me, the GOP has nominated a man to be President that cannot use a computer or email. Trump said he thinks email is evil. God you sound so old.
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Post by walkerdog on Sept 13, 2024 20:00:26 GMT -5
You need to get out more. They all have email addresses and, shockingly, you are sorely out of touch. They may have email accounts to make platforms work better but that does not mean they use email to communicate. My opinion comes from working with teens. I did not make that up in my head. It’s funny to see people talking about things they clearly have no experience in, pretending as though they do.🤣 We have teens and 20 something’s at home. Though they have email addresses and do infrequently use them where they have to, they clearly prefer to communicate amongst themselves differently, transact payments differently, and entertain themselves differently than previous generations. I’m afraid that they wouldn’t know how to exist, without their mobile devices, sadly.
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Post by walkerdog on Sept 13, 2024 20:02:48 GMT -5
That must be very unsettling. Or just funny.
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Post by tonyroma on Sept 13, 2024 20:14:18 GMT -5
My kids have been on Chromebooks since 6th grade. They are both in college. They have multiple email addresses and it’s the way they have been communicating with their teachers and professors for the last 7-8 years.
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Post by walkerdog on Sept 13, 2024 20:33:55 GMT -5
Only because the school requires it for some things. Their preferred forms of communication definitely do not include email.
It’s no different than Mr.Jr’s preference to use email rather than a written letter.
Times change and so do methods of communication.
Many older wealthy people still prefer mailing a letter over sending an email. I deal with that all the time.
It’s just an old dog new trick thing with some people, myself included.
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Post by luapnor on Sept 13, 2024 21:21:44 GMT -5
It's actually unthinkable to me, the GOP has nominated a man to be President that cannot use a computer or email. Trump said he thinks email is evil. He sure knew how to effectively troll you with his mean tweets
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Post by Reptile Dysfunction on Sept 13, 2024 21:35:49 GMT -5
That Donald Trump doesn't know how to use a computer or email? I have no idea how computer-literate Biden is, but he can send emails. This WTF is wrong with this country. Our leaders are elected using smoke and mirrors. This is rich coming from you. You are going to vote for a politician that hasn't garnered one vote in the primary, she's dumb as a hammer, slept her way to the top, and is a avowed Marxist, but but, Trump.
That sounds like a left wing wet dream! Carry on!
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Post by toldya on Sept 13, 2024 21:41:13 GMT -5
That Donald Trump doesn't know how to use a computer or email? I have no idea how computer-literate Biden is, but he can send emails. This WTF is wrong with this country. Our leaders are elected using smoke and mirrors. This is rich coming from you. You are going to vote for a politician that hasn't garnered one vote in the primary, she's dumb as a hammer, slept her way to the top, and is a avowed Marxist, but but, Trump.
That sounds like a left wing wet dream! Carry on!
They don't vote according to what they think is best for the Country. It's a game to them and they are just trying to win. Harris proposed 3 giveaways to help cope with Biden's mistakes . They don't even hide it . They don't even care if their candidate was picked for them, they're not really into that stuff, just trying to get those votes from people that are as uncaring as they are. Same old story.
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